Many leftists are gleeful about the passing of Margaret Thatcher, one of the giants of the 20th century. They’ve launched personal attacks. The Iron Lady once answered critics in this way: “I always cheer up immensely if an attack is particularly wounding because I think, well, if they attack one personally, it means they have not a single political argument left.” Not only did her policies save the UK economy, she warned about the potential perils of the European Union, which have come true.
Our personalities, once set, do not change much even over the course of a lifetime. The biggest change in me, perhaps the only one, is my diminished interest in sports. During the first 40 years of my life, I devoted many hours to the viewing of the big four and golf. Last night I completely forgot about the NCAA Basketball Championship, and when I heard the result on the radio this morning, I just shrugged, although I’d missed a good game. I’m not denigrating it. It’s just not important to me any more. Still, congratulations to the Louisville Cardinals on the school's third basketball title, and to Rick Pitino, who became the first coach to win a championship at two schools. He entered the Hall of Fame Monday morning, won it all on Monday night. He has 664 victories and a .735 winning percentage. It's always nice to see a fellow goombah do well.
It was warm enough today that not even the stiff wind annoyed me. My thanks to Mrs. Eclectic, who bought in bulk for the third time in two weeks, and to the other folks who made book and music purchases, and to Madeline, who traded nine paperbacks, most of them well known, for two novels by Kristin Hannah, her favorite author. All three Russian books I had on display were snapped up, as well as five CDs. Spasibo.
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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