Disaster Averted!

The Daily Camera today confirms our earlier reconnaissance that the Wild Oats down the street from us will not close. Thank goodness.

Trebek has not yet called.

In "Where are we supposed to go to the bathroom?" news, AV read yesterday that the Barnes and Noble at Astor Place in New York City is closing. We do not buy books there, but we usually get off the subway at Astor Place, go to the can, and then make our way into the East Village. I guess we'll just have to hold it. Or something. Also troubling is the large spread the NYT is running this weekend about the East Village being a great place for tourists to go. I know, we're tourists, but we're knowledgeable tourists. We can get around down there with little trouble. In fact, I once (famously, right AV?) navigated us from Anthology Film Archives (2nd Avenue and 2nd street) to Union Square at night, with the clock tower visible from Astor Place as my only landmark.* I'm pretty sure that was the trip before we were stopped by a prada-wearing Texan in Grand Central who said, "You look like we do, can you help us get to blah blah location?" I puzzle over this remark even today.

*Reasonable evidence that we may have success if we ever want to go on the Amazing Race. Also, I memorize maps. That would probably help too. And both of us could be counted on in a Road Block involving fish eyeballs, large quantities of meat, goulash, and (possibly) an Ostrich egg.