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Where mozzarella meets memories

Regarding "Where the Mozzarella Roams" by Susan Spano [May 10]. Now I'm hungry. I spent two summers of my youth, 1964 and 1965, north of Naples, Italy. I remember the pizza was outstanding -- simple as it could be, cooked in those wood-fired ovens in huge, two-story-high stone walls. I might have been just a little kid then, but I still remember the taste. Never have I had such good pizza. Mozzarella was everywhere too, on bread, on noodles, by itself.

-- Tony Esporma, Irvine

In search of more two-wheeled treks

Thanks to Jane Engle for a very nice article ["Days of Wine, Roses, Bikes," May 10]. My wife and I can't wait to take our tandem up to San Luis Obispo and spend our time and money (almost) locally. We would enjoy more essays on bike-friendly towns. We all know about Santa Ynez and Napa, so how about Ventura and other Southern California destinations? How about Paso Robles? We tour on a recumbent tricycle. It's the best.

-- Keith and Laura Serxner, La Cañada Flintridge

Take a lesson from wise parents

Regarding Catharine Hamm's "On the Spot" column ["Cancel Over Flu?," May 10], I thought the interesting thing in Cindy Ecay's story was that she was planning on going to Mexico with three children and a boyfriend with medical issues. That means her potential problems are at least four times (and more realistically, about 10 times) greater than if she was on her own. Perhaps she needs to consider planning vacations with more flexibility than a trip to Mexico.

My parents had four children, and our vacations consisted of driving to state and national parks. Part of their reason was cost, but also if things got really bad, we could pack up the car and drive home. The older I get, the more I realize how wise my folks were.

-- Bob Thomas, Los Angeles

Vacation? Oh, go get a job

If Leslie Tellez is unemployed, why is she going on vacation to Las Vegas ["Who Needs Money," May 10]? Whenever I'm jobless, I'm looking for work and saving my pennies because I never know how long it will last. This article does not ring true. Going on holiday when you are unemployed is just stupid. Go look for a job.

-- Ginger Liu, Hollywood

Buchanan in the White House

One more rather picky point regarding Janis Cooke Newman's story on Mary Todd Lincoln ["In Mary's Footsteps," May 3].

When she writes the "Buchanans were slow to move out . . . " it should be noted that there actually weren't Buchanans in the usual sense because James was a bachelor and his niece, Harriet Lane, served as first lady. I guess it would be proper to say that "Buchanan and his niece" were slow to move out. Details, details.

-- Steve Moore, Granada Hills

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