Lessee, born in Albuquerque, Nuevo Mexico. When I was 2 yrs old, we moved to Oxnard, Ventura County, California. At the time it was the lima bean and strawberry capitol of the world, plus the largest drug "port" on the west coast. Coast Guard would get tired of chasing the guys by then.

After a multi-city tour of colleges, I settled in the Republic of Davis, California, which is, as I recall, the USA's first declared nuclear-free zone, has built toad tunnels, and requires all it's citizens to wear Birkenstocks. Davis is a university town (vet/med/wine/law) and is the League of American Bicyclist's (previously League of American Wheelmen) only platinum level bicycle-friendly community.

Within a couple years, my hometown will be a bronze-level city that would be platinum if the only criteria were the mountain bike trails - Bend, OR.