illegal in DC. In case that was a serious suggestion :) Bill Wheatley writes:
> UMM after the 2nd or 3rd time you get mugged start packing heat ;) > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Dana Tierney" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "CF-Community" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Monday, March 24, 2003 6:48 PM > Subject: Re: critical thinking > > > I liked Austin. Didn't get a chance to check out the University though and > I can see that by NY standards it would seem small. I think it depends on > what you are used to, as I rather like small. DC is definitely a big city > (not so much geographically as in mentality) and after the second or third > time you get mugged you get over it quick. Try this for small -- New Mexico > Highlands University in Las Vegas New Mexico has a Foreign Languages > section where they teach only Spanish. Your choices for computer science > are Java. And did I mention Java? Now that is small in the pejorative > sense. Beautiful setting but a very small town full of very small minds. > > PS if you live in Houston you know about the piney woods. My neighbor had > wind chimes made of Budweiser bottles. The local idea of high entertainment > was catching crawfish in the drainage ditches. Oh and watching mold grow :) > > Dana > > Chris Alvarado writes: > > > Haha Houston (Swamptown) is where I currently live. > > > > I am originally from Dallas, and then moved to Austin. If I had to choose > a city in Texas I would say Austin is the place. > > > > But, Austin just seemed a bit small. > > > > Here is what I mean about a culturally devoid city though. When I lived in > Dallas I went with my gf at the time to an art museum showcasing some of > Picasso's work. It was amazing. Outside while waiting to get in there was a > guy (obviously being dragged along by his significant other) who actually > said "Who is this guy? Some kind of painter?". We are not talking some > underground French impressionist here. We are talking about the almighty > Picasso. I'm not saying that this is not a phrase that is impossible to be > heard anywhere else. It just seemed to me that there are other cities where > people at least seem a bit more interested and proud of their home and what > culture and things outside of sports and the "normal" run of the mill > activities their city has to offer. And from what I know NY is the place. > Not to mention there is something very appealing to me that no matter the > hour in NY you can always find some place to go where there are people out > and about. > > > > Or hell, maybe all I know is the glamour shown of that city in the movies. > But even somewhere like SF or Seattle seems cool to me. > > > > > > > > I've stopped 9,091 spam messages. You can too! > > Get your free, safe spam protection at > http://www.cloudmark.com/spamnetsig/ > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Dana Tierney [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: Monday, March 24, 2003 4:35 PM > > To: CF-Community > > Subject: Re: critical thinking > > > > > > Well, some parts of Texas are pretty bad. I hated Houston, and east Texas > > was worse. Still, even within Texas, there is Austin and there is San > > Antonio and there is Hill Country... though none of these places are > > hotbeds of intellectualism, I grant you. Fairly nice quality of life if > you > > are self-nourishing in that respect however. > > > > I don't think everywhere is the same. I struggled along for years in DC > > thinking that and discovered the error of my ways. So far I have stayed > > away from Seattle, SF and NY because I don't have the income to support a > > habit like that, but I really love New Mexico, and Portland was a pretty > > cool place too. > > > > Dana > > > > Chris Alvarado writes: > > > > > No I honestly don't. Im just bored of Texas I guess. And NY or SF, or > even Seattle have always been kind of my "dream cities" to live in. I > realize that normally pure geography has nothing to do with the overall > aptitude of a population. > > > > > > -chris > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I've stopped 9,090 spam messages. You can too! > > > Get your free, safe spam protection at > http://www.cloudmark.com/spamnetsig/ > > > > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: Nick McClure [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > Sent: Monday, March 24, 2003 2:58 PM > > > To: CF-Community > > > Subject: RE: critical thinking > > > > > > > > > Do you think it is really any different any other place in the country? > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > > From: Chris Alvarado [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > Sent: Monday, March 24, 2003 2:21 PM > > > > To: CF-Community > > > > Subject: RE: critical thinking, was Open Question: Is the fighting in > > > Iraq > > > > moral? > > > > > > > > I will agree with this. > > > > > > > > I remember when I was in High School I had an optional credit course > > > > actually called critical thinking. It turned out to be one of my > > > favorite > > > > classes taught by a nutty coach who ended up being my favorite > > > teacher. > > > > The most valuable thing I learned there, is that you will never become > > > > more intelligent without any form of curiosity. Knowledge (and thus > > > power > > > > as the cliché goes) is not just delivered to you on some golden > > > platter. > > > > You have to be CURIOUS and WANT to "know things". Most of the kids I > > > was > > > > in school with I look back on and realize how blind they were (hell me > > > > too). There was no desire to elevate the level of our mental > > > abilities. It > > > > was all about what parties were that weekend and whether you would get > > > > puke drunk or not. God im glad I grew out of that fast. And yet, I > > > still > > > > feel ive lived a sheltered life. Damn this cultureless state! (Texas > > > > ...=P). I want to move to NY, or SF someone give me a job there!..=P > > > hehe > > > > > > > > Did I mention I love this list because of topics like this. I never > > > seem > > > > to find more intelligent and engaging conversation than what comes > > > with > > > > other programmers. Nerds Rule!...=P > > > > > > > > -chris > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?forumid=5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?method=subscribe&forumid=5 Signup for the Fusion Authority news alert and keep up with the latest news in ColdFusion and related topics. http://www.fusionauthority.com/signup.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5
