Catman, at least we are in the same part of the world, not to mention, I go to LA as often as possible; my daughter lives there. I have one cat that adopted me about seven years ago, and one that is sort of a rescue. She was a feral cat living in a barn and they were going to have to round her up and do something unpleasant with her. It's taken her some time to warm up, but she is just the sweetest cat in the world. She still will not sit on my lap, but she sleeps as close to me as possible. Now the dog is another story. He's a rescued Chinese Crested, and he is hairless. He only has three teeth as they develop few permanent teeth when they lose their baby teeth. He's a foo-foo boy who eats carrots and won't touch a potato chip or popcorn although I think he would look much like himself in a wife beater. Between the pets and the villagers, I think life is pretty hilarious.