your baby penis kinda gave it away. i'm not trying to change anyone's opinion about anything, but speaking for myself, I can tell you that i visit LA, San Diego, NYC/Connecticut, and some parts of Florida a few times a year for a week or so at a time to visit family, and while I enjoy the weather breaks and the novel sights and sounds... those are not places I would ultimately want to raise my kid(s) in. i know that i save more money here living in a (much) nicer house, with an excellent public school system all around me and even better private schools nearby. i could move my business literally anywhere in the CONUS and do well because my customer base doesn't care where I am and my wife can get a job in any area that has marketing departments (great graphic designers are hard to find), and we live here for a reason. that's not to say our priorities are the same as anyone elses, or even that our is "right" or "more right", it's just what we chose. Ohio can't compete with Cali weather though, no denying that. I fell in love with the weather and atmosphere of Monterey/Carmel area during our few visits there, and if I accomplish what I intend to accomplish, we will retire there... but until then, we have our own little piece of crazy ass weather heaven right here.