Thank you, Meryl Streep, for saying what needed to be said. And for those of you who dismiss her as part of the Hollywood elite, may I remind you that an electoral college majority voted for a failed reality TV star. It is beyond any sense of reason that a man who so openly mocked the disabled could rise to the Presidency of the United States.
The one hope I have is that there will be a time, praying that it's soon, when the Trump voters and Hillary haters will wake up and realize the horrible mistake they have made.
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Special note to Ripping Good Yarn fans: although The Crown and People vs. OJ Simpson are fine and worth achievements, they are not, in the truest sense, ripping good yarns. The group was created to be a place where people who liked scripted drama and comedy, stories that were more melodramatic and original, not simply biopics or genteel tea and crumpets dramas. There's nothing wrong with those shows. They just aren't Ripping Good Yarns, at least not ideally.
That said, Alison and I hope to watch The Crown one day. We have a number of other shows we want to stream ahead of it. Currently we are two episodes into The OA, and although not Stranger Things level, it is pretty intriguing and we look forward to watching more.
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The Detroit Lions made the playoffs! The Detroit Lions are already out of the playoffs! Oh, well. I get to say that once or twice a decade. Really haven't been able to say anything else. I hope they come back better next year, but they are more likely to fade, and it be three to five years before they barely qualify for the playoffs again and lose in the first round. Sorry. Being a Lions fan engenders a certain level of cynicism.
I got no hunted dog in the Alabama/Clemson game. Whatever, man. Go Blue!
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And now the looming tax season lurches into my writing time. I must already go.
Until next time,
T. M. Strait
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