LA might ban circus elephants

Courtesy of Kristian Schuller

I have fuzzy memories of seeing the circus as a kid. The kind where I'll have to fill in the gaps as an old, senile grandmother someday.

When my sister and I were a little older my mom wouldn't let us visit the circus anymore. "They're not nice to the animals," she told us. Of course we agreed. We'd seen Dumbo, hadn't we? (If you haven't, it's heartbreaking.)

No place like home

Courtesy of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

After about three months away at University in England, I'm finally home for Christmas. I feel like The Wizard of Oz's Dorothy when she wakes up back in Kansas. You're all here! And I'm never leaving home ever, ever again!