I'm not surprised by the rioting in Virginia. We are a deeply divided country. The most predictable aspect is how partisans are using it for political gain by assigning blame to anyone other than the perpetrators.
Today's NY Post contains several interesting tidbits: Jonathon Trugman points out the hypocrisy of a group of congressmen. At least 174 of the 184 co-sponsors (95%) of the Raise the Wage Act of 2017 ($15 minimum) don't pay their interns. The list of cheapskates includes Charles Schumer (Why would anyone be surprised?) and Cory Booker. Bernie Sanders puts his money where his mouth is, paying his workers $12 per hour... Brooklyn born Lawrence Kelter, a prolific crime novelist and super fan of My Cousin Vinny (1992), has written a novel, Back to Brooklyn, that picks up where the movie left off. It looks like the beginning of a series. So far 34 readers have rated it at Amazon, forging to a consensus of 4.7 on a scale of five... There's a new Iphone craze. Creeps are using the AirDrop app to send photos of their privates to women who happen to be near them on the subway. I'm not surprised at this capability, as it is a staple of films and TV shows... The world's oldest man, Israel Kristal, has died a month short of his 114th birthday. Born in Poland, he survived Auschwitz, and passed away, fittingly, in Israel... Chris Rowley, a pitcher for the Toronto Blue Jays, made his MLB debut last night. Why is this notable? He is the first West Point grad to ever advance to the big leagues. He surrendered one run in five-and-one-third innings and was credited with the win. Many more, sir.
My thanks to the gentleman who purchased a book in Russian, and to the one who overpaid for an illustrated hardcover copy of Miguel de Cervantes' Don Quixote, and to the lovely young woman who purchased Ray Bradbury's Fahrenheit 451. Although sales were sparse, it was gratifying that two of the three were of classics. Puzzling is the fact that passersby seemed uninterested in the wide array of popular novels and non-fiction I had on display. A woman asked how much I wanted for Suze Orman's Women and Money and, when I said two bucks, looked at me as if I had two heads. She obviously could have used the book, as she apparently does not know value when she sees it.
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