my younger gay cousin alvano’s husband, sean rides the same train as me to town, to his job. we chat. he’s a very proper roman-catholic guy. i buy ‘8-80’. i also buy a baked cheese cake @ my mother’s suggestion & a blueberry cheesecake for me & carol to share. tonight i visit the newly opened pnp store in the new strand mall next to the recently built shoprite. extra-long queue circles around the aisles. meet some young library patrons in the express queue.