re: #123 thedopefishlives

I love being in a small town. I live in town right now, but it is a rural farming community, all German Catholic. It reminds me so much of home, I only wish I could afford to be out just a little farther and not in a subdivision. I miss the country. It may be a boring life, but it is a simple life and well-suited to one of my extreme introverted bent.

My brother is out in a rural area with a 9-mile commute to work (which he often does on motorcycle now). 1/2 hour drive to a larger city (or mall/suburbs thereof). He likes the quiet, not having neighbors in site, and ability to enjoy a small pond and the surrounding woods.

I’m in the middle of a large city with a lot more light and noise. But, given this, it is not that hard to live a relatively isolated and private existence - though you still have to deal with people when out and about. And I do have the relative advantage of being able to walk everywhere.