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1. Born in Manitowoc lived near Green Street, famous for a great Friday fish fry tavern. 1956-1960.

2. Dad, grocery store manager for A&P, transferred to Milwaukee. Live in West Allis, flunk Kindergarten.

3.) Dad transferred to Delavan, Wi A&P, went to St. Andrews. Pass Kindergarten. Move in 1966 to...

4.) South 13th Street in Manitowoc when Dad is transferred yet again. Stay there, going to Roncalli until 1974...

5.) Eau Claire for the great UW-Eau Claire, working one summer in La Crosse, then graduating early in 1977 (take that, Kindergarten!) and moving to...

6.) South Beloit, Illinois while working in Beloit so I can pay less income taxes in Illinois. This supposedly actually was true.... in 1980 moved to ....

7.) Bakersfield, CA, home of Merle Haggard, Buck Owens and a lot of Okies and Basque shepherds. Still there. Bad air, hot summers but no snow except in the mountains around us. Early football and sporting events is, as Blair Kiel discovered, quite fun.

Next move San Clemente, CA, where I'll grab my metal detector on the beach and search for Richard Nixon's soul....

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