June 26, 2002
Movin' Stuff
Feeling MUCH better today after massive amounts of sleep time yesterday. I can't remember the last time I felt so tired.
Today is a day of changing addresses at various creditors, as well as getting new cell phone number. Hopefully I'll also get DSL working (I would not have gone with Earthlink for broadband access but didn't have a lot of options in the area).
I joined the St. Louis Bloggers site that Ben maintains - a very nice site. However, I stated that I live in St. Louis directly when I believe I may live in Jefferson county.
Missouri really is a beautiful, green, lush state. I want to begin my acquaintance with my new home by exploring the cave systems in the state, at least until the heat and humidity drop a bit so that I can begin exploring the many, many paths and trails. Hopefully, I can also look into kayaking the rivers.
I don't feel at home in a new place until I've explored it a bit, walked it's soil, tread it's waters, breathed its air.
Posted by Bb at June 26, 2002 09:48 AM
I'm often asked why the hell I live where I do (people just love to make fun of the midwest), but after living on three coasts of this country and in a couple others, I *chose* this place. I dig it. The winters are harsh, and the summers are hot and sticky and we're too far away from any ocean, but there's something special about this place. It sounds corny, but they don't call it the Heartland for nothing. :-)
Welcome to Missouri, Ms. Bird.
Yes, the political geography of the greater St. Louis area is so confused that it can be difficult to determine what municipality, and even county, you're in. Every year, when it comes time to renew my Maryland Heights resident ID card, it takes several minutes of discussion, gesticulation, and pointing at badly-photocopied maps to convince people that I really do live within city limits.