On the road again, to Santa Barbara this time. It’s only 80 miles north of home, so it barely qualifies as a “business trip.” I could have flown up but it was actually quicker to drive. Ha. There’s an outside chance I could swing it so I can go home every night, but long hours + minimum 2 hour commute each way + 101 rush hour traffic = Chuck got a hotel room.

MOtel room, actually, because The Company is too cheap-ass to pay the going Santa Barbara rate for business-class hotels. So it’s the Best Western for me this time around, and here’s the crowd pleasing favorite “The View From Here”: