Pardon Me

Hardcore Buffalo Bills’ fans, photo by Gene J Puskar/AP, posted at theguardian.com:

Quid Pro Joe lies again. No one has been more consistent. In his defense, most people would pardon a son. In effect, it’s a pardon of himself. He got away with his crimes. He will do as much damage as possible going out the door, such as this, headline from foxnews.com: “Biden bans new mining in key region that produces nearly half of US coal: ‘It’s a disaster’.” Recall that 80% of American electricity, the kind that powers EVs, is produced by fossil fuels.

RIP writer Marshall Brickman, 85. Born in Rio, he earned a degree at the University of Wisconsin. He began in music, singing with likes of Alan Arkin and John and Michele Phillips. He wrote for The Tonight Show and Candid Camera. There are 19 titles under his name at IMDb, screen career spanning 1960–2023. A frequent collaborator of Woody Allen, he was nominated for two screenplay Oscars working with him, sharing the award for Annie Hall (1978), nominated for the superior Manhattan (1980). Other notable screenplays: Sleeper (1973), The Manhattan Project (1986), Manhattan Murder Mystery (1993), For the Boys (1981). He has five credits as a director, three feature films, a TV movie and an episode of The Dick Cavett Show. He co-wrote the Broadway version of Jersey Boys with Rick Elice, and both collaborated on the 2014 screen adaptation. Married from 1973 until his passing, Brickman was a father of two. Well done, Sir. Thank you. Photo from Google Images:

Latest TDS update, headline from nypost.com: “Game ovary: These women, including an OnlyFans model, are getting sterilized — and blaming Trump for their decision: ‘Election tied my hands’.” Insanity.

Headline from newsmax.com: “Denmark Passes Climate Tax for Cow Burps, Farts.” Humans are exempt? Isn’t that animal abuse? Prejudice?

During the weekend NYC’s Q-104.3 did a countdown of the top 1043 rock songs of all time. Participants were allowed to submit ten choices. I’m not a fan of lists, but this one has one fascinating aspect. I wonder why someone would vote for a particular track that to me is mediocre at best. Perhaps it aligns with the person’s life experience. There’s no arguing personal taste, so any choice is legit. The list is available at the station’s website. Spoiler alert: Stairway to Heaven has been number one ever since ever since the poll began more than 20 years ago.

Sunshine enabled the Anti-Inflation Book Shop to get in a full session on this chilly day. My thanks to the two gentlemen who each bought hardcover in Russian, and to Wolf, who bought The Count of Monte Cristo (2002) on DVD, Big Little Book of Jewish Wit and Wisdom by Sally Ann Berk, and The 100 Greatest Moments in Olympic History by Bud Greenspan, a pictorial; and to the woman who donated a bag of books; and to the guy who delivered a bunch of magazines, which I left in the lobby.

Here’s an excerpt from one of the works mentioned above: “May you lose all your teeth but one, and may that one have a cavity. — Anonymous (Yiddish curse).”