The Writer's Life 10/14 - Here & There

The economic acumen of U2 front man, Bono, continues to grow, although leftists would argue vehemently to the contrary. Here’s another surprising quote from the now free market advocate: “Tax competitiveness has brought our country (Ireland) the only prosperity we’ve known.” I would love to hear what the band’s guitarist, Edge, would say about his mate’s conversion. Any comment I’ve ever heard from him had a socialist bias.


ISIS found stores of Saddam Hussein's chemical weapons in northern Iraq and has used them in its attacks. They are not the more sophisticated and lethal type many once feared, but deadly nonetheless. I suppose President Bush will be blamed for their not having been found on his watch.


Last night's episode of Gotham featured it first false step. Detective Gordan drove up to the Mayor's mansion, found two police cars empty of the cops that were supposed to be guarding His Honor, and knocked at the door. And the mayor answered himself! No one else was in the place, not even servants. I suppose this was done to simplify the ensuing action scene, but come on.

The NFL season has thus far produced three very surprising teams: the Cowboys (5-1), Chargers (5-1), and the Browns (3-2). Dallas’ new formula of less passing from Tony Romo and more running from DeMarco Murray has worked beautifully. I expect the Chargers to fall back to the pack, but it’s great to see QB Phillip Rivers continue to rebound from his disastrous 2012 season, when several writers suggested he was washed up. Many expected number one draft pick Johnny Manziel to immediately step into the job as the Cleveland signal caller, but the unheralded Brian Hoyer has played very well. His rating is currently higher than future Hall of Famers Tom Brady, Drew Brees and Joe Flacco. As for the locals: the Giants talked trash the entire week leading up to the big game in Philly, and embarrassed themselves in front of a national audience. The Jets showed improvement, but it’s little consolation to their long suffering fans. QB rankings don’t always tell the story, but Geno Smith is last in the league. He is their only viable option at present, so he should continue to start. Handing the reins to Michael Vick would not likely turn the season around. The organization has to find out if Smith is its future or if it has to find someone else. At present it seems like the latter. 

My thanks to those who donated, swapped and bought books today. And thanks also to Toluna surveys, which added 20 bucks to my paypal coffers, as I build my war chest for the self-publication of my rock n roll epic, although the way sales have been lately it seems silly to throw another book into the mix. I hope the account covers 50% of expenses.

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