Menu Pages for Los Angeles

Talk about news you can use. Whoever decided to make the Los Angeles version of Menu Pages was not only a good Samaritan but also a frickin' genius. This Web site compiles the addresses, telephone numbers, hours and menus for a variety of eateries in Los Angeles, classified by neighborhood. And when I say variety, I mean the fastest, greasiest, yummiest and cheesiest.

Pancake Problems

Missy asked me to publicize the risk associated with using expired pancake mix. The simple solution is to make French toast instead.

Matthew's Celebrity Pixies Tribute

I don't know who Matthew is but his covers of classic Pixies songs -- as imagined to be sung by Prince, Bob Marley, Frank Sinatra and the Bee Gees -- are brilliant.

Parasite Pal

Missy, who sits to my right in the office ice cubicle tray, helped spice up my cookie-cutter desk by giving me a plastic eraser dubbed Parasite Pal. The rubber girl has a red ribbon in her flaxen hair and a green tapeworm in her tummy.