I know the IE is in trouble but I was absolutely shocked this weekend when we made the dreaded, horrible, hot, boring drive through the Central Valley on I-5 from San Diego to the Bay Area this weekend to take the kid back to college. Last year, my head was buried in a book, but I took a look to the east and was stunned by all the pretty-new-looking housing tracts in areas like Coalinga in the middle of nowhere. I understand these areas are in more serious trouble than the IE. Question: Where do all these people WORK? In the prison system?
