We don't say 'cheap,' we say 'competitive pricing.'

We don't say 'cheap,' we say 'competitive pricing.'
UCLA has lots of very entertaining squirrels, and I can speak with authority on the subject. I grew up surrounded by squirrels — sometimes literally, when I’d climb the orange trees in front of one of my childhood homes in Northridge, Calif.,…
Dear person who stole the valve stem caps from my tires: Is our nation in the midst of some kind of valve stem cap shortage? Or were all four of your tires spontaneously losing air at such an alarming rate…
Double-dog dare anyone not to silently cheer while watching this classic video of a mother and baby squirrel’s adventure at UCLA. It’s long (5:23) but worth the time.
“Oh, when you’re smilin’/When you’re smilin’/The whole world smiles with you.” — Louis Armstrong Nothing like a #randomsmiley to make a fun dinner funny. Thanks, little mushroom in my veggie burger bowl!
Unnaturally colored food captivates me. The brighter, the better. I’ll stare at neon pink frosted cupcakes the way a dog stares at steak, only I’m horrified and can’t look away. My thoughts are always the same: WHY?! Is that supposed to…
For most of my childhood, I didn’t drink brown sodas because I didn’t trust “caramel color,” the food additive responsible for their signature hue. Despite the sweet name, caramel color isn’t remotely related to cooked sugar. Two of its four types contain a carcinogenic chemical called…
I love the juxtaposition of my 2015 Epson wireless printer and 1936 Underwood typewriter: two high-tech and low-tech printers sitting side by side. Made entirely of steel, the Underwood is half the size of the Epson and weighs twice as much. Mine…
Michael gently blows away the smoke from his birthday cake after our niece, Bethany, violently spat all over it.
Happy birthday, Michael! Um, Michael? Where’d you go?