Here comes Mike

Michael Bendy is hurtling toward us at light speed. Or brake-light speed.

He got off to a late start coming down to LA from SF and has hit at least two major jams. I believe the third jam awaited him in the Sepulveda Pass, where there was a crash causing a Sig Alert. The amazing thing is how mellow Haku must be to sit in a car for so long. Good dog.

Jacq is setting up the futon in the living room. We offer to let him sleep in Owen's room (Owen goes to the girls' room), but I think Mike prefers to sleep in the living room b/c Haku likes to walk around or something like that.

Haku better not bring fleas this time.

As it turns out, I am the only member of the family enjoyed by fleas. When we have them, I find at least one a day -- almost always in the lower calfal area, just above my sock, which I imagine them laboring mightily to scale in order to get to the promised land of my skin. Nobody else ever gets bites. Sadie, on the other hand, appears to be a bit of a spider magnet. She's the only one who shows up with spider bites, usually from one in her bed.