trinacriabob

Where? Just curious. There are 2 million people and it covers 4 counties. It goes from Davis (puke) in the West to the Sierra foothill towns in the East.

Montreal (one of the coolest cities in the world)

Aretha Franklin

consensus

claustrophobia

many (so many cheap broads out there...I speak the truth)

Family friends who lived in Rancho Mirage and Palm Springs said the enormous inland Coachella Valley (desert) essentially sits on top of a big aquifer. Never checked out any geo maps, but I've heard this other times.

tramp stamp

C'mon, Croc, you live here now. Glance at the "pie chart" of the budget spent on social services, corrections and (not necessarily) productive education and you will see that (1) it's no value added, and (2) it's financed on a "credit card." She is a small part, but definitely a part, of California's ugly woes. California's economic and attitudinal health had generally been fueled by a great distribution of wealth and quality of life, across almost all sectors of society. The middle class has been proportionately more squeezed here and the rich/poor canyon has widened. The curtain on the California Dream seems to be coming down slowly. My 2 cents.

frightening

Where is that, PCS? It's prettier than you are!

cheap

One of the few times we agree. Is Armageddon near?

Oh my God...we are the most obnoxious people on the planet, aren't we? (Before I turned on the sound, I thought it was a Frenchy joke).

It's ok to "cheat" and do the trash thing every now and then - a pig trough dessert, a highly caloric pasta dish, and stuff like that. It makes it easier to keep the healthy regimen in check. I'm now within 10 lbs. of my chart height/weight and I look forward to "cheat day" or a Lake Tahoe buffet every couple of months.

No, they think they're superior...but, I agree, I think they're jealous. Plus, they can be too PC and tightly wound compared to the SoCal mindset...I don't resonate with the "gotta love everybody" Berkeley mentality. So you must have been making some change to be living in Danville...

nose

it's pygmy response to thread: spelling bee

That's right...those were your Walnut Creek days...those people who think Northern California is better than Southern California can't admit that Walnut Creek/Lafayette is pretty boring compared to Orange County.

getting laid

Where were you living immediately prior to South Orange?

yeah, I wish... response to thread: sleeping in

The peaceful ones are always the right ones. Las Vegas seems to have been a "pit stop" for many. I only know one person who went there from So. Cal. and stayed. Everyone else moved on. Good luck, OC.

Four desalination plants have been on the drawing boards for years. Some people don't want them built because they fear it will encourage even more population growth.

I'll have to read it. Thanks.