MANCOS, COLORADO!

I'll tell you what, Mr. Larsen is one of the few politicians I have encountered of any flavor who actually seems to be a responsible human being. I don't care what he calls himself. If he ever again runs for office, I'll not only vote for him, this democrat will actively help campaign for him! I've discussed any number of issues with him since we first started an e-mail correspondence when I sent the entire Colorado State Legislature a most uncomplimentary e-mail. Mr. Larsen responded at once (unlike the rest, most of whom never replied at all), and gave me his analysis of the issues and what he had been doing to try to change things. And he wrote personally - not some stupid canned reply. The people of his district adore him, and so do I. I really, really hope he'll get back into politics after he takes his break from the legislature for a while.

I do wish you well with your relocation efforts, Mrs. P., and I hope it doesn't take you as long as it has me. I've been struggling for a full year to get out of this place that I should never ever have come back to.

My best advise is to perservere. Never give up. Not ever. You'll obtain your goal. It may not happen as fast as you'd like, but it WILL happen. I even painted the La Plata Mountains in water colors on my front window, so that every time I looked out I was reminded again of where I needed to be. (I'm gonna have to do a bunch of scrubbing to get my damage deposit back, but it was worth it!)