CHEAP THRILLS

Remember those dumb coin operated machines that wiggled and lurched and used to be outside of grocery and drug stores? Well, they are still around, and still a big hit for toddlers. In front of what used to be the 99 cent store on Mission between 22nd and 21st, now called "Giant Value" and not nearly as much fun as was shopping for dollar items, is a collection of these machines. They rotate them too, with new attractions showing up every couple of months. We miss the horse, who was reminiscent of Silver, the Lone Ranger's loyal steed, but then spied him a few blocks down in front of another junk store.
Phase two of weaning is progressing much better than expected. The first night witnessed some screaming, the second night, only a few complaints. An interesting side effect, Ruth is now sleeping until after 8 instead of her clockwork 7 a.m. We don't know why, maybe she always needed 11 instead of 10 hours but was too distracted by the call of the tit.