Arkansas has it going on

I am still so excited about the American Idol finale. That's been another of our Wednesday night routines at my house for the past few years. We were so excited to have someone as talented as Kris Allen to root for all season. We were ecstatic when Ryan Seacrest announced Kris as the American Idol. I am so proud of Kris, and think he represented Arkansas very well!

I hear people occassionally wanting to trash on Arkansas a little. I will admit, it irritates me just a little. Ok, maybe more than a little. Clearly, they have not been paying attention... Check out some of the talented, successful products of Arkansas (an excerpt really from the long list).

A president (Bill Clinton, in case you weren't paying attention)
A runner-up on Project Runway (Korto Momulu)
A Top Model (Danielle Evans)
A national college basketball championship team a few years back (Razorback '94)
An academy award winning actress (Mary Steenbergen)
A star of country music (Tracy Lawrence)
A star, no matter how eccentric (Billy Bob Thornton)
An accomplished poet and author (Maya Angelou)
Editor-in-chief extrodinaire (Helen Gurley Brown)
A best seller author (John Grisham)
Globetrotters (Geese Ausbie and Goose Tatum)
A college football coach icon (Bear Bryant)
A PGA star (John Daly)
A hall of fame baseball player (George Kell)
NBA standouts (Sidney Moncrief, Scottie Pippen)...just to name a few
A NASCAR superstar (Mark Martin)
A desegregation activist (Daisey Bates)
A founder of retail business as we know it today (Sam Walton)

And, now an American Idol. Pay attention America - clearly, Arkansas rocks! - Cheryl