met Brooke Shields in an alley, she was nice. I thought of asking her out for coffee, but decided that asking Brooke Shields out in a dark alley may be construed as slightly creepy.

The Lagoon Cafe, appropriately located beside the lagoon in Bowness Park, serves cafe fare. Like the Brooke Shields anecdote, the name is self-explanatory. Why did I explain it? Because I'm cafe-coffee high and I'm hoping the sound of the keyboard will get "Walking in a Winter Wonderland" out of my head. - S.T.