The Los Angeles Times reports about a wrongful death suit filed against Phoenix-based U-Haul International Inc on behalf of Demetrio T. Nagtalon, who died as a result of injuries he received while trying to save the life of a U-Haul employee.

Chauncy, a Dog and My Friend

I took Chauncy for a walk this afternoon. We went down to the L.A. River and walked along its upper bank. He peed, I pondered, he shit, I scooped it up in a plastic bag. Friends do things like that for one another, and for the river as well.

I must be working out some strange karma, because many people came up to me on the river with odd requests and offers pertaining to Chauncy. One fellow wanted me to sell "the dog" for medical experiments. I declined. Another suggested, with some conditioning work, Chauncy might be put to use in a dog fighting ring--a little torture here, a little baiting there, and he just might prove to be a gamer. Chauncy growled. I shook my head no. The man moved along.