Charlie & Kermit hanging out

The former Charlie Chaplin Studios, at La Brea and Sunset, now the Jim Henson Studios. 

But they do honor their history: 

Happy Birthday To Me

My horoscope today from Direct TV:

That's the most surreal thing I've ever read. Visions of seductive sharks in the ocean of my life. I'm pretty much wary of sharks, talking or not. 

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I'm hoping this is an ad, and not just elaborate graffiti. Is the magic the fact that the fox isn't eating the rabbits? 

Signs say 'SLIDE AREA' and I thought, 'Oh, fun! A slide!' Nooooo. They mean mudslides. As in, one heavy rain will take this hill down. This is on Sunset Blvd, a kind of busy place for traffic, human and auto. This is part of the reason Angelinos don't move in the rain:

What kind of people build a house on the edge of a hill of slideable dirt? 

Of course, with the face-melting, brain bubbling heat we've been having lately, a little downpour might be just the thing. 

This picture was taken Sunday at 5:10PM -- 95 degrees and this was the first appearance of the sun all day:

The L.A. Hikers Assn. tweeted: "You have nothing to prove. Stay home."

Such is life in Los Angeles. I love it.