Sign of the times: the World Health Organization reports that for the first time in history there are more deaths from obesity than hunger or starvation. Ironically, this is proof that life has improved greatly, at least in terms of the eradication of poverty. Of course, politicians everywhere threaten this. Leftists would insist government’s redistribution of wealth has engendered the improvement. I’d argue it was the product of the free markets that created abundance, especially the technological advances of the past 20 years. The internet and cell phones have been great positives for humanity. I have to remind myself of that whenever I encounter the abuses people perpetrate with them. The pluses outweigh the minuses by a huge margin.
I expected a pleasant day operating the floating book shop, given the forecast. At 11:30 it seemed as if Spring were in the air, by 1PM winter-like conditions emerged. For the umpteenth time in the past six weeks a stiff, cold wind made things difficult. I know it's futile to let weather upset one, but I was pissed. Enough already. I had to stand guard over my own books, which I lay flat to attract attention, and which nearly blew away a few times. My thanks to the two people who made purchases. The forecast is for temperatures near or in the 70's the next few days. Yeah, right.
I finally have some Russian wares for the first time in more than a month. In a box on the floor of the trash room, there were about 50 CDs, DVDs, and books. Someone must be cleaning house. More than half the stuff is in English: Streisand, Billy Joel, Genesis, Bieber, James Bond films. I'll sell them for a buck a piece, just in case any are damaged. No sense making potential enemies when my real goal is to sell my own books. I'd refund the money of anyone who wasn't satisfied.
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
No comments:
Post a Comment