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Cat Forum / Cat Anecdotes / March 2005Where are you from?
Not long ago, somebody started a "What do you do for a living?" thread. That was real interesting. I'm a relative newcomer, and I haven't fixed in my mind where everybody lives. What country/state do you live in? Is that where you're originally from? I live in Pennsylvania, USA. I've moved around a lot in PA, but almost always lived in this state. > Not long ago, somebody started a "What do you do for a living?" thread. > That was real interesting. I'm a relative newcomer, and I haven't fixed [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > I live in Pennsylvania, USA. I've moved around a lot in PA, but almost > always lived in this state. Hi Katz, I started in Imperial Beach (South of San Diego), California... Lived in Oregon, lived in Alabama, lived in Maine, lived in the Air Force (overseas mostly), currently live in Colorado. Smokie Darling (Annie) > > What country/state do you live in? Is that where you're originally > > from? I'm originally from Woburn, Massachusetts, which is 12 miles northwest of Boston. Moved to St. Cloud, Florida, which is about 15 miles east of Orlando, in 1988. Charleen, Mr. Pumpkin, Aggie Marble, Victor Velcro, who are all Florida cats. >> Not long ago, somebody started a "What do you do for a living?" >thread. [quoted text clipped - 16 lines] > >Smokie Darling (Annie) Whereabouts in Colorado? Monique and I also live in Colorado, she is Longmont and me on the plains between Limon and Colo. Spgs. My house is an old homestead house and is surrounded by old trees and a spring=fed pond, which is worth its weight in gold in the middle of the dry prairie. -- CATherine I'm in Geneseo, Illinois--the Land That Modernity Forgot...or, perhaps more accurately, the Land That Forgot Modernity. I grew up here as well, but was born in nearby Rock Island. (Well, hey, it's not like I had any say in the matter.) > >> Not long ago, somebody started a "What do you do for a living?" > >thread. [quoted text clipped - 25 lines] > -- > CATherine Ooh, so sorry, missed this. I've been away for a day or two, and hadn't seen this one. I'm on the Western Slope (near Grand Junction). Smokie Darling (Annie) > Not long ago, somebody started a "What do you do for a living?" thread. > That was real interesting. I'm a relative newcomer, and I haven't fixed [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > I live in Pennsylvania, USA. I've moved around a lot in PA, but almost > always lived in this state. I live in Raleigh, North Carolina. I was born in London, England but moved to Sacramento, CA early on. Then we moved around a lot. I spent more of my childhood in Washington, DC than anywhere else, but I have lived in several major US cities. I find Raleigh to be like a big suburb. >"Katz" <imkatznbooks@yahoo.com> wrote in message >news:1109258365.969748.36270@l41g2000cwc.googlegroups.com... [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] >> I live in Pennsylvania, USA. I've moved around a lot in PA, but almost >> always lived in this state. >I live in Raleigh, North Carolina. I was born in London, England >but moved to Sacramento, CA early on. Then we moved around >a lot. I spent more of my childhood in Washington, DC than anywhere >else, but I have lived in several major US cities. I find Raleigh to be like >a big suburb. If you look at http://blakjak.com/hpcop_ad.htm you will see where everyone who posts to any cat NG is from - except people who have not furnished their details, of course. This also gets posted on the NGs form time to time.  SignatureDavid Stevenson Storypage: http://blakjak.com/sty_menu.htm Liverpool, England, UK <cat2@blakjak.com> Emails welcome Nanki Poo: SI O+W B 11 Y L+ W++ C+ I T+ A- E H++ V- F Q P+ B+ PA+ PL SC Minke: SI W+Cp B 2 Y L W+ C++ I T A- E H++ V++ F- Q- P B PA+ PL+ SC- > Not long ago, somebody started a "What do you do for a living?" thread. > That was real interesting. I'm a relative newcomer, and I haven't fixed > in my mind where everybody lives. > > What country/state do you live in? Is that where you're originally > from? I live in Portland, OR. I have lived pretty much all over the US (and in CAN, as a kid) with the exception of the deep south. I grew up in Illinois, about 50 miles south of Chicago. As for places to live, I prefer the (non-SF Bay) West coast to just about anywhere else except Hawaii. ;) -L. >What country/state do you live in? Is that where you're originally >from? Originally from Virginia. An Army/Air Force brat, I lived in VA, Pennsylvania, Illinois, northern Louisiana, southern Louisiana, Sebring and Lakeland, Florida, Washington DC, Alabama, back to Florida, now back in Alabama. Jeanne > Not long ago, somebody started a "What do you do for a living?" thread. > That was real interesting. I'm a relative newcomer, and I haven't fixed [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > I live in Pennsylvania, USA. I've moved around a lot in PA, but almost > always lived in this state. I live in the USA. I grew up in Whitehouse, Ohio and moved to State College, PA when I was twenty. After living in State College for 9 years I moved to Cary, NC which is right next to Raleigh. I lived there for eleven years and then moved to the Washington, DC area last year. Who knows how long we will stay here. I've lived all those places but my heart belongs to Marquette, MI where we vacation. SignatureMargaret Fine mefine@mindspring.com > > Not long ago, somebody started a "What do you do for a living?" thread. > > That was real interesting. I'm a relative newcomer, and I haven't fixed [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > College, PA when I was twenty. After living in State College for 9 > years I moved to Cary, NC which is right next to Raleigh. I lived in Cary, too. Beautiful part of the country but I HATED living there - too xenophobic for me. I lived close to a really nice park just south of the airport - I forget what it was called. Awesome wildlife there. -L. > > > Not long ago, somebody started a "What do you do for a living?" > thread. [quoted text clipped - 17 lines] > just south of the airport - I forget what it was called. Awesome > wildlife there. Great to see the USA has named a town after The Yowlet ;-) Originally from Born in Rochester, UK, For the first 4 years of my life I lived in South-End-On-Sea in England. In 1975 my parents decided to immigrate to Australia, bringing myself and my younger sister with them. Since then, I have always lived within a half-hour drive of Wollongong, NSW (which is about an hour and a half south of Sydney). There are many places in Australia I"ve fallen in love