The Writer's Life 1/25 - Out There

I will reserve judgment until I see more of The X-Files reboot, but I'm not optimistic, even though the story line may not be about played-out aliens. Mulder has come to believe he has been misled all these years. My memory may be faulty, but wasn't the presence of aliens a given the first time around? I was hoping the six episodes wouldn't be an arc but instead the creep shows that aired between the aliens' arc. No, it's another show about government shenanigans and cover-ups. I was reminded of The Blacklist and its "Cabal." The writers got in several potshots at the right wing, Fox, O'Reilly. If there were any aimed at the left, I missed them. Episode Two will air tonight at eight. Maybe I'll enjoy it more now that my expectations have been lowered. Is it me or has Gillian Anderson's voice changed a lot?

My juvenile sense of satisfaction kicked in at the news that the Patriots had lost. It's not as satisfying as the Yankees being eliminated, but close. Now Super Bowl night figures to be thoroughly enjoyable, even if the game is a blowout. Carolina looks like the favorite. Last week the Cardinals won despite QB Carson Palmer's poor performance. The Panthers wouldn't let him get away with it. During the regular season it seemed he'd finally become the passer experts expected following his great career at USC. Alas, he reverted to his penchant for turnovers. How sad to see someone suffer such humiliation, especially in front of millions.

In an op-ed piece in today's NY Post, Karol Markowicz criticizes the environmentalists who attended the conference in Davos, Switzerland. 1700 private flights flew in and out of Zurich and nearby airports, a mantra of "Do as I say, not as I do." Markowicz puts it this way: "... no one claiming the sky is falling is also ducking for cover." Kudos, madam.

On his radio show, Sean Hanitty just discussed former NYC mayor Michael Bloomberg's possible third party candidacy for president. His guest, Jamie Dupree, "the most connected man in Washington," agreed it would hurt the Democrats more. Imagine if the race came down to Trump, Bloomberg and Hillary or Sanders -- three liberals squaring off! I just hope The Donald isn't far left fiscally. That is the great unknown in this election. It's fairly obvious where every other candidate stands.

I dug a trench around the old Hyundai today. It's still too soon to shovel an exit for it, as a plow might pass and close it. I envy the owners of cars that the wind blew snow away from. Man, they are lucky. I pulled another crate from my trunk in preparation for tomorrow's reopening of the floating book shop. The wind was kind to my regular nook. It will be a limited edition, half the wares I usually put out, but at least it will give me a chance to sell my own works and to socialize with acquaintances I've made. I look forward to it.

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