The Writer's Life 1/13 - Salt of the Earth

Observations on youtube highlights of yesterday's playoff games: Sometimes it seems defenses don't know that Chiefs' TE Travis Kelce is an eligible receiver. KC had one punt blocked for a Colts' TD, and another nearly blocked that resulted in a baloney roughing call. I expect Belichick to exploit this next week. It seems the Chiefs are now completely recovered from the mid-season suspension of RB Kareem Hunt. His replacement, Damien Williams, is doing very well. Even all-time greats have an occasional bad game. Indy PK Adam Vinatieri's two bad FG misses were painful to watch... As for the Rams, RB Todd Gurley is one of the most impressive players in the league, a touchdown machine. When he was injured several weeks ago, management brought in C.J. Anderson, a mainstay on the Broncos last Super Bowl winner. Only 27, for some reason he was on the scrap heap. He has three straight games of 100+ rushing yards, even though he appears overweight. I'm never impressed by QB Jared Goff, but he gets the job done... The Cowboys appear to have a lot to build on.

From Yahoo's Odd News, edited by yours truly: About 600 people blow off steam in an anger room each month in Beijing. A half-hour session costs the equivalent of $23 American. People can bring their own stuff to smash. They wear protective gear while pounding away. An average of 600 folks a month are participating. Here's a pic:

From foxnews.com, edited by YT: Army Sgt. Trey Troney, 20, witnessed a car crash near Sweetwater, Texas shortly before Christmas, and immediately sprang into action. He removed his sweatshirt and wrapped it around the victim's head wound, stopping the bleeding. When he realized the guy had suffered a collapsed lung, he inserted the tube of a ballpoint pen into a chest wound, which restored breathing. Said  Sgt. Troney: "... It was a chance I had to take." A full recovery is expected. Kudos.

When I got home there was a package at my door. The third proof of Inside Out has arrived way ahead of schedule, delivered on a Sunday. I'd expected it Wednesday the earliest. Post Office employees must love Amazon.

The benign NYC winter continues, the storm passing to the south. Only a dusting fell, but the geniuses who run the city had the streets salted. Maybe it was a practice run. Vehicles are grinding it into a dust that has coated everything, probably even our lungs.

There was just enough sun to make today's session of the floating book shop tolerable. My thanks to the woman who bought two paperbacks in Russian.

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