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Fourth in my ‘hood

Dinner in Yuppieville

Cheesy plastic tablecloths at fine-dining establishments make me swoon.

Casanova in Carmel, Calif.

Found: Animals cuter than my dog

I caught up with the Internets tonight and discovered I’d missed two important memes, ones that put my dog’s record-breaking cuteness at stake.

“Breeders say that unlike the current record holder, Einstein shows no signs of dwarfism. He’s just a tiny horse.” (AP)

White baby fur seal in Antarctica, March 2009.

Both — collectively, mind you — just be cuter than a Maltese.

Maybe. Cuteness officials can’t comment until Monday.

Treetop office

The best feature of the treetop office, Joe might say, is the girl who comes in on the hour, sprawls across the desk and sings his nonsensical code — sometimes rapping, other times Christmas carolling — before abruptly retreating to her own lair, where she’s also writing, except in English.