Man, I'm missing the cool weather of the Oregon Coast these days. Right now in Houston we're in the thick of our summer heat and humidity. I keep imagining what that cool, misty, Oregon coast felt like several weeks ago. There is something very personal about the draw to the northern Oregon coast for me. I'm not sure if it's because of trips that my family made to that region when I was a kid (most of which are tangled in the cobwebs of my memory) or if it's because that area is such a stark contrast to where I currently live. Over the past 4 years we've made 3 trips to that area, and each time I think about what it would be like to retire there.