Noun Count—Places

Places, a second kind of noun, also add complexity to living. If we have one place—say, home—we are at a basic level. If we have a home and a nearby boat or plane, our life is somewhat less simple. If we have a home and a boat and a condo somewhere else, we climb to an even more complex level. No matter how quaint or small the additional places, we have more with which to deal. Each and every place demands some attention, including just getting back and forth. In short, concentrating on a single location is simpler than popping around. But, some claim, there is so much to see and learn “over there.” Is there? Perhaps. Ben Franklin observed in 1734: “Those who travel heedlessly from place to place…set out fools and will certainly return so.” 

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