Yes, I am having a busy week, but wanted to check in with all you loyal blog readers. I busted out laughing when reading the headline of one of Creative Loafing's most recent blogs tonight: The city too busy to change. In a former time, Atlanta was also coined "the city too busy to hate" during the civil rights era. Or perhaps now, as one satire puts in, Atlanta Less Busy, Finally has Time to Hate."
While the hate might be increasing along with crime, in general, these slogans are all funny because WE ARE BUSY. I often have to book social events with friends a week in advance and it seems trendy to be flying out of the airport on a regular basis. I more or less juggle three jobs. And there is always something going on.
Which is why I go out of town to actually rest.
Speaking of getting out of town and the airport, a recent study was released citing Atlanta's carbon footprint. It turns out the electricity used as the airport is taking the biggest piece of the pie. The city too busy to put in energy-efficient lighting it seems. And now the general assembly (local legislature) is in its final couple days, so they are franticly busy to get bills passed. And I wish I had the time to pay attention to all that is going on, but I don't. So I sign up and join local groups and they email me action points...or recently I discovered you can RSS notes from the Senate and General Assembly. (See the big list of Georgia RSS feeds here.)
So fill up your iGoogle, or be like me, now too busy too look at all my email. There is definitely the spirit of opportunity here, but the vastness of opportunity requires some focus. If you are feeling you need to jam up your inbox, check out yelp.com for food, meetup.com for social groups, your local non-profit in the area of your choice, and there is always Clark Howard's, Delta's and AirTran's travel escape deals that will at least give you some options for rest...outside the city.