Higher Ed folks: why are University of California campuses led by Chancellors who report to a system-wide President while Cal State campuses are led by Presidents who report to a system-wide Chancellor?

I see Jacques Pépin in a dream. But he has the voice of an LA plumber who does his own tv commercials. He corrects how I say his name: "It's Pepin, Jack Pepin."

A moment of goodness -- my son is graduating from 8th grade. The Room Parents put a "2022 Graduate" sign on our front lawn this morning. A neighbor saw the sign and came by with a graduation cake.

Texts a friend shared with me. Poignant, fake Father's Day content.

Another friend just sent me a Father and Son text chain. Poignant and fake Father's Day content.

The US Open is in Massachusetts this year. My MA country club experience: my dad worked at Wang Labs in the 1980s. Wang bought a country club for employees to use. It was great--can't see that happening today.

Maybe 1999, I overheard something delightful. Overheard--so I might have heard 100% wrong. But in the booth behind me, lunchtime at Musso's: "I'm taking Yvonne De Carlo to the Hollywood Bowl tonight."

I'm convening a committee, charged to analyze prior committees that were, themselves, convened to address incidents that were unfortunate and embarrassing. Why didn't their reports fix shit (like I asked?). Blue-Ribbon-on-Blue-Ribbon analysis to follow.

Hey - my older child starts high school at Loyola tomorrow. Thank you all for being a part of the journey (when he was a baby, I took him to sketch rehearsals with Doug Karo. @b3OC put up with diaper changing at iO West).

A family member (Boston native) "Storrow'ed" a UHaul years ago. It's easy to make mistakes about truck height and overpass clearance. Don't be too hard on yourselves, college students from out of town (and don't let the overpass hit you on your way out).

No barbecues for me today. But, had I my druthers, I would have spent the day with union Sandhogs.

I cannot wait for the group Halloween costumes this year.

Can I get a quick podcast recommendation in before this thing ends? My friend's podcast -- paythetab.org -- is enlightening and often enraging as it covers injustices from our not-too-distant past.

Halloween Award goes to the teenage girls painted up as Insane Clown Posse. They weren't trick-or-treating, just going about as ICP/Juggalettes. I flagged them down to take some candy.

1998-ish, I authored my social circle's Disaster Plan. "If Ye Coach and Horses should be compromised or unavailable, we shall muster at El Compadre." It's that time for this site.

It's been fun. I'll check back in for this site's Month's Mind.

Just reading my paper LA Times (as people my age do) and who's the dapper fellow on page E3? Why, it's Scott M. Gimple !