So I thought I'd check out this www.findyourspot.com site that a few of my friends have linked to their blogs. You answer a pile of questions and it recommends places to live. Here's my list. I was glad SC and PA both made it on there. Oregon's definitely showing up a lot, too.

1. Eugene, Oregon


2. Corvallis, Oregon


3. Fayetteville, Arkansas


4. Santa Cruz, California (where I used to live)


5. Charleston, West Virginia


6. Little Rock, Arkansas


7. Salem, Oregon (where Jim and Siri Kirpal live)


8. Portland, Oregon (where Lacey lives, more or less)


9. Frederick, Maryland


10. Providence, Rhode Island


11. Baltimore, Maryland


12. Hartford, Connecticut


13. Santa Barbara, California


14. Ventura, California


15. Washington, District of Columbia


16. Danbury, Connecticut


17. Albuquerque, New Mexico


18. New Haven, Connecticut


19. Shreveport-Bossier City, Louisiana


20. Medford, Oregon


21. Valencia, California


22. Boston, Massachusetts


23. Palo Alto, California (home!)


24. Champaign-Urbana, Illinois

I went to the Dead Week Jammix last night. The height of musical excitement came when Richard played "Waltzing with Bears." That made me very happy. The tune was slightly different from the one I learned as a kid so it was harder to sing along with, but it was still fun. I'm surprised he even had a recording of it.