Brad

Definition from Merriam Webster: Definition of dandily : in the style or manner of a dandy. From the Free Dictionary: 1. Suggestive of or attired like a dandy; foppish. 2. Fine; good. [Perhaps short for jack-a-dandy, fop.]

One of the large wine stores in our area has pickup only; you order through their website, they let you know when it’s ready, you call them when you get there a day they load it into your car. When I picked up last week, there were a few other cars waiting too.

From the Washington Post: The Daily 202: John Prine is the latest great musician killed by the coronavirus

Looks like I was wrong. The two restaurants we use for takeout have been closed since mid March. Bummer. I think the Chinese food store, which is about 35 minutes from here, may be open.

I’d like to hear their reason for not paying any rent. I’d be curious if they’re relying on the force majeure clause in the lease. Force majeure clauses are a hot topic right now.

The one pictured hasn’t caught many but we don’t know what he does with them because if he sees us with a kill he runs away. The other cat, Harold, caught a lot of little mice in his time. He would rip the head off the poor things and eat part of them and then leave the remainder for us to clean up. He once bought a live baby mouse into the house. It escaped and disappeared for a day. It resurfaced the next day and we were able to catch it and return it to the wild.

The new 15 cd box of June 76 is out for those who may be interested. https://store.dead.net/special-edition-shops/june-1976/june-1976-15cd-boxed-set-1.html

He isn’t as bad as one of our other cats, who is a real killer but is in retirement now. Cats are a real danger to small outside wildlife

Chairman Mow surveys his empire.

A further article on cats from one of the Times’ science writers. A Tiger Is Slightly Sick With the Coronavirus. Your Cats Are Probably OK.

A growing toll. Another voice sadly stilled. RIP.

NY is not a good place to live in.

Watched “Yesterday” this morning. Very enjoyable. A world without Beatles music is a very strange world indeed.

I haven’t listened to Nashville Skyline in years, probably since I lived in Nashville in the mid 70s, but it did have some wonderful songs, as I remember. I don’t even have the album anymore. Can’t say I’m the biggest Dylan fan though, although I do have a couple of his early albums.