tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8371628584376797540.post896397676597592350..comments2023-12-26T23:07:08.005-08:00Comments on TOMORROWVILLE: The South, Part IDavid Isaakhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04928598446742324391noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8371628584376797540.post-61348525335992305482010-05-02T14:54:46.208-07:002010-05-02T14:54:46.208-07:00I lived in Hawaii for quite a while, and they sort...I lived in Hawaii for quite a while, and they sort of take pride in the size of their flying cockroaches. It takes a while to see the appeal.<br /><br />That's a fine description of how Dallas came to be, however. The main things I remember about Dallas are the weird realist sculptures scattered about downtown...David Isaakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04928598446742324391noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8371628584376797540.post-59814047713082346022010-04-27T19:38:29.224-07:002010-04-27T19:38:29.224-07:00I live in Dallas, which is where the Deep South, t...I live in Dallas, which is where the Deep South, the Old West, the Midwest, Chicago and the Bible Belt all crashed into each other and couldn't get back up. There's something a little creepy about a city that had signs ordering African-Americans to be outside the city limits by sundown within living memory. That and there's the whole Bible Belt thing. But I like it here. I've never lived anywhere where people are so friendly. And we did weather the housing market crash a little better than most, though property values have dropped and imperiled school funding. Is Dallas a literary paradise? No. I leave that up to Austin. But we do okay.<br /><br />OTOH, I once spent two weeks in the Tampa Bay area of Florida and damn near committed suicide. One more of those big flying cockroaches would have done it. Brrrr.Jenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16634046522715920069noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8371628584376797540.post-25526253681026488252010-04-22T19:45:24.305-07:002010-04-22T19:45:24.305-07:00Heya, Jamie!
Well, Montana is a relative bright s...Heya, Jamie!<br /><br />Well, Montana is a relative bright spot, that's for sure. There are some advantages to having as little connection to Wall St as possible (not least of which is not living next door to MBAs.)<br /><br />Though I hear the real boom state right now is, believe it or not, North Dakota. I guess they still have those--whaddaya call 'em?--oh, that's right: jobs.David Isaakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04928598446742324391noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8371628584376797540.post-39318334306733031572010-04-22T12:28:54.331-07:002010-04-22T12:28:54.331-07:00Wow. I had no idea things were that bad there.
I...Wow. I had no idea things were that bad there. <br /><br />I live in the economic no-fly zone of Montana. I think our perpetually stagnant .5% growth is suddenly leading the nation. That's the consolation prize from living in a place that never enjoys economic booms, we never feel the bust. Or at least it takes a while for it to find us.Jamie Fordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11598784016743700502noreply@blogger.com