I was walking around when the Wine Train pulled into the station in preparation for it's dinner ride. The interior of the train looks pretty fancy.

The train passed me by.

HRM of BP

Was at a noontime meeting today where I got to meet Miss Buena Park.

I felt under-dressed for the occasion.

This morning I had breakfast at the Summit Inn at the top of the Cajon Pass in between Victorville and Rancho Cucamonga. It's a great roadhouse and, as you can see, they're taking advantage of as much Route 66 nostalgia as they can.

Tonight I'm in Napa and I asked the Hotel Front Desk Clerk to recommend a simple, basic Chinese restaurant. Jackpot! She steered me towards the Asia Cafe on Main Street in downtown Napa. It was exactly what I was looking for.

After she recommended it I asked the clerk if the restaurant was Cantonese or Mandarin? She said, "no, it's Chinese."

Truth is, I don't really know the regional cuisines of China well enough to tell the difference but when I saw the giant, neon Chop Suey sign over the front door I knew I was going to like it.

Getting My Kicks

I'm spending tonight at the sparkling new (opened in June) Four Points by Sheraton Hotel in Rancho Cucamonga. I've always found Four Points to be a good value for the money -- but they've clearly modernized their look at this location.

This Four Points is located on Foothill Boulevard, the original Route 66 -- the Mother Road. I think the Joads would have enjoyed pulling their jalopy into this place.

West Hollywood Halloween -- 2009

These two guys always have terrific costumes with a timely commentary. And somehow, with 300,000 people on Santa Monica Boulevard, I always manage to run across them.

The Internets.

Peter Pan and friends.

Creepy.

Mad Hatter.

Super Hero Family.

Flower Power.

Barbie in Original Packaging.

Balloon Boy.

Carrie Prejean.

One fresh-squeezed lemonade, please.

Crystal or Alexis?

Hangover.

Tin Man.