A quiet, but pleasant day. The Sunday crossword was challenging, but I got all but one and topped it off with some cryptograms. Did a few things afterward so important I can't remember what they were, then packed my lunch and bused to town. On the bus, a youngish guy sat next to me and chatted. I found him interesting, as he confided that he had epilepsy, but God has helped him play the guitar and preach anyway. (Or as the illiterate say, "anyways"--AAGH!). He introduced himself as "Jeff," quoted chapter and verse of the bible, and said he's written a book of poetry called Come to the Sea And View God's Imagination. I was actually able to find it on Amazon:
Anyway, it was a diversion I enjoyed, heretic though I am.
Got off in town and browsed around, then bought these three books at The Coalition Thrift Store:
I guess it's pretty evident I have reading tastes that cover a wide range (from the ridiculous to the sublime?). I do think Dr. Gawande's book is an apt follow-up to Dr. Kalanithi's When Breath Becomes Air. They're both sort of a philosophical take on that old bugaboo, what's out there, besides us?
In front of the same place, I was menaced by a monster that even talks! It was horrifying:
However, I was able to get away from him and eat my lunch at my favored spot across from the mission. For a Sunday, town was pretty quiet, although Pirano's was well filled. They have a singer/guitar player on Sundays and I was well within range--nice: 
I left about 2:30; got off at the transit center and went to BevMo to replenish my supply of IPAs.
Home, I got on the Internet to research apartments available in a certain area of Jersey--this is a long-term project, of course. I was amazed at the rents; at several nice places, they're actually considerably lower for a two-bedroom than what I pay here for one here. On the other hand, the snow and ice...
Ellen called after dinner and we had a good chat. Happy day, she said her knee is improving every day and she was able to take a twenty-five minute walk yesterday
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