-=> Quoting Ruth Hanschka to Nancy Backus on 09-05-19  17:09 <=-

Replying from the Pond 10 Sept at about 9:40pm....

 >  >  > be more available more places...  ;)
 >  >  RH> We're even losing a Whole Foods. (sigh)
 >  > Not enough people there able to raise enough money to shop 
 >  > there...?  (G)  But it is nice to have something to check
 >  > out for the high-end stuff at times, so it's sad to be losing
 >  > it all the same...
 >  RH> Two too close together, so they're closing the smaller one.
 > Ah...  Which one had you preferred...?
 > 
 RH> Neither.  The service is great, but the parking at both stinks and 
 RH> the prices aren't any better.  The small one was at least closer.

Ah, so now you'll have to go farther to deal with the problems... ;) 
Oh, and to get the great service... ;)
 
 >  >  > Agreed, that would be cool... :)  Is the composer someone you 
 >  >  > actually know personally....?  
 >  >  RH> On Facebook at least.  He's also a Science Fiction writer.
 >  > Ah.
 >  RH> Most writers are only famous to other writers.(LOL)
 > Until their work gets a following, anyway.... :)
 > 
 RH> Even then.  Unless you're a Neil Gaiman or George RR Martin, you're 
 RH> pretty obscure to the general public.

I suppose... :)  Not being exactly general public, I do know of a few
more... ;)  We used to get books regularly from the Science Fiction Book
Club, ordering our favorite authors when they were available... haven't
for quite a while now, though....  Mostly we are exposed to various
authors through our subscription to Analog Science Fiction and Fact...

ttyl        neb

... Ahh!  I get it!!  The Universe *doesn't* make sense!!

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