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Mother's Day The other day, while on a driving errand in the San Fernando Valley, I witnessed a little drama that seemed trivial at the time, but I can't seem to get it off my mind, so I'll share it with the List: On one of the busy, six-lane surface arteries, I saw a small short-haired mongrel crossing in front of me, carefully keeping within the marked crosswalk just as a person would do, and followed by an even smaller dog that I presumed was her pup. I slowed to let them get by, but thinking, the law only protects people in crosswalks, not little animals who might not even be seen by an impatient driver. Mom got across safely but the pup, evidently scared by the car nearly on him, turned back to the curb where they started. So I held up traffic for a few seconds while the pup, to my relief, ran across to his waiting mother. Then I thought, neither animal had a collar, and they probably were abandoned strays. Crossing the street must have been a minor problem compared to the daily search for food, finding shelter during the long chilly winters, and escaping capture by predators or the dog catcher. As I drove off I thought, if those two can survive problems like theirs, then living with PD for us should be a piece of cake. Cheers, Joe J. R. Bruman (818) 789-3694 3527 Cody Road Sherman Oaks, CA 91403-5013