Date: Fri, 29 Aug 2014 17:46:13 -0400
From: “Al Manning” <>
Subject: Where is Eden?
Where exactly is this quaint, bucolic, pastoral wonderland that is soon to be utterly destroyed by the development of Chatham Park?
I have yet to find this exquisite Garden of Eden. I’m sure it must be somewhere close, because various correspondents to this
Chat List keep referring to it.
I have decided that my problem must result from ancestry. I was not born and raised in Chatham County. No, I am one of those dreaded “outsiders” and apparently my eyes are not properly attuned to the light qualities of this area. The natives can see things beyond me.
I do have one major advantage over the natives. I have lived in 9 states and 2 foreign countries, and have seen how other communities have solved problems similar to these that Pittsboro faces.
I wish some of the local leaders could examine Pittsboro through my eyes. Then, they just might see some of the myriad problems that exist.
Al Manning
The Resident Curmudgeon