You're from Colorado if...... You'll eat ice cream in the winter. When the weather report says it's going to be 65 degrees, you shave your legs and wear a skirt.It snows 5 inches and you don't expect school to be cancelled.You'll wear flip flops every day of the year, regardless of temperature. You have no accent at all, but can hear other people's. And then you make fun of them. 'Humid' is over 25%.Your sense of direction is: Toward the mountains and Away from the mountains.You say 'the interstate' and everybody knows which one. You think that May is a totally normal month for a blizzard. You grew up planning your Halloween costumes around your coat. You know what the Continental Divide is. You don't think Coors beer is that big a deal. You went to Casa Bonita as a kid.You've gone off-roading in a vehicle that was never intended for such activities. You always know the elevation of where you are. You wake up to a beautiful, 80 degree day and you wonder if it's going to snow tomorrow. You don't care that some company renamed it, the Broncos still play at Mile High. Every movie theater has military and student discounts. Everybody wears jeans to church. You actually know that South Park is a real place not just a show on TV.You know what a 'trust fund hippy' is, and you know its natural habitat is Boulder. You know you're talking to a fellow Coloradoan when they call it Elitches, not Six Flags. A bear on your front porch doesn't bother you. Your two favorite teams are the Broncos and whoever is beating the crap out of the Raiders. You've been to the original Chipotle near the DU campus on Evans.When people out East tell you they have mountains in their state too, you just laugh. You go anywhere else on the planet and the air feels 'sticky' and you notice the sky is no longer blue.FORWARD IF YOU LIVE IN OR ARE FROM CO!!!I Am Coming!Dear Terrorists,I am a Navy Aviator. I was born and raised in a metropoliton town in Colorado. I come from a family of five. I was raised in a middle class home and taught my values by my mother and father.My dad worked a series of jobs in finance and my mom took care of us kids. We were not an overly religious family but attended church most Sundays. It was a nice small Episcopal Church. I have two sisters and I am the oldest in my family. I was the first in many generations to attend college.I have flown Naval aircraft for 16 years. For me the flying was never a lifelong dream or a "calling," it just happened. I needed a job and I liked the challenge. I continue to do it today because I feel it is important to give back to a nation which has given so much to me. I do it because, although I will never be rich, my family will be comfortable.I do it because many of my friends have left for the airlines and someone has to do it.My government has spent millions to train me to fly these multi-million dollar aircraft. I make about 70,000 dollars a year and after 20 years will be offered a pension.I like baseball but think the players make too much money. I am in awe of firemen and policemen and what they do each day for my community, and like teachers, they just don't get paid enough.I respect my elders and always use sir or ma'am when addressing a stranger. I'm not sure about kids these days but I think that's normal for every generation.I tell you all this because when I come for you, I want you to know me. I won't be hiding behind a woman or a child. I won't be disguised or pretending to be something I am not. I will be in a U.S. issue flight suit. I will be wearing standard US issue flight gear, and I will be flying a navy aircraft clearly marked as a US warplane.I wish we could meet up close in a small room where I could wrap my hands around your throat and slowly squeeze the life out of you, but unfortunately, you're hiding in a hole in the ground, so we will have to do this a different way.I want you to know also that I am very good at what I do.I can put a 2,000 lb. weapon through a window from 10,000 feet up. I generally only fly at night, so you may want to start sleeping during the day. I am not eager to die for my country but I am willing to sacrifice my life to protect it from animals like you.I will do everything in my power to ensure no civilians are hurt as I take aim at you.My countrymen are a forgiving bunch. Many are already forgetting what you did on Sept 11th. But I will not forget!!I am coming. I hope you know me a little bit better, see you soon...sleep tight.Signed A U.S. Navy PilotOur Soldiers are one of our greatest assets!In God We Trust and God Bless The U.S.A