Morning jolt: Oprahdena and Cthulhu

• We've been looking for an excuse to put Altadena and Oprah together, and now we've found it: The Oprah Book Club has named Michelle Huneven one of their favorite women writers, and her novel Blame a great read. (It's not too late to take in Michelle's workshop at the Altadena Library Tuesday night!)
• The OTHER Michele (Zack) and her designer Jeff Lapides are the subjects of this article in Mountain Views News about Southern California Story, her history of Sierra Madre.
• That red UFO showed up again says the Vike Factor, this time last Sunday night.
• PSN's Brian Charles has a story up about tennis legend Stan Smith, revisiting the place where he honed his skills -- the Altadena Town & Country Club, where he actually hasn't played since LBJ was President.
• The wonderfully named website "CthulhuWho1," a repository of all things H.P. Lovecraft, is very excited about WickedLit 2010, an evening of spooky theater to be performed at Mountain View Cemetery and Mausoleum on Oct. 21-30.  Go to their website and get a code for $10 off tickets for performances Oct. 21, 22, and 24.  The Elder Gods are all about the discounts.