The Writer's Life 11/10 - How Many Times?

Lie detector tests are not admissible in a court of law. How many times has that been said in film or on a TV show? Still, I wish Roy Moore, 70, a conservative running for a Senate seat in Alabama, would propose that he and his accuser both be tested. The sexual assault is said to have occurred 40 years ago. It is the only allegation ever made against him.

Punishment should fit the crime. How many times has that been said? Apparently, Chicago legislators have never heard it. They are proposing a $500 levy against people who stare at the screen of an electronic device while walking through an intersection. Leave it to politicians to find another way to soak the public. It certainly is a problem that should be addressed, but 500 smackers? $25 would be fair.

How many fart gags have been done in Hollywood fare? The first I remember was the hilarious campfire scene in Blazing Saddles (1974). Here's an incident from real life for the likes of the Farrelly brothers to adapt to the screen: From Yahoo's Odd News, edited by yours truly: The interrogation of a Kansas City man charged with drug and gun offenses ended prematurely when an investigator was driven from the room by the suspect's excessive flatulence. A detective reported that the guy "leaned to one side of his chair and released a loud fart..." When the gas attack continued, the detective ended the interview.

People were reacting to today's drop in temperature as if it were in the teens. It was in the mid 40's when I left the apartment. I'd broken out my winter coat, which was atop five other layers. I took the floating book shop to Bay Parkway, where the area in front of the Chase bank is bathed by sunshine for most of the afternoon even at this time of year. There was enough of it - and less wind there - to make the session a snap. My thanks to the old timer who bought a book in Russian. I hadn't seen him in a while. I feared he'd passed away. I also had a visit from my youngest niece, Sandra, who had the day off from her special ed teaching gig in south Jersey. She planned two more stops any sensible Italian-American would make upon a return to the neighborhood - to a bakery and to L&B for their famous squares. Her husband will be very happy.

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