Saturday, April 22, 2006





I'm at one of those points where I risk becoming gravely tired of myself. I suspect my blog is far more interesting than I am. Then again, the suburbs are fertile soil for self-loathing; everywhere I look I see incipient decay and phenomenally stupid people. I need to get the fuck out of here as quickly as possible before I keel over from sheer indignant fury.

11 comments:

Mac said...

I just might.

Paul Kimball said...

Wow. I can't wait to get to Kansas City after reading this. :-)

Paul

P.S. Hilarious cartoon.

Mac said...

Don't worry, Paul. I'll be sure to flee *after* our visit ;-)

Paul Kimball said...

Mac:

If you're going to "flee", go northeast, young man, not west! There's nothing more peaceful than spending an afternoon at Peggy's Cove, N.S. sitting on the rocks, staring out at the sea.

And then there's the lobster dinner to follow, with gingerbread and ice cream for desert, in a restaurant overlooking the ocean, with the sun setting.

I do love living here!

Paul

Mac said...

Paul--

I'm considering that an invitation! :-)

Sitting on the rocks watching the sea sounds positively heavenly to my suburb-addled brain...

Paul Kimball said...

Mac:

As you know, you're welcome anytime. You shoudl go to grad school at Acadia - the scenery at Cape Split (25 miles away) is breathtaking.

Ironically, never having spent any time in the midwest (unless Iowa is the midwest, and not counting airports), I'm looking forward to a couple of days as a "fish out of water" in KC. I'll definitely have to stop at the Truman Library / Museum.

Paul

Paul Kimball said...

http://novascotia.com/en/home/default.aspx

Paul Kimball said...

Ken:

Nova Scotia is GREAT!

Alas, we don't have a professional baseball team.

On the other hand, neither does Kansas City! :-)

Go Bosox!

Paul

Paul Kimball said...

Mac et al:

I should add that we're very touchy up here in the Great White North (or, as Pat Buchanan amusingly called us, "Soviet Canuckistan") about low cost labour coming into our country from the south, especially if they jump the queue, and especially if they're from Missouri.

Or Delaware.

We hate Delaware.

Paul

Mac said...

Ken,

If not for financial necessities -- and maybe they're not the "necessities" I think they are -- I'd probably be out of here. Then again, I don't want to be a vagrant; I need a place to come back to!

In the meantime, I'm exploring some options. I wouldn't rule out moving to Canada. If I could be assured a job there -- and it wouldn't have to be a spectacular job by any means -- I'd almost certainly go.

As for the animation: Yes, I sort of feel like that. But don't be too worried; I actually find it more funny than disturbing.

Anonymous said...

you should probably try going to austrailia or the himalayas i live in the himies i moved from Texas so theres a huge temp. diff.