Homer's Home
by Joseph GuintoHomer, you've got a wife, Marge, and three
kids - Bart, Lisa, and Maggie. Is it hard for you to juggle
your diverse professional responsibilities with your duties
to your family? First of all, I know the names of my
children, except sometimes the baby's. Second of all, your
question gives me a good idea. Become a circus juggler. Next
question.
Would you say Springfield is a good place to raise
a family? It's the best. It's the lowest point in the state,
so all the lost balls roll down to us.
You're quite a traveler. You've been all over the
world - Washington, D.C.; Ngorongoro, Tanzania; Toronto, Canada;
even Itchy & Scratchy Land. What is it about Springfield that
makes you keep coming back? This little baby here: a
court-ordered ankle bracelet. It gives me a shock if I'm out of the
area for more than a week.
You once faced off against a tricky cat burglar.
And Sideshow Bob once tried to flood the town. Is Springfield a
safe place to visit now? It's very safe … between January 22
and January 24. Otherwise, stay away. I'm warning you.
Are there any special places you like to retreat
to, just by yourself? I like the quiet peace inside the
sliced-meat cooler at the Kwik-E-Mart.
There is a lake and a river and what seems to be
an oceanfront in Springfield. There's also a gorge, a national
forest, a mountain range, a glacier, and the Alkali Flats, known as
the Springfield Badlands. What do you make of the city's amazingly
diverse topography? I've crashed my car into all of them.
Once, I even did it sober.
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