Trying Again And...

This is my second attempt at a blog. The first one was not free, for one thing, and also I was never really happy with the format I began and then continued with my postings. Most were lengthy political rants against Bush and government, which have been repeated over and over to where most people just wish they'd go ahead and put him and all his gang in prison and rid our country of this blight. Anyway, this one isn't quite as fancy as the old one, but I want to try a different approach to this one and then we'll see how it goes. Oh, there will still be politics, don't worry. But I just want to see what else I can do with this medium. It's Thursday night here in Abu Dhabi, almost 10:30. Thursday and Friday are our weekend. I slept obscenely late today and thought of going to the beach, but then it clouded over and I just decided to do a few projects around the flat that I've been putting off because I'm basically pretty lazy. In about an hour or so I'll make my nightcap and settle down to read in Carter Beats the Devil by David Glen Gold. I'm really enjoying it after the murder mystery I just finished. It qualifies as legitimate literature. It opens with President Harding's death just following a show by the great magician Carter. I have no clue if this is based on fact or not and have been meaning to do a search and find out, but haven't taken the time. Anyway, after that opening, it backs up to tell the story of Carter, his early family life and his rise to fame. Houdini plays a role in all that. I read a review of a biography of Houdini not long ago and wish I could remember the title. I'd like to read it. Just read online that Libby is saying that Bush authorized the leaks to the press in the run-up to the illegal war in Iraq, possibly including the Plame leak. How much is finally going to be enough? Good night and good luck.