the rix mix

Feeling down today despite great weather. Had trouble getting to sleep, disturbing dreams, woke up after about 5 hours, stupified & vaguely angry. Had to walk to the Indian convenience store to make some copies, but my actual "mission" for the day was rescuing a wind-up carousel. It was in an open box on the curb along with some other little girl toy stuff - anorexic dolls, a few small stuffed animals, those obviously much played with. The carousel has three angels on horses, plays "Carousel Waltz" & is in perfect condition aside from needing a cleaning. Not a toy but the sort of inexpensive, resin made-in-China "collectable" item sold at the Carousel Shoppe on Seaside Heights boadrwalk, a lot like the one in the photo, about ten inches high. It didn't deserve to be trashed, & luckily for this carousel a guy who rides carousels was looking at the ground in a funk as he passed by.