I dreamed that bushy hair was back in style. I’m sure it was triggered by a portrait appraised on Antiques Roadshow, where the 19th century’s subject’s hair was combed upward. Freud believed dreams are wish fulfillment. My wish is that such styles do not become vogue.
According to an editorial in today’s NY Post, a Tax Foundation report states that 57% of the cigarettes consumed in NYC are bootleg. This is not surprising, as the state levy is $4.35 per pack and the city $1.50 on top of that. Smokers have found alternatives to the tyranny. Because of this underground activity, I’ve always found reports that smoking has declined to be dubious. In my personal observations of passersby, it seems there will always be a significant hardcore that will continue the activity despite its ill effects.
There will soon be a new ATM on the Upper East Side of Manhattan -- and it will dispense cupcakes! 20 varieties will be offered at $4.25 each, housed in a brown and pink box. The parent company is based in Beverly Hills. I wonder if the idea would have been allowed to fly if former nanny mayor Bloomberg were still in office. Remember when Hostess Cupcakes were two for a quarter, and Drakes three for the same price? And they were so good.
For almost a month I’ve been doing a mail check survey. I report the number of pieces I receive and scan the bar codes of any that have one with a device provided by the company. For the past week I’ve been getting test pieces mailed from various states. I suspect the process is being used to check up on the efficiency and possible neglect of U.S. postal employees.
I expected the floating book shop to be snowed-out today, so I was thrilled with the modest returns. And I had visits from Ol' Smokey, Mr. Su Do Ku, and Occupy Jack, who was carrying an artist's portfolio case in which there were two pro-Russia protest signs he'd made. One has already been kicked out of his hand by an angry Ukrainian.
My thanks to the four kind folks who bought books, to the woman who swapped, and to Marie, one of my biggest supporters, who donated eleven CDs and a DVD, cheapie horror-meister Roger Corman's Swamp Women (1956).
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