with, but my heart and home will always be in the Illawarra. Yowie >Great to see the USA has named a town after The Yowlet ;-) > >Originally from Born in Rochester, UK, Is that Rochester as in Medway Towns, or Rochester, Northumberland? I now live in Whitstable on the North Kent coast, but started life in Maidstone (also in Kent, but very central), moving to Hythe when I was 14 (South Kent coast). A brief spell in Ramsgate (East Kent) in my late twenties, then Whitstable, where I've been for almost ten years now. SignatureCathi > >Great to see the USA has named a town after The Yowlet ;-) > > > >Originally from Born in Rochester, UK, > > Is that Rochester as in Medway Towns, or Rochester, Northumberland? My UK geography is terrible. Whichever one is closer to South-end-on-Sea (I'm now wonderign whether it was Rochester or another town starting with "R" - its not like I have a memory of where I was born, my parents moved back to Southend before I was one) > I now live in Whitstable on the North Kent coast, but started life in > Maidstone (also in Kent, but very central), moving to Hythe when I was > 14 (South Kent coast). A brief spell in Ramsgate (East Kent) in my late > twenties, then Whitstable, where I've been for almost ten years now. Kent sounds failiar - is it near Essex? Yowie >"Cathi" <Cathi@nospamplease.seasalter0.demon.co.uk> wrote in message >news:NUULKf$mClHCFwaM@seasalter0.demon.co.uk... [quoted text clipped - 16 lines] > >Kent sounds failiar - is it near Essex? Scotland North-East North-West Wales West Midlands East Midlands East Anglia Home Counties Essex London Kent South-West South South-East Clear now? SignatureDavid Stevenson Storypage: http://blakjak.com/sty_menu.htm Liverpool, England, UK <cat2@blakjak.com> Emails welcome Nanki Poo: SI O+W B 11 Y L+ W++ C+ I T+ A- E H++ V- F Q P+ B+ PA+ PL SC Minke: SI W+Cp B 2 Y L W+ C++ I T A- E H++ V++ F- Q- P B PA+ PL+ SC- >> Is that Rochester as in Medway Towns, or Rochester, Northumberland? > [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > >Yowie Rochester, Kent isn't that far as the crow flies from Sarfend - Sarfend is on the Essex coast, and the two counties are on either side of the Thames Estuary. So, sounds like you're from the Kentish Rochester. Which led me to wonder ..... is Yowie entitled to call herself a Kentish Woman, or a Woman of Kent? http://www.bbc.co.uk/kent/places/features/manofkent_kentishman.shtml Looks like you're Of Kent. BTW, Kent is at the bottom right hand corner of England, underneath and to the right of London! SignatureCathi Of Kent and proud of it <snip> > Originally from Born in Rochester, UK, For the first 4 years of my > life I lived in South-End-On-Sea in England. In 1975 my parents [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > Sydney). There are many places in Australia I"ve fallen in love with, > but my heart and home will always be in the Illawarra. I know... bad form for replying to myself, but I just have to brag about my home-town Wollongong. There are two major 'eating' places in Wollongong. One is Cliff Road, Stuart Park and surrounds, they all lookout over the ocean, lagoon or harbour. Great food with 'silver service' but you pay for it. This is where the tourists tend to eat, and where you'd go on your anniversary. The other is Keira Street, in the middle of twon. These are cheap eats where the locals go, and where I ate at the Singaporean restaurant on Friday night. Cary was with me, and he yet again confirmed his vegetarianess by enjoying Singaporean curry, which is quite spicy. It was tofu, pototoes and other asian vegies in a something akin to a Thai red curry, but with its own twist to it. Yummy. And then, having not much else better to do on a friday night, I decided to take Cary for walk along Keira street to see what sort of restaurants have sprung up since I was last in town. Here's the list of cuisines represented on that one street, and except for the french restaurant, I would be deeply shocked to find a main course over $20. Vietnamese Cambodian Singaporean Japanese Japanese Sushi bar Korean Chinese Anglo-style 'Chinese' Yum Cha Asian noodle bar Thai Indian Mexican Italian Iranian French Turkish Lebanese Australian Pizzeria Kebab house Tea Emporium Espresso bar There's also a Greek place in town and a Japanese BBQ place but they are on a different street (with other restaurant types already listed above) as well as the usual franchise steakhouses (Chillis, LoneStar and Hogsbreath) and fast food franchises (McDonalds, KFC, Burger King, Subway etc etc) scattered throughout the place. I am *so* glad I live in (the out suburbs of) an International University town. Yowie >>>Not long ago, somebody started a "What do you do for a living?" > [quoted text clipped - 25 lines] > > -L. Maybe Lake Crabtree Park? In the last 5 years or so we lived there, Cary had become more diverse. We had a lot of people from Taiwan and Viet Nam settle in Cary as well as a huge influx of Latinos. The town decided to take a proactive, progressive approach and welcome the new comers with help in their native language as well as trying to keep some affordable housing so things may have gotten better since you lived there. The town also had their 2 pet limit law struck down. They still make fun of the town because it has a pretty strict zoning ordinance and still dictate what color roofs can be. They still say Cary stands for Containment Area Relocated Yankees. :-) SignatureMargaret Fine mefine@mindspring.com <snip> > Maybe Lake Crabtree Park? Yes! I loved that park - great off-road cycling trails. And an abundance of birds - blue heron, snowy egrets, etc. In the last 5 years or so we lived there, > Cary had become more diverse. We had a lot of people from Taiwan and > Viet Nam settle in Cary as well as a huge influx of Latinos. The town > decided to take a proactive, progressive approach and welcome the new > comers with help in their native language as well as trying to keep some > affordable housing so things may have gotten better since you lived > there. The town also had their 2 pet limit law struck down. That's nice to know. > They still make fun of the town because it has a pretty strict zoning > ordinance and still dictate what color roofs can be. They still say > Cary stands for Containment Area Relocated Yankees. :-) Yes, I have heard it as "Containment Area.." :) I was recruited by a firm to come and head a research project in RTP. I pretty much hated the company and the area and moved to the SF Bay area after a year and a half. I met my DH there, though (he was a grad student at NCSU) so all was not lost. ;) -L. Born in Romford, Essex, UK and now live in East London with fellow slave Dave who's