There ya go again with the puppy eyes....

Those who know Energy Party Adviser Samuel Tenenbaum realize that the 55-mph speed limit is not the only thing he obsesses about, not by a long shot. For instance, there's puppies who lack a good home (which is why he and Inez have opened their home to quite a menagerie).

At tremendous personal risk, I dared today to forward his latest message to my wife, with the subject line "Look at the puppy!" and carefully worded intro,"Samuel passed on this message, with pictures. Not that I would dare suggest anything; I just thought they were cute..."

Basically, I've been warned by my better half that if I so much as suggest that we take on another dog, I'll be looking for a good home for myself.

Anyway, here's the original message, as forwarded from Samuel. If anyone does have a good home for this mutt, I'll be glad to pass you back to him, who will pass you back to this lady, who will pass you to the Battistes, I guess. (Animal lovers seem to have more layers of communication than the Mafia.):

My friends Luther and Judy Battiste found this puppy wandering near USC - they have tried to find an owner with no success and are looking for a good home.  They said this is the sweetest puppy, about 7 weeks old and very well trained already - seems to be housebroken!  They already have 4 dogs and cannot keep this one, despite getting attached to it - please help find a good home - you can contact me if you or someone you know is interested.   Please send out to all your friends.

Julie Ruff
Special Assistant to the Mayor