I had a big disappointment today.

I had tickets to see one of my favorite comedians, Kathleen Madigan, at the Grove in Anaheim. First Nicole told me she had to work and couldn't go with me.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iQmIlP0aoqg

So I decided to go alone. It's about 45 miles down to the Grove, which is where we saw Jim Gaffigan in a hilarious concert last year, and knowing Los Angeles traffic, I left at about 5:20 p.m. for an 8 p.m. concert. I figured I would be down there by 7 and could actually walk a little for exercise before going inside.

Guess again. By 6:30 I hadn't even made it a third of the way there, and both possible routes I could take from where I was were jammed up with a combination of accidents and Friday-night traffic. So I turned around and came home. It took me about 40 minutes to get back, so I was in the car for nearly two hours without accomplishing anything except making myself feel bad.

I am so tired of Los Angeles that sometimes I feel like screaming.

I can't believe I have lived here for more than 20 years.
