Selling My Books on the Streets of Brooklyn 6/10 - Eclectus

Yesterday I placed an order to buy 100 shares of Apple at 100. Good news: I paid less than 94, which means I'll lose about $600 less should the stock tank. Look out below. Good news that may be bad news: it looks like the FED will continue its low interest rate and quantitative easing policies to try to boost the economy, which should help the stock market but which may be disastrous for the country in the long run.

With the forecast calling for rain and the sky completely overcast at eleven AM, I decided to set up shop just outside my car, about 70 yards from my usual nook. Fortunately, three of my semi-regulars and one newbie made purchases. I was right in front of a large apartment building. Two female retirees brightened the day. Joan, whose son will soon marry into the family of an actress, stopped by as promised to tell me what Jill Hennessey, whom she met at the bridal shower, is like. "A lovely woman," she said. I'm so glad. I really liked her work as ADA Claire Kincaid in 68 episodes of the original Law & Order. To my surprise, she filmed almost twice as many, 117, as the title character of Crossing Jordan, in which she played an M.E.. She has a twin who has a Master's in French lit. She speaks Italian, German, French and Spanish, and plays guitar, a true renaissance woman. Here's a pic:

   Later, Barbara exited the building kissing her parrot, Angel. She said it is an Eclectus. Its head and neck are a vivid green, but the rest of its body is rather colorless, which may be due to the environment or diet, Barb speculated. Its origins, of course, are tropical. It speaks. It was a trip seeing the heads of passersby turn when Angel said "Hello." Most laughed. Some stopped to talk to the bird. Angel also said "All right" several times and whistled repeatedly. Here's what the bird is supposed to look like:

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