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North Mississippi good, too!
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| One More Time - Comment and observation By: Joe Lee, III |
July 28, 2009 |
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According to a recent article, Mississippi has one of the 20 top small budget retirement spots in the country.
McComb, with a median home value of $113,000, was chosen the ninth best place by WalletPop.com. The south Mississippi city scored of 89 out of 100. (The median home value here is $80,000, according to the U.S. Census.)
According to WalletPop, "McComb gently brushes all seasons but spends most of its time in southern warmth."
Fortunately, the story did not address the subject of Mississippi humidity.
We have not been to McComb in a long time -- next time I'll have to give it a little extra scrutiny.
McComb was the only Mississippi community to make the list, we humbly suggest there are some great places in north Mississippi, too! This is the third year in a row McComb has been selected.
The best place
Several Florida cities were on the retirement value top 20 list, but number one was Englewood, Fla.
Englewood is on Lemon Bay in Southwest Florida, south of Sarasota. It scored 98 out of 100.
"The Town Center neighborhood is one of the safest in Florida, with incredibly low crime rates," according to WalletPop. "It's a quiet, educated neighborhood with lots of seniors and other age groups . . . the median house value is $200,000.
Better photos
We love for readers submit photos -- especially photos of kids playing sports, fishing, or just having a good time.
Please remember, however, to set your camera on the highest definition. Yes, we know that with high def, you can't store a thousand photos on one card, but wouldn't you rather have a few really good ones?
We also admit that low definition photos look perfectly good on a computer or television screen, but there is not enough information in the file to produce a good print -- whether it is a print in the newspaper or on your own printer.
You need a camera with a minimum of five mega pixels (five million dots).
Of course, if you use a digital zoom or do not set the camera for maximum definition, you automatically throw away most of those pixels.
Good camera
When we receive a photo with too few pixels, we have to either refuse it or run it smaller than we prefer. (You can get by with fewer pixels on a postage stamp, than on a post card.)
I carry a Canon PowerShot Digital Elph with me most of the time. This particular model is about the size of a pack of cigarettes and has 12.1 mega pixels. I'll put it up against any camera on the market for size, quality, durability, and value. It's only weakness is shutter lag time, a malady common to most inexpensive digital cameras.
Whatever camera you buy, as soon as you take it out of the box, permanently turn off the digital zoom and put it on the highest quality setting. You'll be glad you did!
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