It took me 2 HOURS to get home from work tonight! 
Left at 5:15 and got home at 7:15.  What makes that amazing is
that my school is less than 10 miles from my house. 

The
freeway was closed in both directions for a mile stretch.  There
were four helicopters hovering.  All the radio reports said was
that the freeway was closed due to police activity.  Well, yeah,
okay … I gathered that much.  What kind of activity? 
Poker?  Lawnbowling?  Come on … if you’re gonna leave me
sitting on the freeway for two hours at least give me a little more
than that!  To make matters worse, the connecting freeway had an
accident in each direction, so once I managed to get off the freeway,
the local streets were hell, too.  Good thing I had gas in my car,
had just downloaded some new music on my iPod, and used the restroom
right before leaving work. 

Quote of the Day:

“From the South Bay to the Valley



From the West Side to the East Side


Everybody’s very happy


‘Cause the sun is shining all the time


Looks like another perfect day

I love L.A.!”

               
              
–Randy Newman “I Love L.A.”

Well, Randy, I beg to differ. 
I just spent 2 hours under a dark, ominous sky with lots of very
grouchy folks …  yep, another perfect day … can you tell how
much I love L.A. right now?

“If
they’d lower the taxes and get rid of the smog and clean up the traffic
mess, I really believe I’d settle here until the next earthquake.”
               
               —
Groucho Marx

Here’s the news story:

“Authorities re-opened the 605 Freeway Thursday after a suspicious
package turned out to be a cast-iron pipe.The California Highway Patrol
said the package was found under the Arrow Highway overpass. The
package was found at about 5 p.m.CHP deputies diverted traffic onto
exit ramps and around the site of the investigation.After the bomb
squad investigated the package, they determined it was a cast-iron pipe
and took it away.”