Re: Who am I?
You are corect of course, JRJ. And I did enjoy my physical surroundings, it was everything else that wore me down. I visited Redding a few times, by the way. It's nice up there. I think Redding is a bit more conservative than where I was at. Perhaps I would have stuck it out longer had I moved there instead. I definitely wasn't chasing perceptions though, I was born and raised in the bay area so I am familiar with Ca. A big % of the reason I moved to Ca had to do with being close to my parents. (as well as my old fishing ground)And we did have fun, boating, fishing, hiking, shooting(at a range) as well as swimming in the river.
I justify it this way.

I took 1 conservative vote (myself) and 3 potential conservative votes (my kids) away from a state they would have been wasted on, and brought them to a state that desperately needs them!
Didn't mean to offend anyone, but Ca is not for me. Vegas isn't all that great either, but it's definitely an improvement!
Thanks for all the welcome backs everyone, I plan on getting a $32 inflatable boat at walmart so I can be a boater again and justify posting here!