Wednesday

vic fortezza
3 min readOct 9, 2024

Flying taxi prototype, London. Photo by David Parry/PA Media Assignments, posted at standard.co.uk:

Music trivia: Which band had the first ever platinum album? Answer below.

It’s now okay to tell the truth about Quid Pro Joe. Headline from nypost.com: “Biden raged over DOJ going after Hunter, blames Obama for Russian invasion of Ukraine and other bombshells revealed in Woodward book.”

From FN regarding a 69-year-old: “Wife with no flying experience lands plane after pilot husband suffers heart attack midair.” Wow. I’d want her on my team. She followed instructions from the tower to a T.

Caption from an NYP article about a woman held hostage: “A homeowner who fed neighborhood raccoons for decades called 911 after coming home to find more than 100 of the fuzzy masked invaders ‘demanding food’ and preventing her from getting inside.” No good deed goes unpunished.

Good news on the cultural front. Headline from foxnews.com: “Colorado Supreme Court dismisses trans cake lawsuit against Christian baker.”

RIP NFL stalwart DT Abdul Salaam, 71, victim of multiple health issues including diabetes. Born Larry Faulk in Alabama, he grew up in Ohio and was All-Conference at Kent St.. The Jets selected him in the seventh round of the 1976 draft, the 188th pick overall, great value. He was the first piece of what became The New York Sack Exchange, joined later by Joe Klecko, Mark Gastineau and Marty Lyons. He played his entire eight-year career with Gang Green. He had 21 sacks and four fumble recoveries. He was a lunch pail guy who quietly did his job. His adopted name translates to Soldier of Peace. He is survived by his wife. I was unable to find out if he had any children. Well done, Sir. Photo from Google Images:

Trivia answer: Eagles/Their Greatest Hits 1971–1975.

The weather continues to be gorgeous. The Anti-Inflation Book Shop had a late start, as I had a chore to do. No incoming today, but the outgoing wasn’t much. My thanks to Sophie, who overcompensated me for The Courage to Be Rich by Suze Orman, and to the woman who bought The Pagan King by Bernard Cornwell; and to the young man who purchased Batman 3D art… Sam stopped by to relate an article he read in the NY Times. The porn industry has been attaching anti-Trump ads to its websites, citing the 2025 Project, of which Trump is not a part, although Sam said DT’s former aides are behind it. One clause promises to expunge porn from the worldwide web. Good luck with that. Although I sense Sam will vote against Trump and not necessarily for Harris, he has on occasion voted for a Republican. Whatever he does, he is as fine a human being as I’ve ever met.

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vic fortezza

I was born in Brooklyn in 1950 to Sicilian immigrants. I’ve had more than 50 short stories published world wide. I have 13 books in print.