Shamshiri

Down near UCSTC (University of Calishmornia at Stiletto City) there is a neighborhood populated by many Persians. Nefnik, Fefnik and Vashnik live there. Fefnik grew up in Iran, endured the Iraq-Iran War with missles dropping on her city, and then immigrated to Sweden where she learned Swedish and went to High School, then came to Westwood where she lives with Vashnik, her 7-year-old, and Nefnik, who can do a 360 degree windmill dunk on a 7 foot basket.

Last night Nefnik and Fefnik took Plotnik and Ducknik to a Persian restaurant in their neighborhood called Shamshiri. There was fesanjan and shishlik and shirin polo, and an okra stew, and the yummOLA crunchy rice called tadiq. The shishlik are baby grilled lamb chops and the fesanjan is a delectable sauce made from pomegranates and oranges, and the shirin polo is rice made with orange peels and pistachios and rose water. What a feed.

Fefnik and Nefnik would love to buy the house they rent, but the price is over a million dollars. It's a fine house. But a million dollars?

Tonight Plot and Duck will have dinner with Plot's old pal and partner DavyBlue and his wife PattiBlue, plus The Great PD and The Great 5H. PD and 5H would love to buy a house too. But how in the world can anyone buy and survive a house payment in this town at this time?

Easy. They'll wait. The Great Washout is coming. Plus, there's still pecan pie in the fridge.