Billie and I are back in Batavia.
Thank you to WBTA and especially Geoff Redick for helping with the news coverage while we were gone.
It was great to see friends and family -- and the first place Padres at Petco (picture above of Heath Bell signing autographs before the game) -- but we're glad to be home.
I didn't take as many pictures as I imagined I would, but I did take a few. The Bell picture above is one of my favorites, as is the cactus picture below. These silver dollar cactus plants are growing in my dad's back yard. They started with cuttings from the silver dollar cactus we had in our yard in Bakersfield when we lived there.
Bakersfield is a pretty cool
Bakersfield is a pretty cool town. I've been out there twice for work.
I sort of feel like I stepped into the Wild West and expect cowboys and the like around every corner.
The drive from LA to Bakersfield is very interesting too. On one occasion, the temperature dropped more than 30 degrees in between (from around 70 to 40) and we got some flurries.
My favorite Southern Cal
My favorite Southern Cal location is Joshua Tree. Can't say I've been there recently, but I'm sure it's still a laid back hippie haven. Of course, with my terrible luck, it's probably become a mexican drug cartel hideout :(
If you change the "Kotter" to
If you change the "Kotter" to "Howard" then this kinda works :
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Welcome home Howard and
Welcome home Howard and Billie