Spent the last 3 days in the greater LA area. How I would love to live in Southern California. There are some beautiful municipalities/cities in the the LA area. And it's awesome, the weather, the diversity. The people are really nice, too. I enjoyed it. I'd like to take my wife out there and dispel her preconceive notions that it's crazies, pushers and prostitutes on every corner. I even went down to East LA. That place is fascinating, all the shops and storefronts. It's was awesome.

I did not get a chance to surf. I did get a cold. Flying back was not as bad as I thought, but it was still uncomfortable.

I was happy to be with my family again.