"If this is how you feel lately, we gotchu. Come in for a book, a quiet moment, or Scarlet pets." That was the sidewalk chalkboard message in front of Friendly City Books, Columbus, Miss., which noted: "Hey y'all, how you doing? If you need a break from *gestures* everything, feel free to pop in at FCB. You can browse, chat, or just take a quiet moment to yourself. And if Scarlet is here, you can get puppy therapy! Point is, we're here to do what we can in these trying times. It may be a drop in the global bucket, but still. We gotchu."
