cmotherofpirl Posted June 1, 2008 Share Posted June 1, 2008 Start here: [url="http://www.bizjournals.com/pittsburgh/stories/2008/05/05/daily33.html?ana=from_rss"]http://www.bizjournals.com/pittsburgh/stor...ml?ana=from_rss[/url] read this: [url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pittsburgh,_Pennsylvania"]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pittsburgh,_Pennsylvania[/url] enjoy these: [url="http://pittsburghskyline.com/"]http://pittsburghskyline.com/[/url] [url="http://www.phlf.org/pittsburgh/index.html"]http://www.phlf.org/pittsburgh/index.html[/url] [url="http://www.pittsburghwillsteelyourheart.com/"]http://www.pittsburghwillsteelyourheart.com/[/url] [url="http://www.diopitt.org/"]http://www.diopitt.org/[/url] industry in Pittsburgh: [url="http://www.pghtech.org/news-and-publications/state-of-industry-report.aspx"]http://www.pghtech.org/news-and-publicatio...try-report.aspx[/url] [url="http://www.county.allegheny.pa.us/TemplateNoCol.aspx?id=13304&LinkIdentifier=id"]http://www.county.allegheny.pa.us/Template...nkIdentifier=id[/url] Pittsburgh and the surrounding area sounds big, but is really just small town America. We have a large Catholic population, great colleges, high tech universities, recreation, and outdoor activities. Weather is temperate and we are not in a tornado, hurricane, earthquake, tsunami, OR fire-prone area. Even Google just moved an office here, because Pittsburgh people wouldn't move to California, no matter how many incentives were offered. Start packing... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
franciscanheart Posted June 1, 2008 Share Posted June 1, 2008 [quote name='Didacus' post='1550512' date='May 31 2008, 09:31 AM']So I'll be making snow balls as policer officers and firemen panic!? Sounds like fun. Are there laws against throwing snow balls? Like Colorado did to Quebec? What happened to the Winnipeg Jets? And if they never ice on a lake, that just means my family will be the best hockey players in the state! So if I was an illegal from Canada, would I fit in?[/quote] No laws against snowballs. If there were, I'd have been carted to jail years ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
corban711 Posted June 1, 2008 Share Posted June 1, 2008 [quote name='mariahLVzJP2' post='1551568' date='May 31 2008, 11:03 PM']I have to say, we have the BEST weather here in CA We have snow in the mountains during winter (about 45 minutes to an hour away) and the beach is close too. We are spoiled here It is a beautiful state! We have lots of Catholics here too [/quote] this is all quite true...and on top of that, mikolbe lives here! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PadrePioOfPietrelcino Posted June 1, 2008 Share Posted June 1, 2008 [quote name='hugheyforlife' post='1551834' date='Jun 1 2008, 02:13 AM']No laws against snowballs. If there were, I'd have been carted to jail years ago.[/quote] Is that because the last accumilation of snow thick enough to make a decent snow ball was a few years ago? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
icelandic_iceskater Posted June 1, 2008 Share Posted June 1, 2008 Move to Michigan, the economy's great right now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abercius24 Posted June 1, 2008 Share Posted June 1, 2008 [quote name='notardillacid' post='1550321' date='May 31 2008, 02:15 AM']#1. Texas is hot as hell, you don't want to live there didacus. They have state emergencies if it snows out. #2. Texas stole their hockey team from Minnesota. Yeah. Exactly. Most of 'em probably haven't even seen ice on a lake. How sad. #3. By rich and diverse he means a lot of illegals from mexico [/quote] Please... [quote name='dominicansoul' post='1550524' date='May 31 2008, 10:46 AM'][img]http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9d/USACE_Canyon_Lake_and_Dam_Texas.jpg/800px-USACE_Canyon_Lake_and_Dam_Texas.jpg[/img] Canyon Lake (my backyard!!!) [img]http://www.hillcountryinfo.com/images_texas_towns/canyon_lake_riverreflect.jpg[/img] More of Canyon Lake (isn't it beautiful???) [img]http://www.texaspepper.net/barcelo_beach001.jpg[/img] One of our many Texas beaches [img]http://urbanlofthomes.com/img/skylines/dallas-condos-lofts-townhouses.jpg[/img] DALLAS! [img]http://imagecache2.allposters.com/images/pic/DANPOD/US44_DPD0023_M~Bluebonnets-Hill-Country-Texas-USA-Posters.jpg[/img] the Hill country [img]http://home.att.net/~ernesto/Big_Bend_TX.jpg[/img] Big Bend Park [img]http://www.wunderground.com/data/wximagenew/j/jkenny3/29.jpg[/img] West Texas desert in the Fall Texas has it all! Please don't move here...we want it all to ourselves! (Enough people moving over here...stay put...no more development please!!!) [/quote] Actually, these are good examples of Texas, especially Austin. All those Hill Country pictures are taken within an hour of where I now live! