The Writer's Life 1/6 - Migrations & an Epiphany

There are two items that rise above all others in today's NY Post. In a two page spread, Isabel Vincent reveals that, since 2000, 50,000 Jews have made Germany their home. Nazis slimes must be turning over in their graves... In an op-ed piece, Joe Levine offers a novel idea for the producers of the Oscars, who are having a hard time finding someone to host, a thankless position in recent years. He suggests naming someone like arch-conservative James Woods, he of the astronomical IQ and sharp tongue. Now that's an epiphany. It would get me to watch at least the opening of the annual bore-fest, and any outrageous highlights on youtube. Here is Woods hoisting his Golden Globe, which he won for Promise (1986), for which he also received one of his two Emmy wins, the other My Name Is Bill W. (1989). He has also been nominated for two Oscars, one in support for Ghosts of Mississippi (1996), one in lead for Salvador (1986) :

 
Oliver Drake, 31, has attained the dream of every kid who loves baseball, playing parts of four seasons in the big leagues. He is on a most unusual run, changing uniforms many times. He made his MLB debut in May 2015, and made 30 appearances for the Orioles during the next three seasons. In April 2017 he was traded to the Brewers. He appeared in 11 games for them in 2018. In May he was purchased by the Indians. He allowed six runs over four innings before being placed on waivers. On May 31 he was selected by the Angels, and made five appearances before being placed on waivers again. On July 26 he taken by the Blue Jays. After two games he was again placed on waivers. On Aug. 3 he was hired by the Twins. He appeared in 18 games over the final two months, and enjoyed his first effective stretch as a pro. It failed to convince management to keep him, and he was again placed on waivers and claimed by the Rays on Nov. 1. He wound up with the Jays again three weeks later on a waiver, then was traded back to the Rays on Friday. Pitchers Octavio Dotel and Edwin Jackson share the record for the most MLB franchises played for in a career, 13, so Drake has a ways to go to catch up, but at this pace...

My thanks to the woman who jump started the floating book shop, buying Spanish for Dummies and three books in Russian; and to the young man who purchased Stephanie Meyer blockbusters Twilight and New Moon; and to the gentleman who selected a thriller in Russian that has a snake baring its fangs on its colorful jacket.

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