There's an SNL sketch with Amy Adams called "Mirror Image" that's actually about this very phenomenon: twins pretending to be the same person to get away with only doing half the work. I can't believe anybody actually tried it in real life.

i'm in santa barbara, safely out of the fire's reach. we, of course, have our own local fire and are still dealing with the effects of the two month-rager that tore across the northern part of our county. nonetheless, good luck to all the san diego folks whose homes are imperiled.

also, i'd like to point out that the smoke depicted wafting off the california coast bears an uncanny resemblance to a dragon's mouth. strange, no?