Things like this make me homesick...
There are lots of things wrong with Detroit. There are also things about Detroit that I love. It's a place that holds many memories for me. No matter where I live or what I do, it will always be home just a little bit, just like my current corner of the world will be. The past few weeks I've been missing it big time. Hockey's back. If I'd been there earlier this week, I'd have taken a lawn chair and waited for Rosa Parks' funeral. I will never not miss all my awesome Greek food. I even miss urban blight and smoky, smelly casinos that take my money.Somedays, I wish I were there. Today's one of them. This article reminded me how much potential there is in Motown. I truly believe that it will be the next urban center to rise like a phoenix from the ashes. That I miss; the rush-hour traffic, not so much.
Turnaround Dreams Take Root in Detroit (from USA Today).
Oh, and I'm not even going to talk about missing the marathon two weeks ago. On a blog somewhere here in cyberspace, a native Detroiter now living in Chicago chronicled her run mile-by-mile, and it was awesome. If I manage to track it down again, I'll post it. The folks that are training for Nashville with me can't get scared when they read it though, OK? I promise it's hard work, but you will LOVE it. [Edited to add Dawn's detailed account of her very first Free Press Marathon.]
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