Two presidential debates are now history. It was interesting to read and hear analysis in the media. Liberals believe Obama won, conservatives are certain Romney did. Which candidate coaxed the crucial undecideds to his corner? That is the question, and probably won't be determined until at least the next debate and possibly the last minute. My gut tells me Romney will win the popular vote by a small margin, while Obama will win the electoral count, a turnabout from the 2004 Bush/Gore race. If so, let's hope the post election period is not dominated by talk of hanging chads.
WPIX, Channel 11, has been a mainstay in NYC since 1948. It has been blacked out to subscribers of Cablevision since mid August because of a feud over money. It runs back to back episodes of Seinfeld Monday-Friday at 11PM. Every night I'd fall asleep during the second. It was the only PIX program I watched except for those times when the Giants or Jets play on Monday or Thursday night and the station picks up the feed. At first Cablevision ran the Style Network on eleven. I'll be kind and just say it was not my cup of tea. Then it ran the NFL Network and it was a great option in my limited package. I enjoy the highlight shows more than the games, despite the inanity of the hosts, and the Top Ten shows on topics such as the greatest defenses and broadcasting voices were fun. I also liked the hour long profile of Tom Coughlin, and that of the 1995 Cleveland Browns, who were moved to Baltimore after the season by owner Art Modell. When I tuned in to see what was being shown last night, Channel 11 was occupied by OWN, Oprah's network. Help!
It was another good day for the floating book shop. I received a second massive donation from the young educator who lives in the apartment building where I set up. Many of the books have to do with education. She also gave me about 15 CDs, Counting Crows, Prince and Jefferson Airplane among them. One huge tome, a primer for the GRE, was snapped up by a young man who looked at me as if I were crazy when I charged a dollar for it. I was happy not to have to carry it. A burly, gruff Russian man donated a stack of books in his native language, four of which were purchased by a woman walking her dog. I also sold several novels to various customers. Alas, I couldn't convince anyone to take a shot on one of my books. Maybe tomorrow.
Visit Vic's sites:
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
Vic's 1st Novel: http://tiny.cc/94t5h
Vic's Screenplay on Kindle: http://tinyurl.com/cyckn3
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