PUBLIC SERVICE
ANNOUNCEMENT 1: Despite
what you may have heard from the president, if there is any rioting in
California over sanctuary cities, none of the major newspapers or television
stations in the state are aware of it. And according to all the reporters
marching north with the infamous caravan from Central America, there are no
middle easterners in it (can you imagine someone in the middle east wanting to
come to the US, flying to Guatemala and then marching >1500 miles
to get here? Surely there is an easier way!)
[BTW, did you know that this
"terrorist caravan" is an annual thing--people marching en mass from Central
America seeking asylum (which is legal by the way) in this country from
intolerable situations in their home country. Check the
facts. Trump says they are coming from South America and other parts
south. Huh? I didn't realize there was unrest in Antarctica.
Idiot.]
PUBLIC SERVICE
ANNOUNCEMENT 2: My computer
locked up this morning and it took me an hour to get things squared away again,
so be aware that if I disappear because the computer has gone to the computer
hospital, you should check Airy
Persiflage (since it is so much easier to write to on my iPad than this
site).
OK. Now where were we
before the president put his foot in his mouth again?
The first World Series game
has been played, and won by the Red Sox. Jeri took this picture near
Berklee, while watching all the people walkng to the stadium and the helicopters
flying overhead (while talking to me on the phone).
I talked with her about what
was going to happen between her and Brianna (a Dodgers fan) and she said that
they had discussed that. Jeri thought that the loser should wear a t-shirt
of the winning team, but Bri had a better suggestion. The loser has
to write something about the winning team.
I love this idea and now I
hope more than ever that the Red Sox win so I can see what Brianna will write
about them!
Last night was the finale of the Great American
Read. When the "contest" was announced months ago, I predicted that "To
Kill a Mockingbird" would win, so was not surprised that it did.
I wonder what Harper Lee would think of being the
favorite among 100 other novels.
Naturally, I voted for Outlander and was
thrilled when it was named one of the top 5, with Meredith Vierra
interviewing Diana Gabaldon as the first book named.
The others in the top 5 were -- Harry Potter,
Pride and Prejudice, and Lord of the Rings (in that order).
They managed to stretch the announcement for a
whole hour, reading the 100 from bottom to top, 20 books at a time, with
interviews about the next top 5 book in between each of the groups.
But it has been a lot of fun seeing the emphasis
on books, watching the enthusiasm of readers--celebrities and normal people.
I think of the 100 on the list, I have read about half of them, which is
kind of neat to realize.
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