That's great, as a California native I'm all for it. Have you thought about writing for dot_cattiness?, (http://www.livejournal.com/userinfo.bml?user=dot_cattiness) RJ's community for unrepentant, preferably literate flamage (and, in theory, no-holds-barred return barrages.)? It's still getting up to speed, and could use posts of this caliber!