In spite of what smartmouth Zacky Burnross will joke you about "the large reporter," instead of "the at-large reporter," the person blowing her cheeks up at the top there is not me. I have sort of reddish hair and, besides, I wear glasses with purple plastic frames. That person up there is supposed to represent the March wind blowing the way it does across our King Korndog factory or the Turkey Factory or the sewer plant, at Balona, CA 95232.

   News: Tery Ordway's story got a nice review in School Library Journal, a place where librarians look for good stuff for kids to read. Tery's story is about the big San Francisco earthquake that ancient old Mr. Junior Kuhl was in, just about exactly a hundred years ago.

    The new BalonaBook about orbs and evil spirits in Balona where I am sort of a star, but not the chief star, will make a good springtime gift, even though the chief star in the book is one of my ex-boyfriends whose name shall be nameless.

Actually, you can buy books right on this Web site on PayPal with your credit card. The new BalonaBook edition of the book that Jack Ordway wrote a few years ago, is pretty good, too. Jack is Claire's big brother. You could give it a look.

   Also, it will help my mood a lot if you will e-mail me and tell me if you like my blog    Patella's E-Mail