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Fun-Filled Friday: Quirky Geographic Survey, Gospel Legend Turns 100, Adam Hall’s Influence On Me, And Denny’s Ad

It’s Friday and that means it’s time for a fun-filled, frolicking good time here at the “Livin’ La Vida Low-Carb” blog. I enjoy opening up a little different side of myself to you during this special time each week and hopefully it gives you a glimpse into more about who I am besides this dude who lost a bunch of weight on a low-carb diet. ENJOY!

Did you catch this Pew research study that found nearly HALF of all Americans don’t like where they live and wish they could live somewhere else? This was pretty amazing to me because it begs the question: if you’re so unhappy with where you live, then why not MOVE?! Uh, well duh?! And it’s not the older people who are driving this, it almost two-thirds of the younger generation under the age of 30 who want to live in some other place. What’s stopping you from going–GO GO GO!!! I mean, really!

What cities are on the wish list for people to move to?

Denver: 43%
San Diego: 40%
Seattle: 38%
Orlando: 34%
Tampa: 34%
San Francisco: 34%

Quite frankly, I’m surprised we don’t see less metropolitan mega-cities and areas in the South listed among the faves, including Raleigh/Durham, NC, Greenville/Spartanburg, SC, Nashville, TN, Virginia Beach/Norfolk, VA, and other fine places across this great nation of ours. Perhaps it’s because people don’t know about the benefits of living in these cozy, comfortable cities (shhhhhhh, don’t tell anybody!).

So, what about the LEAST favorite places to live?

Detroit: 8%
Cleveland: 10%
Cincinnati: 13%
Kansas City: 15%
Minneapolis: 16%
Pittsburgh: 17%

Never been to any of these cities either, but I can think of a few more where I wouldn’t want to make my dwelling place. But I can’t help but wonder where New York City, Los Angeles, New Orleans, Houston, Chicago, and so many more cities are on either one of these lists. Let’s do an informal survey right here at my blog. Are you happy with where you live? If so, tell us where you call home and why it’s so great. If not, then tell us where you call home now and where you’d like to call home and why it would be better. This oughta be interesting!

Next up, I wanted to make mention of legendary Billy Graham hymn singer George Beverly Shea turning 100. I remember the first time I heard about him, it stuck with me because I’d never known a man with a woman’s middle name before. But then I watched him belt out some truly incredible inspiring songs with that booming bass voice of his and never forgot him. He’s spent decades sharing in song and reached the centennial mark on February 2, 2009. You can learn more about George Beverly Shea at his web site, but here’s a recent video of him singing his classic song “The Wonder Of It All” on Canadian television (God bless you, George!):

I just finished writing the next installment in my “52 Letters” blog series where I’m writing letters to the people who had the biggest influence on my life helping shape and mold me into the man I am today. My latest letter is to a man named Adam Hall who was the director of the Baptist Student Union when I was in college during the early 1990s. He made a profound impact on my life as you will quickly see in my letter to him. If you missed my previous letters to my wife Christine or to my late brother Kevin, then be sure to check them out, too!

Finally, if you watched the Super Bowl last Sunday night where the Pittsburgh Steelers beat the Arizona Cardinals to become the world champions of football, then you saw the television commercial from Denny’s giving away a FREE Grand Slam to everyone in America. It was a bold marketing move for them and Christine and I wanted to see what the response would be in our local Denny’s in Spartanburg. We chronicled it all in the latest installment of our “Livin’ La Vida Low-Carb on YouTube” series:

I’m all out of time this week for “Fun-Filled Friday,” but I’ll have more to share with you next week. You can e-mail me anything that you think might interest me anytime by writing to livinlowcarbman@charter.net. I ALWAYS love to hear from my readers, so don’t be a stranger. Have a GREAT weekend everyone!

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  • Mike G

    Jimmy,
    The rust-belt cities on the undesirable list are there primarily because of the high unemployment and lack of opportunity. The reasons the Deep South bible-belt cities are not on either list are also very obvious. Most Americans wouldn’t even consider that area. High heat and humidity, low wages, fewer outdoors-recreational opportunities, and the ever-present drumbeat of religion all play a part. The West Coast and mountain states always win with every age group! Citizens there are slimmer and healthier as well. NYC, LA, and Chicago will gain as the economy improves but are expensive now with the recession. I like Henderson, NV, and Seattle, WA.

  • Jake

    I am happy where I live because I am in a small city in Southern Utah. Why? I just moved from Minneapolis to sunny warm desert country.

  • Paula

    Jimmy,
    Fridays are the only days that I don’t look forward to your blog. Why not stay on topic, or start another blog?
    I so much love your blog except for “Fun-Filled Friday.”
    Best, Paula

    It’s just something a little different to change the pace on a day when traffic slows down a bit, Paula. Hopefully I provide enough quality content the rest of the time to make up for this disappointment one day of the week for you. :) THANKS for the feedback!

    –Jimmy

  • Matt

    Raleigh-Durham is one of the fastest growing metros, if not THE fastest. We almost moved there but chose to live near my wife’s parents near Harrisburg, PA instead. But another cold spell like we had through all of January would hasten our exit! We will probably end up moving somewhere in the NC to Florida belt at some point.

