Whenever I find myself in need of answers, I know there are several places to turn. I could always talk to my family, my friends, and — of course — God. Today, I was contemplating moving away from my home of twenty-two years. I’ve done it before, and I do always get homesick and return to my hot, humid climate. On the other hand, there are things that I cannot get in a small town that I would like to have readily available to me.

Somehow, though, The Great Answerer came to me when I was researching Chicago and San Francisco. He said:

“The seaweed is always greener in somebody else’s lake. You dream about going up there, but that is a big mistake. Just look at the world around you…right here on the ocean floor! Such wonderful things around you; what more are you looking for?”

Sebastian, I know what you mean. I live in a damn utopia, it’s true. However, I think you’re overlooking a few things. I could probably find somewhere to eat at 3am that isn’t Waffle House. I might be okay with trading my warm, wonderful weather and white sand beaches for social events and culture. Oh, I don’t know. I’ll be on the fence forever if someone doesn’t kick me off it soon.