To live in Paradise - glorious green forests, lovely blue seas and people that believe in being nice. What happen to America that we don't have these things much any more?

On another note - I get to see my greatnephew for the first time this weekend up in Oregon at a small family reunion. Looks a lot like his big sister but I have a feeling he's going to be a good sized kid like his dad. Not a bad combination. Poor boy could have gotten his petite mother's build and his father's looks.

Coastal Oregon can resemble Paradise at times, much more so than eastern Oregon. Lots of green trees, gorgeous coasts and the people can be nice [if they don't realize you're from California ;-)]. Sometimes the anti-California sentiment rears its ugly head in Oregon and sometimes it just stays sleeping.