12.15.23
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Cities?

I’m afraid you are asking the wrong person. There is no city, anywhere, I want to visit. I’ve been all across this great country, and back again. I did not lose anything I need to go back and look for, in a city.

I’ve lived long enough to know most people are full of shit, just plain ignorant, or only looking to see what they can get out of you. I also understand that many people you might think aren’t ignorant, indeed believe ignorant shit. Conspiracy theories, flat earth nonsense, magic crystals, homeopathy, bigfoot, aliens, and that Republicans are upstanding, honest, and fine people! I saved the worst for last, the: “my invisible friend is better then yours, and everyone needs to adhere to MY ideology,” Loon Brigade, which are coincidentally, mostly, Republicans.

The one thing I want for myself in this world is to isolate from the vast sea of ignorance that is embraced by, and thriving with mankind.

Last time I looked, there was a lot more mankind in the cities than I see out in the boonies. And even at that, where I live, which used to be out in the country… Now it’s pretty much a glorified suburb between two hick towns. There are too damn many people HERE!

Why in the HELL would I want to go to a city full of people? When I already can’t stand to be around them in smaller doses?

If the complete moron, to ability to reason statistics, among people in cities, are anything like what I see here, then no, hell no. I’m not going to a city. In fact I think I will go to the river tomorrow. There aren’t nearly as many idiots out there, except the asshats in bass boats doing 70mph, and the 30′-40′ motor yachts peeling off huge wakes behind them. But, the bass boats come and go pretty quick, and the wakes eventually die down. (Hopefully you saw them coming and didn’t get tossed out of the boat. Every year a few uncle Bobs mysteriously fall out of boats and drown. I have a theory.)

Other than those things, which I have learned to cope with, the river/lake is my sanity zone. Come with me. I’ll show you.

Now, if some of my WP friends want to meet up somewhere in a city, and have a few beers, I might make an exception.

Daily writing prompt
What cities do you want to visit?
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9 thoughts on “Cities?”

  1. Would love to!

    Growing up, Australian cities were small. They’re getting big now. That being said, after hopping over the ocean I lived for 6 years in Sao Paulo, a megatropolis (including the five satellites seamlessly connected to it) of 20+ million people. It is at once mesmerising and terrifying.

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    • Mesmerizing is one thing. Terrifying is something else. 😉

      Like I said in the post, I’ve no interests in a city. Except perhaps to go to a concert/museum or if I get a gig to play in one. As long as I am getting in, and getting back out fairly quickly , I can manage being there for a bit.

      I like my little place in the boonies. Well, what used to be the boonies. And I hate going to town here…

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  2. I want to meet up with you and your wife on Mackinaw Island, Michigan!!! You’ll LOVE IT there Shell, I guarantee it!!! 🙂

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  3. From an early age, I wanted to visit Australia. Several (!) years ago, I finally got to do just that, along with No. and So. New Zealand and a brief stay in Figi.

    I’m content.

    We currently live in a suburb of a small(er) town on a street with only five houses — and based on the layout of the area, all of the homes are on the same side of the street so no nosy neighbors peering through their windows at us.

    Works for me. 😊

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