Insight from Colin...

My friend Colin called the other day and told me to stop feeling sorry about leaving Ames. His favorite magazine, Mother Earth News, ranks our new home in Athens, Ohio as "one of twelve great places you've never heard of." Really - take a look:

12 Great Places...

Colin noted that Ames, Iowa "isn't even included" in the list (but Fairfield, Iowa is!) - further validation that I'm doing the right thing. While it's hard for me to resist critiquing the methodology used for this listing (take a look at some of the other places), I does make me feel more peaceful about the transition.