Rocky Mountain High

That's what I'll be experiencing this summer. I'm going to Denver to install security systems for a company called Northstar. There is potentially a lot of money to be made, but it'll be a lot of work too. The nice thing is that at least $6000 is guaranteed; everything else will be gravy. It'll really be nice to get away from Happy Valley for awhile. After going to a friend's reception just outside of Denver a few years ago, I've fallen for the natural beauty of Colorado. So it will be good to spend some extended time in the area to get a feel for the city, to see if it is a place that I could settle down somewhere down the road. Another place I would like to live is on the east coast, namely Philadelphia. I spent some time there last summer visiting my aunt. I liked the feeling of history there. It's more settled or established out there. The west seems so busy, so new in its cities. They are places where you can feel like you could leave you figerprints on, but eastern cities are more likely to leave their fingerprints on you. I also visited Boston and New York on that trip. Those places really have character. Which is not to say that all western cities feel the same; Salt Lake is very different from Los Angeles, which has a different feel than Seattle. But they still feel a little raw, a little green behind the ears so to speak.