On 12/20/2011 11:45 AM, feste37 wrote: > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "authfriend"<jstein@...> wrote: >> --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "feste37"<feste37@> wrote: >>> As he mentions, Barney Sherman lived here in Fairfield for >>> many years, probably for nearly two decades, I think, and >>> he is a former Purusha, so it's perhaps not surprising that >>> he has such high praise for Fairfield. (Interesting though >>> that he refers to "the Maharishi," which is usually a sign >>> of the nonmeditator.) >> Didn't know he'd been on Purusha; did notice the "the" and >> on that account figured, as you suggest, that he wasn't a >> meditator. >> >> His paean sounds pretty solid, though, with all the specifics >> about businesses and cultural activities. >> >> Some interesting stats as well about how well Iowa as a whole >> has been doing recently. > Yes, indeed, which was also the subject of a NYTimes article a few days ago. > The housing crisis never really hit Iowa, and the Iowan economy is doing > fine. In fact, Iowa has the seventh-lowest unemployment rate in the nation. > Superradiance, anyone?
But who wants to live in Iowa? :-D