Re: US rural life

On Fri, 24 Feb 2006 11:05:10 -0800, David Friedman
<ddfr@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

In article <-fCdnY-D8t14n2LeRVn-gg@xxxxxxxxxxx>,
Kip Williams <kiptw@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

Mind you, I would prefer to live in the city and visit the
boonies occasionally for a couple of days. But that's me.

I spent years living outside of town. Not even in the deep country, but
out where I'd have to go a distance to see someone other than our
immediate neighbors in a half dozen houses in a clump in the middle of
fields. We were pretty happy about the housing developments that sprang
up within a couple of years, though for the most part my friends were
the ones in the clump. When a small convenience store opened up, it gave
us a place where we could actually buy stuff (which, sadly, pointed up
my general lack of funds).

Yeah, the boonies are nice to visit, but you have to bring a book.


I spent most summers through about age sixteen living about a quarter
mile from the nearest neighbors, for most of that time without a
telephone. Of course, we had a car--but I couldn't drive, so was mostly
reading books, interacting with my family, and doing other things that
didn't require other people. I didn't feel deprived.

I grew up in similar circumstances. I rode my horse and visited
neighbors. I read books. I played in the fields and checked out the
progression of the seasons. To this day, I do miss being able to go
wading in the creeks in March to look for frog eggs, then tadpoles.

I regret my son lacked the same experience. What little outdoor
experience he had in comparison, he's enjoyed.

jrw
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