originally from Leven, Fife, Scotland and our owners Redunzel and Sarrasine orginally from Feltham, Middlesex, UK Lesley Slave of the Fabulous Furballs Ooooh! Leven, Fife! I was born not far from there -- in Buckhaven, Fife. We lived for a few years in Albany Park (near Sidcup) in Kent -- I remember going to a sea-side that I think was Ramsgate. Then we emigrated to Toronto, Canada, and then Montreal. When I fledged my wings from the family, I moved to London England, then Winnipeg, and then back to Toronto, where I am now. Marion Born in Cardiff, Wales. Moved to Germany when I was 3, then back to Petersfield in Hampshire, UK when I was 6. At age 8 I went to Hong Kong and lived there until I was 12 when we moved to New Delhi in India where I lived until I was 18. From there we came back to the UK to Croydon and then in 1996 my folks moved to Moscow for 5 years and I stayed in the UK but lived at various points in Slough, Windsor, Oxford, Croydon and Aylesbury. *Then* my folks moved to Washington DC in 2000 (where they still live) and I moved to Belize, Central Amercia in April 2002. Came back to Cardiff end of 2002, and then moved to Edinburgh. Finally returned to Cardiff in March 2004 where I am still living, but am dividing my time between here and Scotland. In 2 years time I'm off to Edmonton, Canada to do my Post-Doc..... My cats are some of the most well travelled on the planet, having done about 80,000 miles between them. ;o) Helen M > Born in Cardiff, Wales. Moved to Germany when I was 3, then back to > Petersfield in Hampshire, UK when I was 6. At age 8 I went to Hong Kong [quoted text clipped - 16 lines] > > Helen M Goodness! You truly are a citizen of the world! You must have a lot of wonderful experiences. Are your parents military? > Not long ago, somebody started a "What do you do for a living?" thread. > That was real interesting. I'm a relative newcomer, and I haven't fixed [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > I live in Pennsylvania, USA. I've moved around a lot in PA, but almost > always lived in this state. Born and raised in New Orleans, Louisiana, but came to Houston, Texas as soon as I could! ;> Hugs, CatNipped > Not long ago, somebody started a "What do you do for a living?" > thread. That was real interesting. I'm a relative newcomer, and I [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > I live in Pennsylvania, USA. I've moved around a lot in PA, but almost > always lived in this state. Currently living in Bloomington, Indiana (former home of Bobby Knight, current home of John "Cougar" Mellencamp, birthplace of David Lee Roth (former Van Halen front-man), and home to missing IU student Jill Berhman whose body was found last year in a field a county north, but no killers have been found yet). I was born in Izmir, Turkey to US Air Force dad & stay-at-home mom, and lived in Germany, California, Texas, Mississippi, & Oklahoma before I was 5 years old. Then dad retired from the AF & got a civvy job at Crane (a land-locked Navy base here in Indiana) repair electronic communications equipment, and we moved to Bedford, Indiana: Limestone Capital of the World - limestone was used in Pentegon, Empire State Building, countless memorials, statues & monuments in Wahsington DC (including the Washington Crossing the Deleware statue, of which I have a piece that came off the block used to carve it) & elsewhere: and home to *3* astronauts: Walker, Grissom & Bowersox (I lived 3 houses up the street from him when I was a kid). http://www.limestonecountry.com/Home.html We didn't have pets as a kid, aside from hamsters, so now I'm making up for lost time with *8* cats ;) --? The ONE and ONLY lefthanded-pathetic-paranoid-psychotic-sarcastic-wiseass-ditzy former-blonde in Bloomington! (And proud of it, too)? email me at nalee1964 (at) insightbb (dot) com http://community.webshots.com/user/mgcmdjeep > > Not long ago, somebody started a "What do you do for a living?" > > thread. That was real interesting. I'm a relative newcomer, and I > > haven't fixed in my mind where everybody lives. > > > > What country/state do you live in? Is that where you're originally > > from? Wow, there are quite a few military people in this group. Add me to the mix. I was born in a small town in Upstate New York, south of the Finger Lakes, I went to school in Ithaca for 4 years, then went to grad school at PennState, State College, PA (loved it!), lived in Greenville, NC, moved back to NY and lived in the Poughkeepsie/Wappingers Falls area for 3 years (miss the gorgeous autumns), *then* I lived in Germany for 5 years while working as a contractor with the military, *then* I married an AF guy (with Willow's approval), and we moved to the UK. Now we are expecting to move this summer stateside...hopefully NoVa. Willow joined me in Poughkeepsie. >> > Not long ago, somebody started a "What do you do for a living?" >> > thread. PS Don't you mean "Where you from, B*TCH?" ;) (apologies to Jill ;)) Theresa Stinky Pictures: http://community.webshots.com/album/125591586JWEFwh My Blog: http://www.humanitas.blogspot.com >>>> Not long ago, somebody started a "What do you do for a living?" >>>> thread. [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > Stinky Pictures: http://community.webshots.com/album/125591586JWEFwh > My Blog: http://www.humanitas.blogspot.com ROFL! Still one of my favourite jokes!!! Jill Magic Mood Jeep© wrote: > > Not long ago, somebody started a "What do you do for a living?" > > thread. That was real interesting. I'm a relative newcomer, and I [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > whose body was found last year in a field a county north, but no killers > have been found yet). Is she the blonde they thought was picked up by a trucker? -L. >>> Not long ago, somebody started a "What do you do for a living?" >>> thread. That was real interesting. I'm a relative newcomer, and I [quoted text clipped - 20 lines] > > -L. Not that I can recall. Jill was a brunette, and was riding her when she disappeared. A week after her disappearance, they did find her bike, but no sign of her. They do have a couple of suspects in mind, but not enough to charge/arrest them for her murder (aparently they are already imprisoned for other infractions). http://www.indiana.edu/~alumni/iuaa/jillbehrman/ --? The ONE and ONLY lefthanded-pathetic-paranoid-psychotic-sarcastic-wiseass-ditzy former-blonde in Bloomington! (And proud of it, too)? email me at nalee1964 (at) insightbb (dot) com http://community.webshots.com/user/mgcmdjeep >>>> Not long ago, somebody started a "What do you do for a living?" >>>> thread. That was real interesting. I'm a relative newcomer, and I [quoted text clipped - 35 