Now we are in Tacoma, WA, in order to hang out with John's family and recently minted niece. We rented a car to get up here, an actually comfortable car with a decent sound system. People actually obey the speed limit here. Also, as opposed to Southern California, a light rain storm does not mean that there is at least one crumpled wreck per ten miles of highway.

Weeeird.

Also, they have signs on the side of the I-5 which depict a black glove, thumb extended, with a red slashed circle over it. It either means "no hitch-hikers" or "no hand puppets," we haven't quite decided.