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Tuesday, March 18, 2014

Selling My Books on the Streets of Brooklyn 3/18 - Winners & Losers

The Philadelphia 76ers have lost 21 consecutive games. Before anyone feels sorry for the franchise and players, note that the minimum salary for rookies is $473,604. It rises along a scale based on length of service. Those with ten years experience are guaranteed more than a million. There are no losers in pro sports, at least among those who manage to stay out of legal trouble. After each golf tournament, Yahoo Sports publishes an article on the weekend’s winners and "losers." I roll my eyes and refuse to click on it. What are there -- 300 Americans, counting the secondary tours, earning a nice living striking that little white ball on beautiful landscapes? I’d love to be such a loser. I’m sure most people would.

I neglected to mention how much I enjoyed episode two of Resurrection, which aired Sunday night at nine on ABC. So far it has managed to be compelling despite not featuring a single fight, shootout or narrow escape. It has yet to resort to any of the stuff now obligatory in many prime time shows. How refreshing.

I spotted an interesting article at Yahoo. The Christian Science Monitor reports that blacks are beginning to return to the south in significant numbers, reversing a trend that began decades ago when individuals came north to escape racism and improve their economic lot. Of course, this is a colorless trend, people going where the jobs are and where taxes aren’t as onerous. Still, it highlights how attitudes have changed overall. There will always be prejudice. It’s human nature and not exclusive to any race, but at least America is improving socially in at least one respect.

It was one of those rare days for the floating book shop -- much more business than usual. I sold all ten books in Russian I had on display, as well as several in English. My thanks to the kind folks who made purchases, especially the young woman who bought Beautiful Experiment by my literary angel January/Victoria Valentine, who's going through a family crisis right now and needs good vibes. Love you, V.
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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