lines] > nalee1964 (at) insightbb (dot) com > http://community.webshots.com/user/mgcmdjeep Disturbing story. I have only run into a few other people named Jill in my life and it's disturbing to hear it in this context. Jill >>>>> Not long ago, somebody started a "What do you do for a living?" >>>>> thread. That was real interesting. I'm a relative newcomer, and I [quoted text clipped - 40 lines] > > Jill I went to shcool with a Jill. She was short, petit li'l thang, but always on a cheerleading squad, starting in grade school, through high school. Not sure where she is now. Doubt if it's you, and I know it was the one that disappeared. --? The ONE and ONLY lefthanded-pathetic-paranoid-psychotic-sarcastic-wiseass-ditzy former-blonde in Bloomington! (And proud of it, too)? email me at nalee1964 (at) insightbb (dot) com http://community.webshots.com/user/mgcmdjeep >Not long ago, somebody started a "What do you do for a living?" thread. >That was real interesting. I'm a relative newcomer, and I haven't fixed [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] >I live in Pennsylvania, USA. I've moved around a lot in PA, but almost >always lived in this state. Brooklyn, baby. :) Born and bred. Theresa Stinky Pictures: http://community.webshots.com/album/125591586JWEFwh My Blog: http://www.humanitas.blogspot.com Born in Philadelphia, PA, moved to Boston MA when I was 2, then to England when I was 4 1/2. Have lived in or close to Croydon, UK which is just south of London, ever since then. Deb. Signaturehttp://www.scientific-art.com "He looked a fierce and quarrelsome cat, but claw he never would; He only bit the ones he loved, because they tasted good." S. Greenfield > Born in Philadelphia, PA, moved to Boston MA when I was 2, then to > England when I was 4 1/2. Have lived in or close to Croydon, UK which is [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > -- > http://www.scientific-art.com Hey I love your artwork! You should design nature-oriented children's clothing. :) -L. > Hey I love your artwork! You should design nature-oriented children's > clothing. :) Thanks Lyn! :-) I will assume you're talking about the 'zoology, botany and natural history' sections of my portfolio, as I can't imagine little kiddies wearing T-shirts with a kidney, bone or muscle motif, though I can see a potential market for seasonal leisure wear with skeletal limbs printed in the appropriate areas! Just joking....! ;-))) Deb. Signaturehttp://www.scientific-art.com "He looked a fierce and quarrelsome cat, but claw he never would; He only bit the ones he loved, because they tasted good." S. Greenfield > > Hey I love your artwork! You should design nature-oriented children's > > clothing. :) [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] > -- > http://www.scientific-art.com I dunno - T-shirts with organs on them might be kinda cool. "This is your kidney" "Be kind to your liver"... ;p -L. > Not long ago, somebody started a "What do you do for a living?" thread. > That was real interesting. I'm a relative newcomer, and I haven't fixed in [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > I live in Pennsylvania, USA. I've moved around a lot in PA, but almost > always lived in this state. I live in Longmont, Colorado, but prefer to think of myself as living in Boulder, which is culturally more my style but which I can't afford. I was born and raised in northern Virginia (DC suburbs) except for a 5-year stint in Germany. Signaturemonique, who spoils Oscar unmercifully pictures: http://www.bounceswoosh.org/rpca >Not long ago, somebody started a "What do you do for a living?" thread. >That was real interesting. I'm a relative newcomer, and I haven't fixed [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] >I live in Pennsylvania, USA. I've moved around a lot in PA, but almost >always lived in this state. I'm a transplanted buckeye (Ohio) now living in Tennessee USA, just a hop, skip and a jump from beautiful Dale Hollow Lake. Nan I live in Vantaa, Finland. Have always lived in Finland, but not always in Vantaa. Moved here in Dec. 1997 from Helsinki, where I'd lived up to then. Vantaa and Helsinki are neighbours, and the Helsinki airport is actually located in Vantaa, not that far from where I live. SignatureChristine in Vantaa, Finland christal63 (at) gmail (dot) com photos: http://photos.yahoo.com/christal63 photos: http://community.webshots.com/user/chkr63 I was born just outside Washington DC in 1945. We left to move to Alaska the morning after Martin Luther King was shot. After three years in Anchorage courtesy of the US Air Force, we moved to Yuba City CA (near Beale AFB) in 1971 and we are still here. Jo Firey > What country/state do you live in? Is that where you're originally > from? I live in Helsinki, the capital of Finland. I was born here, and have lived here for most of my life, except when I lived in Cambridge, Massachusetts as a child. SignatureMarina, Frank and Nikki marina (dot) kurten (at) pp (dot) inet (dot) fi Pics at http://uk.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/frankiennikki/ and http://community.webshots.com/user/frankiennikki > > What country/state do you live in? Is that where you're originally > > from? [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > Pics at http://uk.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/frankiennikki/ > and http://community.webshots.com/user/frankiennikki New Zealand. Bev SignatureCats aren't clean, they're just covered with cat spit. > > Pics at http://uk.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/frankiennikki/ > > and http://community.webshots.com/user/frankiennikki > > New Zealand. > > Bev And I live 15 minutes away from Bev. Lois I'm a California girl. Born and raised in the Bay Area, in the city of Fremont, about an hour southeast of San Francisco. Then in 1996, I moved down to Los Angeles to attend UCLA. Then in 2001, moved about 30 minutes north to the valley, now living in Van Nuys. Kristi, owned by Mischief and Imp > Not long ago, somebody started a "What do you do for a living?" thread. > That was real interesting. I'm a relative newcomer, and I haven't fixed [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > I live in Pennsylvania, USA. I've moved around a lot in PA, but almost > always lived in this state. Toronto Canada born and raised. Still here. Well, technically I'm in "the former Municipality of Scarborough", the nearest suburb east of Tranna along the Scarborough Bluffs overlooking Lake Ontario. A lot of Scarborough is dreary strip malls and high-rises, hence the nickname "Scarberia", but we're in an old house in an old neighbourhood near the lake - it feels more like a small town than part