The first thing I learned when I moved down to Los Angeles in 1996 was that Los Angeles counts and the rest of the state does not. (There are tiers of not counting, of course: the Bay Area is often referred to as "Northern California," despite the … [Continue reading]
I have a funny family
On why Sophia, who'd bumped her leg on the stairs, could not possibly eat the ravioli she herself had picked out in the store: "Girls who hurt their legs can't eat pasta." § On "MI-5," the main character lies to his girlfriend yet again … [Continue reading]
What the professor said
One of the funniest things my sister ever reported back to me after she went off to college was the class in which, on the first day, the professor announced, "As of today you are two weeks behind, you will always be two weeks behind, and you cannot … [Continue reading]
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