</font><font color="blue" class="small">( <font color="blue"> Short answer = love of a wonderful woman </font> )</font>
You nailed it in one.
Born in Aberdeen, Scotland (200,000) people. Met her, got married and moved to London, England (5 million people), where she worked for a major oil company. Came to Dallas, TX (umteen million people) when she got transferred back home. Moved to East Texas, 100 miles east of Dallas, when she retired. The little town, 6 miles away has 4,550 people when everyone is home. This is where her family is from and the first time I saw it I thought it looked a lot like parts of Scotland with SUNSHINE, big pine trees, rolling hills and lots of fishing ... just beautiful. I fell in love with it and the people. In fact when the company I worked for was taken over, I was asked to move and live in Houston. I told them that I'd leave the place where I live now when 6 strong men carry me out in a wooden box and meant it ... I retired. I'm not going anywhere. I've seen great chunks of this world and this is where I want to be and stay 'though I must admit, I've never got used to the August heat. Whoever invented A/C ought to get the Nobel Prize.
When I reread this post it seems that I've followed that woman around like a puppy dog for over 25 years. I just want you all to know that that's not true. I'm a man of independent mind and spirit who makes all his own decisions. Now excuse me while I go to the kitchen and slobber and beg her for lunch. If I'm really lucky, she might even rub my tummy if I roll over.