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Non-Tech : Kirk's Market Thoughts -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: dan6 who wrote (3411)	9/13/2015 7:05:36 PM
From: Kirk ©	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 26649

Thanks for the comments D6. To me the important question is how to build viable communities where people know and care about one another... I work for myself from home so I go out of my way to create community. I have A group of neighbors where we get season tickets to the small (90 seat) community theater. We have a party to eat before 5 shows a year. Friends at two different sites I windsurf. They are different and I make an attempt to go to parties and events for the one that is most active and the other I communicate with friends via text and email before and after sailing to share thought about conditions, etc. I make a big effort to be friendly with neighbors and I get invited to the block party around the corner that those with kids organize for their kids. My girlfriend makes friends at our health club (24 hr fitness) so she has lunch once a week or so with friends from there I keep in touch with friends I used to work with 18 years ago and have a lunch with one planned for tomorrow. It takes work but it is rewarding. If I had more time or needed to meet more people, especially if I wanted to meet women, I'd do volunteer work as it is a great way to meet quality people. How do you do this in a rural area? My guess is schools and churches are a center for many.