I stopped at a small bookstore last night while I was running some other errands. There are no big bookstores in this area - so you have no choice but to patronize small, local businesses - I love it! This particular store was not terribly hip looking, but had a fairly interesting selection of books including a section on local history and lore. There was a small children's section in the back and I picked up a copy of Everyone Poops. I think it is everyone's new favorite book. A quote:

"A one hump camel make a one hump poop. A two hump camel makes a two hump poop. Just kidding!"

I was toying with the idea of seeing if they would order a copy of Stupid White Men for me. There weren't any NRA stickers on the shop window or anything but I didn't quite have the courage. Maybe next time.

There are also no big toy stores so I ended up at a small toy store in Chatham today to get a birthday gift for Althea, who turned four this week. I got to talking to Fred, the owner. It takes a special kind of person to own a toy store. Fred doesn't think that we should buy the property in Gallatin either.

While I am listing all of the big chain stores that aren't here, I have to mention Home Depot. None of them. No Lowes either. Halleluiah.

There is a Wal-Mart but it's the small kind, thank goodness. I am boycotting it - although I did send Steve there for a mattress pad last month when Aidan was puking. So I am mostly boycotting it. Call me a fair-weather boycotter. Or a fair-health boycotter. It's something.