    The big cities are more love-em-or-hate-em scenarios. I grew up outside of NY so I have a high level of comfort and love it there. Would I live there again? Unlikely, because of cost and my wife’s lack of interest.

  • lala

    Gosh, I wish I had so much money that I just couldn’t understand why someone doesn’t move to where they would like.

    I understand there are financial concerns, but if you hate where you live you will do what it takes to move elsewhere. After Hurricane Katrina, a large segment of that community moved to other cities. By the way, I struggle with money issues like you do.

    –Jimmy

  • Linda Kacsits

    We have lived in South Bend, IN; Baldwin, LI, NY; Kinnelon, NJ; Dundaff, PA; Berrien Springs, MI; and Orwigsburg, PA; and back to South Bend, IN. After years of chasing the almighty dollar in order to support a family of five children, we have now been able to retire in a place where we want to live-not where we must live. Orange Beach, Alabama, a small village on the Gulf of Mexico is our dream location. We enjoy the beaches year ’round, the miles of back country trail through the state park to either walk or bicycle through, the friendly people, the ease of getting around town and the closeness of either Pensacola, FL or Mobile, AL. We love it here!

  • Ginger

    I moved from SW PA to the Twin Cities of Minneapolis and St. Paul 16-1/2 years ago and I love it here! Yeah, it gets cold in the winter but it can get really hot and muggy in the summer too…four very distinct seasons It’s a really neat place with lakes and parks and trails for nature lovers and plenty of theater and culture for those who prefer that kind of fun.

  • http://www.TheBunnellFarm.com Tom Bunnell

    I was born in North Central, Minnesota and moved to the Puget Sound Area, South of Seattle when I was five years old. — I grew up in that area and love it!

    I moved back to Minnesota as an adult and have lived here most of my remaining life except for the several years that I lived in LA and also Portland Oregon.

    Wherever you were raised you love is what I think. — Be it the deserts of Arizona or the Tropics or Alaska.

    When we are young we are so vibrant and absorbing and spirited. — We live life to it’s fullest!

    If we can hold on to our marbles we can also do that throughout our lives, no matter where we live!

  • Sharon

    I live in Northern Delaware near the University of Delaware. I like it except there’s a lot of traffic to deal with. I’m from Winston-Salem, North Carolina but haven’t lived there in about 25 years. I love visiting because it’s home and some family is still there. I love it that I’m a Southerner, but also have learned a lot from living in other areas and being exposed to all kinds of people, different denominations, etc.
    Oh yeah, I love cold weather and absolutely hate hot, humid weather. We don’t use air-conditioning (to save money,) so even Delaware’s too hot for me.
    I love the fun-filled Fridays-keeps things interesting and we get to know each other.

  • http://realfoodandmore.blogspot.com Robin Plan

    I’ve lived in Minneapolis for 13 years and enjoy it – more so during spring and summer. I moved here from Texas – so glad to not deal with the summer heat.

    I love the trees, evergreen plants, wildlife, lakes, climate (even winter isn’t too bad – there’s always someplace warm to go!).

    I can say I’m happy here in the frozen tundra of Minnesota. Thanks for asking.

    The comment from Paula ~ I’m sorry Paula’s total focus is on low carb, I enjoy getting to know you and other bloggers. You are real people so it’s nice to see the real side once a week.

    Robin

  • lala

    But Jimmy, if that were true, then all ghettos would be ghost towns and 43% of the US population would live in Denver. Everyone can’t just do what it takes to live where they want. Of course, there are also other concerns, such as family or career commitments.

    Oh, I’m not saying it’s not a complicated issue, Betty. And maybe it wouldn’t be such a bad idea if the ghettos were ghost towns.

    If someone wants to live somewhere badly enough, then they’ll put forth the effort to make it happen. That’s all I’m saying. THANKS for your feedback!

    –Jimmy

  • Sonya

    I’m conflicted. I was born and raised in Mississippi. Lived in the same small town and went to college right there, too. Moved to Orlando after graduation and have now been here for 50% of my life. While I like Orlando okay, I really, really, really miss the four seasons, the quirky southern culture and being near my family.

    My dream location would be somewhere in TN – a small town in the mountains near whitewater rafting. I don’t move primarily because:

    a) I love my job and my co-workers
    b) I have a house in a great neighborhood
    c) I love my neighbors
    d) I’d really miss my friends here
    e) The current economy and housing market makes it waaaayyyyyyyyyy too risky

    I have loved reading everyone’s comments and I think it’s true, as Tom said, that we tend to favor where we grew up. Although, I love, love, love cold weather and think I could be really happy in the Washington, Colorado, Maine, rural New England…. Although I loved Boston when I visited there a few years ago. LOL! I reckon I could be happy just about anywhere but the desert states.

  • Sonya

    p.s. I love Fun Fridays, too! I’m not always interested in the same things, but I am always interested in seeing what you’re interested in. *grin*

    THANKS Sonya! It’s a nice way for me to talk about MORE stuff besides low-carb. If that’s all my life was about, I’d be a very boring person to be around. :)

    –Jimmy