I like your writings. I find it interesting to see how others (Michiganders) make do when they leave the Great State of Michigan. I spent five years in Texas. My wife is a “native” Texan born and raised (by the way she loves living in Michigan. I loved living in Texas.

You are right about a few things. The weather this time of year in Austin is hard to beat. Loved the Austin area and the nightlife. You cannot beat the BBQ. However, for my tastes, the summers are brutal,long and just not a lot fun. One thing I came to realize after awhile in Texas, the people hole up in the summer down there like we do in the winter up here.

After awhile in Texas, it just felt like something was missing. Not anything I could really put my finger on. Maybe living in an area with no Major sports teams? No changing of the seasons and the renewal you feel in the spring? No snow at Christmas? Who knows. I don’t and have really never been able to figure out what it was. It was just something. I would think Gregg would eventually yearn to be back in a major league sports town.

Eventually I had a chance to come back to Michigan, working for the same company with a five day work week instead of six day week in Texas, and for more money. Just could not turn it down.

I have lots of family in Texas. I could go back to Texas if it were necessary and be ok with it. However, my family wants no part of going back there. My stepson moved to Michigan after he graduated high school (in Texas) five years ago and he gets upset if I talk about moving the crew back to Texas.

I hope you guys do well in Texas. I did. Keep up the writing. Tell it like it is or how you see it. I check your blog and Gregg’s every few days ( I like Greggs insider info on the state of affairs in local radio). Just giving you my take on a situation not totally unlike yours

Jay

P.S. don’t try to adopt a “Texan” accent. The natives hate it when “Yankees” do that.

There is nothing in Michigan. If you are fortunate enough to have a job that is why you are there. I don’t ever want to go back. The JJ could “go down in flames.” and I still wouldn’t want to go back to Michigan. The only time you will see me in Michigan is for JJ training in May and maybe once in the fall for one Michigan football game.

Homberg, don’t make me laugh. He left CBS because they already took away two of his three stations and now they were going to take away WWJ. WWJ can sell itself they certainly didn’t need Homberg to run that station into the ground too. I feel sorry for the people who work at PBS. I know a few of them and they are not happy about this move. He is known for stabbing his people in the back while talking out of the side of his mouth. I also feel sorry for the viewers.

I do appreciate your concern for us but I would worry more about the situations you have going on in your city/state.

And only two things come from Texas… Steers and….

I can’t wait for the day you two whimper back to Detroit.
Because you will when Jungle Java goes down in flames.

BTW, I see Homberg got yet another big promotion to PBS
He’s got to be something right !

Also, Jace is right…YOU, along with Gregg both blog about Detroit like no other, because you miss the shit out of here. Its sad, cuz you are so in denial!! The writing is on the wall…Just try for a month not to say anything about Detroit…at least not how bad it is…cuz you arent here anymore. And, do you think we give a fuck what TEXAS people think about us up here!? I have been to TX, its a shithole….and way too hot!!!

I didn’t say I was embarrassed about Michigan I said that the mayor scandal is embarrassing. What’s embarrassing is that the city of Detroit likes to try to deflect from what the real issue is. The mayor lied! Whether or not he is convicted or perjury HE LIED. His lie cost the city 9 Mil. Plus other indiscretions. But Detroiter will point to the affair first and say it is a personal issue. Focus on the Main Problem. Is that not worth bashing? Are you OK with what is going on? I’m tired of trying to explain to non detroiters what the mindset is. Believe me they just don’t get it.

You are correct. Gregg talks about Detroit topics on his show. That is his audience. You obviously listen and so do thousands of other Detroiters. That is why he talks about Detroit. Not to mention his co host(s) is from Michigan.

I don’t care and don’t care if you believe me. I LOVE it here in Texas which is not to say I didn’t love it in Michigan but I really don’t care to ever move back to Michigan. Thank you for your best wishes.

I respond because no matter what I write on any topic someone always reads into it incorrectly.

yeah, right. that’s why you and your husband are incapable of blogging a single day in which you don’t mention the city of Detroit and the state of Michigan.

Why are you so embarrassed of a place you left and “truly don’t care about?”

Its like you need to tell everyone else how much you “don’t care” so you can convince yourself. You’re gone but you haven’t left it behind, you completely bring it with you. Look at Greggs online show? look at his central topics. All he can do is talk about Detroit and he’s been gone for how long now? Its a shame that he got run out of town and you had to take off with him, but if you are so happy in your new place that’s great. but quit trashing Detroit. best of luck to you.

But I would like to know what school in the D do your kids attend. I recall you mentioning taking them sledding in Clarkston during one of the snow storms.

if you dont care about detroit, why do you keep talking about it? either leave the damn place alone, or roll up your stupid sleeves.

last night i had to listen to some fucking dickweed complain about how terrible detroit is and how glad he is that he moved to chicago..blah blah blah.

its the oldest story in the book.

it is really annoying when people who have nothing to do with the goings on within the city walls waxing faux intellectual about the citys “problems” and how they have the key to fixing them.

i had to listen to a girl one of my classes say that detroit public schools are full of criminals. and another girl said not to bother trying to go out to eat in detroit because there are no restaurants open past 8 pm. (!) same girl could not understand our professors point about the community building aspect of front porches. i paraphrase “but where im from, we dont have front porches. we all have decks in the back”. sorry dear, but sharing a key card entry gate to your cul-de-sac does not a community make.

im not saying dont move away. but just try not to think you are an authority on cities, and especially not this one just because you dipped your toe in it. seriously. it is a little hard living here, but the people that do actually give two shits instead of just abandoning ship. you think anyone wants to hear some guy talking about how crappy your city is? especially if you are one of us that love it here. and even worse if you are one of us that study cities and understand it beyond what you see with your eyes.

and anyway, if youre a douchebag to begin with, detroit will not treat you kindly. no wonder mr chicago hates it here.

just stop with the hating. we have to hear it every day in the news, i dont want to have to hear it from my contemporaries too.

Now that I am a mother it matters a lot. Gregg and I had thought of buying in Detroit for a short time. We loved the Boston Edison district and Palmer Park. The problem always boiled down to inadequate city services. We would have paid three times the taxes for services that were never consistent and horrible schools. Both those neighborhoods pay for extra security to drive the streets some even payed for private waste removal and snow removal. Then we are talking about paying tuition for a private school. I’ve been in DPS classrooms and they are seriously lacking in many areas. When I was working on my masters I worked in the charter school run by Wayne State and I wouldn’t have put my kid in there.

Add in the corruption that has happened by the mayor and wasted tax dollars and I am running from the city. We ran to Milford. I loved it. And now we are in Austin and I love it even more. I just hate having to explain to my friends….”what in the hell is going on in that old city of your.”

I’m glad Detroit has a new idealistic person willing to give it a shot. People like you are what gives Detroit a chance. But I wouldn’t want to see those kids you talked about taking sledding in Clarkston attend a DPS school. See if you can convince your Chicago or Grosse Pointe friends to move into the city with you.