Cincinnati has Jungle Jim's, which has a whole lot of British foods that I haven't seen anywhere else in the US except at British specialty stores!

And the cheese. Oh god, the cheese.

And everything else.

I would woo Nora and Tom, but I believe they would hate it in S Florida, so I won't. Sigh.

I have given up on accomplishing anything today. The world has been too much with me the last little while, I just want to stay in my bathrobe and eat soup and read murder mysteries. Fortunately, that is a viable option and I am taking it.

I won't even try to tell Nora to come to Napa-adjacent California. You know all the draws, but you also know the expensive. It's more diverse than you might think, though, especially in the slightly less expensive areas. Which are also not convenient at all for Tom-type jobs.

I support that choice, -t. I've done much the same this weekend.

Nora and Tom should consider Charlottesville! For diversity, Southern hospitality, and mild winters, C'ville is pretty good, and we have beer and tech, too! And housing is reasonable.

St. Louis isn't entirely horrible. There's a good tech market, it's affordable, and the craft beer scene is excellent (she said while drinking a glass of Urban Chestnut's Erlkonig). Diversity around here is a mixed bag, but there are some areas that seem to be getting it right.

Public transport sucks, though.

I am also not going to pimp LA, as it's another big pond, and expensive. Very diverse, though.

I had an amusing phone conversation with my Mom. She was telling me that she was over at my aunt (her sister) and uncle's house for dinner. My uncle said something cutting to my aunt and my mom was up in arms. She said "I think Cal should learn not to speak that way to Nancy."

I said, "Well, since he's 93 and she's 89 and they've been married 64 years, I don't think they're going to be learning a LOT of new ways of relating to each other at this point."

Hey, you never know!

I really love that that was my mom's take on it as well.