Overheard

*"I don't think you can ever know enough languages."-young college boy walking through the market square with a friend. Reminded me of something my friend James once asked me: "If you could have any superpower, what would it be?" I answered something obvious like the power of flight. His choice was the universal translator-the power to understand and speak all languages. I still think it's one of the best super powers out there (yet to be discovered).

*A woman asking to go ahead of two other people in line at Staples. Granted she had only one item, but the other people only had two or three. The people actually let her. I just don't see that happening in the States-at least not in LA.