It’s Furious Balancing

There was an interesting news blurb today.  Broadband Internet access, as of July 2010, will become a legal right in Finland.

I was going to say that I would smooch Suvi Lindén, the Minister of Communications, but I discovered that Suvi is a lady and I’m hopelessly heterosexual.

Hell, I would smooch her anyway.

Teh Husband and I occasionally fantasize about where we would retire.  I have several non-negotiable requirements:

1. Urban.
2. Decent lattes.  Please note that Starbucks is not “decent” by any stretch of the imagination. I’m talking independently-owned local cafés, cats and kittens.
3. High-speed Internet access.
4. It can’t be anyplace that has 10 months of summer a year, or unbearable heat in general, or insufferable amounts of sunlight.
5. It has to be in a Blue State.¹  I encourage you to follow that link.  Not only does it show a “regular” map of the US, it also shows cartogram versions rescaled by population.

Well, I think Helsinki might trump Paris now.² French coffee is simply not for me, and I’m hearing grumbles and rumbles about their Internet “three strikes” policy.

Finland!  Beautiful Finland! The Fish Slapping Dance!  The Majestic Moose!  No, wait, that was Sweden…

If anyone knows about the quality of lattes in Finland, please let me know.

1. If we’re in the United States, that is. [↩]
2. American cities on my short list include Seattle, Portland (Oregon), New York City, and San Francisco. [↩]

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