The Writer's Life 3/12 - Players

I watched the premiere of American Crime last night on ABC at ten. It seems like another series bent on pushing the envelope, in this case sordidness. It’s unfair to judge the worth of a work on a single episode, so I won’t. Unfortunately, the show continues tonight, up against CBS’ Elementary, an easy choice for me.

There are two dense op-ed pieces on finance in today’s NY Post. William Pesek discusses the fondness of Chinese citizens for bitcoins, which has the government concerned, and George Will covers the debate on whether the Export-Import Bank, which rewards few at the expense of taxpayers, should be put to rest by Congress when it comes up for renewal. I’m amazed there are people out there well versed on these matters. My mind drifts while reading about them. Since I’m someone who opposes the heavy hand of government, I naturally gravitate to the side of free markets. In these cases, it is so tough for me to reach an intelligent conclusion.

According to radio talk show host Mark Simone, “Mr. New York,” Apple has sold 700 million Iphones through the years. Although I don’t own one, it pleases me very much, as I have 100 shares of its stock, which has rallied impressively since I bought it. The manufacturers and distributors of such products have made the world a better place. Kudos.

The Post had a great caption for an article on Hillary's latest scandal. It paraphrases Slick Willie's infamous quote on Monica Lewinsky: "I did not exchange emails with that woman."

My thanks to Arlynn, who purchased Rising Star as birthday gift for her friend Kelly, and to Political Man, who donated about ten CDs, and to Paisano, who donated a half dozen romance novels. It was so windy I didn't set up the book shop. I stood beside my car hoping a few of my regulars would show. Alas.... At least the session wasn't a total waste of time.

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Vic's 3rd Novel: http://tinyurl.com/7e9jty3

Vic's Short Story on Kindle: http://tinyurl.com/k95k3nx
Vic's Short Story Collection: http://www.tiny.cc/Oycgb
Vic's 2nd Novel: http://tiny.cc/0iHLb Kindle: http://tinyurl.com/kx3d3uf
Vic's 1st Novel: http://tinyurl.com/pdxwsnt

Vic's Rom-Com Screenplay: http://tinyurl.com/kny5llp

Vic's Horror Screenplay: http://tinyurl.com/cyckn3f

Vic's Blog: http://vicfortezza.blogspot.com/

Vic's Web Site: http://members.tripod.com/vic_fortezza/Literature/