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wow!

so - ah - what's that magic Target isle #? the wife wants to know........

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I’m continuing to research.

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This is a brilliant summary! Love your precise thumbtacking of the issue! "According to the study, one reason for the poor financial performance of Barbie and Ken may be that attractive people tend to take greater risks because they’ve gotten away with murder their entire lives. (Seriously, beautiful people are less likely to get arrested and convicted.)"

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Love this Jane! Made me laugh out loud!!

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Well, Target should be picking up some good business his week (as soon as you find the correct aisle.) and California! Whoa! You keep reminding me why I moved. Great news this week, Jane!

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Well written and good selection of stories. I enjoyed the post and that is a nice photo of you and your granddaughter, she looks like she really enjoyed your visit.

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a good one thank you for the humor you really should have been a comedian. Baby is adorable

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Thank you, Nan!

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Well, geez, a simple Google search of “Target vibrator” showed dozens of products, many of them pink. “Not available to ship.” So you have to go in store.

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Apologies for the three or four typos. I think I caught them all. I blame jet lag.

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Here's a condiment lead for you on the science of mustarding. Niche madness- https://www.instagram.com/p/Ct7ax7Ppva5/

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First, love that her handle is “ketchupisgarbage.” Second, OMG.

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She is authentic and I find her knowledge of mustard bordering on subatomic and mesmerizing!

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Hi Jane, I always enjoy your reporting and this edition of Wells $treet was another winner. After reading your story about "Open Season for Thieves," I am puzzled by one thing. Why are you still living in California? Seriously, what is is that makes you disregard all of the craziness and dangerousness of every day life in that state? (Note: saying I want to be near my kids/grandkids is not a rational excuse.) The USA Today just published an article by Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy titled "A move from California to Texas could save a million dollars!" The article explains how the cost of living in so much lower in Texas than California. Now, I'm not recommending you move to Texas, but gee-whiz, other than the weather, what is California holding against you to keep you there? Polaroids? Emails? You travel a lot for your stories, so moving your home base to another state, so long as it has an airport, should be a no brainer. {This is NOT an angry message, please understand I can't see why anyone would want to live there. I'm just curious. Thanks!}

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This is a conversation my husband and I often have. If I was younger, I would move. We have been able to relocate to the Central Coast, which may be the last great place to live here. It’s really the only place within the state where my husband is still willing to be. It has great weather (yes, that matters), fantastic wine, less traffic, and a nearby airport which connects easily to many cities in the West. I feel like I’ve “escaped” here.

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Great stories! Loved the Goldman Sachs and snarky lawyer tid bits!! Stay away from the beautiful, air brushed and chicklet teethed Financial Planners - HA!! Hope you find your toys at Target - I see another story! HA! Beautiful picture. Happy 4th, hope you experience a bang!!

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Thank you, Barb!

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Great writing! Again 🤙👍 Where do you find this stuff? Keep it up, made me smile numerous times.

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Mission accomplished. Thank you.

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"You may recall that shoplifting in California has skyrocketed since thefts under $950 were reclassified as misdemeanors in 2014. Police are too busy to care because they’re dealing with a fentanyl crisis and the homeless..." Hmm...I wonder if the cities of the U.S. have figured out that by de-criminalizing things like, you know----public drug abuse, and then de-criminalizing, well--you know, crime--they've concocted the perfect recipe for....well....this. Nah. Probably not.

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It’s almost like a plot against rational thinking.

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politians striving for a couple sequals to the old "Idiocracy" movie....... what is John De Bello doing now? (ref "Attack of the Killer Tomatoes" movie)

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Putting the crib back was the Real Genius part of that vid. Also, yes, live shots are beacons to drunk assholes, which is why I hate covering sports. Also also, Happy Birthday Jane's grandchild! Time flies!

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True. And a sign that the kid is being raised well. Don’t leave a mess!

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