The City of Angels

This week I'm in Los Angeles visiting our facility here to do some maintenance, clean up and upgrading to the network. It's been a year since I've been here so it's in desperate need of some TLC (that's tender loving care, not a channel on TV). There's a part of me that likes LA; the weather is beautiful (it's been in the high 70's to low 80's this week with not a sliver of humidity), the scenery is pretty cool (I love the ocean -- it's one of God's greatest parts of creation), and I get away from the office for a few days to stretch my tech teeth and still have a little fun too. Could I live here, you say? Never in a million years. When you cram 3 and a half million people into a city (with more in the outskirts), that's just too much! Not to mention there's this "L.A." feel to everything that makes you ask, is it real? It's probably like living anywhere really -- you just have to accept the character of the place and learn to live within that framework if you want to stay sane. Nashville's no different in that respect. Just smaller. But I've been here since Tuesday and working like crazy trying to tie things up that need some attention. I have one more day and evening to accomplish what I need to before flying home on Saturday mid-day. And that is what makes the going away more sweet -- getting to come home to my family. Miss you and love you guys!