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OT - SoCal is so beatiful-- i grew up in Westwood (West L.A.) and there's so much charm there and in other sites near and not-so-far (e.g., down to La Jolla / San Diego, east to Pasadena and the mtns of San Bernadino Nat'l Forest, a 4-hr ride up to eastern Sierras).

If i had my druthers, i'd still be in southern (well, central) Calif. in our longtime S.Barbara home, but it was just getting too expensive and dangerous up there in the hills (we lost 1/8th of an acre to the 2009 Jesusita Fire), plus $900/month water-bills toward the end of the 6-yr drought, and the ever-present "Big One" earthquake danger.

Plus, main reason, we wanted to come to AZ to be closer to my wife's daughter and our grandkids.

Gotta say that i do love many aspects of AZ-- "land of fascinating formations" in the low and high deserts and mountains, a nice complement to all those beautiful Calif. formations (from SoCal and NoCal beaches to gardens to mountains).

Meanwhile, am praying for all those in central and eastern USA being so HARD HIT by the deep freeze afflicting so many states and shutting off power to MILLIONS of people (not to mention pets and animals in the wild)!