I got back from San Antonio a little while ago - why do so many people go grocery shopping at 5 p.m. on MLK Day? - and I learned a few things while I was there:

1) Remember the Alamo.
2) If you must pack your nail polish in your purse, which then goes in your carry-on bag, make sure the the cap is screwed on tight, or you'll be reminded of your mistake often. Very very often. Hell, might as well get a new purse.
3) Dodgeball can be good a second time, if watched with an appreciative audience.
4) People you thought you knew really well and believed would never hurt you can be incredibly mean and vindictive sometimes for no reason. All you can do is roll with the punches and not lose faith in humanity. (Applies to others this time)
5) It takes about 3 hours to burn 5 years' worth of divorce paperwork.
6) Don't sleep through the drink service on flights or you'll be left very very thirsty.
7) Being able to take your shoes off during that flight can increase your comfort level by a power of 10.
8) I am not reacting to the stress of impending change very well. Or maybe it's from sleeping on the plane, or those down pillows I was given over the weekend ... or maybe all three. My shoulders have been chronically attached to my ears all weekend long. If this keeps up, I'll move wrong and then I won't be able to turn my head and driving will become much more difficult in the days to come.
9) It takes $2 to take the shuttle from the Oakland Airport to the BART station, exact change only.
10) Newfoundlands are frickin' HUGE dogs.