after a few false starts (delayed flights, missed connections) i am back in the USA.... first impression - everything here is so large - the people, the cars, the appetites, the hype... not being a size queen - to me it all seems quite odd and compulsive... but it s nice to see friends and family...hard to believe i haven't seen most of these folks for almost a year...and yet it all comes back so quickly, just like riding a bicycle
