Episode LXXXI: California
I traveled home to California for a week and a half in June. Here were at least three good reasons to do so: First and foremost, I came back to help the Lakers win another championship. They were on the ropes, down 2-3 to the rival Boston Celtics. I came to the rescue, flying in to Los Angeles hours before Game 6, in which they demolished the Celtics. And the rest is history, as they say. The 2010 Lakers went undefeated in the playoffs as long as I was in SoCal. Second, my dad happened to be celebrating Father’s Day while I was out there. Here he is doing one of his favorite activities, shopping for sweets in the bakery section of the grocery store! Third, there was this campout going on up in the Sierras (upon which I have formerly reported ) which is a lot of fun. This year was no exception. Here are some of the unique aspects of this campout. First of all, I forgot to bring a pillow. That, plus the fact that I was sleeping on the cold hard ground, and the fact t...