I was on vacation in Virginia City when I stopped into an antique store to browse. In the back I found a stack of New Yorker magazines from the Thirties. I opened one at random and found a movie review of “The Wizard of Oz.”
Huh. Interesting. Put the magazine down.
Thought about it that evening. Returned the next day and headed for the back of the store. The stack of New Yorkers was gone.
Up front, I asked a handsome young fellow where the New Yorkers were kept.
“Sold the lot yesterday,” he said, “but I got Life.”
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Does writing excuse watching? 
Fun play on words, using the magazine titles, but also a truism about hesitating. I imagined Virginia City, Nevada.
yes, the one in nevada. 🙂
My parents got married in Virginia City! I grew up on the NV/CA border.
huh. was that you i saw hanging out on the corner smoking cigarettes? 🙂