umm or if you are walking around at night maybe. I lived all around U of MD at different times and actually I did get robbed once walking up Queen's Chapel Road, further up the hill from there though
Candace Cottrell writes: > I tend to think that folks in DC know when you aren't from there. Just > like in NYC. So if I am in Times Square looking like a tourist or if I > am at the Mall looking like a tourist or loking lost, people will take > advantage. > > I lived in one of the rougher areas of DC (NE in an area called > Avondale - close to Brookland and Michigan Ave.) and was never bothered. > I guess it also depends on if it looks like you have money or not. > > > > Candace K. Cottrell, Web Developer > The Children's Medical Center > One Children's Plaza > Dayton, OH 45404 > 937-641-4293 > http://www.childrensdayton.org > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > >>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] 3/25/2003 10:31:42 AM >>> > are you in DC proper or in the suburbs? Downtown is very dangerous at > night. If you are 6'6 and built, it won't happen till you cross paths > with > someone who has a gun :) otherwise it will be sooner :) I am including > the > "good" parts of town in this assessment; my sister-in-law was mugged > in > front of the Smithsonian. > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > > > When should I expect to have my first mugging? > > > > I have to say I love DC so far. Great club scene, lots of stuff to > do, the > > architecture is incredible. This really was a good move for me. Now > if > > only I could find a job I actually liked .......... > > > > Tim > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Dana Tierney [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: Monday, March 24, 2003 6:49 PM > > To: CF-Community > > 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.clo > udmark.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 This list and all House of Fusion resources hosted by CFHosting.com. The place for dependable ColdFusion Hosting. Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5
