Here is the place where I will be living later this year. I've put it under the label "Memories" because while it does have some recent past memories, it will also be where I will be making future memories.
The picture showing the mountains in the distance is what I like best about Knoxville. I LOVE the mountains and I have always, always wanted to live in a place where I can see them.
Now I can not see the mountains from Kevin's house, BUT when I drive just a very short distance to a nearby mall or to a local post office, I get a wonderful view of them. And that just makes me so happy.
The history of Knoxville is different from the history of Richmond. For example, Richmond was the capital of the confederacy. Knoxville, on the other hand, was about equally divided between the North and the South. The people who settled Knoxville were poorer than the people who settled Richmond and the people of Knoxville were very much tied to the mountains, whereas there are no mountains around Richmond.
Knoxville is about the same size as Richmond and the people in both cities are very, very nice.
Probably the friendliest city I've ever lived in was Washington DC and I think it's because unlike Richmond and Knoxville, the people in DC came from all over the world, and therefore did not have the extended families such as one finds in the other cities. So they HAD to be more open and more friendly. In DC, it was very unusual to find someone like me who was actually a native. At least that's the way it was back in the 50's, 60's & 70's. It might be different now.
I remember laughing with my sister.......we were at a party in Las Vegas in 1971, and there were EIGHT of us there who were native Washingtonians. Usually in DC, one didn't find that many natives in one room. Everyone was from somewhere else. Many of my best friends in DC were from not only other cities, but from other countries. The friend whom I probably loved the most was Sylvia from Argentina. Her Dad was a diplomat and it just broke my heart when his tour of duty ended and he had to take his family back to Argentina.
There's an old saying from Will Rogers that I always like to remember. "A man is about as happy as he makes his mind up to be." Partly because of that saying, I figure that I can pretty much be happy anywhere.
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Ok, so if D.C. is so friendly because everyone is from somewhere else, how do you explain N.Y.? Everyone there is from different countries, but N.Y.C. is know for its rudeness. Go figure!
Good point! Do you think that maybe it's something in the water?
While walking, people in DC still stroll, whereas people in NYC go full steam ahead!
I don't know. And someone else would probably disagree with me about DC being so friendly, but I always found it to be so.
OK here goes my thoughts.
I have driven to Knoxbille several times when my grandaughter was in college there. She got a four year scholowship in swimming and I moved her up and back, then she married a student in college and they lived in Knoxville several years. I made many trips back and forth.
I am still a little in the dark on your plans. Is Keven already there, are you going to be with him.
Are you going alone and will he follow. Will your be working there in your desired career.
Stephanie also taught school there and had two children while there. Now she is in Jacksonville. Her husband is an olympic swimmer, went to the olympics twice, never won--Adidas sponsored him. He stayed with Adsidas until just a few months ago--now he is with another Sports Company.
Don't move until I see you.
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You can give DC and NY back to othe Indians.
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Don't worry, I'll see you before I move. I've got 4 more months here.
Yes, Kevin lives in Knoxville. At this point in his life with having 2 kids in college and being a homeowner there is no way that he can move.
I'm already doing the thing that I love, which luckily I can do anywhere in the country, and that is trading stocks.
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