Selling My Books on the Streets of Brooklyn 1/30 - Extra

A few weeks ago Speaker of the House John Boehner, a Republican, was blasted from all sides, including his own party, for delaying a vote on Hurricane Sandy relief. How do you explain the media's silence after the Senate took two weeks to approve the bill, which is laden with pork that has nothing to do with the storm? It's just so baffling. I can't imagine the reason for the selective outrage. Now those damn right-wingers have caused the economy to contract in the fourth quarter. They are the grinches who stole Christmas, the Scrooges who diminished the spending power of all Americans. They are conspiring to make the President look bad.

Have you seen the new ad featruing Ray Lewis and golfer Vijay Singh, standing side by side with their mouths wide open and their tongues curled? Got Deer-Antler Spray? Users are to spray the substance under the tongue every two hours. Too bad it can't be sprayed under the economy's tongue.

 Barbara, a retired toll collector, wishes me well each day as she passes the floating book shop. Today she had a large traveler's bag slung over an arm, which held several changes of clothing. She was off to the set of Law and Order SUV, where she will be working today. She is a member of the Screen Actor's Guild and occasionally is called upon to be an extra. She appeared in the original version of the show, in an episode titled Shotgun (2009), starring Eliot Gould, post the Sam Waterson and Jerry Orbach years. She's worried about a long day, as shoots usually become, and riding the subway late at night. All the best, madam. 

My thanks to Mike , who purchased the homemade Ultimate Sinatra CD, and Alan, who bought Justin Cronin's The Passage, a thriller.
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