Wednesday, November 30, 2011
Back of Beyond
One of the drawbacks to moving out of the metropolitan region of San Francisco Bay is the lack of services we took for granted. Services like high speed DSL, rapid transit, and even telephonic voice mail are now wistful memories. Yet, as we admire the golden sunset over Vancouver Island, and enjoy the promenade along Birch Bay, we realize there are tradeoffs to surviving in today's austere economy.
Watching the geese and swans fly by our window, or witnessing the bald eagles performing acrobatics above our new home, cosmopolitan benefits like gourmet bread, olives and wine -- once taken for granted in our previous abode between San Francisco and Sonoma -- seem less important. Of course, paying $600 a month for an apartment a block from the beach, as opposed to $1,600 in the urban core, has its advantages.
After all, it's easier to learn to bake bread than it is to make money.
Watching the geese and swans fly by our window, or witnessing the bald eagles performing acrobatics above our new home, cosmopolitan benefits like gourmet bread, olives and wine -- once taken for granted in our previous abode between San Francisco and Sonoma -- seem less important. Of course, paying $600 a month for an apartment a block from the beach, as opposed to $1,600 in the urban core, has its advantages.
After all, it's easier to learn to bake bread than it is to make money.
