Yesterday, while walking my ostrich, Sheila, I discovered a new newsstand. That’s right. A newsstand that was news to me. It was one of those indoor magazine stores, Newsbeat or something, near Pete’s and Peet’s, and the urge to check the inventory for literary magazines overwhelmed me, so I tied the Feathered One to a bawling youngster outside and darted in.
Sacramento is not exactly known for its literary prowess, but this place carried more than the average Borders, which bordered on refreshing. And before you start snoring at the thought of all those obscure words, let me also inform you that this spacious and family-friendly place of business carried more than just your average lunch break reading material.
Say, for example, you’re surfing working at your desk and it’s 2pm. Time for your afternoon break. You’ve got 20 minutes to run down to the newstand and grab a mag, and oh, I don’t know, some anti-masturbatory cream. And not just any anti-masturbatory cream, but the fast-acting kind. The current stuff you use can’t keep up with you – you smear it on, and before you can say, “Oh God!”, you’re smoking a cigarette.
Well, have I got news for you. Lookee what I found there:
Oh, don’t worry. If this New and Improved product still isn’t up to your speed, they sell cigarettes, too.
…IN OTHER NEWS …
My review of Tara Yellen’s After Hours at the Almost Home has been published on Curled Up With a Good Book. Click here if you wish to read it.
…IN OTHER OTHER NEWS …
The Princess and The Pea has been kind enough to add Nanny Goats In Panties to her blogroll. The Princess, a new addition to the Midlife Bloggerettes, explores the “Foibles & Fables on Being Female”. It feels like a nice morning chat over coffee and you feel like you’ve walked away having learned something.
