The Writer's Life 3/2 - Super

The Super Tuesday results were a bit surprising on the Republican side. Although Trump is clearly the front runner, his overall support is not dominating. Still, I would be surprised if he doesn't win the nomination rather easily. On the Democrat side, the only issue that might stop Hillary is an indictment on the email scandal, and that would have to come from a liberal Attorney General who knows that Clinton is the only hope of the left to hold on to the White House. So the general election is stacking up to be a race between two liberals, the known, undeclared socialist Hillary, and the Donald. I've never expected anything but roadblocks from politicians. I believe there will be even more if Hillary is elected. I'm not optimistic that Trump would change things for the better, either, but I would vote for him because he represents the unknown, whereas Clinton's record is clear.

I got a chuckle the other night while watching Scorpion. Robert Patrick's character, the Homeland security agent who handles the crew of young geniuses, said that he and a shady character, played by Eric Roberts, grew up on Stillwell Avenue in Brooklyn. Both actors were born in the south, although Patrick was raised in Columbus, Ohio, a fact I just ascertained at IMDb. I suspect what may have prompted the allusion was the birthplace of series creator Nick Santora, who grew up in Queens. Three other writers were credited on the episode. If any has an association with Brooklyn, I was unable to find it. Anyway, Santora is in the midst of a fantastic career. Here are excerpts from his Wiki page, pared and edited by yours truly: "...Santora graduated from Columbia Law School and practiced law for six years before turning to writing and television production. He won the Best Screenplay of the Competition in the New York Independent International Film Festival. He has written and/or produced The Sopranos, The Guardian, Law & Order, Prison Break, Lie To Me; and also created and executive produced Beauty and The Breakout Kings. He also wrote and produced The Longshots (2008), starring Ice Cube, and was a credited writer on the Marvel film, The Punisher: War Zone (2008). His first novel, Slip & Fall, was a National Best Seller. His second, Fifteen Digits, was published in 2012. His original comic books series, Sandstorm, was sold to DC Comics. " Well done, goombah.

Today's session of the floating book shop was almost as rewarding as the endeavor ever gets. Although I didn't sell any of my books, I sold many more than I'd expected, given the nasty wind. If my car wasn't in the most favorable spot, I probably would have gone elsewhere. Rosemary donated 13 Harlequin romances, 11 of them large paperbacks in pristine condition, and a local home attendant bought them all. Stu bought vampire sagas by J.R. Ward and Charlaine Harris, and Jimmy purchased a Bernard Kerik bio and the David Baldacci thriller, The Collector. Thanks, folks, and also to Eve and Shelley, who stopped to chat.
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