Yes, one of the brightest gems in the New England weather is the dazzling uncertainty of it. There is only one thing certain about it, you are certain there is going to be plenty of weather.
The Boston Globe is running a series of essays written by locals on why they don’t leave Boston, and a lot of them resonate with me.
Despite my love for the town and area, I certainly wouldn’t stay if I didn’t have to. I do have to, and in my case, there are other considerations.
I am a single man, with no children, and a pretty defined career path with certain tasks to meet and deadlines to be met.
I have priorities, and I have an unrealistic schedule, and I need to be in a place that has certain capabilities to meet my goals. If I was single and had children, I might have to consider where I could be a better parent, and work opportunities are certainly a consideration.
But my main reason for not leaving is very simple, I am not willing to make the necessary compromises to live in a place where I would be unhappy. The trade-off is just not worth it.
I am not a fan of the East Coast, I dislike the weather, the architecture, the accents, the attitudes, the culture, the racial makeup, the attitudes, the history, the politics, the attitudes, and on.
I love Boston, I love the area, I love the suburbs, I love the small towns, I am a fan of the architecture, I am a fan of some of the accents, I love the racial makeup and the melting pot that is always in flux, I am a huge fan of the food, I love the history, I love the politics, I love the attitude and I love the attitude.
I love New England, and I am proud to be from there. I am proud to be from somewhere that has a chip on its shoulder, a place that is proud of tradition, proud of family, proud of knowing the history, proud of hard work and proud of the risks taken by all.
The Clare Border behind Kings College
Did I write any of that? While off the mark for my style – a bit of a rant, the writing is believable.
It was written by GPT-3 Natural Language Processing engine – Sudowrite. The first paragraph bolded is by Mark Twain, and the Artificial Intelligence algorithm filled in the rest. Unbelievable just a few years ago to see a whole coherent paragraph take off from such a short prompt.
