Here's something that manifests how the world has change since I was a boy. Trojan has sponsored a giveaway of vibrators in lower Manhattan. It was closed down the first day by the Mayor, who has campaigned against smoking, trans fats, large soft drinks and baby formula. He flip-flopped this time, and the party resumed the next day. Women by the thousands, and even some men, lined up for a free device, batteries included. Does this say anything significant about our society? One thing for sure, shame has all but disappeared. Is that a good thing? Let the arguments rage.
In an op-ed piece in today's NY Post, Dale McFeathers cited a study that estimates that cats kill four billion animals per year. 12% are birds. Lizards, snakes, chipmunks, insects and worms are among the others. Holy feline, Batman! Nothing is as ruthless as nature.
What is the most popular pastime of the slimeballs housed in the prison at Guantanamo Bay? Would you believe watching Will Smith in The Fresh Prince of Bel Air? I didn't believe it, either. The librarian has ordered all six seasons on DVD. Life never ceases to amaze.
If you're looking for a mature drama, I caught up to The Descendants (2011) last night, courtesy of Netflix. Set in Hawaii, it is a story focused on family, the good, the bad and the ugly of it. Has any American actor made as many good serious films as George Clooney the past decade? Of course, the film has the typical Hollywood bias toward the dysfunctional, but such families are usually more interesting than happy ones. Tolstoy said it best: "Happy families are all alike; every unhappy family is unhappy in its own way." On a scale of five, I rate The Descendants four. The folks at IMDb rated it 7.3 out of ten.
So the Lakers have acquired Superman, Dwight Howard. The NBA is rigged - who knew?
The floating bookshop was open only a half-hour before the rain came, but my good luck continued. A gentleman bought Martin Scorsese's The Departed (Best Picture Oscar 2006) on Blue Ray, and a large Mayo Clinic book on digestive health. And Ol' Smokey paid an outstanding debt. Thanks, gentlemen.
Since I had some hours to fill, I went to Target and bought a mini-fridge, something I've neglected too long. My old refrigerator is on its last legs, working only ten percent of the time, if that. I've been moving items in and out of the freezer for about a year. It was a pain in the butt. There was a deluge while I was in the store. On the way home traffic inched along for the first mile. In the area of the perpetual construction the Belt Parkway has been undergoing, there was a river at least six inches deep. It has always had a problem with flooding, but that was extraordinary. A little higher and it would have been impassable.
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Vic’s Third Novel (Print or Kindle): http://tinyurl.com/7e9jty3
Vic’s Website: http://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
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