I’m flying back to Boston today. Even though I’ve been commuting between the Bay State and the Bay Area regularly for over 20 years, this will be the first time I’ve flown into or out of Oakland. It’s actually not the first time I’ve used the airport; we once had to land at OAK to refuel when SFO was fogged in. (Amazing what a few miles across the bay can do.) I’m stuck with a plane change in Denver; I can’t seem to keep away from that place. (I’ll be back there again on September 6.)