I'm upset for them too, keberoxu! Bunch of fellas trying to do good things get swept aside for some building project. Typical of this world turned-upside-down we are facing.

Did some purging, decluttering and organizing this week, using the new bookcase to store things I need quick access to, putting them in order; equipping the new used desk with a vast collection of pens/pencils and 'stuff' and yes I tossed all the iffy ones; washing out an old file cabinet and setting it up for use. I now have a place to open and deal with mail and files that is not center stage in the living room, feels good.

Erranding was a limited success but the ways of the DMV are frustrating even in sensible places. Got some OTC while in Mexico, but had to get the rest in a bigbox store on this side. Visited a local boutique, wasn't anything appropriate for right now, but good to know what's there for the future, some good stuff amidst the quinceanera gear.

Not sure what's going on with the fruit stand, they were closed, I hope they are moving to better quarters where windstorms do not wreck things. If just 10% of us did the local search before buying from bigcorps, we could start to see changes. I understand Target is already reeling from their recent decisions, even if most of the biz went to Costco, it still was a lot of money shifting from a sleazy corp to a responsible one.

Gently pushed back on yet another friend's 'just get it on amazon' advice. People are so ingrained with this, but some are starting to come around and realize they can look at Etsy and Ebay first.