los angeles apparel was forced to shut down after 300 works tested positive for COVID-19 & 4 died. i regret suggesting people buy from them. ETA: they had refused to close in late june.

in better, i hope, mask news if you want geeky masks maskclub has a bunch of officially licensed things in a lot categories; comics, peanuts, harry potter, star ( Read more... )

from amazon; This powerful novel transports readers to the breathtaking world of Out of Africa-1920s Kenya-and reveals the extraordinary adventures of Beryl Markham, a woman before her time. Brought to Kenya from England by pioneering parents dreaming of a new life on an African farm, Beryl is raised unconventionally, developing a fierce will and a ( Read more... )

it's mostly quiet here, except for the shrieking kids & the cars playing loud music. the past few years we didn't have any firectackers set off nearby, just kids with sparklers & those little things that get thrown on the ground and snap ( Read more... )

the price is going up from about $52 to about $64 on july 29. the "good" news is we get 8 channels (none of which i really care about).

switching to another service is out of the question. most don't have local stations (can't get squat with an antenna here) no one has the DVR capacity youtube tv has.

it's viacom's fault. they want more money for ( Read more... )

i don't know why this came int my head while i was trying to sleep last night; most of the murders & victims in the columbo series were white, with a few exceptions (going mostly by my memory & the episode list on wikipedia).

one of the victims in short fuses was african-american ( Read more... )

it is this one by casey28 at this post via seasonal-iconstheme is elephant summer. after this i've gone through all of the elephant theme. the peach-tome of the icon background kind of matches the peach in the headder, unoticed by me until just now ( Read more... )

last time i posted about this my brother was on the hunt for a new deodorant (again), he found one a few weeks later.

Arm & Hammer ULTRAMAX Solid Antiperspirant Deodorant, Active Sport.

it is OK, although at times it could be better.

soon i will be in the market for a new deodorant scent, if not a new brand.

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1. When was the last time you went to a state or county fair? in the 1990s.

2. Did you try your hand at the midway games? no. they're all rigged.

3. Which of the rides were your favorite, either now or as a kid? the merry-go-round.

4. Did you ever enter anything into the exhibits? How did you do? no.

5. What is your best memory that you take ( Read more... )

goss over at dreamwidth is looking for Black, Indigenous and People of Colour who are still in fandom (which one is not specified. maybe just in general?)
But over the years, many BIPOC have left these platforms or Fandom altogther. And I really miss having those kinds of interactions, and hearing these particular voices ( Read more... )

first we really didn't have s spring. lots of cool, rainy or overcast days.

then we had summer early. bright, sunny, hot days.

now we're back to the slightly cooler, more spring like weather just in time for it to officially be summer in a week.