NO WRITER'S BLOCK HERE.
I have been a lucky Geezer for most of my professional life. The dreaded ‘writer’s block’ must not have my address. Some writer friends have not been as fortunate. Chris has had writer’s block for many years. Last year’s output was a series of commas. Helen, was under analysis for her block and finally, finally she was able, with the help of medication, to write her first play, “A Mother’s Gums.”
Another pal was fired from his job when he had trouble writing two meaningful sentences on “My Favorite Toy.”
This disease is a dreadful malady and there is no known cure for it. A few poor souls have had to give up their dream of becoming a functioning writer and had to find work in network television. One of the reasons I haven’t been plagued with writer’s block is because of nitwit politicians. They are a never ending source of material.
As an example: Voters in Niota, Tennessee elected a fella named James Wayne Cagle to the city council. Cagle with 93 votes edged incumbent Allen J. Watkins by a single vote. Watkins demanded a recount and it took 25-seconds. There were no hanging chads for him to fall back on. Cagle is scheduled to be sworn in to his new city post in two months. So what’s the problem, you ask? Well, the voters apparently unaware he was on the sheriff’s most wanted list. I know, most of us feel that all politicians should be on the FBI’s top ten…but Cagle was the real thing.
It seems he has two outstanding misdemeanor charges. Cagle is accused of failing to appear in court to answer charges of driving on a revoked license and writing a bad check. Doesn’t seem like a big deal until you realize that he’s on the town’s police force. No, I made that up. The voters in Niota claim that if it wasn’t Cagle they would have probably elected some other crook. Part of the requirements for becoming an elected official, anywhere, seems to be a larcenous heart.
The amazing thing is election officials said the criminal charges do not prevent Cagle from taking office. Why the hell should they, it never prevented Senators and members of the House from serving.
As long as there are guys like Cagle running for office there is no writers block in my future.
Another pal was fired from his job when he had trouble writing two meaningful sentences on “My Favorite Toy.”
This disease is a dreadful malady and there is no known cure for it. A few poor souls have had to give up their dream of becoming a functioning writer and had to find work in network television. One of the reasons I haven’t been plagued with writer’s block is because of nitwit politicians. They are a never ending source of material.
As an example: Voters in Niota, Tennessee elected a fella named James Wayne Cagle to the city council. Cagle with 93 votes edged incumbent Allen J. Watkins by a single vote. Watkins demanded a recount and it took 25-seconds. There were no hanging chads for him to fall back on. Cagle is scheduled to be sworn in to his new city post in two months. So what’s the problem, you ask? Well, the voters apparently unaware he was on the sheriff’s most wanted list. I know, most of us feel that all politicians should be on the FBI’s top ten…but Cagle was the real thing.
It seems he has two outstanding misdemeanor charges. Cagle is accused of failing to appear in court to answer charges of driving on a revoked license and writing a bad check. Doesn’t seem like a big deal until you realize that he’s on the town’s police force. No, I made that up. The voters in Niota claim that if it wasn’t Cagle they would have probably elected some other crook. Part of the requirements for becoming an elected official, anywhere, seems to be a larcenous heart.
The amazing thing is election officials said the criminal charges do not prevent Cagle from taking office. Why the hell should they, it never prevented Senators and members of the House from serving.
As long as there are guys like Cagle running for office there is no writers block in my future.
posted by THE RANTING OLD GEEZER at 8:38 AM
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