Nothing to write about???

Argghh. 11 more days of political insanity. Then, I'm sure, the real finger pointing begins. I wish I could join the crowd of folk who love to comment ad nauseum on the campain, but the 'nauseum' hits me pretty hard. Guess I just hate conflict, there's that old INFP thing again (read up on that in the personality testing label).

Started watching a new tv series last week, "Life on Mars". It's a combination sci/fi crime drama show. Sci Fi because a 2008 era police detective finds himself transported back to the 70's, where he's apparently a new detective in an old school police department. The comparison between today and 30+ years ago is, at least in the one episode I've enjoyed, "Heavy, Man". I have to admit, I enjoy the look back at the 70's as well. Nostalgia is just another word for aging.....

Another show I've really come to enjoy is "Eli Stone". If you haven't watched it, do yourself a favor and track down last years episodes and catch up, the backstory is important, although you will enjoy just jumping in almost as well. (Perhaps there's a web page that will fill you in on the whoosits...). There's a lot of deep moral meanings in the program, which revolves around a high powered attorney who develops a brain aneurism that could kill him at any moment. Along with the aneurism, he gets visions, full blown participatory musical song and dance numbers that are so real to him that he's almost always drawn into joining in on the dancing, much to the consternation of the high muckety mucks of his law firm who have no idea why Eli has suddenly jumped on top of a conference table and started singing. The visions lead him to taking cases that, in the typical money driven judicial system, aren't likely to be big money winners, but have a strong moral and ethical value. At first, he resisted his visions, but more and more, he's coming to trust them. Good storylines, continuing character development, and just enough humor. Seeing George Michael singing "You gotta have faith" in one of the early shows, with attorneys and law clerks dancing around the extremely puzzled Eli Stone, corporate attorney, is a winner...

Looks like I had something to write about after all.....

More to come,
Jim

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With any real luck, I"ve had my fall bug. Last wednesday, at work, I felt a tickle in the throat, by shift end, I was sneezing like I'd just emptied a vacuum cleaner bag. By midnight, I was full blown sick. The next 5 days was typical "not the flu but feels just like it". What amazed me was how quickly it came on, usually I feel out of it for a day or two, then it comes on steadily. This one surprised both Irma and I. She said I went from looking normal, to looking really bad, in merely a couple of hours.

It has been going around work, my supervisor actually thanked me for not coming in thursday, too many of us feel the need to grind through it and work sick, especially with our standard short staffing, but that just spreads it around faster. Or maybe it just gets us all over it so we can face the rest of the season ready... Hah.....

I"m sure most of you know that I dislike the ugliness of politics. It's a necessary evil, I guess, I just wish we could do it without the venomous hatred that's coming out every 2 years now. Humor, on the other hand, even satirical, is less painful. A while back, I ran across a funny, well made, poke fun at everyone web cartoon/song. Give it a listen at... http://www.jibjab.com/originals/time_for_some_campaignin

Getting away from politics, work, and without even thinking about the economy (yeesh, I feel like someone just lifted a black cloud from about my head), I'm mapping out my next phase of writing. I'm going to finish the first draft of Imperfect Hope, and I'll poke through some other writing ideas that have cropped up lately. I keep saying there'll be more later. Really.

TTFN,
Jim