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[bk]

Must go put gas in the motor car now.

[singdaw]

~~~VIBES OF COMFORT~~~ for the DU of DR Jrand70

[singdaw]

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[John G.]

OMG it is freezing here. 7F.  Yuck!

Yikes!!

Yuck. Yikes. Yo-no-no.

[ChasSmith]

It's going down to 16 F here overnight, which I daresay won't feel any better than DR Jennifer's 7 F.

Party's over, kids! We might not be seeing a day like Sunday until sometime in March if we're lucky. We shall hope for some midwinter thaws. Those are always lovely.

[ChasSmith]

There's some stuff outside I'd wanted to clean up a little more before the snow gets here.

But the HELL with that. Now it's too damned cold.

I shall tend to my other priorities:  picking up a couple of things at the supermarket, mailing off DR Elmore's DVDs, and taking the snow blower out for a five-minute warmup so it'll be ready to use on Thursday.

[ChasSmith]

Must go put gas in the motor car now.

Our Costco gas price had gone up from $1.82 where it had been for a while, to $1.89 for several days, and it hit $1.95 just in time for me to fill up yesterday. Today it's $1.97. Say what?

[Jeanne]

DR Jeanne:  What new independent bookstore is this?

It's in the Westchester community, near LAX. It opened last August and replaced a very rugged dollar store. It's right down the street from my dentist's office -- otherwise I wouldn't have known about it. It's an interesting street, just one-story small businesses reminiscent of the 1950s and 60s. Westchester's main drag is just a block away, with the usual medium to large stores -- Staples, Panera, plus a few independent throwbacks. It's such a contrast!

I'd like to meet the owners. They clearly are experienced booksellers, based on the attractively designed displays and so much about the store. It also has a Liberal bent, with the Obama's books front and center.

The Book Jewel
https://bookshop.org/shop/thebookjewel

A good place for BK to do a reading once such things are possible again.

[Jeanne]

Must go put gas in the motor car now.

Our Costco gas price had gone up from $1.82 where it had been for a while, to $1.89 for several days, and it hit $1.95 just in time for me to fill up yesterday. Today it's $1.97. Say what?

I'm glad when I can buy gas for under $4/gal.

[John G.]

Must go put gas in the motor car now.

Our Costco gas price had gone up from $1.82 where it had been for a while, to $1.89 for several days, and it hit $1.95 just in time for me to fill up yesterday. Today it's $1.97. Say what?

I was paying $1.70 a gallon last week before I left. It was $1.99 here.

[John G.]

Just finishing up Lolita. Thanks, BK. It's a treasure.

[John G.]

I have taken a Benedryl. Allergies were horrible today.

[John G.]

And now I must sleep.

[John G.]

Good night, all.

[ChasSmith]

DR Jeanne:  What new independent bookstore is this?

It's in the Westchester community, near LAX. It opened last August and replaced a very rugged dollar store. It's right down the street from my dentist's office -- otherwise I wouldn't have known about it. It's an interesting street, just one-story small businesses reminiscent of the 1950s and 60s. Westchester's main drag is just a block away, with the usual medium to large stores -- Staples, Panera, plus a few independent throwbacks. It's such a contrast!

I'd like to meet the owners. They clearly are experienced booksellers, based on the attractively designed displays and so much about the store. It also has a Liberal bent, with the Obama's books front and center.

The Book Jewel
https://bookshop.org/shop/thebookjewel

A good place for BK to do a reading once such things are possible again.

I started to post this, then deleted because I thought I was wrong, but it's right where I imagined, in the area near the Trader Joe's I remember stopping at a few times, and near that wonderful facade of the defunct Loyola Theater

[ChasSmith]

Lolita's still wending her way here. I caught sight of her on USPS Informed Delivery this morning.

[Druxy]

Happy Birthday ChasSmith!

[ChasSmith]

Happy Birthday ChasSmith!

Thank you, sir!

[bk]

Finished with my viewing and listening to Klemperer do Wagner - orchestral and vocal opera highlights.

[TCB]

Happy Birthday to Dear Chas Smith!

[Jane]

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😊

[Jane]

Must go put gas in the motor car now.

Our Costco gas price had gone up from $1.82 where it had been for a while, to $1.89 for several days, and it hit $1.95 just in time for me to fill up yesterday. Today it's $1.97. Say what?

I was paying $1.70 a gallon last week before I left. It was $1.99 here.

I have not filled the gas tank once since we left Oregon.  I suppose I should still pay attention to the price of gas but I really am clueless

[George]

Must go put gas in the motor car now.

Our Costco gas price had gone up from $1.82 where it had been for a while, to $1.89 for several days, and it hit $1.95 just in time for me to fill up yesterday. Today it's $1.97. Say what?

I was paying $1.70 a gallon last week before I left. It was $1.99 here.

I think I paid $2.39 when I got gas this weekend.

[George]

Just finishing up Lolita. Thanks, BK. It's a treasure.

I still haven't received my copy.

[George]

But I'm waiting patiently.

[singdaw]

Haven't had a chance to watch yet, but could be interesting:

"Oscar & Walt" by Donald Steven Olson celebrates the enduring literary legacies of Oscar Wilde and Walt Whitman by re-creating an actual encounter that took place in 1882 between the 62-year-old Whitman and a 28-year-old Oscar Wilde. .

(approx 90 minutes)
https://rb.gy/sl2ke3

Judy Kuhn is involved somehow, as well.

[singdaw]

Get off my lawn!

[George]

Haven't had a chance to watch yet, but could be interesting:

"Oscar & Walt" by Donald Steven Olson celebrates the enduring literary legacies of Oscar Wilde and Walt Whitman by re-creating an actual encounter that took place in 1882 between the 62-year-old Whitman and a 28-year-old Oscar Wilde. .

(approx 90 minutes)
https://rb.gy/sl2ke3

Judy Kuhn is involved somehow, as well.

That's pretty cool...Judy's sound is a bit muffled, though.

[George]

Get off my lawn!

I love it!!

[George]

And now, since we're so close...