Santa Barbara Trip

As a catchup post, we went to Santa Barbara back in mid-June, just to get away from Los Angeles for a bit and to visit a friend I’ve not seen in quite a while. We hung out with Bruce, checked out the view, Had dinner with Bruce, Sr., and went to the annual Summerland Solstice [...]

Quick Vegas Trip

We took a quick drive up to Henderson, ostensibly to visit my parents, but a big motivation to go was to visit the dog, who was taken by my mom the last time she came through L.A. It’s more than a little disheartening to think that she likes being with my parents more than being [...]

Xmas: The Road to Vegas

We were scheduled to leave Tuesday morning after getting a good night’s sleep before we headed out to my parents’ place in Henderson, NV, but said, “screw it.” A quick check of the iPhone showed traffic was light, there were no reports of the 15 being closed, and I just wanted to get the driving [...]