Ok, then thoughts on the following letter sent to a homemaker's advice column:

"How do you remove an awful smell out of your microwave? I found a dead starfish on the beach and brought it home. It was very wet and I thought placing it in the microwave for a few minutes would help. The starfish exploded on my second attempt to dry it."

The question is, should all starfish be required to carry a warning label, "DO NOT HEAT IN MICROWAVE"?

The warning labels would only be necessary in the litigious US.

Though now I'm wondering why it exploded? Is it because of the exoskeleton? like the shell on an egg if you microwave it?

Maybe there should be warning stickers on people like that. " I am too stupid to operate simple kitchen appliances"

So that's what a wildfire smells like.

Learn something new every day.

Welcome to LA!

I could smell the Simi wildfires from Santa Monica. These events are shared. Luckily I can't smell this one. Which means it's not huge, hopefully. Or maybe it's just a wind thing.

I just saw an ad for the new black Razr phone. Want.

I just saw an ad for the new black Razr phone. Want.

I was just playing with one of those today. She didn't even pretend she was going to keep the pictures I took, although I think they were spirited and artistic.

What did you take pictures of?

My foot, to remind her of me kicking her in the head, her flipping me the finger, another instructor flipping me the finger ... krav stuff, basically.

Welcome to LA!

I could smell it, and the ash and smoke were thick enough that I was much happier once I went inside.

I just think it's interesting that I started today with the shuttle's sonic booms and ended it with wildfire. Welcome to LA indeed.