The people of Los Angeles don’t realize how good they have it. It is too often that I hear complaints of overcrowding, traffic drive-by shootings, gangs and smog. Those of us who have lived elsewhere know that nowhere else can you get the beaches, the culture, the world-class sporting events and concerts that make L.A. so great.

Recently I came home to find a mischievous grin on my wife’s face and a cold daiquiri in her hands. I asked Annie what was up, and she tore open the newspaper to the entertainment section. Our favorite band was playing locally, and she started begging me to go. I told Annie that the concert was sold out weeks before, but she pressed her lean, tan body against me, kissed me and whispered, “Oh. I can take care of the tickets.” As she rubbed the growing bulge in my pants and... Read More