eBay item 3505956011 (Ends Mar-16-03 13:04:25 PST ) - Lot of 18 PULP paperbacks! romance,mystery ! Dude, this is a fuckin' bargain yet noone has bid on it. 18 books! 50 cents a book! I paid two dollars each for many of these. Come on! I don't even expect to break even, but someone out there has got to see how great this is.

Speaking of old books, my favorite used bookstore is having a sale this weekend Ñ I think it's 35% off everything. The store is Troubadour Books (on Rt. 5 in North Hatfield), and a postcard advertises it as a "Help Cheer Me Up - I'm Depressed" sale. You're supposed to bring flowers or a joke for the owner. He's always cut me a nice deal for the sleazy pulp paperbacks I favor, so please go visit his establishment this weekend.