One of my bigger clients is based out of Toronto, CA. so we end up talking on the phone quite a bit when trying to get things done. I tend to pace while speaking on the phone and since I work out of my garage I often head out the side door into the backyard. This time of year has the birds chirping like crazy, blooms on the peach trees and, er, green on the grass. Meanwhile, in Toronto, it's cold -- I mean, it is freezing as far as this SoCal native is concerned. Apparently the birds can be heard over my headset and all notion of sympathy from them for other working conditions flies right out the window.

Apparently Toronto is a cool town with lots of diversity and endless opportunity for fun. I've never been there but this is what I've heard and read. Hmmm... all the hip clubs and and interesting people in the world cannot lure me away from the warm weather of the Conejo Valley. As long as telecommuting is an option I'll be in town, bringing down the property value.