Well, there is ONE advantage in living in LA.
While at LAX on the way to Hawaii last week, Mrs E and I LITERALLY ran into Ben Stein, dressed in his traditional suit and sneakers.
Now, Ben Stein's a good guy. I had occasion to write him an email a few years ago on one of those editorials he does on CBS' Sunday Morning, and he actually wrote back.
So the whole LAX experience wasn't the goat rope I'd thought it would be. Entirely, that is....