The Writer's Life 1/28 - Child Angel

Talk show host Curtis Sliwa, founder of the Guardian Angels, a volunteer group that patrols the NYC subway system, believes he has discovered why the city's homeless population is exploding. He conducted an informal poll and two of every five respondents said they were from New Jersey, where cops crack down on begging, unlike in the Big Apple.

NYC politicians are in line for a 23% raise. If it were up to me, it would be a 50% cut.

The group that took on Planned Parenthood in Texas has had the tables turned on it. It is now under indictment for editing video. Of course, this has never been done by news sources, and we can all be confident that if 60 Minutes or MSNBC does it they will face the same charges, just as we can be confident the media will examine the Hillary email scandal as closely as it did that of General David Petraeus'.

According to an article at Yahoo News, a craze for lifelike dolls thought to bring good luck is sweeping Thailand, reflecting widespread anxiety as the economy struggles and political uncertainty persists nearly two years after a coup. The country is predominantly Buddhist and has been modernizing rapidly over the past two or three decades, but many people are highly superstitious. Buddhist beliefs co-exist with notions of animism, astrology and black magic. The plastic dolls, about the size of a real baby, are called "look thep" or "child angel." Devotees buy them in shops or online and invite benevolent spirits to possess them, hoping they will bring good luck. Here's a pic:

After eleven days, four sessions lost to weather, the floating book shop finally had some sales today. A middle age Russian artist bought two books, not to read but to draw inspiration from the illustrations. One was a children's book from Scholastic, whose cover he fancied, the other on games. Spasibo, sir. The parking situation is more than 50% better than it was a couple of days ago, but I still resisted the temptation to move my car to a more favorable spot that would enable me to display the usual amount of wares. Tomorrow I will and, if I don't have any luck finding a space near my usual nook, I'll head elsewhere. Can't do much worse.

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