We had big fun in Los Angeles. One of the highlights was our friends taking us to this Tiki bar on Sunset Blvd. to enjoy some fruity cocktails in an atmosphere redolent of the high tide of mid 20th-century Tiki culture.

I enjoy LA in that “nice place to visit, wouldn’t want to live there” kind of way. I always expected to dislike it for the familiar reasons (superficial Hollywood culture, traffic, sprawl), but it definitely has a cool and appealing vibe. And of course there’s the weather.

Now we have one week of packing frenzy before the move to DC this weekend. Posting may be light – we’ll see how things go. I’m hoping to post my review of Daly & Cobb’s For the Common Good soonish.