Drove three and a half hours into rural Ohio for a half hour meeting then got back into the car and drove home. Rural Ohio has one thing we do not have in Michigan, drive through liquor stores. So in addition to farms, cemeteries and Dollar stores I saw an assortment of drive through liquor stores. I want to say the small towns I drove through looked quaint but mostly they looked old and depressing. It isn't hard to imagine the opiod crisis taking hold in such places.
I am bored lately but I have avoided calling any of the girls from SA and having them come over. A few keep asking if I want to get together, but I really don't. I am not sure if it is the time of year, work or the state of the country but I feel mildly depressed. I am also putting weight back on and I don't think it is all from the weight training. Although I think the weight training is making me eat more.
The Gymnast is back in Frankfurt. Europe is quickly shutting down and she is trying to come up with an exit plan to get home early. I warned her to have an exit plan. Looks like she will be leaving a month earlier than anticipated.
I am from a small town up north, so I had to laugh a little at your descriptions of them. I couldn't wait to get out, but I don't like cities either. Ideally I would like to be in a small town but near a big city so I can still go to plays and sporting events, but not deal with all the traffic on a daily basis.
ReplyDeleteI agree I would not be any more comfortable in the city. There just doesn't seem to be much opportunity in these towns. I guess if you are okay with that.. but I don't think many people are.
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