Comments on: Go West, Young (?) Man

By: sogrady

sogrady — Mon, 11 Apr 2005 20:55:36 +0000

always good to know there are more Sox fans in Denver. what’s the best venue there that has games (preferably downtown)?

By: Mike

Mike — Mon, 11 Apr 2005 19:45:24 +0000

More Sox fans in Denver…..sigh. My friends and I almost brought the roof down on The Sports Column after the last out of the Series…..which of course was nothing compared to the small fires we started after “the biggest comeback in sports history.” Also, opening day at Coors was the strangest experience I’ve had as a Sox fan……Yankee fans with the taunting and the teasing and the yelling about the GLA-vin! more so than ever before in my life. Why? Because we have right now what the don’t. Sweeeeet justice.

By: sogrady

sogrady — Sun, 03 Apr 2005 18:39:33 +0000

Hahaha - hey Brenda, you got me. The relative paucity of locally available tickets is indeed what drove me West. As soon as the capacity of Fenway goes up, I’ll be back
But in any event, look forward to seeing you back in my home state during my frequent return trips, and meanwhile, hold the fort for me.

By: brenda michelson

brenda michelson — Sun, 03 Apr 2005 18:05:13 +0000

Steve - Tell the truth…are you really just moving to be closer to “away” ballparks, where you can actually get Sox tickets?

By: sogrady

sogrady — Sat, 02 Apr 2005 19:35:39 +0000

you never know, i guess. and i gave up trying to predict where i’d be years in advance a long time ago b/c it’s just impossible. but the plan at this point is to return home to Maine at some point many years distant.

on the Tahoe front, i hear you. cities do have their draw - one i obviously can see - but it can be tough when you’re already close. best of both worlds, versus paying SF real estate costs? tough call. can’t really go to far wrong tho.

but either way, i do think that things like broadband, 3G, IM, email, etc are removing the geographic limitations for many types of work. not everyone sees that yet, but they will. i know of a bunch of finance/trader/broker types that live in places like breckenridge/tahoe/park city as an example.

you make sacrifices by not being somewhere full time, but many are finding those sacrifices worth making.

By: Christopher Baus

Christopher Baus — Sat, 02 Apr 2005 10:47:25 +0000

> i’d be shocked if i don’t move back eventually.

Ha. That’s what I said. There just is no going back, I’m telling you.

I do have a sweet deal, but I have considered moving for the same reasons you are moving. Just for the interest and culture of the City. I love SF because it is close to Tahoe. : ) If you can swing going between the two, you’ve pretty much got it made.

It is funny what you said about technology removing the boundaries of location. I see that quite a bit in Tahoe. This town is full of ski bums and stock traders and I just found out today that Microsoft has a office in town from GP.

By: sogrady

sogrady — Sat, 02 Apr 2005 04:52:03 +0000

hey Christopher - yes, that is LoDo, and it is indeed a really cool area. good old warehousy-feel to it, with tons of bars and restaurants, coors field, the pepsi center, etc. tough to beat. and loft living (mine’s newer, so unfortunately not one of the historic buildings, but still a loft) should indeed be sweet.

as for New England, i’d be shocked if i don’t move back eventually. it’s just in my blood. maybe that’ll change, but i’d be very surprised.

on the tahoe front, i’d simply ask: why move? from your blog, it sounds like you’ve got a sweet deal. there’s always time later to move
either way, thx for the comment.

By: Christopher Baus

Christopher Baus — Sat, 02 Apr 2005 02:28:08 +0000

Is that what is typically called the LoDo neighborhood? I’ve read about it, and it sounds pretty cool.

After I moved out west from New England, I missed the quaintness of New England for awhile. But now for me there is no going back. I can understand your decision not to move to SF. I’ve considered it multiple times, but then my house (err Shackteau) in Tahoe ends up looking pretty cheap.

BTW, I think loft living would ROCK!

Good luck with the move.

Christopher