Selling My Books on the Streets of Brooklyn 1/16 - Moolah

France’s debt is 90% of GDP, not surprising for a socialist paradise. Citizens are beginning to grumble about its tax policies, despite their penchant for government largesse. President Francois Hollande, who raised rates considerably upon his entry into office, is the country's least popular leader since polls were instituted. He has made headlines the past week by carrying on an affair with an actress behind the back of his live-in lover, who upon hearing about the hanky panky suffered a breakdown and had to be hospitalized. Thus far, his approval rating has inched up. How very French.

Good news for customers of Amazon: Techs at its center in Delaware have voted, 21-6, against unionization, which will help this great company keep costs reasonable. I don’t know if the Los Angeles Dodgers will be able to do that, as they just signed superstar pitcher Clayton Kershaw to a seven year $215 million contract, which averages out to more than $30 million per. He is a phenomenal talent and deserves to be among the highest-paid players, but it looks like only the rich will be able to afford to attend games at Chavez Ravine. As long as the franchise finds enough fans willing to pay the ticket and cable prices, more power to them and him. I decided it wasn’t worth the cost decades ago.

For anyone who may not know, Mallard Fillmore is a comic strip by Bruce Tinsley, syndicated in newspapers coast to coast. It is written from the viewpoint of a conservative duck. Some days it is more inspired than others. I particularly got a kick out of today’s:

RIP Russell Johnson, 89, aka The Professor on Gilligan's Island, father to the many children of Ginger and Maryann, which were never shown on the show because of the censorship practices of the era.

My thanks to the kind folks who bought and donated books today. Question: what happened to the sun?
Vic's 4th Novel: http://tinyurl.com/bszwlxh
Vic's 3rd Novel: 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 Horror Screenplay on Kindle: http://tinyurl.com/cyckn3
Vic's Rom-Com Screenplay on Kindle: http://tinyurl.com/kny5llp
Vic’s Short Story on Kindle: http://tinyurl.com/k95k3nx