Yes we’re still here and right now let me apologize for being a day late with this most important missive. There’s been so much going on as you all know, what with the Atlanta drama, and goodness, Dan Rather.
Congratulations on the fine job you all did with the Martha Stewart coverage. The public loves Martha Stewart and by covering her every move you are all doing your job. Which is to tell the public what they like and don’t like.
I did receive a few emails suggesting that the Martha saturation was a bit much, that your viewers were complaining. Pshaw! The viewers have no idea what’s important in terms of pop culture. Sure they may complain once in a while but believe me, they’ll thank you later for it.
Consider Dan Rather. Wasn’t his exit last week just the grandest? Dan Rather, via CBS, is a premier subscriber to this newsletter and they’ve adhered fairly close to the standards I have set through the years.
This coming week you will all want to hone in sharply on this Atlanta murder. The big “get” this week is the lady held hostage by Brian Nichols. Although I hear tell the big entertainment lawyers have descended upon her and yes folks, Gloria Allred was at the front of the pack.
Still, that whole saga was the finest reality had to offer. In fact, wow, what a movie this could be. As such, try and boost this story in front of all others this coming week. The viewers need to understand that Hollywood has been making movies for years just like this real life drama. It’s about time all of us media types get our just due.
Michael Jackson is still big news but for now, put him below the Atlanta guy. And Fox News networks, kudos to you. That constant notice of a “Fox News Alert” for news bulletins hours old is really, really clever. And congrats to Geraldo for again going out in the field and delivering his report in the dramatic and breathy style of film noir. He’s great.
As for politics, stick with social security. Please don’t forget to present both sides to the story and ignore the naysayers that say there is no such thing as “both” sides. Oh sure social security is going to fail soon enough but it behooves your news organizations to keep presenting it as a debatable issue. We have some skewed polls available for a small fee that will show the public in a quandary over the whole issue. It took some manipulating but we got the polls to tell us what we wanted to hear.
Finally, keep the crap going on in the Mideast to a minimum, huh. I mean by now it’s getting to be a mostly “good news” story and we all know blood and guts sell, not some silly “positive events”. Of course should there be a major attack or bombing you’ll want to concentrate on that.
Good Luck and Be Back at You Next Week.
Kaitlyn Learns Nuance
The word defined in Dictionary.com as:
1. A subtle or slight degree of difference, as in meaning, feeling, or tone; a gradation.
2. Expression or appreciation of subtle shades of meaning, feeling, or tone: a rich artistic performance, full of nuance.
Actually, Kaitlyn is just learning to talk but already there’s a nuance problem and has to do with manners over demands.
The word is “Please” and know now that I am very proud of my granddaughter that she is mastering such a fine word so early in her repertoire. She still has a problem with the “PL” sound but let’s go with the premise that when Kaitlyn says something sounding like “peeeeeeeeze” it’s the word more normally pronounced as “Please”.
The fact that Kaitlyn always utters this sound whenever she wants something, all the while reaching out both arms in a most imploring manner might also be a clue.
Somewhere during all the praising of Kaitlyn’s using such good manners by saying please it seems the 15 month old figured that all she had to do was say “peeeeeeez” and whatever she wants should soon be coming her way.
Which would include Grandmother’s cell phone, any electronics that would please, beverages being consumed by adults which might include beer and of course, any food item in sight.
There is something very sweet about the child holding out her arms in that beseeching matter understood the world over, not to mention her “peeez” sound. Darn but Grandmother immediately wants to give her the sun, moon and stars should she request.
The picture montage below was taken by Grandmother’s cell phone. Indeed I did hand the child my cell phone during one of her beseechments and indeed Kaitlyn managed to take a picture. Unfortunately, at Kaitlyn’s size, the eye of the camera is mostly at crotch level so we won’t post her very first picture due to matters of taste.
Finally I had to wrest the cell phone from Kaitlyn because, well it’s my cell phone, not a toy. This is where the nuance came into play. For Kaitlyn said “peeeeeez” over and over and held out those arms.
It was Kaitlyn’s first lesson in ascertaining that the word PLEASE is not the magic word that will hand her the world’s goods post haste. Maybe she’s too young to understand such as manners but when Grandmother didn’t hand over her cell phone Kaitlyn stopped beseeching and moved on to something else.
Someday she might well make a fine politician.
This commenter refers to my book review on the book"A Death in White Bear Lake". In which, I suppose I referred to that town as a small community. The commenter corrects me.
FYI, White Bear Lake, MN. is a suburb of Minneapolils, St. Paul, not a small isolated community. Been there!
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The commenter below updates errors regarding the BTK case as originally reported. See sidebar for links to original BTK posts.
Daughter did not provide DNA. Police asked for it AFTER he was arrested. Fox News originally said she suspected him and volunteered her DNA. It was soon repeated by all the "news readers" but it was wrong!
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The comment below refers to my recent book review "Righteous Victims-A History of the Zionist-Arab Conflict-1881-1999"-by Benny Morris
You might also be interested in reading Neville Mandel's The Arabs and Zionism Before World War I. This book, by an Israeli academic, uses documents from numerous archives and libraries, from Jerusalem to London to Washington, to show what the state of the Jews was in what what was to become Israel. The 30-year period leading up to WWI makes for very interesting reading.
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