Are you kidding me? Is Rick Perry trying to sound like an idiot, or does it just come natural?

Short AP blurb on the Tribune website, although it suggests the area under study is a "wilderness."

The National Park Service newsletter describing the draft report is here.

New Hampshire is contemplating a mid-December date for their primary. That seems a little excessive, but they have a state law that requiers their vote to be at least one week prior to any similar contest.

I can't tell by this short blurb if the Howard's coming to Alhambra is in addition to or as a substitute for their current store, on Valley (1/2 block east of Del Mar) in San Gabriel. Given how close these locations are to each other, I suspect this means Howard's is closing their San Gabriel store.

In addition to the killer mosquitoes I mentioned in my last post, there are also very large cats -- Mountain lions -- roaming the streets of Sierra Madre.

Killer mosquitoes!

Of course, even if there were no "Tiger Mosquitoes," it's always a good idea to eliminate standing water and those regular mosquitoes, which still bite and still can be vectors for other diseases.

Interesting story in the LA Times, which discusses how Asian Americans might fare under various redistricting proposals.

Large story in the LA Times, with a large photo of Rep. Judy Chu at the top.