Based upon my all-to-brief exposure, Austin is a very livable city. Yesterday, before I visited some touristy places (Blanton Art Museum, Harry Ransom Center), I drove out to do our laundry in East Austin where people clean their clothes at a Laundromat. There too, away from the downtown skyscrapers and other monumental art, the streets were clean and everyday people went quietly about their affairs. Austin is copying San Antonio's Riverwalk, although due for completion in 2017-2018, it's very much a work in progress.

As a Baltimore native, I was curious to see Edgar Allen Poe's writing desk at the Harry Ransom Center, and the Research Center's Librarian was kind enough to permit me (escorted) access to do so. I can now vouch that when handling very old documents, researchers do indeed wear white cloth gloves!

While it’s most unlikely I shall do so, I could retire here.

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