On this day when some feel it is necessary to celebrate something people are supposed to do, I am thinking of going to grad school and finish this time. Finally all of my parental units have died and I have money to pay for grad school. That sounds more bitter than I intended it to sound.
I have lived where the teams are either too expensive (U of I for people not associated with the university is/was outrageously expensive) or there has been no team for too long. I want to do laps with others who want to do laps. I don't want to do laps where people don't complain about me swimming in there way as the piddle (my father's favorite word) down the lane doing something that looks like a *** stroke.
Here are the choices. I want to hear opinions -both good and bad.
Indianapolis (have friends)
Cleveland (as a kid a big Indians fan)
Phoenix (Did everyone see that they increased both their football & baseball budget? How does Ms. Love justify that?)
Northridge, CA (quaint)
San Francisco, Ca (looks like it might be more fun than it really is)
Portland, OR (Seattle-want-to-be)
Kansas City, MO ()
Denver, CO (Good friend lives there)
(The statements are from some one else not me)
The furthest west I've ever been is Iowa City, Topeka, San Antonio. I've lived in a small towns (Galesburg, IL the center of the universe and home of the Ferris Wheel), university/intellectual towns (Champaign/Urbana & Topeka, when Menninger was still there) and center cities with lots of suburbs. (DC, St. Louis, Houston). I've never lived in a suburb.
I think of the list only Northridge, CA is a suburb. I think Kansas City, MO is considered central city. To do this I am also thinking of buying a car. I'm 50 & never had one. I've been to Indy, Cleveland (it really has become a beautiful city), and Kansas City, MO (not the center of the universe as LDSers think).
Any response will be most welcomed.
Thanks a bill,
Craig
Hi -
I am thinking of moving to DC, and wonder how it destroyed your lungs? That would pretty effectively rule out a longish stay for me.
The international flavor to your thinking brought to mind Geneva, which has headquarters for many interesting international orgs, such as Medecins sans Frontiers and the UN. The Council on Foundations Web site lists interesting jobs with such orgs.
U of I Chicago is still in the long process of building its graduate programs and has experienced major disruptive events over the past few years. High-maintenance profs and deans coming to great fanfare and leaving shortly thereafter to less.
Thanks for any info on DC problems.
VB
Hi -
I am thinking of moving to DC, and wonder how it destroyed your lungs? That would pretty effectively rule out a longish stay for me.
The international flavor to your thinking brought to mind Geneva, which has headquarters for many interesting international orgs, such as Medecins sans Frontiers and the UN. The Council on Foundations Web site lists interesting jobs with such orgs.
U of I Chicago is still in the long process of building its graduate programs and has experienced major disruptive events over the past few years. High-maintenance profs and deans coming to great fanfare and leaving shortly thereafter to less.
Thanks for any info on DC problems.
VB
