Well, I'm back, he said

That's my favorite line from Lord of the Rings (click on the post title to go to the Wikipedia listing if you don't know what I'm talking about, and if you don't know what I'm talking about, where have you been of late?), and Sam Gamgee summed up my recent expedition to California to sort out my storage locker there.
My father came and helped, as did my friend Tex, along with a couple of hired illegals (yup, gave money to Mexicans; Homeland Security can call me), and we sorted out, packed, gave stuff away, and shipped a bunch of stuff home.
Still reeling from all the hard work and the flight back, but it's good to be home.
My crap will be arriving next week, and then I get to do the whole thing in reverse...