We're the Military and Airpower Guys of Jonah Goldberg of National Review Online + a stray we found wandering around looking lost. All original material JHD, BHD, JR, WT, and KA 2003-2010 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2008/01/for_those_conte.html Sat, 24 Mar 2012 15:33:10 Z Movable Type 4.12 en Copyright 2012 http://www.rssboard.org/rss-specification While there no perfect place, there is something for everyone.... I can validate the Midwest portion. You can meet famous people, but you have to go somewhere else to do it. Of course, you can also buy an expansive demesne nearly the size of Central Park for what half a duplex will cost you in California. Where to Live After Retirement You can live in Phoenix, Arizona where..... 1. You are willing to park 3 blocks away because you found shade. 2. You've experienced condensation on your butt from the hot wa ter in the toilet bowl. 3. You can... http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2008/01/for_those_conte.html http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2008/01/for_those_conte.html Thu, 31 Jan 2008 08:18:07 -0600 Now that was funny y'all. I've lived north-central, midwest, south, Florida, Texas, CA, and I was raised in Philly and on the Jersey Coast. There is just so much truth there that its amazing... But I would like to point out to Idon Wannano that to me, everywhere below Wilmington, DE is the South, and the 'deep' south is everything in a box roughly cornered by Kansas City, Beaumont, Jacksonville, and Alexandria. Everything left of Kansas City and North of D/FW is "The Blank Spot States" until one gets to "Out West," which starts at New Mexico and Ends at the CA Border (all of it). And of course, I live in what I consider the Texico Plains (San Antonio).... P.S. One could also live on Oahu (done that, hated it),where your county is all the land there is and where if you drive more than 20 miles in a straight line, you need scuba gear (but they have THREE interstate highways and a loop!!); where directionsare often given in terms of wind-direction; where flowered shirts, shorts, and the good flip-flops are semi-formal wear; where everyone is a brudda, even us haolis; where everything is imported, but there are NO snakes, just mongooses (it's an odd story); and where people eat this stuff called poi that makes first grade craft paste seem downright tasty by comparison. :-) http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2008/01/for_those_conte.html#comment-69281 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2008/01/for_those_conte.html#comment-69281 Sat, 02 Feb 2008 02:01:57 -0600 Well, John, that's because, despite being populated with rednecks, Arkansas is not deep-south. :-) Heck, West Tennessee doesn't count in my book. When you order Tea and they don't just assume you mean Sweet Tea, you can no longer claim that you are a part of the South. http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2008/01/for_those_conte.html#comment-69267 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2008/01/for_those_conte.html#comment-69267 Fri, 01 Feb 2008 18:50:26 -0600 Where I grew up in Texas, y'all is always plural, never singular. "All y'all" is bad grammar... http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2008/01/for_those_conte.html#comment-69260 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2008/01/for_those_conte.html#comment-69260 Fri, 01 Feb 2008 15:16:00 -0600 In the neck of the woods my Arkansas relatives live in, Grim, "y'all" is multi-purpose, singular and plural, and "all y'all" is only plural. http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2008/01/for_those_conte.html#comment-69226 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2008/01/for_those_conte.html#comment-69226 Fri, 01 Feb 2008 09:08:53 -0600 Then there is the weather shifts. 70 degrees one day, then a blizzard, then back to 70s. I celebrated a white christmas in Denver while on leave after my first deployment. My leave started 15 May, yet I had 72 degrees for my birthday on the 21st... (25 Dec was on Gonzo Station, so I postponed it.) http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2008/01/for_those_conte.html#comment-69220 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2008/01/for_those_conte.html#comment-69220 Fri, 01 Feb 2008 04:13:41 -0600 Y'all is never singular. http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2008/01/for_those_conte.html#comment-69217 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2008/01/for_those_conte.html#comment-69217 Thu, 31 Jan 2008 23:55:34 -0600 The heading for Phoenix can also be used for Las Vegas. The description of California is sadly largely true. California also has earthquakes but at lest we do not have tornadoes http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2008/01/for_those_conte.html#comment-69209 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2008/01/for_those_conte.html#comment-69209 Thu, 31 Jan 2008 16:47:52 -0600 Or you can live in Southeast Alaska where: 1. Summer high temperatures above about 70 degrees absolutely require A/C. 2. Eleven straight days of half to an inch of rain daily is just eleven days. 3. You measure distances by ferry hours or Alaska Air mileage plans. 4. You don't mind sharing the streets of your small town (pop. 14,000) with 870,000 visitors off of cruise ships. 5. You can live in a real community,with real people, with all the problems, and still feel good about it. http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2008/01/for_those_conte.html#comment-69191 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2008/01/for_those_conte.html#comment-69191 Thu, 31 Jan 2008 12:53:21 -0600 sheesh. I am totally Mid-West.... http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2008/01/for_those_conte.html#comment-69188 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2008/01/for_those_conte.html#comment-69188 Thu, 31 Jan 2008 10:38:54 -0600 In Phoenix, instead of an umbrella for rain, you have to carry a pot holder to open your door. Instead of running your car for 15 minutes with the heater on to warm it up, you have to run it for 15 minutes with the A/C running just so you can sit int he seat, touch the belt buckle or steering wheel. and, don't touch the windows or lean against the car because you can get 2nd degree burns. (personal experience) http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2008/01/for_those_conte.html#comment-69187 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2008/01/for_those_conte.html#comment-69187 Thu, 31 Jan 2008 09:49:01 -0600