Selling My Books on the Streets of Brooklyn 4/22 - Points

Here’s an impressive young man. Payton Dastrup, a four-star basketball recruit who has scholarship offers from several schools, is delaying his college career, opting to first fulfill his two-year Mormon mission, which most undertake after graduation. Will this harm or benefit his basketball aspirations in the long run? Time will tell. Upon reading this I thought back to the campaign rhetoric of the most strident leftists, who excoriated Mitt Romney’s religious beliefs, despite his unbelievably generous charitable contributions. I don’t know much about Mormonism. The little I’ve heard sounds weird. Still, as a group their behavior seems exemplary. Luis, our building’s super, is Mormon, and he is a great guy, and his four sons are great kids. I visited Wiki and found a list of hundreds of successful Mormons, including ten Medal of Honor winners, author of the wildly successful Twilight series Stephanie Meyer; historical novelist Anne Perry; actors Katherine Heigl, Wilford Brimley and Rick Schroeder; singer Gladys Knight, the biggest surprise; and of course many NFL greats, headed by Hall of Famers Steve Young and Merlin Olsen; and baseball legends Harmon Killebrew and Roy Halladay. And the Mormons' contributions to art, science, medicine and business are considerable as well. I won’t mention the politicians. Here’s a pic of the lovely Miss Heigl. Does she look dangerous to you?  

I was just reading one of those emails that hit most conservative talking points. It is ascribed to an ex-Marine, Vietnam veteran, supporting player on a long-running TV series. I won't cite his name, as it may have been written by someone else. One part does make the highlight reel. He mentions the galling euphemism used by the politically correct to describe illegal aliens - "Undocumented Workers," and asks if drug dealers should be referred to as "Undocumented Pharmacists." Love it.

I just heard the disappointing news that the Boston terrorist will not be tried as an enemy combatant. I now hope he dies from his wounds after all possible information is taken from him.

I miss global warming. Everyone, especially the elderly women who pass the floating book shop each day, complained about the cold, stiff wind. I am fortunate that two gentleman stopped to purchase books, and that a middle aged woman donated four. Thanks, folks.
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