I live in the suburbs of Los Angeles. But for some reason, people in our neighborhood are totally into keeping chickens and roosters. Many, I know, participate in the friendly little sport of cock fighting. Nice. But these roosters are stupid. They never crow at dawn! They crow [...]

“…I’m afraid there’s no denyin’, I’m just a dandelion, a fate I don’t deserve…”
No, it’s not the yellow-brick-road, but my yard has quite a few of these guys popping up. They look cool up close, with all their little seed pods, suited-up, ready to take flight, but for now stuck in a central core.

These were [...]