tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1656921634940224775.post4251229559062955958..comments2024-02-11T15:29:31.409-05:00Comments on Richard's Pretension: Goodbye Again to BerlinRichard Bellushhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10108081864942272619noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1656921634940224775.post-51806004414700292062015-04-02T13:48:27.431-04:002015-04-02T13:48:27.431-04:00Will do, Rich, though I haven't got plans on m...Will do, Rich, though I haven't got plans on my agenda. :)El Voxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05985563041511492981noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1656921634940224775.post-48674969008733164222015-04-01T14:58:41.831-04:002015-04-01T14:58:41.831-04:00I'm about 50 miles by road from NYC, but it...I'm about 50 miles by road from NYC, but it's a weird mix of back roads, town streets, and highways to get there from this location, so it's a harder drive than that number may make it appear. The train (to which I still have to drive) isn't any easier for a variety of reasons. Still, the clubs and theaters and events (eg when Lucy -- the Australopithecus afarensis, not Ball -- was in town) are worth it from time to time. Let me know the next time you're up this way. That was fortuitous timing for you in 2001. You might have found it hard to get a flight out for a while had you stayed until Monday.<br /><br />I haven't been to Dallas in 20 years, but I liked it last time. I know that's a long time for a city that grows quickly.Richard Bellushhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10108081864942272619noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1656921634940224775.post-58219704364735923982015-04-01T12:44:32.741-04:002015-04-01T12:44:32.741-04:00I think it would be nice to live a bit more centra...I think it would be nice to live a bit more centrally location to enjoy some of that type thing. Granted I live about 90 miles from Dallas, which might be about the same distance you are to NYC. Dealing with traffic and such does sometimes put the damper on things, plus the price of gas, and a meal. But still it's fun to reward yourself and splurge ever so often. NYC is a fun place. I've only been once, and I could easily see returning.<br /><br />Oddly the one time I went to NYC with my brother was in 2001. We departed NY to get a back to work before Labor Day. That Monday when I went back to work was when the airplanes struck the WTC on 9-11. I could hardly believe the news. El Voxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05985563041511492981noreply@blogger.com