A Southwestern simpleton like me

A Southwestern simpleton like me could never have found his way into the City life, but it was my wife's native land, and while raising the young'n's, we had her street smarts, her much extended family, got to enjoy the parks and museums at uncrowded times, lived well.

Amazing what one can put up with.

But as the kids got older and the extended family drifted away, and the city and state spiraled out of control, we couldn't find a way out fast enough.

And the landlording tales I could tell...!