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Commercials are the best way to find out that something better is on. And when I've run out of news channels, I surf my dozen free HBO channels and realize the commercials were actually better. That's when I bring out the big guns: Wolf Blitzer doing 24/7 coverage of the latest minority group that Donald Trump has insulted, including new camera angles of that squirrel on Donald's head.

I'd laugh at what he's doing to the Republican party, but then I watch the Democrats and realize that the smartest person among both parties is the one who likes to call himself a socialist. Do I renew the U.S. Green Card or the Canadian passport?

My characters have God to keep them entertained. Joseph was in solitary for one chapter, followed by a chapter spent lying in a prison bunk puzzling out the mysteries of the universe. All he had for company was the "voices". The reader, on the other hand, may have been tortured by those chapters, but I ... er, Joseph had a great time.

Lady Kay is the author, so I plan to keep her. I haven't thought of a book title for Marsha yet that's better than Kimberly Rose and Jenna. What's Marsha's last name?

Yes. I scoured online for charities that pick up (I don't drive). Salvation Army seems to be my only choice in this neighborhood. I can deal with the pickup delay. I doubt I'll move this year, but I hope to be ready by the end of January when I have to sign a new lease.

I finally found someone who wants the monster fridge. They're coming tomorrow. That leaves the bed and the wall unit. The latter I can probably sell for a few hundred bucks.

Thanks for asking. I'm getting there. I'm still reading/reviewing here on TNBW, but I can't concentrate on writing with so much stuff to do. My list is still five pages long. I'm also watching movies and documentaries about Roman times and Christianity, which is research, mostly for the next draft. In between I torture myself with bi-weekly dental work. One infection and three dry sockets so far. Damn do those hurt!

Just found out there is a six week lead time for the Salvation Army to do pick ups of donations. Seriously? I'm drowning in bags and boxes. Anyone in New Jersey need an overly-cold fridge, a gently used king-size bed (okay, it's broken), or a large living room wall unit too small for most flat screen TVs? I've started dumping stuff on Craigslist, but when they see they have to carry a free fridge or mattress down three flights of stairs, they scurry away.

I'd probably keep reading #3 if there were more.

I just got burned by a bug I reported a few months ago. I did an inline review, wrote up extensive closing comments, then clicked on x-line to review my comments before submitting. When I switched to x-line, the closing comments were wiped out. Also, the closing comments field in the x-line review is not a normal formatted text box, but rather a tiny field (about 1" x 2") that is a view into the database itself. I should be able to switch to x-line without losing my closing comments, and the closing comments field should be an appropriatedly sized formatted text box. These two problems are reproducable.

I'd love to know if there's an ETA for these.

Thanks.
Dirk

Two this time. Nicely done.

Norm's out of commission until the household has been downsized by about 90%. Word of advice: don't ever buy those rolls of packing tape with the builtin plastic dispenser. I could've sworn I checked the Amazon reviews before buying it...

You weren't surprised at the end of Atonement?

That wasn't covered in the study.

I read about an interesting study from 2012 that found that psychopaths had observable differences in their brains, with less grey matter in those areas related to empathy, self-control, fear of punishment, etc. In other words, stuff that would stop a normal human from commiting atrocious acts, especially violence. They distinguished people with anti-social personality disorders ("hot-headed") from psychopaths ("cold-hearted"). Unless they're also psychotic, psychopaths generally meet the criteria for sanity in the U.S. (they know right from wrong), but they're incapable of giving a damn. If one doesn't have the ability to stop a negative impulse, that seems like a damn good case of mental illness to me. It's too soon to know if there can even be a treatment for people with such brains (e.g., early intervention or medication). And jurors are afraid to put them in psychiatric hospitals, fearing doctors will let them out too soon. It's easier to declare them evil. Interestingly enough, people locked up in hospitals usually spend more time incarcerated than do their jailed counterparts for the same crime. And since prisons are notoriously bad at treating the menally ill, the jailed offenders get out sooner, and with virtually no psychiatric support. Duh!