Four things
This is an old meme, but I just realized it's been a few days since my last post, so I'm using an e-mail from a friend of mine as inspiration.
Four jobs I have had in my life:
1. Secretary/clerical (many times)
2. Service Manager (i.e. service management seminar coach)
3. Data entry operator (many times)
4. Graphics designer
Those are actually the only four jobs I've had, i.e. same job, different department or company. I used to be a temp and so have worked many different places, but doing the same thing.
Four movies I would watch over and over (and have):
1. Men in Black
2 JAWS
3. Blazing Saddles
4. Titanic
5. Quigly Down Under
I have to tell you those five because I actually bothered to tape or buy them and keep them.
Four places I have lived:
1. Los Angeles harbor area (San Pedro, Wilmington)
2. Twentynine Palms, CA
3. Glendale, CA
4. Åsane (Salhus, Hordvik) - now part of Bergen
Four TV shows I like to watch:
1. Law & Order
2. CSI
3. Medium
4. My Name Is Earl
I own a collection of episodes from M*A*S*H and The Muppet Show, so I watch those, too.
Four places I have been on vacation:
1. Malta
2. Rhode Island
3. Italy
4. The Channel Islands
And many more, since it is pretty common in Europe to take vacations.
Four of my favorite foods:
1. Spaghetti
2. Pumpkin pie
3. Pancakes/waffles
4. Thin-crust pizza
Four of my favorite animals:
1. Cat
2. Bat
3. Cow
4. Crow
Four places I would rather be right now:
1. Blooming garden
2. Desert
3. Some place with a glorious view
4. Venice - before it disappears
Comments
Tim, to me, liking MIB and Earl and pizza is Perfectly Normal. But now I'm curious. What did you think I would like? Or rather, why did you think I wouldn't like the above? I come across as too sane, perhaps? ;-)
Keera - You missed the best part of Rhode Island. If you ever get back there, you must hit Newport. Especially after living in Europe. The old section looks like it was lifted right out of Europe.
And then, of course, there are the mansions...
Mark, I visited Newport, I just didn't stay there. What I did see, didn't make me think of Europe (which N.Y. and S.F. did).
Jeff, thanks! Your turn. :-)
http://www.americaasyoulikeit.com/Resorts/new_england/images/newp_viking2.jpg
One section of the oldest part has cobblestone streets and distinctly European architecture as, like New York, it is a few hundred years old and settled by Europeans.
New York doesn't surprise me, but I'd sure be hard-pressed to find part of SF that looked European, especially as it is only a little over 150 years old. Do you remember which part?
S.F. has all these old buildings (including Victorian homes), relatively narrow streets, hills, streets meeting at odd angles, everything within walking distance and a generally cramped but charming feeling. Just like a lot of European towns. Cobblestones alone do not European make.
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I associate cobblestone with the age/history of a town, not as something European vs. American. That comes from having lived here so long, I guess.
Of course some of the cobblestone streets in Europe date back to the Roman Empire, but how old are the ones in Bergen?
I can't find a reference but have always assumed Bergen's cobblestones date back to medieval times, when the city was relatively new (Bergen was officially founded in 1070). Some of Bergen's cobblestones are no more than a few months old, i.e. some streets have been recently restored to cobblestone. All streets were still cobblestone until WWII.