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Let me take this time & space to give a shout-out to the Cucamonga Cakery, the place at which dreams come true.

As you may have noticed, my kids simply rule. But, as part of this "ruling," they sometimes go way outside the proverbial "box" and cause Linda & me a few problems.

Case in point:  for his 4th birthday, Cedric decided he simply must have a "Plastic Beach Party."

(See, Gorillaz is his favorite band, taking over for KISS earlier this year).

Easier said than done.

One does not go to Party America or Michael's to get the Plastic Beach gear necessary for a full-on 4-year-old's party. We grabbed a few inflatable palm trees & "tiki" cups, but my man wanted Gorillaz gear.

Enter Cucamonga Cakery.

We were told that Ced's dream could come true, & we gave them carte blanche to create the ultimate Gorillaz cake.

& they succeeded. Evidence follows:

So, we ate the incredible cake, played the censored version of Gorillaz songs, & had one really fine heckuva time.

Much of which was made possible by . . .

Cucamonga Cakery Co.

9255 Baseline Road, Suite A
Rancho Cucamonga, CA 91730

Anyway . . .

Today juniors did "Reading Pretty Closely Too," a look at the letters from Elizabeth & Alphonse, as well as The Creature's story. Good times there.

Sophomores read & responded to "Contents of the Dead Man's Pocket," in which Tom Benecke's important paper flies out his 11th-story window, & chaos ensues.

But he learns a lesson in life, his identity-search complete.

For Monday: several of you will present books, & you received the page of advice today. The rest of you will present on the coming Mondays. For Tuesday, you will bring in SEVEN of the seventeen Seminar-prep answers.

As for sophomores . . . we will discuss the story & fill in a plot chart to begin our short-story unit.

Enjoy your weekend.

& be cool.