My fellow blogger AH is getting to know all about wines and cheeses. When we met up last week to discuss the “state o’ the blog,” she brought excellent goodies found in the aisles of Whole Foods at a wine tasting seminar. Actually, Whole Foods, the latest and greatest and more expensive organic store hereabouts, sponsors lots of community events. I stumbled across a Single’s Night held in the natural supplements section one evening. Grocery stores: They’re not just about produce anymore.

Another sociable thing to do in Los Angeles (apparently) is to dance. I went to my first lindy hop this month at the Atomic Ballroom in Irvine, which is a small private dance studio in a commercial complex that no one would suspect would be there.

Not only was it a cool, friendly and dynamic place, but the dancers were pretty cool, friendly and dynamic themselves. I was twirled till about 11 pm when my age decided it was past my bedtime. But here’s the interesting “did I know” fact from that night: Socal, specifically Los Angeles, has one of the biggest social dance communities in the country. We apparently brought back swing—specifically at a place called the Derby in Pasadena. I’m on the lookout for more dances!

Coming up: AH brings you news from Comicon in San Diego, and (once I get her set up), we have a new contributor to the blog.