Just got back from a very relaxing overnight trip to Los Angeles. I now know where all those people who I always used to see rollerblading have disappeared to. They are all in full spandex with headphones on, cruising the beach at Santa Monica. Not only that but I think they have been reproducing like mad since I last saw them!

Now let me share a funny little snapshot of L.A. with you. I am sitting at an open air cafe on the Third Street Promenade in Santa Monica, people-watching to my hearts content. I see a kind of down and out, homeless-looking guy standing by a trashcan. My mom notices that he’s probably a little crazy because he is having a really intense conversation with nobody.

A couple minutes later a woman walks by in full glamorous L.A. style, very chic and trendy. She also is having an intense converstion with nobody. Oh wait, no, she is walking down the street with her cellphone connected to a handsfree headphone set, having an in-depth conversation with whoever is on the other end of the line. By all appearances, both she and the homeless man are talking to invisible people. Who’s crazier? You tell me.