Honestly yes
I would choose Pittsburgh too
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That sucks. I was gonna joke a little, but not at your expense.
Anything in particular that youād like to share?
Yeah. Not as many hot chicks, but its a freakin powerhouse of world changing scientific developments and technologies.
Iāll take Marie Curie over some onlyfans bimbo any time.
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Homeless person at pretty much every street corner either asking for money or weed, saw one pissing on a wall this morning.
I donāt like the culture and lifestyle. Pissburgh is more my speed
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Tomlin > McVay. Narrowly.
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I graduated from one of the places that is know for producing these. It was awesome
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I was in class yesterday and was discussing a paper written by one of my former profs who was previously at UCLA.
Quote: āyou know he used to be here. He was frustrated at the dating prospects in Princeton. Came here, found a wife and bounced overā
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I painted all of the doorjambs in the one dorm building.
I hate painting.
And my brother is a plumber on the maintenance staff there.
So, if you ever saw somebody walking by with a tool bag that looks very similar to me, thats why.
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My son is living in Pittsburgh and loves it. Lots of stuff to do, nice seasonal weather, and just cozy and good, according to him. They moved there for grad school (girlfriend) and are planning to stay.
Heās previously lived in Texas, Northern New England, NYC (college), LA (grad school) Tanzania (peace corps briefly) and Salt Lake City. He liked SLC and, for a while, NYC. He would be happy to live in Boston, he says.
But again, for now itās going to be Pittsburgh.
Theyāre this ^ sort of couple.
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Iād love to live in Boston someday
Today was a particularly fine day too! Sunny, mid 60ās and the trees are just starting to turn for fall.
A friend of mine came for grad school, but couldnāt find his way back out. Something about the road being closed and it was just easier to stay.
I hope he likes it here!
So far, loves it!
I look forward to visiting at some point.
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Youāll probably have a very good time! Thereās a fair bit of indoor stuff, outdoor stuff, and all around stuff that probably matches up well with your interests.
Andā¦ Happy mental health awareness day!
I didnāt know that today was a thing until after my session this afternoon.
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Ohhh makes sense, makes sense. Thanks man!
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Thank you! I actually didnāt know anything about it until I saw something about it on Facebook. My morning ādaily briefingā email at work didnāt mention it, so I donāt know how legit it is. We have a whole month, I think. Or maybe thatās just social workers? I know yesterday was Physicians Assistants day, because when I read the email I called āhappy Physicians Assistants dayā through the wall to the guy in the office next to mine, what with him being a PA. Also noted in the email was āsterile instruments day,ā which of course I celebrate, being someone who appreciates that sort of thing. No party for the PA, and I didnāt notice any special snacks anywhere, so was it really much of a day?
It occurred to me when seeing that āmatches up with your interestsā that my son has mentioned mushrooms a couple of times. He photographs them? I donāt know why. I just know that between him looking at 'shrooms and the dog sniffing various, the girlfriend gets irritated at their pace. Weāre both (he and I and probably all of my kids) medium city people. NY, Chicago, LA, DFW are too big. Boston is good, Austin was nice. So I can see why he likes it. Heās outside a lot - as I am - so he must be able to get to the woods from where he is. I wish theyād move it a little closer to me so we could visit more easily.
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Thats kida wierd.
Iām kinda wierd too though.
Heās in the right place if he likes to photograph shrooms.
After yesterday, Iāll have something good for the food porn thread later too.
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I could probably share some local knowledge if heād like. Not on photography (not my forte) but I can find them pretty good and know a few areas where theyāre abundant.
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Haha, maybe I should express some interest and ask if he picks and cooks them. I actually have no idea. Iām not a big mushroom person. Iāll eat the basics, but I donāt go out of my way for them, so I guess Iāve never thought to ask.
Thanks for the offer to show him around, but I want to keep my kids well away from my participation here. Iāve never mentioned it and would be horrified to run into any of my sons in this context. (āHey, that looks like my momās dog!ā) (āOh god, there she is talking about my stepfather! Agh, gross!ā) (āWhatās that sheās admitting to eating? She never let US have that when we were kids!ā) 
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It did occur that it would create an awkwardness having ANY conversations involving āSo, how do you know my mom?ā, innocent as it is.
Tongue in cheek humor aside, Its not actually wierd. A lot of people like to photograph/document and research the various types of shrooms. Given the warnings and consequences of a bad ID, its a good way to get a fix for an interesting but obscure intellectual pursuit.
Under the heading of Stuff Men Love: obscure or secret knowledge. Easily in the top 10. Probably top 5.