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Absolutely true. They see with fresh eyes and unprejudiced minds and don't base comments on decades long past.
I just don't understand the bitterness! I mean , for 55 plus years, Rhody was the cat'so meow. Now, downstream 15 plus years, it's not. I don't know. I had one bad relationship in my life and when it was behind me, I never looked back. Unlike some people I didn't go back and back and back to diss the guy. I moved happily on. It is this paradox that raises all manner of confliction. Why the FIFTEEN YEAR retrospective?
I lived in a town in Mass. 20+ years ago. I still warn people away.
I still think it is odd that I've never lived in a place where I couldn't find a positive aspect. Even when I was dirt poor and living in a rooming house in Easthampton, MA. There's always SOMETHING positive about an area. Even if the negatives, in one's own particular mind, outweigh the positives, I find that I am much happier concentrating on the good, rather than the bad.
RI - corrupt, overpopulated, and crappy weather? Sure. But, RI - historical and picturesque? Absolutely. Maybe it's a mindset.. I dunno. I just didn't see the bad. Or, rather, didn't FOCUS on the bad (other than the crappy weather, of course)
I still think it is odd that I've never lived in a place where I couldn't find a positive aspect. Even when I was dirt poor and living in a rooming house in Easthampton, MA. There's always SOMETHING positive about an area. Even if the negatives, in one's own particular mind, outweigh the positives, I find that I am much happier concentrating on the good, rather than the bad.
I totally agree with you. Not only have I liked every place I've ever lived, I've liked something about every place I've ever visited, except maybe Nebraska, there wasn't really any redeeming value there.
I totally agree with you. Not only have I liked every place I've ever lived, I've liked something about every place I've ever visited, except maybe Nebraska, there wasn't really any redeeming value there.
Au contraire! If you're a fan of the reuben sandwich, you can go to Omaha (where the reuben was invented) on March 14th every year for Reuben Sandwich Day! That is a redeeming value right there!
I totally agree with you. Not only have I liked every place I've ever lived, I've liked something about every place I've ever visited, except maybe Nebraska, there wasn't really any redeeming value there.
Got to disagree, Lincoln is a pretty place, an island of some culture and home to University of Nebraska-Lincoln, some 20,000 students surrounded by yawning miles and miles of endless cornfields.
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still think it is odd that I've never lived in a place where I couldn't find a positive aspect. Even when I was dirt poor and living in a rooming house in Easthampton, MA. There's always SOMETHING positive about an area. Even if the negatives, in one's own particular mind, outweigh the positives, I find that I am much happier concentrating on the good, rather than the bad.
Got to disagree, Lincoln is a pretty place, an island of some culture and home to University of Nebraska-Lincoln, some 20,000 students surrounded by yawning miles and miles of endless cornfields.
I actually almost mentioned that Lincoln looked like it may have been OK, but I only saw it from the highway, so I can't really say.
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Try OKC.
I liked OKC! Was there on a business trip with a bunch of co-workers, who made the mistake of giving me the responsibility to pick a spot for dinner. I said, "There is no way I'm coming to Oklahoma City and not going to Toby Keith's I Love This Bar and Grill." (At the time it was the only location, though I just checked and now the only locations are oddly in Foxborough, Chicago and suburban Detroit.) Bricktown was a lot of fun -- they did a great job ripping off San Antonio's River Walk. I ordered maybe the only sandwich I've ever had that I was unable to finish because it was too much food.
I still think it is odd that I've never lived in a place where I couldn't find a positive aspect. Even when I was dirt poor and living in a rooming house in Easthampton, MA. There's always SOMETHING positive about an area. Even if the negatives, in one's own particular mind, outweigh the positives, I find that I am much happier concentrating on the good, rather than the bad.
RI - corrupt, overpopulated, and crappy weather? Sure. But, RI - historical and picturesque? Absolutely. Maybe it's a mindset.. I dunno. I just didn't see the bad. Or, rather, didn't FOCUS on the bad (other than the crappy weather, of course)
I happen to like the "crappy weather" .. just because we dont have 365 days of sunshine (I lived with that ... hated it) doesnt mean the weather is crappy (to me anyway) The past 6 months have been gorgeous ... and as much as people ***** and moan about rain and snow ... we NEED it .. keeps things green and keeps our reservoirs full .. (you see the problems Cali is dealing with because of all that sunshine). I cant stand when people complain about Rhody constantly ...so much negativity. either leave or try to fix the problems you complain about . RI has its problems of course, like anywhere else, but there are places that are FAR worse ..
I still think it is odd that I've never lived in a place where I couldn't find a positive aspect. Even when I was dirt poor and living in a rooming house in Easthampton, MA. There's always SOMETHING positive about an area. Even if the negatives, in one's own particular mind, outweigh the positives, I find that I am much happier concentrating on the good, rather than the bad.
RI - corrupt, overpopulated, and crappy weather? Sure. But, RI - historical and picturesque? Absolutely. Maybe it's a mindset.. I dunno. I just didn't see the bad. Or, rather, didn't FOCUS on the bad (other than the crappy weather, of course)
When you're ready to retire though, you can choose to live anywhere for any reason. You didn't retire, yet you chose to live where it evidently suits you best for whatever reason. You may even choose to leave Nevada at some point; it's a free country. A very high percentage of RI'ers move to FL for example; and then move half-way back to the Carolinas for the weather and low cost of living. Many of their families follow them. Just read the ProJo obits, they are full of notices of RI'ers who left, never came back, and spent the rest of their lives in FL.
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