Re: excellent!

"lefty artists and movie-people" LOL! So funny miss helfinger.

I just moved to Lago Vista, 20 miles north of Austin. I moved from the California wine country. That north bay area is the home of those lefty artists. There was one community, Sebastopol, that declared itself a nuclear free zone. That was the heart of the hippy resorts decades ago.

I love Austin for its liberals. That has to do with the universities and colleges in the area. The home prices brought me here for retirement. However, Travis county increased the value of my home by 20K more than what I paid. That raised my taxes higher than my home in CA. Traffic is not as bad as CA; but it is pushing it. Activities are great. Great place to retire. Also, no income tax. I can use my IRA with no consequence of State income tax. I know CA hates that; because I earned the money in CA.

I have deer visiting my yard each day. They just want to make sure that nothing is trying to grow. In the spring, my front and back yard become a nursery for the dear deer. They are becoming pests. My only worry are golf balls in my rain gutters now. Last year the lake was much closer to my house than this year. Floods. I did find a snake skin in my garden; but have never seen a live one. I have at least two road runners living around here. They kill snakes. Love those birds.

All in all, I'll take those lefty artists and movie-people.

Austin needs to prepare for more retirees moving here. The baby boom generation will and has changed culture all along its path.