Category Archives: Miami

Miami is a “brain gain” zone, defined as “share of a county's population that is college-educated.”

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We're not alone:

Nationwide, all types of metropolitan counties enjoyed a brain gain on average, with major metropolitan areas gaining the most. On average, nonmetropolitan counties that were not adjacent to a metropolitan area fared the worst. Somewhat surprisingly, all rural counties enjoyed a brain gain on average.

The weather broke this weekend, and it's beautiful here today. See today's forecast for a taste of what the next few months are going to be like.

I opened all the windows and aired out the house. We'll still need the air conditioner from time to time for next few weeks, and then we won't. If things stay true to form, we'll even fire up the heater for a few nights in December or January.

It's payback for August!

According to the latest forecasts, Tropical Storm Noel looks as if it is neither going to strengthen enormously, nor hit the US.

However, the National Weather service would like you to know that this storm is not pronounced in the same way as a synonym for Christmas ([Middle English noel, from Old French, variant of nael, from Latin nātālis (diēs), (day) of birth, from nātus, past participle of nāscī, to be born.])

Tropical Storm NOEL Forecast Discussion PLEASE NOTE THAT THE PRONUNCIATION FOR THE THIS STORM'S NAME IS NOL…WITH A LONG O SOUND AND JUST ONE SYLLABLE…OR EXACTLY LIKE THE WORD KNOLL.

No umlaut, got it?

Ed Bott says that I should gloat.

So, OK, I'll gloat.

Miami is a great food town. And here's a nice list of Miami food blogs (spotted via the cool and committed Critical Miami blog).

I grew up mostly in DC, moved around for a while, landed in Miami 15 years ago.

Even so, it's interesting to read a recent DC transplant's take on D.C. vs. Here. Some of it is familiar; other parts remind me that I don't get out very much. A few choice excerpts:

D.C.: Business casual during the week, including collared golf shirts and khakis for men, and slightly more cute, conservative tops for the women in their khakis–skirts or pants.

Here: Interesting casual all the time, including flip flops on men wearing khakis and flowing linen shirts, and women wearing tops plunging way past there. To work?

…

D.C.: Getting work done before dinner, then working more after dinner.

Here: Everyone, I mean everyone, looks like they’ve had work done. Am I in L.A.?

D.C.: I am entitled to that table. My name is sometimes in the news.

Here: I am entitled to that table. I just am.

D.C.: I know the owner (except they rarely do).

Here: I know the owner (good God, they all really do).

…

D.C.: Eat by 6:30 p.m. at the latest on a weeknight and go home.

Here: Eat by 10 p.m. at the latest on a weeknight and go home.

Restaurant Gal is the sort of local, personal, blog I'd read regularly for the fun of it…if I had the time.

(Spotted via link from MiamiBeach411)