#8901
Posted: 6/16/05 at 2:50pm
BL - have you always lived in Chicago?
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#8902
Posted: 6/16/05 at 2:58pm
I have been here since 1985, before here, Omaha and Kansas.
#8903
Posted: 6/16/05 at 3:01pm
never been to the great Midwest, with the exception of Chicago... somehow, I have a feeling that staying at the Drake does not give me a true appreciation of that part of the country!
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#8904
Posted: 6/16/05 at 3:07pm
No, I would say not. WE IS HICKS in Omaha and Kansas, but not really here.
#8905
Posted: 6/16/05 at 3:08pm
How does the old saying go... you can take the brdlwyr out of Kansas...
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#8906
Posted: 6/16/05 at 3:10pm
It is true - a hick at heart (but actually I am a snob. My sister and I always say about the rest of our family - "It isn't that were snobby, we are just better."
#8907
Posted: 6/16/05 at 3:13pm
LOL - I've been accused of that by my sister a few times in my life... usually revolves around those play things I like to see...
What do people do in Nebraska anyway? I think I'd feel more like a foreigner in the midwest than I would in Paris.
What do people do in Nebraska anyway? I think I'd feel more like a foreigner in the midwest than I would in Paris.
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#8908
Posted: 6/16/05 at 3:14pm
They definately eat a lot - what a bunch of fatties!
#8909
Posted: 6/16/05 at 3:16pm
I grew up in a very small dairy farming community. More cows than people. Our school district encompassed 4 townships. A tiny village south of us combined with us for HS...my graduating class was one of the biggest they'd ever had. 65
The year before was 25 13 guys, 12 girls--half of whom were pregnant, one with her second baby.
I KID YOU NOT.
Most stayed in that area. Families in that county keep intermarrying. There are sets of first and second cousins in almost every class. I had a second cousin in my class.
I KID YOU NOT.
Luckily I went to college and then moved out of state for several years and returned to NY but to a city 2 1/2 hrs from my hometown. I haven't been back there in 15 years.
Now do you understand Beacon just a bit better?
The year before was 25 13 guys, 12 girls--half of whom were pregnant, one with her second baby.
I KID YOU NOT.
Most stayed in that area. Families in that county keep intermarrying. There are sets of first and second cousins in almost every class. I had a second cousin in my class.
I KID YOU NOT.
Luckily I went to college and then moved out of state for several years and returned to NY but to a city 2 1/2 hrs from my hometown. I haven't been back there in 15 years.
Now do you understand Beacon just a bit better?
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#8910
Posted: 6/16/05 at 3:18pm
Yes, Beacon I do.
In Kansas we had about 12-15 people in each class. My hometown had a population of 650.
In Kansas we had about 12-15 people in each class. My hometown had a population of 650.
#8911
Posted: 6/16/05 at 3:18pm
All I can say is WOW! I sometimes think it would be nice to be in the country, but I'm pretty sure my idyllic version of "the country" would never mesh with the reality.
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#8912
Posted: 6/16/05 at 3:21pm
It is lovely to visit...or to retire to...but you if you are going to live there you need the financial resources to have cable/internet and to travel.
Some places are so economically depressed you want to cry. My father taught HS at one of the poorer schools. He had students who lived in homes that literally had dirt floors. It was incredibly sad.
Some places are so economically depressed you want to cry. My father taught HS at one of the poorer schools. He had students who lived in homes that literally had dirt floors. It was incredibly sad.
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#8913
Posted: 6/16/05 at 3:21pm
I will list the benefits of growing up in a small town in Kansas:
#8914
Posted: 6/16/05 at 3:23pm
I'm an urbanite at heart. My mom's from a very small town, and we used to go visit as kids, but could never live there.
My friend is from Omaha... it's a pretty big music town, isn't it?
My friend is from Omaha... it's a pretty big music town, isn't it?
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Experience is what you get when you didn't get what you wanted. - Randy Pausch
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#8915
Posted: 6/16/05 at 3:26pm
My sister is here from Omaha and we were just laughing about the incredible expansion. Omaha is a nice town. You can see international stars at the Opera, but it does not cost $165.00/ticket.
#8916
Posted: 6/16/05 at 3:26pm
Based on that ringing endorsement, BL - I'm selling the house and moving tomorrow!
I was born and raised in suburbia... my sister is the closest thing I know to a hick - she lives in the wilds of North Carolina with her menagerie...
I was born and raised in suburbia... my sister is the closest thing I know to a hick - she lives in the wilds of North Carolina with her menagerie...
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#8917
Posted: 6/16/05 at 3:27pm
sushi for lunch! Yay... bye...
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Experience is what you get when you didn't get what you wanted. - Randy Pausch
Experience is what you get when you didn't get what you wanted. - Randy Pausch
#8918
Posted: 6/16/05 at 3:29pm
that boy eats entirely too much bait!
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#8919
Posted: 6/16/05 at 3:34pm
Do you ever go to the Outer Banks of North Carolina?? One of my favorite places!
#8920
Posted: 6/16/05 at 3:36pm
I was just telling someone how amazing the Outer Banks are... we usually go every other year (went last year with the whole clan - 12 bedroom house on the beach with a pool, a jacuzzi and an elevator - it was heaven)... I LOVE the OB for the pure relaxation of it - where have you stayed?
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#8921
Posted: 6/16/05 at 3:38pm
We stay in Southern Shores out of habit - we usually get one large house and then maybe 2-3 more. I miss it this year!!!!!
#8922
Posted: 6/16/05 at 3:42pm
We usually stay in Rodanthe - last year we were in Kill Devil Hills, and although it was nice not to have to drive for groceries, it was a little too populated. I'm going to miss it this year as well! But this year we're doing a week closer to home at the Jersey shore.
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#8923
Posted: 6/16/05 at 3:44pm
You should look into Southern Shores, there are no stores along Duck Road and Duck which is right down the road. We stary east of Duck Road
We are not really having any "true" vacation this year. We are going to visit my mother in law and sister in law, etc in Washington which I always enjoy.
We are not really having any "true" vacation this year. We are going to visit my mother in law and sister in law, etc in Washington which I always enjoy.
#8924
Posted: 6/16/05 at 3:49pm
Good for you! It's about time you let somebody else play host! Is this Washington State or DC?
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#8925
Posted: 6/16/05 at 3:50pm
DC
Oh, and tonight is the last night of guests hopefully for the entire summer.
Oh, and tonight is the last night of guests hopefully for the entire summer.
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