It figures.

[heathey]

P. is off doing interview rounds in NYC and DC yesterday and today, so it's been just me and the Daisy since we got back from the wedding. A little space is always nice, and Daisy and I were snuggling on the couch last night eating Pizza Rolls and watching that peculiar Kid Nation show. We live in a building abutting some train tracks (we didn't

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[mollpeartree]

I don't know why you would feel dumb; being upset about somebody getting shot in your back yard while you were sitting there hearing it seems pretty legitimately upsetting to me.

[heathey]

I guess my feelings of dumb-ness stem from the fact that I *do* feel safer in Chicago than I do in Knoxville. I am always sensitive about seeming to ride the high-and-mighty Northern Horse, and I know to a lot of people down here that would seem like a remarkably ignorant and insulting statement. Where the actual degree of correct-ness of the statement lies probably depends on your point of view

[voxel]

Well, we did move into a slightly higher crime area. The west side of Knoxville is considerably more safer than our side. That said, your family is out of line. It's a very unfamiliar area for you, and quite frankly, I know that it is normal to be uncomfortable with unfamiliar areas, as it is how I felt in much of Chicago for many of the years that I lived there.

[heathey]

See, I had a completely different reaction, and I remember you telling me that and being surprised that you felt out of place for so long. I guess I just never felt that adjustment period when I moved to Chicago, except for the public transportation confusion.

My brother is still an ass, though.

[ladysophis2k8]

Um, the part where you say "a guygets his legs blown off in [your] backyard," seems reason enough for at least marginal discomfort. Stay safe, and keep in touch, won't you?