cjsmith is looking for a new place to live, and asked: Are you happy where you are now? My answer was too long for a comment, so I'm putting it here
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Combined with a short commute? Oh well, I guess I'll have to give up trying to persuade you. You can have one or the other in this area, but not both. We do have plenty of scrumptious ethnic food, but summers are pretty humid and sticky. And with global warming, that will probably get worse rather than better. Have you considered anywhere in New England? There is no place more beautiful than Vermont and New Hampshire. It's not perfect -- snow in the winter and annoying little blackflies in June -- but no place is perfect.
I used to go camping in Vermont and New Hampshire when I lived in New York. Every time I crossed the into northern New England I felt like I was coming home -- I had that feeling the very first time I ever went there. Every time I crossed back into Massachussetts I felt like I was leaving home instead of on my way home. I never felt that in southern New England (Mass, Conn and RI), and, oddly, I never felt it in Maine, either. But I love Vermont and NH.
He lives on the south side of DC, technically in Virginia but juuuuuust inside the Beltway.
Oh, sure! Probably McLean, Annandale or Alexandria. That's very close to where Meredith lives -- she's in Vienna, juuuuust outside the Beltway. :-)
I didn't mention northern Virginia because the traffic is worse, and it's a terribly benighted state. Maryland is very gay friendly and on the point of legalizing gay marriage (keep your fingers crossed!) while Virginia is the most gay-UNfriendly state in the country (yes, even worse than the Deep South with their unique law nullifying any contracts between gay partners that would convey any benefit that marriage would convey and explicitly permitting discrimination on the basis of sexual preference!).
I know that's not the only issue, and Northern Virginia is quite liberal, but in general that's a good example of the difference between the two state legislatures on every matter. Traffic is another good example -- the legislature won't fund enough roads for Northern Virginia and that's why the traffic there is worse than in the Maryland suburbs. (Not that it's good in the Maryland suburbs! But the Virginia suburbs are much worse!)
I wish I'd had a chance to meet you! If you ever come to call and/or visit your brother again, make sure I know about it!
Combined with a short commute? Oh well, I guess I'll have to give up trying to persuade you. You can have one or the other in this area, but not both. We do have plenty of scrumptious ethnic food, but summers are pretty humid and sticky. And with global warming, that will probably get worse rather than better. Have you considered anywhere in New England? There is no place more beautiful than Vermont and New Hampshire. It's not perfect -- snow in the winter and annoying little blackflies in June -- but no place is perfect.
I used to go camping in Vermont and New Hampshire when I lived in New York. Every time I crossed the into northern New England I felt like I was coming home -- I had that feeling the very first time I ever went there. Every time I crossed back into Massachussetts I felt like I was leaving home instead of on my way home. I never felt that in southern New England (Mass, Conn and RI), and, oddly, I never felt it in Maine, either. But I love Vermont and NH.
He lives on the south side of DC, technically in Virginia but juuuuuust inside the Beltway.
Oh, sure! Probably McLean, Annandale or Alexandria. That's very close to where Meredith lives -- she's in Vienna, juuuuust outside the Beltway. :-)
I didn't mention northern Virginia because the traffic is worse, and it's a terribly benighted state. Maryland is very gay friendly and on the point of legalizing gay marriage (keep your fingers crossed!) while Virginia is the most gay-UNfriendly state in the country (yes, even worse than the Deep South with their unique law nullifying any contracts between gay partners that would convey any benefit that marriage would convey and explicitly permitting discrimination on the basis of sexual preference!).
I know that's not the only issue, and Northern Virginia is quite liberal, but in general that's a good example of the difference between the two state legislatures on every matter. Traffic is another good example -- the legislature won't fund enough roads for Northern Virginia and that's why the traffic there is worse than in the Maryland suburbs. (Not that it's good in the Maryland suburbs! But the Virginia suburbs are much worse!)
I wish I'd had a chance to meet you! If you ever come to call and/or visit your brother again, make sure I know about it!
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