Fortunes
From 25 Unexpected Photos That Make Me Laugh Like an Idiot Every Single Time I See Them by Ajani Bazile-Dutes, msm.com. This was inside someone’s fortune cookie:
Less than four hours until the deadline expires — I’ll be surprised if Iran complies.
For cynics who believe no good deed goes unpunished, headline from nypost.com: “Woman leaps into action to save struggling swimmer — only to learn he’s wanted for a double murder.
I had no idea. From 24 Strange but True Facts about Famous People by Lourdes Alvarez, msm.com: Elvis Presley Had a Black Belt in Karate. Who knew?
Also from the article above: Guess who played banjo. Answer below.
Another from the article above: Queen Victoria survived eight assassination attempts during her 63-year reign, 1837–1901. One tough broad:
Headline from foxnews.com: “NYC schools track bathroom time with digital hall passes.” Big Brother or common sense?
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Trivia answer: Al Capone.
As I wound down my morning walk, I checked my book nook. Sure enough, someone had left a couple of bags of wares, most of it amazing, including fiction in Spanish and German. I’m pretty sure it’s from a young Hasid woman who needs to clear space for her growing brood. A while ago I asked her husband if he was a psychologist. Turns out it was a sexist assumption on my part. The books are hers. Since I’m overstocked, I only brought out a handful today, labeling the box Espanol.
Pretty much an exact duplicate of yesterday’s weather at the Anti-Inflation Book Shop. My thanks to those who donated and bought. Here’s what sold: Dangerous Kiss by Jackie Collins, a kid’s pictorial on Gladiators, The Hiding Place by Corrie Ten Boom, a Kull comic showcase, a volume in the Marvel Masterworks series, an art pictorial in Russian, two scrapbooks, The Hobbit by J. R. R. Tolkien in Spanish, a CD of ambient music, Pistol Opera (2001) on DVD .
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