The Pride of Pleasanton

The very nice people who bought Leslie and Dana's house have two small children, and the eldest had her birthday on Sunday. Avanna is five. Her parents hired a clown to come and make Plotnik scream for mercy.

What IS it about kids' entertainers? They are trying SO hard that you want to strangle them. Just fold the stupid balloons into dogs and ponies and tell really awful and vaguely double-entendre jokes and then ask for your check and go home. Please. We DON'T want to hear about your marital problems and all the the traffic you'll face driving home to Pleasanton.

Pleasanton! Haah!

Plotnik has to say that those kids are really impressive. At three and five they've crossed the country from Philadelphia to start new lives in a new city and they seem unconcerned, just plugged in and happy. It's a credit to their folks, for sure.