Congratulations to Lebron James and the Miami Heat. I think they are more likely to repeat than the Mavericks were. Even though it seems James has been around forever, he is still young. The key will likely be if Dwayne Wade's body holds up.
The political world provided more comedy yesterday, as former Black Panther and congressional candidate Charles Barron was endorsed by Ku Klux Klansman David Duke. The reason? Barron's animus toward Israel, which Duke shares. This once again proves bigotry is universal, not exclusive to a particular race.
There always seems to be a candidate for Bonehead of the Day in professional sports. That dubious honor falls to Mets' Hair-breath Harry closer Frank Francisco, who on the eve of the second round of this season's subway series has branded the Yankees "chickens" and promises to strike out the side. I first heard the Hair-breath Harry moniker used by long time Mets broadcaster Bob Murphy to describe the work of Tug McGraw, who in his early years put many batters on base and miraculously escaped the jams. Now seated at that great microphone in the sky, I don't imagine Murph is too pleased the orange and blue's current fireman, whose words and image fill the back page of the NY Post, has provided ammunition for the Yankees' blackboard. Then again, neither club needs any extra motivation to drub the other.
The floating book shop had a visit from Esther today. I said hi and unleashed the talking machine that she is. She went on for more than an hour about how hurt she is that both her brother and son owe her money. She went over her main points over and over and over again. "It's not the money," she said. I think she's lying to herself. Her husband, who passed away in February, left her a $40,000 life insurance policy she knew nothing about. She also gets his postman's pension. Her son owes her $4000. She didn't say how much her brother owes. Just as in the case of pro athletes, despite their statements to the contrary, it's almost always about the money.
Because of the humidity, this was the hottest day of the mini heat wave. My thanks to the young woman who purchased Jhumpa Lahiri's superbly written Unaccustomed Earth. Even though the thunder storm forced me to close early, it was welcomed relief.
Visit Vic’s sites:
Vic’s Third Novel (Print or Kindle): http://tinyurl.com/7e9jty3
Vic’s Website: http://membershttp://members.tripod.com/vic_fortezza/Literature/
Vic’s Short Story Collection (Print or Kindle): http://www.tiny.cc/Oycgb
Vic’s 2nd Novel: http://tinyurl.com/6b86st6
Vic’s 1st Novel: http://tiny.cc/94t5h
Vic’s Screenplay on Kindle: http://tinyurl.com/cyckn3f
No comments:
Post a Comment