Hay Horace!
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Well I love not being near the office. I have a great life here, and it would not be nearly so great if I'd have been expected to come into the office two or three times a week. I wouldn't be playing piano again if not for the move, and wouldn't have my piano teacher. I mean, I could have if I'd stayed, but I know I wouldn't have. I had a random spark of motivation here which wouldn't have occurred there.
Social life is good (mostly my wife's, which I tag along with), neighbors are good. The move was expensive, but worth it. Yolo. The fig trees are going to be great next year.
The only thing I miss, I mean other than the old mortgage and property taxes, is the mountain hiking.
Tina likes it ok, but this was not her first choice of house, and I don't think that'll be forgotten. She has made lots of friends at least. Houston is better for making friends because of so many new transplants, looking for connections. It wasn't that way in the bay area.
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That sounds great, and I’m glad to hear it. For hiking I’d recommend the hill country, Palo Duro Canyon or Big Bend. Hill country is of course closer.
"The intelligent man who is proud of his intelligence is like the condemned man who is proud of his large cell." Simone Weil
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That sounds great, and I’m glad to hear it. For hiking I’d recommend the hill country, Palo Duro Canyon or Big Bend. Hill country is of course closer.
@Mik said in Hay Horace!:
That sounds great, and I’m glad to hear it. For hiking I’d recommend the hill country, Palo Duro Canyon or Big Bend. Hill country is of course closer.
Not much in the way of hills near Houston. At least my treadmill has an incline
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Hiking. Probably the biggest thing I miss from Virginia too. So close to the Shenandoah mountains. Plenty of upside living in Minnesota but hiking isn’t one of them.
Remind me @Horace how you decided to live where you do now? What factors played into the location? For me it was easier…my wife’s family is from this area (Minneapolis suburbs) and I enjoyed my visits here over the years.
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Hiking. Probably the biggest thing I miss from Virginia too. So close to the Shenandoah mountains. Plenty of upside living in Minnesota but hiking isn’t one of them.
Remind me @Horace how you decided to live where you do now? What factors played into the location? For me it was easier…my wife’s family is from this area (Minneapolis suburbs) and I enjoyed my visits here over the years.
@89th said in Hay Horace!:
Remind me @Horace how you decided to live where you do now? What factors played into the location? For me it was easier…my wife’s family is from this area (Minneapolis suburbs) and I enjoyed my visits here over the years.
My laziness knows no bounds, and I applied a shocking level of laziness to the research and thought which went into the move. I was aware of no state income taxes, which was a plus. I didn't really want to retire in CA. We liked some videos we saw of homes in this area. We visited and toured some homes, and signed an earnest money contract that we could comfortably back out of, if we thought better of it. We called an agent to sell our home, to see what happened. What happened was, our agent sold our home.
Tina was on the side of moving, so there were no important impediments beyond an acceptable home sale. Amidst the COVID craziness distracting my employers, I secreted away in the night and hoped they wouldn't be too mad. Or something along those lines. I did tell my manager I was planning to move, but it still landed as a surprise when I let them know I was phoning in from TX.
Education is extremely important.
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Well, you're married to your wife, not a house. Houses can change. And Texas has a lot to choose from.
Mik's right, should be some hiking opportunities in the Hill Country. It's been many years, but I used to hunt at Doss, the other side of Fredericksburg. Nice folks in that part of the world.
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@89th said in Hay Horace!:
Remind me @Horace how you decided to live where you do now? What factors played into the location? For me it was easier…my wife’s family is from this area (Minneapolis suburbs) and I enjoyed my visits here over the years.
My laziness knows no bounds, and I applied a shocking level of laziness to the research and thought which went into the move. I was aware of no state income taxes, which was a plus. I didn't really want to retire in CA. We liked some videos we saw of homes in this area. We visited and toured some homes, and signed an earnest money contract that we could comfortably back out of, if we thought better of it. We called an agent to sell our home, to see what happened. What happened was, our agent sold our home.
Tina was on the side of moving, so there were no important impediments beyond an acceptable home sale. Amidst the COVID craziness distracting my employers, I secreted away in the night and hoped they wouldn't be too mad. Or something along those lines. I did tell my manager I was planning to move, but it still landed as a surprise when I let them know I was phoning in from TX.
@Horace said in Hay Horace!:
@89th said in Hay Horace!:
Remind me @Horace how you decided to live where you do now? What factors played into the location? For me it was easier…my wife’s family is from this area (Minneapolis suburbs) and I enjoyed my visits here over the years.
My laziness knows no bounds, and I applied a shocking level of laziness to the research and thought which went into the move. I was aware of no state income taxes, which was a plus. I didn't really want to retire in CA. We liked some videos we saw of homes in this area. We visited and toured some homes, and signed an earnest money contract that we could comfortably back out of, if we thought better of it. We called an agent to sell our home, to see what happened. What happened was, our agent sold our home.
Tina was on the side of moving, so there were no important impediments beyond an acceptable home sale. Amidst the COVID craziness distracting my employers, I secreted away in the night and hoped they wouldn't be too mad. Or something along those lines. I did tell my manager I was planning to move, but it still landed as a surprise when I let them know I was phoning in from TX.