of a big metropolis. >Not long ago, somebody started a "What do you do for a living?" thread. >That was real interesting. I'm a relative newcomer, and I haven't fixed [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] >I live in Pennsylvania, USA. I've moved around a lot in PA, but almost >always lived in this state. I've lived in Ohio all my life, except for one year where I lived in St. Petersburg, Florida. Ginger-lyn > Not long ago, somebody started a "What do you do for a living?" thread. > That was real interesting. I'm a relative newcomer, and I haven't fixed [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > I live in Pennsylvania, USA. I've moved around a lot in PA, but almost > always lived in this state. BC, Canada... Currently in Nelson, but returning to Sun Peaks this summer. SP is the ski resort near Kamloops. Mathew Butler to 2 kittens: Chablis & Muscat En Vino Veritas > Mathew > Butler to 2 kittens: Chablis & Muscat > En Vino Veritas Mathew--How did you like the movie Sideways? I assume w/all the wine in your siggy, that you saw it. Katz > Not long ago, somebody started a "What do you do for a living?" > thread. That was real interesting. I'm a relative newcomer, and [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > I live in Pennsylvania, USA. I've moved around a lot in PA, but > almost always lived in this state. Hi Katz. I'm in Maryland (USA) and have only lived in roughly four towns here. I'm a "stay put" sort of person, and since I was a mom young, I never had a chance to roam around like some do before they settle down. I just might do that when I'm retirement age. ;) SignatureCheryl > Not long ago, somebody started a "What do you do for a living?" thread. > That was real interesting. I'm a relative newcomer, and I haven't fixed [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > I live in Pennsylvania, USA. I've moved around a lot in PA, but almost > always lived in this state. We live in Stone Mountain, Georgia, USA which is just outside of Atlanta. I was raised in Athens, Georgia (home of the University of Georgia) which is a small town with a large university. It was a great place to be a teenage girl ;) DH was an Air Force brat that ended up in Lilburn, GA which is just outside of Atlanta, so when we got married I left Athens and moved to the Atlanta area. Stone Mountain,GA is best known for ... well, Stone Mountain which is the largest mass of exposed granite in the world. The only problem I've found living at the foot of Stone Mountain is trying to garden at the base of a mass of granite. I can't dig very deep without hitting rock. Otherwise, its a nice place to live. Julie I was born and raised in Missoula, MT and started college there but the travel bug hit so I also went to school in NY (near Poughkeepsie) and Lakeland, FL. Then I moved to Denver, married, followed dh to the Bay Area and then...low...we both ended up back to Missoula! PatM > Not long ago, somebody started a "What do you do for a living?" thread. > That was real interesting. I'm a relative newcomer, and I haven't fixed [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > I live in Pennsylvania, USA. I've moved around a lot in PA, but almost > always lived in this state. Compared to some of the rolling stones here, I have a pretty dull list of residences. =o) I was born at Stanford University hospital, and grew up in Palo Alto California (San Francisco Bay Area). My family moved here from Minnesota when my Dad got his job at Stanford U in 1962. Actually though, both my parents are native Southern Californians. My oldest brother was born in Walnut Creek, my sister was born in Boulder CO, and my other brother was born in Minneapolis, MN. I went to college in Oregon, but couldn't take the rain, so after graduation, I moved back to California. I currently live in Mountain View California. What can I say? The climate here has spoiled me for living anywhere else on Earth. =o) Melissa > Compared to some of the rolling stones here, I have a pretty dull list of > residences. =o) I was born at Stanford University hospital, and grew up in > Palo Alto California (San Francisco Bay Area). My family moved here from > Minnesota when my Dad got his job at Stanford U in 1962. I was also born at the Stanford U hospital. My dad was a Master's student in Electrical Engineering and ran his own business there when I was born in 1966! In 1967 we moved to Calgary (near Banff Alberta in the Rocky Mountains) and I've lived here ever since ... except when I "did my time" in Toronto for five years of University (sorry Bobcat :-) ) Susan M Otis and Chester Cold cats >> Compared to some of the rolling stones here, I have a pretty dull list of >> residences. =o) I was born at Stanford University hospital, and grew up [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > Otis and Chester > Cold cats I "did my time" in Toronto too when I worked at U of T. Now I live in Ottawa, the capital of Canada in eastern Ontario. (No I don't work for the government.) Born and raised in Hong Kong. Went to colleges in U.S. Lived in San Francisco, Seattle, London Ontario. I love Stanford campus. It is so beautiful. But so is the campus of my alma mater - U of Washington in Seattle. Winnie Ah good ol' Mountain View. A city that I recognize in this thread. I grew up in Fremont and went to Moreau High school in Hayward. Kristi >Not long ago, somebody started a "What do you do for a living?" thread. >That was real interesting. I'm a relative newcomer, and I haven't fixed >in my mind where everybody lives. > >What country/state do you live in? Is that where you're originally >from? Born and reaised in Bakersfield, Calfornia. Then I joined the Army and spent the next twenty years living wherever they sent me (San Antonio, Texas; Ft Campbell, Kentucky; Ft Wainwright Alaska; Ft Ord, California; Ludwigsburg, Germany; Ft Sill, Oklahoma (with deployments to Honduras, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, and Bahrain thrown in for fun). Since I had been stationed in Oklahoma for almost ten years when I retired, I decided to stay, so I've been here going on 20 years. SignatureSteve Touchstone, faithful servant of Sammy and Little Bit stouchst@JUNKsirinet.net [remove Junk for email] Home Page: http://www.sirinet.net/~stouchst/index.html Cat Pix: http://www.sirinet.net/~stouchst/animals.html >What country/state do you live in? Is that where you're originally >from? Both DH and I come from Long Island, in New York State. We've moved to LA, back to NY, back to LA, back to NY, and back to LA. Since we're retired, we're wondering if we shouldn't move again. Our best friends want us to move to Florida to be near them. They're cat people (and d*g and fish and bird people) and they used to live just a half mile away. They were our best friends in NY too and they moved to LA fifteen years ago. Then they moved to Florida five years ago. If I were rich instead of just OK, I'd be what US Americans call 'bi-coastal', living part-time on each coast. Regards and Purrs, O J hi,Denise here,living in Lakeland,FL,originally from Chesapeake,VA. > Not long ago, somebody started a "What do you do for a living?" thread. > That was real interesting. I'm a relative newcomer, and I haven't fixed [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > I live in Pennsylvania, USA. I've moved around a lot in PA, but almost > always lived in this state. > Not long ago, somebody started a "What do you do for a living?" thread. > That was real interesting. I'm a relative newcomer, and I haven't fixed [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > I live in Pennsylvania, USA. I've moved around a lot in PA, but almost > always lived in this state. I'm originally from near Spokane Washington, but married into the military. We now live in Fayetteville North Carolina, USA. Pam S. who likes being a vagabond > What country/state do you live in? Is that where you're originally > from? I live in Austin, Texas, USA. I've been here almost 10 years. I was born in Mexico City, grew up in Irapuato, Guanajuato, and went to college in Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, Mexico. SignatureVictor M. Martinez Owned and operated by the Fantastic Seven (TM) Send your spam here: uce@ftc.gov Email me here: pistorLITTER@BOXaustin.rr.com > > What country/state do you live in? Is that where you're originally > > from? > > I live in Austin, Texas, USA. I've been here almost 10 years. I was born > in Mexico City, grew up in Irapuato, Guanajuato, and went to college in > Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, Mexico. I love Austin. I was last there about ten years ago so I imagine it has changed. It is similar to Raleigh in that it is the state capital, and very green and pretty--for Texas! I love the way the hills ring the lakes. And the music scene was GREAT when I was there. > it has changed. It is similar to Raleigh in that it is the state > capital, and very green and pretty--for Texas! I love the It is very green! I love it here. > way the hills ring the lakes. And the music scene was > GREAT when I was there. It still is. On any typical Tuesday night there's at least a dozen live bands playing downtown. SignatureVictor M. Martinez Owned and operated by the Fantastic Seven (TM) Send your spam here: uce@ftc.gov Email me here: pistorLITTER@BOXaustin.rr.com > > it has changed. It is similar to Raleigh in that it is the state > > capital, and very green and pretty--for Texas! I love the > > It is very green! I love it here. Someone pointed out that Willie Nelson lived on one of the lakes I passed. > > way the hills ring the lakes. And the music scene was > > GREAT when I was there. > > It still is. On any typical Tuesday night there's at least a dozen live > bands playing downtown. Is "hippy hollow" still there? ;) > Someone pointed out that Willie Nelson lived on one of the > lakes I passed. The guy who gave me my last haircut was talking to an older lady when I arrived. She had very long, straight hair, almost to her knees. Turns out she was Willie's sister! > Is "hippy hollow" still there? ;) Yup. Never been though. (it's a nude "beach" on Lake Austin) SignatureVictor M. Martinez Owned and operated by the Fantastic Seven (TM) Send your spam here: uce@ftc.gov Email me here: pistorLITTER@BOXaustin.rr.com > > Someone pointed out that Willie Nelson lived on one of the > > lakes I passed. > > The guy who gave me my last haircut was talking to an older lady when I > arrived. She had very long, straight hair, almost to her knees. Turns > out she was Willie's sister! LOL! That is really funny. I wonder if his family has Native Americans? > > Is "hippy hollow" still there? ;) > > Yup. Never been though. (it's a nude "beach" on Lake Austin) I was there once--clothed! I thought it was neat that there is a legal nude beach right in the city. Still do. You have to love Texas. I met the best people in the world there. > I was there once--clothed! I thought it was neat that there is a legal > nude beach right in the city. Still do. You have to love Texas. I met > the best people in the world there. It probably wouldn't be legal anywhere else in Texas though. Austin is a little island of blue in a sea of red, to use the current political lingo in the US. Kerry got 70% of the vote here. :) SignatureVictor M. Martinez Owned and operated by the Fantastic Seven (TM) Send your spam here: uce@ftc.gov Email me here: pistorLITTER@BOXaustin.rr.com >> I was there once--clothed! I thought it was neat that there is a legal >> nude beach right in the city. Still do. You have to love Texas. I met [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > little island of blue in a sea of red, to use the current political >lingo in the US. Kerry got 70% of the vote here. :) "The Boston of the South" ;) Theresa Stinky Pictures: http://community.webshots.com/album/125591586JWEFwh My Blog: http://www.humanitas.blogspot.com > > I was there once--clothed! I thought it was neat that there is a legal > > nude beach right in the city. Still do. You have to love Texas. I met [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > little island of blue in a sea of red, to use the current political > lingo in the US. Kerry got 70% of the vote here. :) I know, that's part of why I love it. Texans are special people, funny and wild and with some common sense that many could benefit from. But of all the Texas cities I've traveled to, Austin is my favorite. Per Austin, my father heard Stevie Ray Vaughn in a small club there once. Can you even imagine? > I know, that's part of why I love it. Texans are special people, > funny and wild and with some common sense that many could benefit from. > But of all the Texas cities I've traveled to, Austin is my favorite. > Per Austin, my father heard Stevie Ray Vaughn in a small club there once. > Can you even imagine? Haven't checked lately, but isn't "Austin City Limits" still on PBS? Agreed, *great* music there!!! Hugs, CatNipped > > I know, that's part of why I love it. Texans are special people, > > funny and wild and with some common sense that many could benefit from. [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > Haven't checked lately, but isn't "Austin City Limits" still on PBS? > Agreed, *great* music there!!! It is on late on Saturday nights here! I love it. You can see the dome of the capitol building in the background. Makes