Houston is #1
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sereneorangeI do love this city so.
Personal finance web site Kiplinger rounds up 10 of the best cities in the United States to live, work, and play.
Best U.S. Cities to Live, Work, and Play
Personal finance web site Kiplinger rounds up 10 of the best cities in the United States to live, work, and play.
Our approach this year to picking the 10 best cities was simple: Look for places with strong economies and abundant jobs, then demand reasonable living costs and plenty of fun things to do.The article profiles each city based on population, population growth, percentage of workforce in the creative class, cost of living, median household income, and, finally, income growth since 2000—which in many cities is impressive, considering recent slowdowns. Likewise, as the author points out, several of the cities that made the list may surprise you. Hit the jump for the full list. Photo by shannonpatrick17.
- Houston
- Raleigh
- Omaha
- Boise
- Colorado Springs
- Austin
- Fayetteville
- Sacramento
- Des Moines
- Provo
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Date: 2009-02-21 03:00 pm (UTC)I know that!
Been here for over 30 years... Not sure I would have hung around if I didn't think we wuz awesome.
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Date: 2009-02-21 03:28 pm (UTC)It ain't the years, it's the mileage!
Date: 2009-02-21 04:11 pm (UTC)Born in Chicago, IL.
At five or six, moved to Bakersfield, CA. Within 6 or 8 months moved to Honolulu. After 3 1/2 year stay I found myself in Ottawa, IL at my grandparents. I spent most of the school year there. After that I rejoined my parents in Chesapeake, VA. After that it was a shock to discover myself in Thurso, Scotland. Look that place up sometime, I think my Dad said it was like 90 miles from the Arctic Circle! I don't think it was quite that close, but it was quite chilly year round. I ended up going to school for nine months in High Wycombe, which is a town in Buckinghamshire, in GB. Back to Scotland for a bit. In 1973, we moved to Jacksonville, FL. Where I spent my years going to 9th through the 12th grade. A smallish stint in Tallahassee, FL, From there back to JAX and thence to Houston in 1977. Moved to the D-FW area with one of my GF's after I lost my first job with a small Oil Company. Spent 6 to 8 months there and moved back to JAX in 1979. Then moved back to Houston in July or August.
Went to work for the Big Clam that October and have been here ever since.
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Date: 2009-02-21 09:20 pm (UTC)I vaguely remember Chesapeake, VA. I lived in Richmond for the first 7 years of my life.
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