Eric Nordskog:  

The vitals: In a wonderful relationship, happiest I've ever been, no kids this lifetime (except the four legged furry kind). Went to college at UCSB, moved to the San Francisco Bay Area in 1978 and loved getting to know SF, became a paralegal for two years, took a cablecar to work, and went back to law school at Univ of San Francisco. Passed the bar and worked for others for 14 years before hanging a shingle. Lived in the Bay Area for 28 years, married, divorced, through good and not so good times, and in 2006 moved to Bend, Oregon with my long time partner Linden, a writer and writing coach. I am ECSTATIC living here. Maybe in part it's because I'm finding my fifties really rewarding and enjoyable. But the town of Bend is also part of the reason. Check out visitbend com. I was worried about moving away from the Pacific Ocean (have lived within a few miles of the Ocean since age 15), that I would feel landlocked and depressed. Like many fears, this one proved to be groundless. Bend is a great town of 85,000 people with lots of lakes and rivers, a half hour away from some outstanding skiing/snowboarding at Mt. Bachelor, and tons of all year around outdoor recreation. It's on the east side (the dry side) of the Cascades, high desert at 3600 feet elevation, and gets lots of sunny days per year. The air most of the time is so clear one can see miles, and miles. Hey, if surfing icon Gerry Lopez moved here 15 years ago, you know it can't be that bad. Great restaurants, Linden is reviewing many for a local publi...Expand for more