Business as usual here in eastern LA county. Went shopping today for some President’s Day sales, and the parking lots and stores were mobbed as always. I live right on the edge of LA/OC/SB county lines and whenever I go into OC, it never ceases to amaze me how crowded the restaurants are. Doesn’t anyone in OC ever eat at home? Bottom line, no recession clouds forming here. And by the way, prices of homes around here have barely budged off their highs. I’m now in year three of renting, waiting patiently for the much publicized correction.