The Writer's Life 5/15 - Lucille

RIP blues legend B.B. King, 89. He influenced countless musicians, collaborating with many, most notably Eric Clapton. The son of sharecroppers, he was awarded 15 Grammys and named to the rock and blues halls of fame. Several nightclubs around the country bear his name. His signature song, The Thrill Is Gone, has captivated millions. He dubbed his Gibson guitar "Lucille." My favorite track of his is his collaboration with U2 on When Love Comes To Town. The contrast between his sound and Edge’s is awesome, and his vocal is edgy and passionate. Well done, sir. Thank you.

Just when it seemed politics and journalism could sink no further, they have. Democrats are blaming the train derailment on Republicans, citing the old liberal talking point, "inadequate funding." The train was traveling 106 mph in a 50 mph zone! A pseudo-journalist had the gall to ask John Boehner if efforts to limit Amtrak funding led to the accident. Peeved, the House Speaker said: "Are you really going to ask such a stupid question?" For the record, in March the GOP led House passed a bill that guarantees current spending levels through 2019, despite the fact that the system loses millions of dollars annually. It turns a profit only in the Northeast corridor.

It appears I’ve had a bit of fluky good luck. While updating Microsoft security measures, the Google Chrome portal was uploaded to my machine. I’ve been using an outdated version of IE to avoid the pop-up plague my downloading of Word brought with it. When I clicked on "Learn More" this morning, a message appeared stating whether I wanted to include a program that seemed questionable. I clicked No and, by golly -- no pop-ups! Thus far the performance of my PC has improved significantly. And I can again add pics to the blog. The only drawback so far has been the odd performance of Bookmarks. Rather than a simple menu appearing, I'm taken to a different page. If that's the only negative, it's a helluva trade-off. There’s nothing like dumb luck.

My thanks to the woman who bought my entire stock of Danielle Steel novels in English, and three other romances, and to the woman who purchased a Steel in Russian.

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