Can't see the forest for all the trees, eh?

please tell me you are kidding. You like flat more than hills?

in many respects... yes.

Where's the challenge of crossing flat ground? Unless bordem can be considered a challenge, hills are where it's at.

Mdog, I went to school for four years in a place that had no hills. It was depressing. You perplex me.

Jared: of course, crossing even hilly terrain in a car can't really be called a "challenge". And I think conquering boredom can definitely be considered a challenge.

all i said was that the hills get in the way of the view. when is the last time you were able to see the entire sunset -- every wisp of cloud, each ray of light, the vast array of glorious color -- all the way down to the very horizon line? it is an amazing, calming process that takes you in as part of itself; it gives the feeling of all the busyness falling away and slowing down [even if you are driving at 60mph].

dotted with farmhouses and tree groves, the wide open land and sky stretch on for miles and miles. the very sight brings life and freedom to my cluttered soul.

new banner: "perplexing jennifers everywhere."

Consider me officially unperplexed. That was a very persuasive argument for wide open places, mdog. I admit, Indiana did have some spectacular sunsets. It was Indiana at all the other times of day that was my problem.

I think I get a similar feeling when I reach the top of a hill and can see the land spread out far around me, hills and valleys and the hidden possibility of a river winding away through the trees. I wonder if my feelings for certain landscapes have as much to do with my life in that landscape as it does with the aesthetics of the terrain.

northern ohio is cold with lots of wind. flat is highly overrated. :O)

"flat is highly overrated."

surely you have to be kidding me. flat gets no respect at all, except from the rural kids. i'm just trying to throw out a different perspective.

flat= fabulous view. I love when I drive and my windshield is filled with endless blue sky.

flat= no uncontrolled sliding backwards down hills when icy.

exaaaaaaactly. thank you, fellow rural girl.

I generally consider the hills to BE the view.

Who would have thought this would be such a heated topic? lol

mcH - so what you're saying is, you didn't enjoy my irony...

I just felt that someone needed to come out and say it.

I was JUST noticing the amazing and perfect flatness of my new city while driving to the grocery store yesterday. You can see for miles and it's much easier to drive stick.

How are things in the Buckeye state?

mcH - very pragmatic.

tb - you had time to go to the grocery store? i thought you were incessantly balling up blue painter's tape. buckeye state things are good. and it sounds like the sunshine state is suiting you pretty well.