I’m supposed to be miserable. I’m supposed to have been miserable for the last 3 years, but fortunately nobody told me.
Monthly Archives: August 2007
Black sheep of the family
Discovered this book while doing a search online for the surname “Newmark”
Why you may ask? There’s a character in the novel named “I.D. Newmark.” Not too surprising, since Victor Gold (a ‘Republican flack‘) is cousin to the late Dr. ID Newmark, who passed away 1 year prior to the book’s publication. Both of them are nephews of my great-grandfather Barney who I’ve spoken of before.
Most bios of Gold say he grew up in Louisiana, which is true, but he was born in East St. Louis. Despite my disagreement with his politics, it’s nice to see he ‘Tuckerized‘ a relative. I might have to buy the book. Since it is out of print, and I would be getting it used, none of my money would be going to Cheney, or Gold.
If I were really interested in torturing myself, I’d buy the autobiography of George HW that Vic helped out with Looking Foward; at least The Body Politic is fiction. Vic’s latest non-fiction, Invasion of the Party Snatchers suggests he might have some common sense.
And I must admit, I find the below funny:
Red Harry-ng
A joke told at a book festival is mistaken for the truth, and even the Washington Post falls for it.
Literary test
names
I’ve always had difficulty coming up with names for characters in fiction I write.
Some people advocate opening the phone book and picking names randomly.
Another source just occurred to me.
I’m probably not the first person to notice this.
But my spam box is filled with some great names.
So if you ever see a story written by me with the characters Exxon Mobils, or Jodie Vanncxvmh…you know where I got the names.
Go Cardinals!
Remember how I was saying back in July that the Cardinals don’t suck?. I should have added that anything can happen in the National League Central division. As we enter Chicago for a four game series, we’re now 2.5 games behind first place, and both the Brewers and Cubs are collapsing.
We could easily end up in the playoffs, even with the season we’ve had. Which is a testament to how bad our division really is. Not that I mind.
Jenna is engaged to Sammy Hagar!
Mary’s house burns down
Mary’s house has burned down.
You know Mary. She was born in 1806, and one day she was going to school, and a lamb followed her.
Mary’s house burns down
Mary’s house has burned down.
You know Mary. She was born in 1806, and one day she was going to school, and a lamb followed her.
Swag Bag for Charity
Ebay Auction: Bid on a “Six Degrees Swag Bag” autographed by Ben Newmark. 100% of all proceeds go to chairty. Bidding starts at $9.99.
(He was the star of the Academy Award winning film, West Bank Story)
A few other autographed swag bags are also being auctioned, including two signed by Kevin Bacon, and one by Kevin Sorbo.