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Bob, our friends could be described as intelligent 
liberals with a musical and artistic bent who enjoy good 
food and a healthly lifestyle. (That probably describes a 
lot of the folks on the list). They are all about five 
years ahead of us, already having retirement money and 
having finished rennovating their farm houses. We spent 
time together talking ideas, making music, cooking for one 
another. I'm not saying other factors in moving weren't 
involved, such as proximity to family, creative 
opportunities, etc. But apparently they needed something 
more. They were never as self-sufficient as we are. Maybe 
boredom was a factor?

--Sage


On Fri, 11 Jul 2008 10:56:17 -0700 (PDT)
 bob ford <bobford79 AT yahoo.com> wrote:
> Please elaborate, if you please.  I am confused why your 
> "like minded" friends with whom you socialized moved away 
> to socialize with someone
> else with similar (to you) like mindedness.  Are they 
> just moving to a metro area for the arts and nightlife. 
> I am confused.  Thanks...bobford
>
>
> --- On Fri, 7/11/08, eureka AT hctc.net <eureka AT hctc.net> 
> wrote:
>
>
> > In retrospect, the other thing I might put on that list 
> > is 
> > a place where there is some evidence of like-minded 
> > people. Two of the three couples with which we socialize 
> > have moved/are moving thousands of miles away, to be 
> > closer to more people like us. They underestimated the 
> > social isolation a rural life can bring. Again, if we 
> > didn't have the Internet connecting us to our friends,
> > we 
> > might not be able to handle it either.
>
>
>
>      
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