Time is fleeting

Just a reminder that the days when you can order stuff and get it delivered by Christmas are quickly running out (just 2 days left to do it with the Free Super Saver Shipping). And if you’ve not thought of anything: the complete Dick Van Dyke Show is on Blu-ray for a mere fifty bucks today (list price is seven times that.) And reports are that it looks exxxxxcellent! Not everything has to be Peanuts!

(And for those who require at least a vague Peanuts link: Mr. Van Dyke danced with the Peanuts characters as part of the opening of a CBS anniversary special.)

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