Sometimes reality shifts, though the phenomena are likely the result of the shenanigans of someone who is performing a sleight of hand. And so it is that in January 2023, the blog post that used to occupy this slot has been updated. You see, we are on our way to California and are passing Salome Road on Interstate 10, but the original post featured someone in the surf who “represented” the idea of us being in California or on our way. Little did I know 17 years ago that accuracy would matter as long as “future-us” had a general idea of what we were doing on that day. Well, it does matter, and so here I am repairing my sloppiness. The text and the photo that were here until now have been moved to the day where they should have appeared, that is, August 6th, 2006.

We were on our way to Goleta, just north of Santa Barbara. Goleta is often considered a part of that city, as the University of Santa Barbara is just down the street. This still being summer and us having left Arizona at midday, allowed us to indulge in this beautiful sunset near Ventura when so often we arrived at our family’s place closer to midnight.