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"MasterBlaster" wrote in message news:ZqPad.32260$663.22778@edtnps84... "Edward Dolan" wrote I come from a long line of name calling gentry and I am to the manor born. Was that the manor on 4th Ave, just south of Park Lane? Sort of in the middle of this view (old pic)...? http://terraserver-usa.com/image.asp...24164&z=15&w=1 Yes, I am at the house that is the only remaining house in the downtown core. It is the oldest house in town still standing at 125 years. However, when I go (die) the house will go with me as it has not been kept up over the years. Fourth Avenue a hundred years ago was the premier street in town where all the doctors and lawyers lived. See the movie "The Magnificent Ambersons" for a clue as to how things were, but no longer are. There is another very old house in town which is presently being restored at a cost of a million dollars and will be the showplace for pioneer houses (Worthington was established as a railroad town and so never had a poverty stricken pioneer past with sod houses). It is known as the Dayton House and was the former home of the founder of the Dayton department stores which is a very big deal here in the Upper Midwest. The Dayton stores are probably best known these days as Target, although they still retain the Dayton name for some of their stores. Worthington, for those who are interested, is about as fine a small town as there is in the world. It is a full service town and there is never any reason to go anywhere else for anything. If you walk down the streets, you will not get very far because others will smile at you and want to talk to you. I have often thought that Worthington is not grand, but it is progressive. As an instance of this, we recently had three all night super grocery stores operating (until Wal-Mart put one of them out of business) and we have two Internet service providers who also give us cable TV and telephone services. Those of us who occasionally feel the need to go to the big city access the interstate highway outside of town and we can be in Sioux Falls in about an hour. However, the very best thing about Worthington is that I can be out in the relatively unspoiled countryside in three minutes on my bike where I can have hundreds of miles of blacktop all to myself except for the occasional local farmer coming into town for some shopping. You couldn't pay me to live in a large city or metro. I am smart enough to know when I am well off. -- Regards, Ed Dolan - Minnesota |
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"Edward Dolan" wrote in message ... "MasterBlaster" wrote in message news:ZqPad.32260$663.22778@edtnps84... "Edward Dolan" wrote I come from a long line of name calling gentry and I am to the manor born. Was that the manor on 4th Ave, just south of Park Lane? Sort of in the middle of this view (old pic)...? http://terraserver-usa.com/image.asp...24164&z=15&w=1 Yes, I am at the house that is the only remaining house in the downtown core. It is the oldest house in town still standing at 125 years. However, when I go (die) the house will go with me as it has not been kept up over the years. perhaps if u didn't post so much you'd have more time to keep up the house However, the very best thing about Worthington is that I can be out in the relatively unspoiled countryside in three minutes on my bike where I can have hundreds of miles of blacktop all to myself except for the occasional local farmer coming into town for some shopping. You couldn't pay me to live in a large city or metro. I am smart enough to know when I am well off. big whoop, I can do the same thing where live in Dallas Ft/Worth |
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On Wed, 13 Oct 2004 02:05:30 GMT "Mark Leuck"
used 34 lines of text to write in newsgroup: alt.rec.bicycles.recumbent big whoop, I can do the same thing where live in Dallas Ft/Worth Let me know when you plan on riding down Stemmons freeway on your tricycle, I gotta see that. -Graham Remove the 'snails' from my email |
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"Mark Leuck" wrote in message news:J30bd.117268$He1.112172@attbi_s01... "Edward Dolan" wrote in message ... "MasterBlaster" wrote in message news:ZqPad.32260$663.22778@edtnps84... "Edward Dolan" wrote I come from a long line of name calling gentry and I am to the manor born. Was that the manor on 4th Ave, just south of Park Lane? Sort of in the middle of this view (old pic)...? http://terraserver-usa.com/image.asp...24164&z=15&w=1 Yes, I am at the house that is the only remaining house in the downtown core. It is the oldest house in town still standing at 125 years. However, when I go (die) the house will go with me as it has not been kept up over the years. perhaps if u didn't post so much you'd have more time to keep up the house It is strictly a cost thing. My parents let the house go and it is now a hopeless situation. The only thing I am doing is trying to prevent the city inspector from condemning the place as uninhabitable. I am in a race with the house as to who is going to go first, me or it. However, the very best thing about Worthington is that I can be out in the relatively unspoiled countryside in three minutes on my bike where I can have hundreds of miles of blacktop all to myself except for the occasional local farmer coming into town for some shopping. You couldn't pay me to live in a large city or metro. I am smart enough to know when I am well off. big whoop, I can do the same thing where live in Dallas Ft/Worth I mean I can be out of town and in the countryside in three minutes on my bike. But the town itself is a very pleasant place to ride your bike. I do not go out of town as much anymore as I used to. I have relatives who live in the Chicago metro and frankly it is a horror to cycle there. Normally, if you want to access the countryside, you will have to put your bike in the car and drive for a couple of hours though heavy traffic to even get to the country. What possible fun can that be? I think all metros are pretty much like Chicago. You are trapped like a rat in a cage. Small towns here in the Upper Midwest are a paradise on this earth and sooner or later the whole world will want to live here. The only thing that keeps folks in the cities is their jobs. Otherwise, it is no contest. I have the police scanner on all night when I am up and do you know what all the calls are about. Yup, you guessed it - barking dogs and playing music too loud. And these very minor problems are taken care of with dispatch by the police. Sometimes I just can't believe how civilized my home town is. You should all be so lucky as to live in a small town in the Upper Midwest. -- Regards, Ed Dolan - Minnesota |
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Edward Dolan wrote:
