Up north, that is. Back to where we once belonged. Sort of. After trying very hard to find something here in SC, turning down a couple jobs that would have required big moves, we gave up and Spousehole accepted a position in a northern midwestern state. Not the one where we came from, but not far away.
We're making our way to the hog butcher for the world, tool maker, stacker of wheat, player with railroads and the nation's freight handler; Stormy, husky, brawling, the city of big shoulders. The Queen of the West. Or as Monte Burns once called it "The Miami of Canada" (which always reminds of one of my favorite late, greatTV shows -
Otherwise known as Chicago. Okay Chris and Stephen, not really Chicago, but the 'burbs. Not sure which 'burb yet, since we haven't found a house. So Chicagoland; is that better?
Back to snow. Back to schools not rated the second lowest in the land (SC schools motto: Thank God for Mississippi!). Back to expensive frickin' real estate. Back to houses with basements! (swoon; I never knew I'd miss basements so much).
Guess it's time to change the location setting on my favorite hook-up site . . . which is a big laugh, since I've been very chaste since moving to SC, including within my marriage. Once since I moved here in September 2008. Once. Yeah, that's right: ONCE.
Can you feel the frustration?
Wednesday, March 17, 2010
Well we're moving on up . . .
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Oh Wow. I would say I don't know if I could have survived that kind of drought. Except that I have survived that kind of drought.
wow...you are finally moving...and yeah.
I feel the frustration.
((hugs))
Chicago?!?!? You're going to be in Chicago?!?!? We'll finally get to meet in person!!!!!
Can you tell I'm just a little excited? Just a tiny bit. . .
Seriously, contact me via e-mail. I'll help in any way I can with your move, or after your move.
I'm glad to hear that you are still making it, even if it isn't the best. Hopefully this move will be the one to change things for the good.
I can feel the frustration because I've been there too. But unlike you, I gave up and started over with a new mate. I admire you for sticking with it and trying.
Good luck and you still have some folks out here in the electronic world that hope you make it.
Well, at least you missed a couple winters' worth of snow. . .
I think you'll like Chicago; my parents moved there, just as I was going off to college (which, BTW - Go Green!). As huge metropolises go, it's one of the best. . .
One of these days, when I'm visiting the folks, we should see if we can meet up. . .
The dark diseased heart of the Obamanation, Chicago. City of Extortion, graft, grime and slime. Chicago.
I have a legal question regarding Lindsey Lohan's lawsuit.
If she really WAS a famous one-odd-name celebrity and the commercial WAS way over-the-top obviously about her...
Is that legal grounds?
For example, if they named the baby OPRAH and had her hosting a Talk Show, and had her with another baby Steadman, etc...
Is that legal grounds?
I can semi-feel the frustration! Welcome back North.
hank you everyone for the good wishes!
Mr. Troll: Nope. Not at all. She's a public person and has been in rehab. If the parody was suggesting untrue and presenting it as fact, she MIGHT have a case. But even then not so much; for instance, see Hustler v Falwell, where Jerry Falwell sued Larry Flynt & Hustler for a cartoon published in Hustler magazine depicting Falwell having sex in an outhouse with his own mother (or something similarly outlandish). The court said that Falwell is a public person and because reasonable people would not have interpreted the parody to contain factual claims, leading to a reversal of the jury verdict in favor of Falwell.. It's really hard to legally defame a public person and Ms. Lohan has been in rehab, making the implications about her quite reasonable. I see this one getting tossed very quickly.
Glad you posted! WOW...big changes for you and the family. Good luck with that.
Good to see a new post from ya!
& if you're happy to moving back up to the frigid north, I'm happy for ya too ;-)
[Read my latest post if you want to know how poorly I tolerate the cold]
Good evening Bunny,
Congratulations on the move back north. Although I agree with The Troll, next to Washington. Chicago is about as slimy as it gets.
Glad to see you around and well.
Best of luck on the move back North.
Hope things get better in old Chicago town.
Leavin' the South? It isn't for everyone. Southerners are a different breed.
Sorry for the "frustration". I know the feeling all too well.
Earth to Bunny, come in please! Hope everything's going well with you.
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