Return of the Jedi...I mean wineguy

At last my venture to California has come to a close. While traveling gives one a sense of wonder and awe at new locales, I still longed for home. So here I am preparing to blog away about my journey. Tomorrow I plan on beginning the wine aspect of the trip in earnest with a post on Sonoma (the Valley not my dog) followed by a post or two on Napa, and something thrown in on food. For now, some quick thoughts on the trip in general:

-I don't know how, I don't know when, but Blackberries will be the end of American Civilization.

-California drivers are bad in their own special way, just like Connecticut, Massachusetts, and Rhode Island drivers.

-New England Clam Chowder at a California restaurant isn't New England Clam Chowder. And it's even better when it has the words "authentic" or "real" in front of it on the menu. I never realized chowder could be fake or forged.

-Arguing sports at an airport bar is great. You don't pull any punches because you know you'll never see the guy again. Especially when he's a Bonds fan.

-Can we lay down some rules on armrest sharing on planes? Like window seat gets it the first half of the flight, center seat can have it the second half, or something of that nature.

-Listening to an elderly couple from Milwaukee talk about their trip to Bali can be quite amusing. Those accents are just hilarious, you know?

-Lugging a 60 pound suitcase and 40 pound box of wine from the rental car facility to the terminal was surprisingly easy.

-If you haven't had an In and Out Burger you simply haven't lived.

-I have a dream, that one day all Taco Bells will be replaced by Baja Fresh.

-Vacationing without my wife turned out to be a real drag, I missed her the whole time.

-I still get a kick out of the fact that I bought my dog Sonoma a gift in Sonoma. Sick, huh?

Anyway, Till next time..."The cow says Moo."--Me, an inside joke for Mike

P.S.-If you click the photo it will expand. After expanding right click on it and you can set it as your wallpaper. I took this shot from Fort Baker in Marin County.