Stepping outside of the city is always good for a little perspective, and, in this case, a little sun and hot weather. On this trip we made our way to southern California for a wedding and to visit old friends. Along the way there were multiple tacos, two art museum visits, several coffee shops, a couple of great Airbnb experiences, a viewing of both The Fifth Element (thumbs down) and Dirty Harry (thumbs up), one transcendent horchata latte, some quality time with Google Maps and much time spent scanning the rental car's satellite-radio offerings. We returned home to find the fog had actually lifted a bit and we could wear our shorts and sandals a couple of days longer.