... When I was in college I was taught by world famous professors and I was also taught by graduate assistants. The graduate assistants were all worthless as teachers and some few of the world famous professors weren't half bad. That is the difference, you nut case!... And some world famous professors are excellent researchers but awful teachers, and some teaching assistants do a very good job. -- Tom Sherman - Curmudgeon and Pedant |
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Edward Dolan wrote:
"Mark Leuck" wrote in message news:J30bd.117268$He1.112172@attbi_s01... "Edward Dolan" wrote in message ... "MasterBlaster" wrote in message news:ZqPad.32260$663.22778@edtnps84... "Edward Dolan" wrote I come from a long line of name calling gentry and I am to the manor born. Was that the manor on 4th Ave, just south of Park Lane? Sort of in the middle of this view (old pic)...? http://terraserver-usa.com/image.asp...24164&z=15&w=1 Yes, I am at the house that is the only remaining house in the downtown core. It is the oldest house in town still standing at 125 years. However, when I go (die) the house will go with me as it has not been kept up over the years. perhaps if u didn't post so much you'd have more time to keep up the house It is strictly a cost thing. My parents let the house go and it is now a hopeless situation. The only thing I am doing is trying to prevent the city inspector from condemning the place as uninhabitable. I am in a race with the house as to who is going to go first, me or it. This confirms my suspicion that Mr. Dolan could get away without working much (as he likes to mention) because he inherited property. However, the very best thing about Worthington is that I can be out in the relatively unspoiled countryside in three minutes on my bike where I can have hundreds of miles of blacktop all to myself except for the occasional local farmer coming into town for some shopping. You couldn't pay me to live in a large city or metro. I am smart enough to know when I am well off. big whoop, I can do the same thing where live in Dallas Ft/Worth I mean I can be out of town and in the countryside in three minutes on my bike. But the town itself is a very pleasant place to ride your bike. I do not go out of town as much anymore as I used to. I have relatives who live in the Chicago metro and frankly it is a horror to cycle there. Normally, if you want to access the countryside, you will have to put your bike in the car and drive for a couple of hours though heavy traffic to even get to the country. What possible fun can that be? I think all metros are pretty much like Chicago. You are trapped like a rat in a cage. I happen to know several "Monkeys" who ride lowracers in the Chicago area. However, they are finding traffic worse and worse, and keep on having to add more roads to the "avoid" list. Small towns here in the Upper Midwest are a paradise on this earth and sooner or later the whole world will want to live here. The only thing that keeps folks in the cities is their jobs. Otherwise, it is no contest. I have the police scanner on all night when I am up and do you know what all the calls are about. Yup, you guessed it - barking dogs and playing music too loud. And these very minor problems are taken care of with dispatch by the police. Sometimes I just can't believe how civilized my home town is. You should all be so lucky as to live in a small town in the Upper Midwest. On the other hand, small Midwestern towns can be socially and intellectually stifling. (For the record, I lived in or near a small Wisconsin town for about 10 years) and near a small Illinois town for about 3 years.) -- Tom Sherman - Curmudgeon and Pedant |
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"Tom Sherman" wrote in message ... Edward Dolan wrote: [...] It is strictly a cost thing. My parents let the house go and it is now a hopeless situation. The only thing I am doing is trying to prevent the city inspector from condemning the place as uninhabitable. I am in a race with the house as to who is going to go first, me or it. This confirms my suspicion that Mr. Dolan could get away without working much (as he likes to mention) because he inherited property. The secret to my success is never having married and never spending much money. I am a saver that would put the rest of you to shame. The only things I have ever splurged on are some of my recumbents and my stereo gear. You also must never spend money on houses and cars and other such extravaganzas. Think poor, live poor and be poor. That is how you avoid work. [...] Small towns here in the Upper Midwest are a paradise on this earth and sooner or later the whole world will want to live here. The only thing that keeps folks in the cities is their jobs. Otherwise, it is no contest. I have the police scanner on all night when I am up and do you know what all the calls are about. Yup, you guessed it - barking dogs and playing music too loud. And these very minor problems are taken care of with dispatch by the police. Sometimes I just can't believe how civilized my home town is. You should all be so lucky as to live in a small town in the Upper Midwest. On the other hand, small Midwestern towns can be socially and intellectually stifling. (For the record, I lived in or near a small Wisconsin town for about 10 years) and near a small Illinois town for about 3 years.) That is somewhat important when you are young. As you get older it becomes less and less important. I live mostly in my own mind as is suitable for a hermit. But even when I lived in New York, I only knew a handful of people. A social butterfly I never was. -- Regards, Ed Dolan - Minnesota |
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"Tom Sherman" wrote in message ... Edward Dolan wrote: ... When I was in college I was taught by world famous professors and I was also taught by graduate assistants. The graduate assistants were all worthless as teachers whereas some few of the world famous professors weren't half bad. That is the difference, you nut case!... And some world famous professors are excellent researchers but awful teachers, and some teaching assistants do a very good job. MOST world famous professors were not good as teachers at all. The trouble with graduate assistants is that they were earnest enough, but there was never any entertainment or inspiration from them. Good teachers are like good entertainers and artists. They not only need to impart information and styles of how to think, but they need to entertain and inspire their students too. In all my years of going to college and graduate school, I can truthfully say I only had a handful of really good teachers. A good teacher is worth his weight in gold and it has absolutely nothing to do with research. I have often thought that faculties could be split and you would completely separate the researchers from the teachers. In graduate school you would bring it all back together as students there are mostly leaning how to perform research. -- Regards, Ed Dolan - Minnesota |
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