I'm back
Regular posting resumes today. Yay! Last week was busy, with outings to downtown L.A. and Eagle Rock, not to mention Chino Hills, Rancho Cucamonga, La Verne and Ontario. Once the vertigo of being back at the office subsides, I'll share the highlights, some here, and perhaps some in print.
In the meantime, thanks for your patience and for your comments last week.

A journalist for more than two decades, David Allen has been writing a column for the 

DA: Welcome back! How did we survive without your postings??? Looking forward to more stories and postings!
To quote an old song: "Don't it always seem to go
that you don't know what you got till it's gone..."
Welcome back!
[A lesson for us all. -- DA]
Welcome back! You were missed. I'm glad to hear that you were out and about during your enforced vacation. Can't wait to read about what you were up to.
Maybe you should just change the lighting in the office.
[Har! -- DA]
It was great seeing your article in the paper today!
DMH
PS-on your LA trips, have you ever toured City Hall? GREAT architecture. The top floor alone is worth the Metrolink trip in. I hope you blog about your trip. It's funny how many 909 people have never been to LA.
[I need to do a City Hall tour; I've just never looked into the days/times of tours. Blog posts are coming about two excursions. And thanks for the good wishes. -- DA]