we wistful for Texas. > It is on late on Saturday nights here! I love it. You can see the dome > of the capitol building in the background. Makes we wistful for > Texas. Hehehe... did you know that ACL is actually filmed indoors in a TV studio? :) SignatureVictor M. Martinez Owned and operated by the Fantastic Seven (TM) Send your spam here: uce@ftc.gov Email me here: pistorLITTER@BOXaustin.rr.com > > It is on late on Saturday nights here! I love it. You can see the dome > > of the capitol building in the background. Makes we wistful for > > Texas. > > Hehehe... did you know that ACL is actually filmed indoors in a TV > studio? :) *sheepish smile* No. Boy do I feel stupid now. > No. Boy do I feel stupid now. Don't! Most people think it's filmed outdoors. That's how the set is designed to look anyway. It is one of the most popular tourist attractions in Austin, actually. Tom and I used to go often to the tapings (they have free beer!), but lately they don't give free tickets to the staff anymore. :( The new thing they have is the Austin City Limits Music Festival, check it out: http://www.aclfestival.com/festival/default.asp SignatureVictor M. Martinez Owned and operated by the Fantastic Seven (TM) Send your spam here: uce@ftc.gov Email me here: pistorLITTER@BOXaustin.rr.com > The new thing they have is the Austin City Limits Music Festival, check > it out: http://www.aclfestival.com/festival/default.asp Oh man. You have no idea how much I would love to make a trip to Austin in September. > I was there once--clothed! I thought it was neat that there is a legal > nude beach right in the city. Still do. You have to love Texas. I met > the best people in the world there. When that whole 'Janet Jackson assaults America with her nipple' incident took place there were cries of, "She should have been arrested for indecent exposure!". However, in Houston, it is perfectly legal for a woman to bare her breasts in public, so Janet was safe from prosecution! ;> Hugs, CatNipped > > I was there once--clothed! I thought it was neat that there is a legal > > nude beach right in the city. Still do. You have to love Texas. I met [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > exposure!". However, in Houston, it is perfectly legal for a woman to bare > her breasts in public, so Janet was safe from prosecution! ;> Houston is another story! What a party town!! I love the West University club scene there. And just 40 minutes away is Brazos Bend State Park with the most lovely waterfowl. Something to do on Saturday night, something to do on Sunday! Can't beat it. > Houston is another story! What a party town!! I love the West University > club scene there. And just 40 minutes away is Brazos Bend State Park > with the most lovely waterfowl. Something to do on Saturday night, > something to do on Sunday! Can't beat it. Yeah, the Houston Ballet, TOTS (theater under the stars), City Lights, Trader's Village - something to do for everybody and every day of the week! Hugs, CatNipped > Yeah, the Houston Ballet, TOTS (theater under the stars), City Lights, > Trader's Village - something to do for everybody and every day of the week! Yup. If only it didn't require sitting in traffic for hours and hours... :) SignatureVictor M. Martinez Owned and operated by the Fantastic Seven (TM) Send your spam here: uce@ftc.gov Email me here: pistorLITTER@BOXaustin.rr.com >> Yeah, the Houston Ballet, TOTS (theater under the stars), City Lights, >> Trader's Village - something to do for everybody and every day of the >> week! > > Yup. If only it didn't require sitting in traffic for hours and hours... > :) LOL - yeah. Here's a link that's pretty humorous, if you *don't* live in Houston (the "19 Basic Rules for Driving in Houston" section)! http://www.gcmensa.org/HumorPassedAlong2.asp Hugs, CatNipped > >> Yeah, the Houston Ballet, TOTS (theater under the stars), City Lights, > >> Trader's Village - something to do for everybody and every day of the > >> week! > > > > Yup. If only it didn't require sitting in traffic for hours and hours... > > :) Hey, it is not the sitting I mind, it's the "everybody going 85 mph and changing lanes all at once with no turnsignals on and the road full of potholes big enough to take off your wheel!" > LOL - yeah. Here's a link that's pretty humorous, if you *don't* live in > Houston (the "19 Basic Rules for Driving in Houston" section)! > > http://www.gcmensa.org/HumorPassedAlong2.asp that's hilarious. I'm in Arlington, Virginia, US. Arlington (and Alexandria) were part of the original District of Columbia but the land was given back to Virginia. I lived in DC proper for about 13 years before that. Grew up mostly in northern New Jersey, in not too terrible a toxic waste dump. Spent some time in Houston, San Antonio (in a military school/prison camp) and Towson MD, a suburb of Baltimore. > I'm in Arlington, Virginia, US. Arlington (and Alexandria) were part of > the original District of Columbia but the land was given back to [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > dump. Spent some time in Houston, San Antonio (in a military > school/prison camp) and Towson MD, a suburb of Baltimore. Howard, What part of N. New Jersey? I was born in Dover and lived in Kenvil until I was 13. I still have relatives in Hackettstown, Mine Hill, and Ledgewood. We moved to Texas when I was 13. I've lived in the Dallas area ever since. I'm now 44. I have never gotten used to the Texas weather. I actually hate it. I miss the autumns in New Jersey and I am a huge fan of winter. Why I'm still in Texas I have no idea. Bob > > I'm in Arlington, Virginia, US. Arlington (and Alexandria) were part > > of [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > until I was 13. I still have relatives in Hackettstown, Mine Hill, and > Ledgewood. Born in Newark and lived there until I was 7 or 8, then West Orange. > We moved to Texas when I was 13. I've lived in the Dallas area ever > since. I'm now 44. I have never gotten used to the Texas weather. I > actually hate it. I miss the autumns in New Jersey and I am a huge fan > of winter. Why I'm still in Texas I have no idea. > > Bob > > Houston is another story! What a party town!! I love the West University > > club scene there. And just 40 minutes away is Brazos Bend State Park [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > Yeah, the Houston Ballet, TOTS (theater under the stars), City Lights, > Trader's Village - something to do for everybody and every day of the week! And there are BIG alligators at Brazos Bend State Park! Have you been? > And there are BIG alligators at Brazos Bend State Park! Have you been? Nope, with my allergies I'm not much of an outdoorsy person. Hugs, CatNipped >> I was there once--clothed! I thought it was neat that there is a >> legal nude beach right in the city. Still do. You have to love [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > > CatNipped Is it?! Gosh, then why did John have to buy me a swimsuit? I could have gone to the hotel pool in my panties! <G> Jill > exposure!". However, in Houston, it is perfectly legal for a woman to bare > her breasts in public, so Janet was safe from prosecution! ;> In Houston?!?!?!?! I had no idea! It's legal in Austin too, but we're known for being a bit crazy. :) SignatureVictor M. Martinez Owned and operated by the Fantastic Seven (TM) Send your spam here: uce@ftc.gov Email me here: pistorLITTER@BOXaustin.rr.com >> exposure!". However, in Houston, it is perfectly legal for a woman to >> bare her breasts in public, so Janet was safe from prosecution! ;> > > In Houston?!?!?!?! I had no idea! It's legal in Austin too, but we're > known for being a bit crazy. :) Yup. A local morning radio show here a few years ago got a few women to actually go out on the street bare breasted. I'm not sure, but it may be a state law (or un-law). When you think about it though it should be a law everywhere so women can freely breast-feed their infants! I think this must be the only country in the world with values so warped that we encourage our children to watch and participate in the "simulated warfare" violence of a football game and then go balistic if our children see a woman's breast while watching this "family fare"!!! Hugs, CatNipped ------------<snip of reference to Austin>------------ >On any typical Tuesday night there's at least a dozen live >bands playing downtown. I hope you've had a chance to see The Austin Lounge Lizards. Regards and Purrs, O J > I hope you've had a chance to see The Austin Lounge Lizards. They play here sometimes, but I've never seen them. What are they like? katz >> I hope you've had a chance to see The Austin Lounge Lizards. >> >They play here sometimes, but I've never seen them. What are they like? >katz Green and scaly. ;) Theresa Stinky Pictures: http://community.webshots.com/album/125591586JWEFwh My Blog: http://www.humanitas.blogspot.com >> I hope you've had a chance to see The Austin Lounge Lizards. >> >They play here sometimes, but I've never seen them. What are they like? >katz First of all, they're great Bluegrass pickers. They write their own music though and I suppose you'd have to classify the style as "novelty". A lot of it is flat out hilarious and the rest is still pretty good. Regards and Purrs, O J > First of all, they're great Bluegrass pickers. They write their own > music though and I suppose you'd have to classify the style as > "novelty". A lot of it is flat out hilarious and the rest is still > pretty good. Oh geez. OK. No wonder I've never seen them. The mere mention of the word bluegras sends me running for the hills. Sorry. :} No offense. I like folk music. Katz I was born in Ljubljana, the capital of Slovenia (Europe), where I have lived ever since. Soncek was born on the outskirts of Ljubljana and has lived with me ever since he was 3 months old and his mommy (a beautiful semi-feral silver shorthaired cat) let me take him home with me. Best wishes, SignaturePolonca & Soncek > Not long ago, somebody started a "What do you do for a living?" thread. > That was real interesting. I'm a relative newcomer, and I haven't fixed [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > I live in Pennsylvania, USA. I've moved around a lot in PA, but almost > always lived in this state. > Not long ago, somebody started a "What do you do for a living?" > thread. That was real interesting. I'm a relative newcomer, and I [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > I live in Pennsylvania, USA. I've moved around a lot in PA, but almost > always lived in this state. I'm just outside of Memphis, Tennessee, USA. No, I'm not originally from here... I'm a military brat. But I've lived here since 1972. Born in California, lived there twice; lived in Virginia twice; New Jersey; the Carolinas; Ohio; Thailand; now Tennessee. Jill > Not long ago, somebody started a "What do you do for a living?" thread. > That was real interesting. I'm a relative newcomer, and I haven't fixed [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > I live in Pennsylvania, USA. I've moved around a lot in PA, but almost > always lived in this state. I'm originally from Pennsylvania (Carlisle) but moved to Baltimore, Maryland to go to college, and I never left! I love this area. Close to Washington DC and New York etc. Xena and Callisto are from PA as well, My mom picked them out for me from a stray litter a friend of hers had taken in. She called me and said, "get up here and get these 2 kittens. You've talked about it doing it for years, so do it!!" and I did. Jennie Started life in Indiana, USA, spent a summer in northern Alabama (red clay all over *everything*!), then moved to southern New Jersey (south of Philadelphia - the rural part of the state (yes, farm crops are grown in New Jersey, it is not one big parking lot or toxic waste dump)), moved to Illinois (Chicago suburbs), now back where I started in southern Indiana. Jeanne Hedge, as directed by Natasha ============ http://www.jhedge.com > I'm originally from Pennsylvania (Carlisle) but moved to Baltimore, > Maryland to go to college, and I never left! I love this area. Close to > Washington DC and New York etc. Xena and Callisto are from PA as well, My > mom picked them out for me from a stray litter a friend of hers had taken > in. She called me and said, "get up here and get these 2 kittens. You've > talked about it doing it for years, so do it!!" and I did. Jennie I'm from Baltimore, too! Don't live there now, but I grew up in the suburbs and moved to Fells Point as an adult. I loved it, best place I ever lived. Currently, I'm in northeast Massachusetts, a mile from the New Hampshire border. DH is from here, and I moved here to be with him. Signature-Kelly kelly at farringtons dot net "Wake up, and smell the cat food" -TMBG > > I'm originally from Pennsylvania (Carlisle) but moved to Baltimore, > > Maryland to go to college, and I never left! I love this area. Close to [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > Currently, I'm in northeast Massachusetts, a mile from the New Hampshire > border. DH is from here, and I moved here to be with him. I used to go bar hopping in Fell's Point with B-town friends. The Horse You Rode in On! Eat Bertha's Mussels! I loved the antique shops, too. And I must confess to being a John Waters fan. That probably explains a lot. ;) |
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