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I met Roy two days ago and concur with what JourneysEnd says. Very easy to set up an appointment with and in my case he was right on time. A really nice guy and I hope to see him again.

In addition to perks, don't overlook the importance of customer service. I use a Barclay's card because a number of the other major card issuers have failed me in inexcusable ways, and Barclay's has provided consistently good service. One particularly galling example was when I told my card company that i would be traveling in Europe and they nonetheless put a hold on my card. When I tried to follow their instructions and contact them via a collect call, the repeatedly refused the charges. Their excuse? They were "too busy" to take the call!

I'll save you some searching. The article says "U.S. Marshals and officers with the Los Angeles Police Department on March 9 arrested Baron after finding him 'hiding in a crawl space under an enclosed bench at the rear of the bus.'" What bus? It's not at all clear how this bus popped into the story. Reading the affidavit, he was arrested on a Greyhound bus in Anaheim.

My initial shot was Janssen/J&J so I went with Moderna for the booster two days ago. My arm is a little sore this morning but no other reaction. When I got the first shot I was a bit out of sorts for one evening, watched a movie and went to bed early. There was quite a crowd of people getting either their first shots or a booster.

I had a Dyson in my vacation home. Didn't like it at all as it always felt like it was coming apart and it wasn't entirely effective. Sounds like you would be better off with a canister, and Miele makes the best ones. Consumer Reports likes the Miele and Kenmore canisters with bags.

My takeaway is "wear your sunscreen".

Herb Caen, the late-lamented San Francisco Chronicle columnist, used to regularly feature "namephreaks"--people with names peculiarly matched or mismatched to their occupation. I wish I could remember them because many were hilarious but thankfully Wikipedia documents a few: Substitute teacher Mr. Fillin, hospital spokesman Pam Talkington, periodontist Dr. Rott, piano teacher Patience Scales, orthopedic specialist Dr. Kneebone, and the Vatican's spokesman on the evils of rock 'n roll, Cardinal Rapsong.