Here on the Isle of Long, if you throw a stick you’ll probably hit a Target store. I don’t have a problem with that because I really like Target stores. They usually have products that are close enough to what I need, and when they don’t, I just have to wait a few days and go back. They’ll probably have it then.

The problem, though, is all the stuff they sell is rarely in the same place twice. This week, the tissues may be where the garbage bags were last week, and vice versa. The batteries, which were all over the store yesterday, are now only in the electronics aisle. But I know enough not to get used to that because the batteries may be in the produce aisle on my next visit.