Manti Te’o is an All-America linebacker at Notre Dame who will likely be playing in the NFL next year - if his career isn’t derailed by involvement in a bizarre hoax in which he pretended to have a dying girlfriend. Why he did this, I have been unable to ascertain. Although it is creepy, I doubt it would prevent a pro team from drafting him, but it may affect his draft position, which has already taken a hit because of his poor performance in the national championship game against Alabama. The controversy has got me thinking. He may have inspired me to try a new marketing ploy to sell books. What if I invent a virtual girlfriend stricken with an incurable disease, and blog about the trials each day? I need money to pay her medical bills - please help! Think of the publicity it would garner. Or what if I, like Lance Armstrong did to win bicycle races, took steroids to improve my literary prowess and output? When journalists question how I’d account for the sudden popularity of my work, I could cite a secret, camera-shy muse. And if the truth came to light and I were forced to return a Pulitzer Prize, I could go on Oprah’s show, bare my soul, shed a few tears and apologize. Imagine the sales such shenanigans would generate.
Last night I had back to back vivid dreams. In the first I was a pilot in WWII. As I was exiting a building with two colleagues, a huge, black, flat-nosed plane came taxiing toward us and turned away at the last instant. I know what triggered it. While Person of Interest was in commercial, I scanned other channels with the remote. PBS was running a program on the Russian front carnage. As for the dream’s meaning, the only thing I can think of is a wish that the dark forces of the planet continue to be turned away. The second dream involved a young man, Joe, who traded gold at the Exchange until electronic trading took away 80% of the floor business. He is now pursuing another passion - college football analysis. He used to wear a jersey, usually Florida St., on dress down days. He has a web site and Facebook page. He shoots video of himself giving his opinion on match-ups. This dream may have been triggered by the news yesterday that I will be receiving a ten dollar Amazon gift certificate for finishing in the top ten at the end of the NCAA Football season at CrowdPicks.com. If Exchanges makes it into print, I will use my Amazon GC’s to buy a couple of copies of Close to the Edge, and have all five of my books on display at once. Of course, the public likely will remain unimpressed.
No luck selling books on this cold, windy day.
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