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StColette Posted June 1, 2008 Share Posted June 1, 2008 [quote name='Didacus' post='1550503' date='May 31 2008, 10:23 AM']I mean proper french education, not an immersion. Like teachers speaking in french in all classes 100% of the time.[/quote] I don't know about schools but for college I would say that Franciscan U in Steubenville is a must if you want this. I had taken 1 yr of French at another University and didn't learn squat. I went to FUS and the French Prof. there is amazing!!! He speaks French fleuntly and will not utter a word to us in English. I can read French now proficiently, which is helpful with some Theology texts. He has the back of Cardinal Schonborn to translate some French texts into English because they have not been done yet. Anyone who has the backing from a Cardinal such as Schonborn to translate has my vote! Prof. Williams is an excellent teacher and well over qualified to be teaching at FUS. He is also a huge advocate for getting more Financial Aid for students. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StColette Posted June 1, 2008 Share Posted June 1, 2008 [quote name='missionarybelle' post='1550735' date='May 31 2008, 12:54 PM']ditto for louisiana. but if you go farther towards southern Louisiana you get out of the Bible belt and into Catholic country.[/quote] lol which is where Micah and I are. I grew up here and turned out very orthodox lol so it can't be all that bad [quote]we have an extremely conservative state. and currently our diocese has 38 or so seminarians.[/quote] Like our last governor, who was a Democrat, and passed a ton of Pro-Life legislation! [quote]and how can you beat cajun culture and food?[/quote] lol you can't Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
homeschoolmom Posted June 1, 2008 Share Posted June 1, 2008 [quote name='Mercy me' post='1550221' date='May 31 2008, 12:28 AM']By French education are you referring to language immersion? That type of program is hard to come by in the states. We are notoriously bad at teaching languages although it is possible to to learn them.[/quote] What are you talking about? There are at LEAST three French-language immersion schools in the Twin Cities. There are many more Spanish-language and other languages here, too. [url="http://www.edina.k12.mn.us/normandale/"]http://www.edina.k12.mn.us/normandale/[/url] [url="http://frenchimmersion.spps.org/"]http://frenchimmersion.spps.org/[/url] [url="http://www.famn.org/"]http://www.famn.org/[/url] And we even have immersion camp [url="http://clvweb.cord.edu/prweb/"]http://clvweb.cord.edu/prweb/[/url] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StColette Posted June 1, 2008 Share Posted June 1, 2008 [img]http://www.destination360.com/north-america/us/louisiana/images/s/louisiana-plantations.jpg[/img] Beautiful Plantation homes! [img]http://www.terragalleria.com/images/us-se/usla4064.jpeg[/img] Pretty lakes Louisiana We're also the only state in the Union that has parishes instead of counties Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Didacus Posted June 2, 2008 Author Share Posted June 2, 2008 [quote name='cmotherofpirl' post='1551770' date='May 31 2008, 11:19 PM']Start here: [url="http://www.bizjournals.com/pittsburgh/stories/2008/05/05/daily33.html?ana=from_rss"]http://www.bizjournals.com/pittsburgh/stor...ml?ana=from_rss[/url] read this: [url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pittsburgh,_Pennsylvania"]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pittsburgh,_Pennsylvania[/url] enjoy these: [url="http://pittsburghskyline.com/"]http://pittsburghskyline.com/[/url] [url="http://www.phlf.org/pittsburgh/index.html"]http://www.phlf.org/pittsburgh/index.html[/url] [url="http://www.pittsburghwillsteelyourheart.com/"]http://www.pittsburghwillsteelyourheart.com/[/url] [url="http://www.diopitt.org/"]http://www.diopitt.org/[/url] industry in Pittsburgh: [url="http://www.pghtech.org/news-and-publications/state-of-industry-report.aspx"]http://www.pghtech.org/news-and-publicatio...try-report.aspx[/url] [url="http://www.county.allegheny.pa.us/TemplateNoCol.aspx?id=13304&LinkIdentifier=id"]http://www.county.allegheny.pa.us/Template...nkIdentifier=id[/url] Pittsburgh and the surrounding area sounds big, but is really just small town America. We have a large Catholic population, great colleges, high tech universities, recreation, and outdoor activities. Weather is temperate and we are not in a tornado, hurricane, earthquake, tsunami, OR fire-prone area. Even Google just moved an office here, because Pittsburgh people wouldn't move to California, no matter how many incentives were offered. Start packing...[/quote] Pittsburg on the list! Specially if they climb the hill and win the stanley cup. I notice no one suggested Detroit?! [quote name='StColette' post='1552252' date='Jun 1 2008, 09:41 AM']I don't know about schools but for college I would say that Franciscan U in Steubenville is a must if you want this. I had taken 1 yr of French at another University and didn't learn squat. I went to FUS and the French Prof. there is amazing!!! He speaks French fleuntly and will not utter a word to us in English. I can read French now proficiently, which is helpful with some Theology texts. He has the back of Cardinal Schonborn to translate some French texts into English because they have not been done yet. Anyone who has the backing from a Cardinal such as Schonborn to translate has my vote! Prof. Williams is an excellent teacher and well over qualified to be teaching at FUS. He is also a huge advocate for getting more Financial Aid for students.[/quote] [quote name='homeschoolmom' post='1552274' date='Jun 1 2008, 09:47 AM']What are you talking about? There are at LEAST three French-language immersion schools in the Twin Cities. There are many more Spanish-language and other languages here, too. [url="http://www.edina.k12.mn.us/normandale/"]http://www.edina.k12.mn.us/normandale/[/url] [url="http://frenchimmersion.spps.org/"]http://frenchimmersion.spps.org/[/url] [url="http://www.famn.org/"]http://www.famn.org/[/url] And we even have immersion camp [url="http://clvweb.cord.edu/prweb/"]http://clvweb.cord.edu/prweb/[/url][/quote] Boo-Yaa... Couple of few good notches there! And push come to shove I'm sure HSMom can give some pointers on homeschooling. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dominicansoul Posted June 2, 2008 Share Posted June 2, 2008 [quote name='abercius24' post='1552212' date='Jun 1 2008, 09:27 AM']Please... Actually, these are good examples of Texas, especially Austin. All those Hill Country pictures are taken within an hour of where I now live![/quote] Wow! You are 30 minutes from where I live!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fides quarens intellectum Posted June 4, 2008 Share Posted June 4, 2008 [quote name='cmotherofpirl' post='1551770' date='May 31 2008, 11:19 PM']Pittsburgh and the surrounding area sounds big, but is really just small town America. We have a large Catholic population, great colleges, high tech universities, recreation, and outdoor activities. Weather is temperate and we are not in a tornado, hurricane, earthquake, tsunami, OR fire-prone area. Even Google just moved an office here, because Pittsburgh people wouldn't move to California, no matter how many incentives were offered. Start packing...[/quote] 60 days of sun a year, right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StColette Posted June 4, 2008 Share Posted June 4, 2008 [quote name='fides quarens intellectum' post='1557287' date='Jun 4 2008, 11:41 AM']60 days of sun a year, right?[/quote] lol a lot more than that lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fides quarens intellectum Posted June 4, 2008 Share Posted June 4, 2008 [quote name='StColette' post='1557359' date='Jun 4 2008, 11:24 AM']lol a lot more than that lol[/quote] i think that's what she said like a week ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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