Thanks for the welcome, astrobeck. SF is not my home city, though at times I wish it was. I live about a 3 1/2 drive south of there in Hanford, a smallish town in the middle of dairies and farmland.
On a whim, I recently bid on several 35mm SLR film bodies and won two (oops). So now I am taking lots of crappy photos, but having the time of my life doing it.
Now if I can figure out how to get the cost of developing, printing, and scanning down I'd be very happy. Otherwise, the missus will keep giving me "that look" -->