Random Thoughts and Some Book Talk

Okay, so I’m standing in line at the Post Office and the lady in front of me goes up to the window. There’s a bit of conversation between her and the clerk about some letter or something the lady has, then the clerk says, “So one stamp is all you need?” The lady says yes and the clerk tears her 44c stamp off the sheet and the lady HANDS HER A CREDIT CARD!!! For a 44 cent stamp! And the credit card is declined! And then…and then…the lady says “can I come right back, I have to go to my car and get the money.”

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Mondays are pretty hectic at work and this past Monday was no exception. I ended up working through my lunch hour, so when my boss asked me if I wanted some of the (frozen) broccoli & cheese and (frozen) turkey meatballs he was fixing, I said "sure." I was a little startled, though, when I went in the kitchen. The meatballs, which have spinach in them, were....green. Now there are a number of foods that should be green. Broccoli should be green. And peas. And lime Jello. But meatballs? Ummmm......No. In all fairness, they did taste okay, but green meatballs are pretty repulsive. In my humble opinion...

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I finished reading Devil In a Blue Dress and frankly didn't care much for it. It was violent and vulgar -- not surprising for a book of the hard-boiled detective story genre, I suppose, but I was looking for the atmosphere of 40s LA and didn't find much of it. I doubt that I'll read many more in this series.

I've done a 180 degree turn with what I'm reading now:
I've had Dewey on my reading pile for several months and decided I needed to read it. I've been told that it's very good. Even if it's not, who can resist that face?

Happy stitching and good reading!