How are you liking the community, in terms of places to go, things to see, places to eat, etc? I also moved during the COVID chaos (Spring 2021) and am the only person in the company that doesn't live in Virginia. Just on Friday I was talking with a colleague over the phone and he was surprised when I told him I've been living in Minnesota for 2 years. Many times the reaction is, "oh can I do that too?" and I often say, sure... if you're willing to move 1,000 miles away. It's easy to think about a big move and remote working but it's one of life's biggest changes. We are liking the area, but admittedly it's mostly focused around what things to do with a 5, 2, and infant. I've even heard there are restaurants where you can sit down to eat after 530pm!
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@Horace said in Hay Horace!:
@89th said in Hay Horace!:
Remind me @Horace how you decided to live where you do now? What factors played into the location? For me it was easier…my wife’s family is from this area (Minneapolis suburbs) and I enjoyed my visits here over the years.
My laziness knows no bounds, and I applied a shocking level of laziness to the research and thought which went into the move. I was aware of no state income taxes, which was a plus. I didn't really want to retire in CA. We liked some videos we saw of homes in this area. We visited and toured some homes, and signed an earnest money contract that we could comfortably back out of, if we thought better of it. We called an agent to sell our home, to see what happened. What happened was, our agent sold our home.
Tina was on the side of moving, so there were no important impediments beyond an acceptable home sale. Amidst the COVID craziness distracting my employers, I secreted away in the night and hoped they wouldn't be too mad. Or something along those lines. I did tell my manager I was planning to move, but it still landed as a surprise when I let them know I was phoning in from TX.
How are you liking the community, in terms of places to go, things to see, places to eat, etc? I also moved during the COVID chaos (Spring 2021) and am the only person in the company that doesn't live in Virginia. Just on Friday I was talking with a colleague over the phone and he was surprised when I told him I've been living in Minnesota for 2 years. Many times the reaction is, "oh can I do that too?" and I often say, sure... if you're willing to move 1,000 miles away. It's easy to think about a big move and remote working but it's one of life's biggest changes. We are liking the area, but admittedly it's mostly focused around what things to do with a 5, 2, and infant. I've even heard there are restaurants where you can sit down to eat after 530pm!
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@89th said in Hay Horace!:
I've even heard there are restaurants where you can sit down to eat after 530pm!
It's true. And someday you'll see again see a movie that has no talking animals in it.
@jon-nyc said in Hay Horace!:
@89th said in Hay Horace!:
I've even heard there are restaurants where you can sit down to eat after 530pm!
It's true. And someday you'll see again see a movie that has no talking animals in it.
Let's not get carried away here, eh?
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@Horace said in Hay Horace!:
@89th said in Hay Horace!:
Remind me @Horace how you decided to live where you do now? What factors played into the location? For me it was easier…my wife’s family is from this area (Minneapolis suburbs) and I enjoyed my visits here over the years.
My laziness knows no bounds, and I applied a shocking level of laziness to the research and thought which went into the move. I was aware of no state income taxes, which was a plus. I didn't really want to retire in CA. We liked some videos we saw of homes in this area. We visited and toured some homes, and signed an earnest money contract that we could comfortably back out of, if we thought better of it. We called an agent to sell our home, to see what happened. What happened was, our agent sold our home.
Tina was on the side of moving, so there were no important impediments beyond an acceptable home sale. Amidst the COVID craziness distracting my employers, I secreted away in the night and hoped they wouldn't be too mad. Or something along those lines. I did tell my manager I was planning to move, but it still landed as a surprise when I let them know I was phoning in from TX.
How are you liking the community, in terms of places to go, things to see, places to eat, etc? I also moved during the COVID chaos (Spring 2021) and am the only person in the company that doesn't live in Virginia. Just on Friday I was talking with a colleague over the phone and he was surprised when I told him I've been living in Minnesota for 2 years. Many times the reaction is, "oh can I do that too?" and I often say, sure... if you're willing to move 1,000 miles away. It's easy to think about a big move and remote working but it's one of life's biggest changes. We are liking the area, but admittedly it's mostly focused around what things to do with a 5, 2, and infant. I've even heard there are restaurants where you can sit down to eat after 530pm!
@89th Houston is among the bigger cities in the world, so anything I want will be around somewhere. it doesn’t pay to leave the house, but last night I did go to a flute and piano recital by some faculty at Rice. I need to make myself aware of more of those local things.
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And...For the ultimate in cowboy culture, you've got the Houston Livestock Show coming up after the first of the year. Livestock, rodeo, all things agriculture.
Speaking of...
https://www.rodeohouston.com/where-does-your-wine-come-from/
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And...For the ultimate in cowboy culture, you've got the Houston Livestock Show coming up after the first of the year. Livestock, rodeo, all things agriculture.
Speaking of...
https://www.rodeohouston.com/where-does-your-wine-come-from/
@Jolly said in Hay Horace!:
And...For the ultimate in cowboy culture, you've got the Houston Livestock Show coming up after the first of the year. Livestock, rodeo, all things agriculture.
Speaking of...
https://www.rodeohouston.com/where-does-your-wine-come-from/
Went to that last year. That stadium is officially too small for me to sit in, at least the cheap seats up top. Shocking amount of leg room, and not fair to the person in front of me, with a knee in their ear. It was fun to see the cow roping though.
