Comments on: One year

By: Renee

Renee — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 17:38:22 +0000

Ah, I see now… boo, you leave just before I move there Well, Dave is from Eugene, so that should give you incentive to meet with us when we are in town this weekend. We should have a drink. I’m going to send you a proper email shortly.

By: cassandra

cassandra — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 20:50:01 +0000

well it depends on if you mean just DC or the entire DC metro area… just DC is 50/50 but if you include the metro area, its bumped to 60/40, which ties it with Seattle. these are rough figures of course, so if we were being picky, it wouldn’t be an EXACT tie as Seattle has cleaner air and prettier, more accessible water.

By: Jacob Grier

Jacob Grier — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 14:30:36 +0000

I like your precision. Just to calibrate, what’s DC’s good to crappy ratio?

By: cassandra

cassandra — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 00:22:53 +0000

while the dc area will be sad to see you go (read: me) and while seattle would carry with it a greater likelihood of our paths crossing again in the future as i have a lot of family and friends there, i think portland would be the best place for you… its such a beautiful area with plenty to do without having to deal with the crappy parts of seattle… i think the good to crappy ratios are 60/40 (seattle) and 75/25 (portland) so that’s my vote.

By: Mike

Mike — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 14:11:43 +0000

Not Tampa by any stretch of the imagination, but it would fun to have you around.

By: Jacob Grier

Jacob Grier — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 13:57:40 +0000

James! Thanks for the tip. I’ll get in touch with you by email.

Ben, it’s not a plus generally, but it does give me something to write about.

By: Adrienne

Adrienne — Sat, 21 Jun 2008 18:21:10 +0000

you know my vote! Portland is your city; you just haven’t moved here yet.

By: Ben

Ben — Sat, 21 Jun 2008 06:19:38 +0000

So, wait…is “nanny state” a selling point or a reason to avoid an area for you?

By: James

James — Sat, 21 Jun 2008 02:27:53 +0000

Madison, WI. There’s a great selection of breweries in the area (and across the state). Beer, brats and cheese are staples, but there’s no shortage of restaurants in a wide variety of styles. http://www.madisonatoz.com/about.html

It’s also home to the state capital and UW, so there’s political & educational opportunities as well.

Anyway, this is mostly just to say hello after almost a decade, but the recommendation stands - Madison is a crazy, wacky progressive town with lots to drink. A guy could do much worse.

(A couple weeks back, I was cleaning through old boxes and found a “griermagic” business card - decided to see if that site still existed and eventually stumbled here. Been reading for a couple weeks.)

By: Jacob Grier

Jacob Grier — Sat, 21 Jun 2008 00:37:07 +0000

Portland’s no slacker on coffee, either. It’s got some of the best there is when it comes to coffee, beer, cocktails, and cooking, which is was makes it so damn tempting to move there. From what I can tell, Seattle’s chief advantage (or disadvantage) is size. And yeah, they both have plenty of nanny state