I'd always assumed that I would have to put the good stuff on hold while I got the urban experience out of my system. It's a trade off: proximity, jobs, and young people in return for noise, anonymity and pavement. But, after moving out to Lake City last July the country seems a little closer. I know it's still in city limits (just by eight blocks) but out here there are stars at night, only the noise of the occasional argument or jacked-up car, and more room than I've had in a few years. So, until acres of pasture and trees, this will kindly do. There are lots of small steps that make up a lifetime and I think there could be some good ones up here in Lake City. Especially now that's there's an Ace Hardware moving into the neighborhood.