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August 05, 2005
The Great Divorce
I love starting trends. A couple of days ago I used the website Find Your Spot to determine best cities for me to live in. After discovering that I belong in the Southwest along with the vast majority of non-Floridian retirees, I was eager for my friends and family to see where they should live.
There was also an added bonus. The issue of where my parents should move when my dad retires next year has been a subject that has haunted the entire family for years. My mom wants to live in San Diego, in a large house (to entertain her retired friends, ya know) while my dad wants to become a recluse in a small cabin in the Rocky Mountains (with not so much entertaining). The idea of coming up with a new location that would be mutually agreeable was too much to pass up. Enter FindYourSpot.com.
So as not to incur any bias into the survey results, I had both parents fill out the survey at the same time, on different computers.
How little did I know that, while Janie watched TV and I hovered nervously between the dueling computers, the end of my parents' marriage was upon us.
Well, perhaps I exaggerate, but it certainly does not inspire confidence to realize that of the 20 towns and cities selected for each of my parents, they only had ONE in common.
Guess they're moving to Phoenix, Arizona.
Comments
One of my favorite all time entries! Will love find a way? I will stay tuned. From my death-bed don't you know.
Posted by: La at August 5, 2005 09:11 PM
