Don't Forget - Fathers Day is a month away!

Godwill is pretty random -- there hasn't really been anything there I've wanted, anything I've been excited to find, for months.

The bus is random too. The schedule changed. I have to get up earlier. On the bright side, I get home earlier. But, I have to get up earlier.

Today I purchased (for $2) West of Dodge by Louis L'Amour. La'mour wrote westerns. I like Larry McMurtry better, but, when I say L'Amour wrote esterns, I mean that, evidently, that is all he did, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. He was, in short, prolific.

I bought West of Dodge,not because I need to read another L'Amour (I've had two; that's enough), or because the subject matter seemed intriguing (don't know what it is). I bought t because inside the front cover was this:

" October 31 '96
"Dad,
"As a child, I remember your office was full of westerns and Louis L'Amour books. So, when I saw this book, and read about L'Amour's son finding these lost short-story (sic) manuscripts I thought you might enjoy them. This book is for those times when you want to step back in time and spend a few minutes in the Old W est.

"Happy Birthday Dad!

"Love, Shari"

How's dad doing today? Shari? Had they been separated? Did the office still exist, or is it gone and that's why she had to "remember" it? By "step back in time" does Shari mean back to the days when Dad had all those books? Or to the time the books are about? Anyone out there recognize Shari and her dad?

Anyway, I'm intrigued.