Jane's LA Friends and Hostage Hopes

Plus... It Happened To Me: I Got Locked In A Yoga Studio. I was already sad my dream guy turned out to be a dud. Now this?

Hello, beautiful Thursday people,

While we are all thinking about Los Angeles and Gaza and other places (and people and animals and buildings and art and other important things) that need our help and love and attention right now, I’m just here to say that if you don't have room for reading stories on other topics, I completely understand that. All I have watched this past week has been Los Angeles local news with some moments of CNN and MSNBC mixed in during commercial breaks. I'm not a big TV viewer (except for my beloved Housewives), but this week I couldn't be without the constant updates.

I have my own history with LA, as a lot of you do too, I’m sure. I have lived there a few times, including while on maternity leave with Charlotte, and again when she and I were getting away from a bad situation in NYC.