Mary McNamara: Season of the Grouch: When the Santa Anas blow, even pop culture seems like a wasteland
by Mary McNamara, Los Angeles Times
Oct 31, 2019
3 minutes
LOS ANGELES - When the Santa Anas blow, Raymond Chandler famously wrote, "every booze party ends in a fight. Meek little wives feel the edge of the carving knife and study their husbands' necks."
Oh, Raymond, always so dark, always so dramatic. But I know what he means. I no longer attend booze parties and my husband's neck is safe - I only have an electric carving knife and I never know where it is until I turn out every drawer five minutes after the Christmas roast comes out
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