Hi Dennis,

Not yet...BUT...

I purchased a first edition of Zane Grey's West of the Pecos, know the meaning of 'dry heat', enjoy the sky as it is impossible to do in Southern California and have learned that a little bit of the 50's, 60s, 70s & 80s lives on very well in and around Phoenix.

AZ has the largest book sale this side of the Mississippi. The Barrett-Jackson Collector Car Auction is coming up almost any day now. (Been eyeing a beautiful Saoutchik Cadillac which is my idea of a sweet ride.)

I know what 'valley fever' is. And I now look at some of the beautiful photos in Arizona Highways and say "Ah, that's nothing." ;-)

The state is as patriotic as any in the US and acts as training ground to some of the best air force pilots, special forces and rock climbers.

There's gold and uranium in them thar' hills too.

It's kind of nice to have a female governor too. (Jane Hull) The air is cleaner and once you have seen smog-free - there is no easy way of going back to LA/OC/SD.

In 'California Time' AZ is somewhere loitering around 1978 - which is not a bad thing really - and not too surprising as AZ comes with its own 'time zone'.

Best wishes,

SDAI-Tech1