In article >,
serene > wrote:

> On 2 Jan 2006 01:24:01 -0600, "Bob Terwilliger"
> > wrote:
>
> >Temperamental difference: I am very strongly energized by the cold and dark.
>
> Me, too. A gray day makes me happy, and a rainy, gray day makes me
> genuinely bouncy-happy. It can be annoying for those who think those
> days are "gloomy" (or who have seasonal depression), but there it is.
> I love the cold and the rain and the gloom, so my move from San Diego
> to Oakland was a really good idea.


Try Seattle. We lived in Seattle for four years and Oakland for one.
There's no comparison. Oakland is warm, sunny and seldom rains.

--
Dan Abel

Petaluma, California, USA