RE: A Change of Scenery-- City Lights
Thanks for the thorough and thoughtful reply!
Even Austin was at the edge of being a "small town" when I moved there in 1981... small city; college town. Remove UT Austin, and there wasn't all that much there. I remember the airport had 8 gates when I first arrived, and it was the smallest commercial airport I'd ever seen. Now the Austin metro area has passed 2 million...
Cities are fascinating, but my fascination has reached a point of not lasting beyond an initial 7-day window of curiosity. I like to visit, but I wouldn't want to live there. And I especially wouldn't want to live there on our budget... I think cities tend to be kinder to the very wealthy.
Our small town of about 10,000 is a pretty comfortable middle ground. We can get everything we need here; there are "facilities" enough that we don't have to travel much if we need something; we have one of the best small city hospitals in the state... and yet, we're pretty much "at the end of the world." And that works pretty well, all in all.
Thank you so much! I was surprised at the memories your questions brought up ... and how putting hands to keyboard, the comment just wrote itself. I haven't been on Steemit long, but I found your blog pretty quickly. You're one of my regular stops and I enjoy your take on life. Scraping together a few extra minutes to comment is sometimes its own challenge, but your thought-provoking pieces make the effort worthwhile.
(I also UVd you back, FWIW -- which ain't much at the moment. As I said, I just got here, and don't have much traction yet, but that will change. As with you, writing is a passion. I see you've been busy. I need to catch up. Meanwhile, have a lovely afternoon.)