From the Weird But True section of today’s NY Post, re-worded by yours truly: Regina Hill, 48, of Orlando, Fla., believes she is the perfect candidate for the city council, one with whom voters will easily relate. She’s been arrested 21 times. Her crimes include possession of cocaine, DWI, passing bad checks and fraud. The cynic in me aches to make a remark, but I’ll let the prospect stand on its own.
Also in the Post: Gary Krist reviews Vanished by Wil S. Hylton, non-fiction that points out a startling fact: there are 73,000 servicemen still MIA from WWII, most of them lost in the vast jungles and seas in the Pacific. In contrast, according to miafacts.org, there are 1643 Americans missing in Southeast Asia as a result of the Vietnam War. The MIA number for the Korean War is 8000. Many are buried in the North and their graves will not be disturbed unless relations improve between the countries. 800 of the unidentified are interred at the Punchbowl National Cemetery in Hawaii. This is curious, given DNA science. Is it possible that all have no surviving family members seeking closure? Sadly, for many these wars have yet to end.
An article on the Google News page touts the dramatic drop in smoking rates, claiming it has been more than halved since 1964. I certainly believe it is down, even significantly, but more than 50%? I wonder how the figures are calculated. Is it by polls or sales or some other method? If by sales, I suspect it's way off, as people are probably using alternative purchasing arrangements. In observing passersby while operating the floating book shop, I'm always surprised at how many people smoke. Of course, this may be due to the heavy presence of Russian and Asian immigrants in the areas I work.
My thanks to the folks who purchased books today on Bay Parkway, my first full session of 2014. Even my toes didn't get cold. Thanks also to our stellar super Luis, who saved a bag of books for me left behind in an apartment of someone who has moved. Half are very marketable children's material. Among the others are novels by popular authors Danielle Steel and Mary Higgins Clarke.
Vic's 4th Novel: http://tinyurl.com/bszwlxh
Vic's 3rd Novel: http://tinyurl.com/7e9jty3
Vic's Website: http://members.tripod.com/vic_fortezza/Literature/
Vic's Short Story Collection (Print or Kindle): http://www.tiny.cc/Oycgb
Vic's 2nd Novel: http://tinyurl.com/6b86st6
Vic's 1st Novel: http://tiny.cc/94t5h
Vic's Horror Screenplay on Kindle: http://tinyurl.com/cyckn3
Vic's Rom-Com Screenplay on Kindle: http://tinyurl.com/kny5llp
Vic’s Short Story on Kindle: http://tinyurl.com/k95k3nx
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