The Writer's Life 1/5 - Breathing

I found the following at Google News and whittled it down considerably: "On Saturday a ceremony honoring U.S. Navy veteran Dario Raschio, age 100, was held up for 15-minutes when more than 100 protesters burst on the scene shouting 'Hands-up, don't shoot!' in reference to the fatal shooting of Michael Brown. Others cried, 'I can't breathe' in reference to the death of Eric Garner. Protesters outside beat on the windows and held up signs until the centenarian silenced them by crying into a microphone in a shaky voice, 'Just give me a chance! Show some respect for the occasion.'" They can demonstrate until the end of time, but it won't change the fact that they are infinitely more likely to be killed by a black male than a white or any other police officer.

I had great luck today. I posted a note on my Facebook page saying the floating book shop was going on hiatus until the weather moderated. Listening to the forecast on the radio, I assumed the cold front was already upon us. As I returned from the recycling center before ten, I realized it wasn't cold. It was too windy for my usual nook, but I asked myself: What if the Chase bank on Bay Parkway blocks the wind, which it has done so often in the past? What did I have to lose to check it out, especially since prospects for the rest of the week seem bleak? If it was bad, I'd come right home. It was fine, especially after the band of clouds that covered 25% of the sky moved away. The sun felt great. And business was good. My thanks to Nan C, who bought A Hitch in Twilight. She's working on a book of her own. Thanks also to the other buyers and to the elderly Russian gentleman who donated about 20 of his wife's novels, among then Schindler's List by Thomas Keneally, and to the Polish woman who gave me a canvas bag filled with paperbacks. There's nothing like dumb luck to put life back into a guy selling his books on the street. I may check if the bank blocks the wind from Wednesday forward. I hope the employees don't get sick of me.

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