On A Tree Grow(ing) In Brooklyn

An Unfair Comparison.

If you've ever lived in a place other than your hometown, you know that when asked the usual question-do you miss it?-the answer is an easy hell yeah.  It doesn't help the case when that hometown is numero uno on the hottest places to live for anyone under 30-years-old or with a serious addiction to HBO's Girls.  But the reality that is often disregarded is that there are lots of places to live in this world that measure up in different ways.  A (rare but) native Brooklynite would be crazy not to miss the (unaffordable) brownstone houses, (easy) access to top notch cuisine, and (in my case) a host of immediate relatives (which now includes a nephew and new niece with eyes the size of the Prospect Park Carousel, relatively speaking).  But I simultaneously welcome the quiet of Colorado, too-as do my east coast visitors!-coupled with the kindness of (nearly every) stranger, the relatively cheap and unhindered entry into local pools on 90+ degree days, the constant quiet of local, tree-lined neighborhoods, the lack of humidity 24/7, and an embrace and appreciation for a very decent work-life balance.  In the end, you really cannot compare the two...or three...or five hundred...because there are pros and cons to everyplace and everything in it.  So when asked if I miss it-be it now, last year, or fifty years from now-whether from the comforts of my town house in the west or Park Slope, Brooklyn, my answer will always be the same, alongside my appreciation for New York and beyond.  Enjoy!    

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