And so the fiscal year begins. I don’t expect to make as much money selling books on the street this year as last. For one, the winter does not figure to be as mild. I hardly lost any days to weather in early 2012. I will also not receive the 300-400 books in Russian that a gentleman donated last spring, all of which I sold. Then again, my purpose is to sell my own books. Everything else is gravy.
There was an item in today’s New York Post about a development in the delivery of television services. Intel and Apple are racing to bring a device to the market that will eliminate the need for a cable box or satellite dish. I’m not sure how it will work, but the gadget will be affixed to the back of a TV and connected to one’s PC. The cost, at least initially, will be less. Broad band will be a requirement. I expect to look into internet TV when it's time for a new computer. The only thing that would deter me is if it didn’t allow for remote control. I don’t have the patience to sit through commercials. It is amazing, though, how great minds continue to advance technology. Just when it looks like it cannot possibly get better, it does. Let’s hope the vultures in politics, who make things more difficult for the hardest workers, stay out of it.
I had the Chicken Pox when I was about 30. About ten years ago a rash broke out on my right forearm. At first I attributed it to the stress of having my mom in the hospital and at death’s door. It did not go away for three weeks. It drove me nuts. A year later it happened again and lasted two weeks. The year after that it looked like it was going to reoccur but produced only a few red spots. I wondered if my body had developed an immunity. A few years later I heard that a virus had gone airborne in hospitals, entering any nick in the skin, and I assumed I’d caught it while visiting my mom day after day. Lately, there’s been a lot of news about Shingles, which victimizes those over 50 who have had Chicken Pox. That’s what I must have had. There's a vaccine for it, average cost about $200. I wonder if it’s a one-time shot or yearly thing. I will inquire about it when I finally get around to visiting the doctor on 1/29. It’s been about two-and-a-half years. Time for a check up.
The floating book shop had no luck today. I spent the entire two or so hours seated in my car. Hardly anyone stopped to take a look at my wares. As I was packing up, Marie showed with a donation of about ten VHS tapes. Thanks, ma'am.
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