Elijah, Jeremiah and Shampoo

First of all, there was a brisket waiting when Plotnik and Ducknik got to Mummy Plotnik's house. So cancel yesterday's comments about Mocha Mix and Fibro-Lax.

There is a Starbuck's across the street from Peet's in CinePutz, which is the section of Stiletto City where Mummy Plotnik resides. Plotnik chooses Peet's. The server who grinds his beans is named Elijah. The server who takes his money is named Jeremiah. The server who gives him his complementary cup of coffee is named Shampoo or Shlumpoo. Apparently, In CinePutz there is a city ordinance banning one syllable names.

The paper is still full of cartoon story with burning embassies. Sorry, folks. The world needs more cartoons, not less cartoons. More sense of humor, not less. More Take It Easy, Achmed, It's Just a Cartoon.

What we need less of is self-importance. BULLETIN: IT'S NOT JUST ABOUT YOU!

Except in Cine Putz, where it's ONLY about you. The conversation in Peet's is about small plates, and percentages, and options. When everyone goes home they walk through an oversized front door. Mummy Plotnik has one too.