The mystery is why I am still here.
Don’t like the heat in Texas?
Well, with all the Texas-bashing you’ve done over the years.. stay there.
Well, 72 and sunny today. Redwoods and hiking in backcountry parts of Santa Clara only 15 minutes up the road. Beach is an hour away. Spectacular snow skiing 5 hours away as is Yosemite. Fresh fruit and vegetables year round.
There are downsides, of course. We are entering Year 3 of severe drought, all the hills are parched, the reservoirs are empty, and it looks like we are going to have to learn Chinese because of all the money and buyers gushing in from Beijing, Taipei, and Hong Kong.
California is a beautiful state. I imagine it would be hard to leave.
It is a pity; it used to be a conservative state.