are you kiddin me? i've not been here since? well, guess i better tell you that we went to California again... oh yes. and what a trip... the cause for this adventure was the Santa Barbara Summer Solstice Parade, which fell pretty damn close to our 30th wedding anniversary...what did we do? where do i start? At the airport? "Hey. Where's my shit?" Ya that was fun...but landing in the Golden State made it all worthwhile. Is this California or what? First one to guess where this is wins...

we did get to play in the golden state for Linda's birthday and what a grand visit it was, but we did not make it to Santa Barbara and that is still the goal?. It is more for me. Linda is the too practicle one realizing, "we just don't have the money". I hate money. and you know how much I hate hate.
warming up here to go to vroom and write up the chili contest...

California. Why are you so far away?

oh yas. years on and we still want to come home... the story will continue...

guess freakin what? we still want to go home...

last week I asked her, "so. what is the game plan? why and what are we working so hard for?'  she didn't hesitate "to be mortgage free" and "where do we want to live?" I asked. "California. Of course" she replied  with that "duh?" look back at me...

i went home

yes we did. and yes the stories are right around the corner...stay tuned.

344 daystogo

Now this moment in time will always be special to me, if for no other reason except that I was there. But seriously, the gentleman on the custom Harley Davidson is none other than the famous Mr. Sam Swope. And with his annual ride approching rapidly, well