That’s great, Laura!

I think the scarcity of eggs on the west coast has to do with bird flu (also no problem to buy here).

Eggs here are $5.80 a dozen last I saw. It does seem there are fewer on the shelves than usual, but I don't know if that's supply or demand.

I think I paid $3.50 a few days ago at Trader Joe's.

I haven't tried to buy eggs, can neither confirm nor deny actual scarcity. I heard Waffle House was adding an egg surcharge, but I don't have one of those to visit and see for myself either.

Wait, that’s a real thing?

The entire egg case at Whole Foods was empty. I've seen TJ's egg case similarly depleted.

But I was able to get some locally grown, more expensive eggs at my green grocer.

I timed my walk to avoid the heavy rains due at 2pm. Unfortunately I was busy talking to my friend Jude at Borderland Books about my Japan trip and she was too enthusiastic a listener, so we were both standing there chatting when the torrential rains arrived.

I solved this problem by just staying for another half hour and showing her more otter videos.

TJs was eggless yesterday. Egg limits on purchases are also often in effect around here. The bird flu's done a number on it all.

Locally grown expensive eggs are the bomb. Delicious. But when I hear people complaining about the price of eggs I have no idea what they are expecting the price to be, because I have laid-by-the-hens-that-run-away-from-your-car-as-you-drive-onto-the-farm-to-collect-your-egg-subscription prices in my head

Work has a "town hall" tomorrow and I do not know what to expect. Something about tariffs, presumably, since I am told goods received today are hit, but vaguely hoping that we will have slightly more direction than "not business as usual". I am heartened, I guess, that our DEI page is still up and seems unchanged. Huh, and looking at it now the calendar of holidays, etc, says Ash Wednesday is next Friday. Somebody did not proofread effectively.

Out of curiosity I checked the Kroger website today while clipping digital coupons. My local store has a dozen large eggs for $6.39, but with a coupon you can get them for $3.99 today. I'm only sporadically interested in making omelettes or cooking anything requiring an egg, so I may wait a bit and see what prices are like in mid-February.

The cheapest I have seen eggs here on the island was $6/dozen; when we were at the Costco in Lynnwood weekend before last, they were completely cleaned out.

Huh. I just saw that Neil Gaiman has been hit with rape charges in three states, and Amanda Palmer is charged with procuring.

Also, a new Buffy show with SMG is going to pilot.

And there's a Neuromancer miniseries.

I'll just read the trades right now to distract myself.