This one popped up in my feeds today… I wonder why?… I’ve been watching Ray Delahanty’s CityNerd Youtube channel for some time and while I’m not that much into bikes, I’m a fan of his no-cars mindset for urban living, which, no doubt inspired my Zillow search that eventually led to my recent condo purchase in said featured city. I guess I could take up that mode of transport, but no plans for that at the moment.

I can’t really tell, but based on his map, I think I’ll be living just west of actual downtown on the West End, but still very centrally located. I’m really looking forward to checking out this new location. Granted I’ll be moving at probably the worst possible time of the year, when It’ll be very rainy and cold. But that pretty much tracks for my usual moving pattern. I mean, I moved to Orlando in June (2008) right in the middle of their long rainy season and moved to Las Vegas in August (2016) and was greeted with 115 weather. So, I’ll be exploring this new city either under an umbrella and probably wearing lots of layers. 

I’ve been fortunate, in that I’ve found wonderful communities and people in all of the different places I’ve called home. I don’t get why some people dismiss some place they’ve never really visited or lived in. I get that folks have preferences when it comes to what kinds of places they want to live and that a lot of people never entertain the notion that they have a choice as to where they call home. Whatever it takes, I wish that more people could see the good in all the different varieties of ways people have made a home for themselves in vastly different places in our country. I know that I’ve been fortunate, but I’ve also taken chances and brought something to my choices. I wish y’all are able to find your community and home wherever you may find yourself. JBB

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