The Writer's Life 12/17 - To-Do

I’ve always resisted making a to-do list, as I prefer to rely on memory, which occasionally leads to a forgotten item on a trip to Stop n Shop. A Californian couple, obviously challenged mentally or, perhaps, drug addled, created a unique written reminder. They were busted stealing from an Amazon delivery truck. When cops searched their car, they found a note that read, according to the Weird But True column in the NY Post: “Steal packages” and “Shoplift.” Yahoo News has it as: "Steal mail and shoplift." Either way, it's clear where the couple, already on probation, will be spending the holidays and the next few years. It takes all kinds to make a world.

Michael Jackson’s mega-smash album Thriller was released in 1982. It’s still selling, surpassing 30 million copies in the U.S., 100 million overseas. The late MJ has become the first artist to crack 30-time multi-platinum. Wow. It’s hard to imagine anyone will ever Beat It.

What to do on a rainy day? I redeemed recyclables, burned four stocking-stuffer CDs for my nieces, did the Sunday crossword I'd saved, read a bit more than usual, worked on the cover for my new book at Create Space, and entered a bowl picking contest at ESPN. What the heck -- it's free. I picked all 42 games without doing a stitch of research. I don't want to finish first, as the prize is a trip to next year's championship game, which I would turn down. I have no idea what else is on the line. There was one blank CD left from the package I bought. I used it for the Ultimate Sinatra collection I have on digital file at Windows Media Center. I will sell it for five bucks or give it away to the next person who buys one of my books.

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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/l84h63j

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

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

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