*Entered: in vim on Samsung Galaxy Tab A7* |
*Date: 20211221*
## Florida
I am writing you today from the Florida panhandle. Florida Man was on
flight here. During the flight attendant's spiel about masks at the
beginning of the flight, he piped up, "I think we ALL know SHE's not
from Florida!" Good ole Florida Man...
The other thing I have learned on my many trips to Florida is that
shoppers in Walmart are even slower than usual elsewhere. The upside
is I have met some good people in this state.
## Maryland
I was in Baltimore last week. Pretty sure the guy I was working with
was antifa. He had the related tattoos and was at the protests, etc.
This information did not take away from the fact that I legitimately
liked him. We really do need a class war, not a false right/left
fight. I agree with Varg Vikernes' assessment of the true opposition
to the system - it is the anti-capitalists. Lip service to either side
does not matter, but screw with the monetary system and you'll find
out quick.
## Texas
The Houston area is never a favorite of mine - sure there's
Whataburger, but I can get that in New Mexico / Oklahoma / Alabama /
Florida... what you do end up with is hellish traffic, toll roads
(which you expect on the east coast, but always seems weird in Texas),
and city culture that never quite seems Texasish. I lived in west
Texas for 18 years, but southeast Texas is a different beast.
## New Jersey / Pennsylvania
The never ending urban sprawl, punctuated by forest, inhabited by
people who claim to be country and outdoorsy, but who drive 2 hours
a day back and forth to their jobs and spend $10 daily in tolls doing
so. I do not see the appeal. There are distinct regional *nations* in
the United States, each seemingly foreign to the next. Compared to
the east coast starting around DC, Californians are ultra-normal
(looking through a Rocky Mountains lens).
I have met some characters in this area though. I had a guy attempt
to explain theories to me that I read on /x/ years ago while I was
in a plant's smoking area...
>"I know about that, man..."
>"NO WAY!"
>"Yeah, but give me your take on it..."
Makes you feel like there are pockets of alrightness everywhere. At
least it has done that to me.
## Empathy
I have gained some. Feels odd. I may start microdosing to increase
this some more. There are other benefits besides. We'll see. Maybe
having my family whole again has contributed. Well, that is one
hundred percent the case, but meeting people from one end of this
country to the other has helped too.
