tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5108355111065091083.post4347816452327141677..comments2023-09-11T02:17:36.977-07:00Comments on Otto's son: Geography is DestinyJonohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18170214396483091419noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5108355111065091083.post-26719692532463690002013-09-02T00:39:30.939-07:002013-09-02T00:39:30.939-07:00funny costumes
nice post ......<a href="www.halloweencostumesale.com/cat-funny-humorous-costumes.aspx" rel="nofollow">funny costumes</a><br />nice post ......Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13607952207648372406noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5108355111065091083.post-46768445775783314862013-08-31T05:34:42.189-07:002013-08-31T05:34:42.189-07:00Great post! I often wonder what my life would have...Great post! I often wonder what my life would have been like if my parents had stayed in England. My Dad wanted out because he found it hard to get ahead within the "class" system in the 1950s. <br /><br />His family was Irish (they came to England for work) and I am very drawn to Ireland, even though I still haven't visited. I think it explains why I loved living in Nova Scotia so much. It felt like home, the other side of the Atlantic, with a similar rocky coast.Knatoleehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03809822081515082096noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5108355111065091083.post-40396473559091192842013-08-30T01:53:20.568-07:002013-08-30T01:53:20.568-07:00Nice to meet you, Jono. Next trip to Norway, conta...Nice to meet you, Jono. Next trip to Norway, contact me. I think that geography may not be destiny, but if you travel as a child, your destiny changes. You are more likely to go somewhere fun when you retire, as I did! Go for it, chlost. If you don't like it, you can go back home. We kept a storage unit full of stuff for 4 years before deciding to stay overseas.Pilla Leitnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00487869060473055340noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5108355111065091083.post-54524992276984154432013-08-29T10:30:59.360-07:002013-08-29T10:30:59.360-07:00It has always tripped me out that the place I live...It has always tripped me out that the place I live determines the people I meet and the experiences I have. I know it sounds so obvious, but in a way it's crazy.Missed Periodshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10343265071637032284noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5108355111065091083.post-75320025939302794532013-08-27T15:03:41.387-07:002013-08-27T15:03:41.387-07:00Donna, Thanks!
chlost, you know the way and you a...Donna, Thanks!<br /><br />chlost, you know the way and you are always welcome. I'll give you the nickel tour.<br /><br />BBC, I kind of like it out your way, but have only been there twice. Don't forget the rain is what makes it so lush, but I don't believe the last item is a function of geography. Jonohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18170214396483091419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5108355111065091083.post-61833438608558052332013-08-27T13:44:38.933-07:002013-08-27T13:44:38.933-07:00I made good choices about where I lived until I mo...I made good choices about where I lived until I moved to where I am now. There's good and bad here so I have a love/hate relationship with the area, like it often rains too damn much and the women are difficult to get along with. BBChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15323188240580782454noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5108355111065091083.post-6845982676708082412013-08-26T16:58:33.524-07:002013-08-26T16:58:33.524-07:00Hey, Jono, I may need to come up to visit and I ca...Hey, Jono, I may need to come up to visit and I can show you my scar from my knee replacement surgery.<br />I have lived in Minn for all but 4 years of my life. As I get closer to retirement, I find myself longing to try to live somewhere else. By the sea? That would be wonderful. In a place with a warm winter? Wonderful as well. In Europe? Yes! I would love to do that. I do not feel so settled by my geography as I get older....I am wondering how I can find a way to live in a completely different geography. What is that?chlosthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10476371332873753350noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5108355111065091083.post-70158994080443450772013-08-25T14:43:38.755-07:002013-08-25T14:43:38.755-07:00Beautiful photos and thoughts that will have me wo...Beautiful photos and thoughts that will have me wondering "what if" for sometime. Sorry about the knee. :(Donna Bantahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01271377907141866718noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5108355111065091083.post-16716309973026695282013-08-25T11:45:21.985-07:002013-08-25T11:45:21.985-07:00Vagabonde, we see things in a similar light. It to...Vagabonde, we see things in a similar light. It took ten years to pay off my education, we are financially drained for major health issues (of which I have only one, so far)and we need to beg for time away from work. Not very "family friendly" in my world. Thanks for stopping by.Jonohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18170214396483091419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5108355111065091083.post-9775775016885892542013-08-25T09:25:44.799-07:002013-08-25T09:25:44.799-07:00I enjoyed your post and your pretty pictures. I r...I enjoyed your post and your pretty pictures. I read Abraham Verghese’s book when it came out and enjoyed it tremendously. (My physician son-in-law’s family came from Kerala, India, so I try to read books about people from that country.) <br />You shared an interesting question – how would life have been if in another country. I have often asked myself the same question – would have I been happier if I had returned to Paris instead of staying in the US? For one thing, my daughter would not have such a huge student loan as higher education is free over there – I might be healthier as healthcare is no.1 in France and also mostly free – they would have operated on my knee, I would have traveled more as vacations are in the law and the US is the only western country without vacation laws – each of my daughter might not have been mugged, since the crime rate is so much higher in the US than in Europe. But there are good things here too – when everything is going well I am pleased to be in the US, but when I am sad, I wish I were back home in Paris.<br />Vagabondehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10774109692564954568noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5108355111065091083.post-22503200006501582562013-08-24T14:54:22.036-07:002013-08-24T14:54:22.036-07:00PP, as long as you can hang on to your towel you w...PP, as long as you can hang on to your towel you will be alright.Jonohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18170214396483091419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5108355111065091083.post-2146422775448017982013-08-24T14:29:25.343-07:002013-08-24T14:29:25.343-07:00This is fun to think about... I have switched geog...This is fun to think about... I have switched geographic locations quite a few times and sometimes I wonder what would have happened if I had stayed put in a previous spot.<br /><br />However, I'm with Douglas Adams in my thinking: <i>I may not have gone where I intended to go, but I think I have ended up where I needed to be.</i> In other words, I'm quite happy with my current geographic location. :-)Pixel Peeperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17553862902461169270noreply@blogger.com