Random Act

Dear Los Angelinos,

I am very sorry you have to endure this weekend's Carmageddon. One of the biggest shocks for me when I moved from Boston to this sprawling suburbia was the absolute necessity of having to drive a car to get anywhere useful.

And, because I am a kind person, I will spare you jokes related to disasters involving pirates (Arrrrrmageddon), Middle Eastern food (Shawarmageddon) and chocolate-coated spun sugar products (Mallomarmageddon).

I do this because I love.

Whew!

Really glad I woke up from that dream. Danny Aiello's birthday was coming, and I was really struggling with what to get him.

The Times

Congratulations, New York, for legalizing gay marriage. You weren't the first to do it, but I'm sure you'll figure out a way to explain that you did it better than everyone else.

Happy

Happy Father's Day to all the dads, grandpas, uncles, male role models and other men who have made a difference in someone's life.

The Very Last Paragraph of My Biography

But her husband was wrong. There WAS, in fact, a dead frog under the plastic bags in the garage. And she never set foot on the first floor of her house again.

Race to the. . . Something

On your mark. . . get set. . . .GO

A trip to the local homegoods outlet brings a subtle reminder that slow and steady wins the race.

Wemuweh wemuweh wemuweh wemuweh. . .

In the jungle, the mighty jungle, the lion sleeps tonight.

In the jungle, the mighty jungle, the lion sleeps tonight.

Ee-e-e-e-e-um-um-a-weh Ee-e-e-e-e-um-um-a-weh

Yes, we had the cat shaved. No, we're not terrible human beings. Mostly. But he has super-fine fur, and he had mats so close to his belly that we were way too nervous to take a scissor to them. After one day of apparent shame, he seems to have settled in well.