Really? I lived on Queens Chapel and used to walk from the Hyattsville metro after classes at UMD (usually around 10pm) Sorry your experience was yucky. 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 10:56:19 PM >>> 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 ta lking 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 whe ther 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
