oh, I am hardly a pollyanna about all of this. I saw the same type of thing happen in Boulder. Anytime they affix "smart" in front of something it's time to brace for something really dumb. Boulder has all the earmarks of "smart" growth, and the place became increasingly unlivable. Unless, I suppose one had gobs of money with which to sm…
oh, I am hardly a pollyanna about all of this. I saw the same type of thing happen in Boulder. Anytime they affix "smart" in front of something it's time to brace for something really dumb. Boulder has all the earmarks of "smart" growth, and the place became increasingly unlivable. Unless, I suppose one had gobs of money with which to smooth the paths.
Today I went down the mountain to the small city/town below. It still has many of the charms of pre-madness America. But the same forces are at work there too. Unless one got in before inflation there is no way an average worker could afford a home there. This is true almost all over Colorado.
I was reading today that similar forces may have been at work that drove people out into the desert to become hermits. It hardly negates what the desert fathers did, but it makes sense that economic/political forces were also forcing their hand. As always.
oh, I am hardly a pollyanna about all of this. I saw the same type of thing happen in Boulder. Anytime they affix "smart" in front of something it's time to brace for something really dumb. Boulder has all the earmarks of "smart" growth, and the place became increasingly unlivable. Unless, I suppose one had gobs of money with which to smooth the paths.
Today I went down the mountain to the small city/town below. It still has many of the charms of pre-madness America. But the same forces are at work there too. Unless one got in before inflation there is no way an average worker could afford a home there. This is true almost all over Colorado.
I was reading today that similar forces may have been at work that drove people out into the desert to become hermits. It hardly negates what the desert fathers did, but it makes sense that economic/political forces were also forcing their hand. As always.