Update

The river and the dark are important symbols in my screenplay: The Fall of Knight

Well, first I have to say something controversial, so one of my best friends can -- as he tells me -- correct my error.  Yesterday, Mitt Romney was being interviewed and he was listing all of the things he was going to eliminate to help end the deficit.  He rattled off about a dozen things, but not once did he say, "eliminate tax loopholes for the very rich."  Ah, well said, Mr. 13% man.

I'm sick.  Of course, I've whined about that for three days now.  The problem is that despite all of the junk I'm taking -- everything from over-the-counter cough syrup, nutritional supplements, and an anti-biotic that is supposed to be helpful in the treatment of whooping cough which has been going around North County schools -- I am not getting any better.  I'm coughing all the time -- virtually non stop.  I can't sleep.  This is my second day off from work, and I don't know if I am going to go in tomorrow either.  I have a bunch of sick days built up, but I don't like to use them.  When I get back to my classroom after missing two or three days, it takes me a day or two just to get things back to normal -- well, as normal as I can be.

I wrote about five pages of a screenplay today.  I like where it's going though it still has some rough edges.  I'm also going to make quite a few changes from my original script.  I have a good story in me somewhere, but I just have to uncover it -- just like skeletons in a closet.

Baseball opening day is coming up fast.  In the meantime, the Rams are trying to put together a winning team.  They spent 50 million dollars on a free agent cornerback.  They made a fabulous trade with the Washington Redskins who had been lusting for the Rams' number 2 pick.  Also, the Blues are doing well.  Then, there is the Missouri Tigers basketball team that has a legitimate chance of making it to the final four.  I would love to see Missouri and Kansas play for the championship.  Yahoo has this contest going, and despite not knowing what I am doing, I filled out five brackets.  In one of them, MU and KU was the scenario.  It's spring.  It's easy to be optimistic.

We are supposed to have record-breaking temperatures in Missouri today and it is going to be in the 80's the rest of the week.  April weather in March.  I love it.

Well, I best go.  I'm sorry if this is boring.  If it will make you feel better, I'll tell you I have a fever.