Pot o’ Gold & More

In the style of Casey Weldon, posted by Rayooshop at pinterest.com. Weldon is an American artist known for his use of melancholy and humor. Critics dub his style as “post-pop surrealism”:

Headline from nypost.com: “New York is feeling sky-high as pot sales near $1B since the launch of legal market: ‘Open for business’.” And here’s an excerpt from a different article: These are “…New York State-licensed dispensaries that aim to replicate the experience of a high-fashion boutique or art museum. They’re a growing number of the estimated 60-odd legal dispensaries in the Big Apple — to say nothing of hundreds of illegal ones that defy the city’s crackdown…” (Steve Cuozzo)

From NYP: “Rural counties in California, Illinois push to secede from blue states to separate from liberal-run cities after Trump’s win: ‘So flipping excited’.” Conservatives are still waiting for eastern Oregon to become part of Idaho.

Quid Pro Joe has taken hits from two of his own, headlines from foxnews.com: “Manchin slams ’17 educated idiots’ that were advising Biden during COVID.” And: “Michael Moore’s scathing open letter to ‘warmonger’ Biden: ‘What are you doing?’” Run for office already, Mr. Know-It-All.

RIP MLB stalwart Rico Carty, 85. Born in the Dominican Republic, he played for five different teams, most notably the Braves, mainly as an outfielder. He was an All-Star and the NL batting champion in 1970, average .366. He surpassed .300 eight times, this despite being his own worst enemy, feuding with teammates. In 15 seasons he batted .299 and socked 204 homers. He is a member of the Atlanta Braves Hall of Fame. In his lone post season appearance, he was three for ten, as the 1969 Miracle Mets swept the Braves. He was a father of six. Photo from Google Images:

RIP Chuck Woolery, 83. Born in Kentucky, he served a hitch in the Navy, then worked as a wine consultant, then broke into the music business, achieving modest success, including a Top 40 hit, Naturally Stoned, done as part of The Avant Garde, a duo. As a solo artist two of his songs cracked the Hot Country 100. He did a bit of acting, but it was as a game show host that he will be remembered. He was the original host of Wheel of Fortune, doing it six years. He had long runs on Scrabble and Love Connection. He hosted 65 episodes of his own talk show. His politics were conservative and occasionally attracted controversy. Married five times, he was a father of five. Photo from GI:

The wind finally subsided and it was a beautiful day to sell stuff curbside. My thanks to the woman who donated an airport carrier that had three backpacks inside. I sold those and left the carrier in the lobby. My thanks to the buyers, and to the gentleman who bought Spinoza, a bio by Steven Nadler, Love in the Time of Cholera by Gabriel Garcia Marquez, The Crucible by Arthur Miller and Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress, a novel by Dai Sijie and Ina Rilke; and to The Lady Eve, who purchased two Simpsons comics.

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