I spent most of my childhood moving around the country and then joined the military for 13 years. I really don't have a hometown as such. For the last decade, Portland has been serving that function. Years before I even moved here, simply because it was the hometown of loved ones. And don't get me wrong, it is a nice city.
But, now, I find that I want more. Or less, as the case may be.
Less crowds. Less traffic. Less noise. Less restrictions. Less people. Less hassle.
A large part of it is dealing with a seemingly increasing issue of agoraphobia and panic disorder. Part of it is just losing patience with what appears to be an ever increasing amount of entitlement and "me first" behavior. I'm just tired. Tired of dealing with people that don't have the basic idea of courtesy. Tired of having to make accommodations for those that feel that they don't need to follow the rules of polite society. Just....tired.
I'm sure that I will write more later, but this was mostly to get certain people to quit threatening me, and it is becoming maudlin.
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