Reply #23: Having a good time.

[carpetbagger]

I moved here last month, finally got some internets. The schools are night and day from Texas, even considering my kids go to a Title I school that's not considered a particularly "good" school. Parks are great, hence no time to get the internets. Since I grew up in Florida for a number of years, it's nice to be back somewhere I don't stick out like a sore thumb. My biggest concern was ending up somewhere in Lower Alabama. It's not a red state/blue state thing, or any kind of good/bad judgment, it's just that I'm essentially a northerner who likes warm weather. I lived in Jacksonville briefly in the early 80's, and I remember feeling very, very out of place, much more than I ever did in Texas. It's a decent mix of people here.

Sonic is almost as common as Dairy Queen in Texas. I made the mistake of eating there once. My wife swears by the stuff, but I've only given in personally once. It was like a McDonald's breakfast burrito on steroids. Not good steroids, but the water-retaining, psychosis-inducing, make-you-stay-up-all-night-ready-for-a-fight steroids.

I'll have to try Satchel's in the next few weeks.

thanks.