Finding Home
No matter where I am, I always consider home to be New York. I'm such a good New Yorker; that I really DO love New York, I really DO have hometown pride. I even have a Yankees jersey (in my under the bed box) to prove it.
When I moved to Florida five years ago from New York, people asked me if I was homesick. I didn't think I was, so I said no. While I was still trying to find a good radio station, I stumbled upon the Howard Stern show one morning. Listening to that New York accent made me feel sad, yet good. It was comforting to hear someone who was familiar, and during my four years of living in Florida when I was frustrated with what seemed to me like backwards thinking, I'd listen to the Howard Stern show and feel a tiny bit better. I'm from Long Island, Howard Stern is from Long Island. I'm Jewish, Howard Stern is Jewish. A friend of mine from high school babysat for his kids. When he entered the political arena, because politicians have to make their home address public and he wanted to protect his family, he rented a house in the town I lived in, gave out that address, and was often seen around town running errands. After 9/11 the first time I laughed was listening to his show, when he said people should prioritize, and his first priority was calling to make sure all the strippers from Scores were alright.
Last year I moved to San Francisco and it didn't occur to me to find something that would make me feel a little closer to home. My brother lived in the city - so close that we could walk to each other's apartments - and so home felt close by. My brother moved to LA a couple of months ago, but by then I'd already built a life for myself here, and had made friends and found favorite places to go.
My favorite magazine in the world is Newsweek. Better than Cosmo and better than Glamour. I've read Newsweek religiously since I was in middle school. The majority of politics I've ever learned has come from Newsweek and Kurt Loder. Through my move to Florida and now to San Francisco, I've continued to stay religious. And through the power of Newsweek on their Blog Watch page, I found this blog.
As I devoured each blog entry (and I read them all, even the archives), I thought once more about just how much I love and miss New York. This bouncer is my new Howard Stern. Read it. I think you'll be entertained even if you're not a New Yorker.
When I moved to Florida five years ago from New York, people asked me if I was homesick. I didn't think I was, so I said no. While I was still trying to find a good radio station, I stumbled upon the Howard Stern show one morning. Listening to that New York accent made me feel sad, yet good. It was comforting to hear someone who was familiar, and during my four years of living in Florida when I was frustrated with what seemed to me like backwards thinking, I'd listen to the Howard Stern show and feel a tiny bit better. I'm from Long Island, Howard Stern is from Long Island. I'm Jewish, Howard Stern is Jewish. A friend of mine from high school babysat for his kids. When he entered the political arena, because politicians have to make their home address public and he wanted to protect his family, he rented a house in the town I lived in, gave out that address, and was often seen around town running errands. After 9/11 the first time I laughed was listening to his show, when he said people should prioritize, and his first priority was calling to make sure all the strippers from Scores were alright.
Last year I moved to San Francisco and it didn't occur to me to find something that would make me feel a little closer to home. My brother lived in the city - so close that we could walk to each other's apartments - and so home felt close by. My brother moved to LA a couple of months ago, but by then I'd already built a life for myself here, and had made friends and found favorite places to go.
My favorite magazine in the world is Newsweek. Better than Cosmo and better than Glamour. I've read Newsweek religiously since I was in middle school. The majority of politics I've ever learned has come from Newsweek and Kurt Loder. Through my move to Florida and now to San Francisco, I've continued to stay religious. And through the power of Newsweek on their Blog Watch page, I found this blog.
As I devoured each blog entry (and I read them all, even the archives), I thought once more about just how much I love and miss New York. This bouncer is my new Howard Stern. Read it. I think you'll be entertained even if you're not a New Yorker.
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