Posted on a Facebook friend's wall today:

Hanford was pretty rough emotionally, namely because of the horrible path it was career-wise. I'm kind of a one-trick pony and I couldn't make it there; I felt pretty worthless, and I tried to compensate emotionally in rather foolish ways. Actually, while I was there, I *was* pretty worthless, economically; I only thrive in metro areas like this. All's well now I guess, but it stinks to have to choose between a successful career or family proximity.