Re: Hi from Laurie Behenna

[http://dummy.us.eu.org/robert (Robert)]

 > From: Laura Behenna <http://www.gmail.com/~claritywritten>
 > Date: Sun, 29 Dec 2013 18:56:27 -0700
 > 
 > Hi Robert, remember we used to hang out in  before I moved to
 > Seattle in 1991? I enjoy your annual new year emails and it was fun
 > looking at the photos.

Glad you liked 'em.  I'd like to scan our non-digital photos some day.
It's a still a "some day" project, 'tho...

 > I've been back in my hometown of Kalispell,
 > Montana, for 7 years now.  It's close to Glacier National Park and
 > lots of lakes, rivers, mountain ranges, hiking and XC-ski
 > trails. Kayaking opportunities are excellent, too. Jobs are hard to
 > come by (bearable ones anyway), so I'm getting by on renting out
 > three bedrooms in my house and a new independent-contractor gig
 > finding host families for international exchange students. It's
 > enough to live on frugally.

I hope that's satisfying for you.  Living frugally for many years can
sometimes be hard, but some people do it.  (My step-uncle and step-aunt
have done this.  They intentionally live below the poverty level so that
they don't have to pay any federal taxes, to avoid supporting the war
machine.  They've been doing this for years.)

 > Glad to hear you've been doing so well
 > back in CA and are still vegetarian. I went off that wagon for a
 > while (lots of Montanans are hunters and vegetarians get little
 > support here)

When we were in Montana during one of our cross-country drives, we stopped
in Missoula (actually, got stuck there for a few days due to car problems)
and eat at The Black Dog Cafe there often.  They had options for me, which
was great.

 > but am mostly back on it. My boyfriend eats meat,
 > though less of it under my influence. I grow most of my own
 > vegetables at home and have a big strawberry bed in the front
 > yard. Fruit trees are next.

Awesome!

 > A BIG thank you for fighting spam!
 > Best regards,
 > Laura Behenna