tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5794535954827182754.post2794599416511125744..comments2024-02-17T04:06:00.805-05:00Comments on Just Not Said: MontecitoJohn Craighttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08729625146043379286noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5794535954827182754.post-67302858235204109152013-03-29T15:15:30.869-04:002013-03-29T15:15:30.869-04:00Chely --
Thank you very much.
Only problem with ...Chely --<br />Thank you very much. <br /><br />Only problem with hanging out at the Dairy Queen, it's hard to stay thin and gorgeous. But that's why they call it a fantasy, I guess.<br /><br />And the thing about a driver, it means another person intruding on your life. I guarantee you that the guy (and I'm sure it was a guy) had that Aston Martin because driving it made him feel more like James Bond. <br />John Craighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08729625146043379286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5794535954827182754.post-64071579290345837052013-03-29T14:06:47.963-04:002013-03-29T14:06:47.963-04:00Yeah! Exactly! And I'd get my teeth done and g...Yeah! Exactly! And I'd get my teeth done and get a mani/pedi every week and look amazing--just because I could. And I don't know what I would drive...maybe I would hire someone to be my driver. And (in this fantasy) I would be proving whatever the hell I wanted to, because I would be thin, rich and gorgeous... And I betcha I'd still hang at the Dairy Queen. :o) I do enjoy your blog, that's for sure. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5794535954827182754.post-1654816522141254582013-03-29T12:59:56.638-04:002013-03-29T12:59:56.638-04:00Chely --
Thank you. I agree about the Midwest vs. ...Chely --<br />Thank you. I agree about the Midwest vs. Southern California (and the Northeast) in general, though there are plenty of people here who don't fit that mold. (The surfers, for instance: if your big ambition is to catch a good wave, then you're not that ambitious.) But I've been swimming at the local Y, rather than at the 50 meter pool in the Coral Casino, which costs $150,000 just to join. So I've me more down to earth people, albeit with a slightly hippie-ish flavor. <br /><br />You can also tell a lot from the cars people drive. Up in the small shopping mall in Montecito, you see an awful lot of fancy cars. I even saw an Aston Martin Vantage.<br /><br />I have to admit, though, that if I had money to burn, I'd probably move to Montecito, join the Coral Casino, and drive a Vantage. Guess I have something to prove too.John Craighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08729625146043379286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5794535954827182754.post-73942580871464136592013-03-29T11:56:50.941-04:002013-03-29T11:56:50.941-04:00Your observations are so true! One of the best ins...Your observations are so true! One of the best insights I have heard about that area of the country came from a Southern Californian visiting me in Missouri a few summers ago. We were sitting on the curb in front of the Dairy Queen enjoying Peanut Buster Parfaits, along with most of the residents of the area. This is our small town's entertainment on many summer nights, and I find it perfectly engaging. So did my friend, much to her surprise. At one point, she looked around at the locals sitting on curbs, hoods of cars, tailgates, etc, talking and laughing and enjoying the evening, and she said, "The biggest difference between people in the Midwest and people in California is that people in the Midwest don't have as much to prove." I thought that was interesting. Thanks for an entertaining and thoughtful post!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5794535954827182754.post-47679477502786244922013-03-28T19:57:40.389-04:002013-03-28T19:57:40.389-04:00Thank you Donna.Thank you Donna.John Craighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08729625146043379286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5794535954827182754.post-7657272560160264762013-03-28T19:53:07.637-04:002013-03-28T19:53:07.637-04:00Have a great time, John! I love Montecito - truly...Have a great time, John! I love Montecito - truly one of the most beautiful places! Hope your lovely wife is with you enjoying herself. DonnaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5794535954827182754.post-71051817686275092222013-03-28T07:28:10.893-04:002013-03-28T07:28:10.893-04:00Fitzgoldwin --
I guess that's true.Fitzgoldwin --<br />I guess that's true.John Craighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08729625146043379286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5794535954827182754.post-68489118545883911222013-03-28T07:11:17.144-04:002013-03-28T07:11:17.144-04:00Rich people also spend more to live next to other ...Rich people also spend more to live next to other rich people, other things equal. Maybe, as your post suggests, it's so they get to be surrounded by smiling, attractive women?Fitzgoldwin's Bloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11601148067707318242noreply@blogger.com