July 29, 2017 CRAZY ON YOU

Step right up and get your tickets to the "CRAZIEST" show on earth--THE TRUMP CIRCUS.  As the ringmaster of this fine show, I'd like you to take a look at the spectacle in ring 5.  Trump ridiculing, humiliating and BULLYING his Chief of Staff  Priebus  into resigning.  OMG--Pay close attention people. Trump's actually  TWEETING-- the NEW YES man--John F. Kelly. If that's not enough then focus your attention to ring number 4--A wrestling match between Trump & Sessions. Trump's got the sleeper hold on Sessions--it's only a matter of time now. How dare he recuse himself from the Russian Shenanigans and appoint a special counsel to investigate!  Let's see how long Sessions can hold on..... In the meantime folks--Meet the New Communications Director in ring number 3--Anthony Scaramucci-- A MIRROR IMAGE OF TRUMP.  Just goes to show MONEY & CLASS are TWO completely different things. Hold your OOHHS and AAHHS until you see what we have on the screen above ring 2. Actual Tweets from our Dictator Trump--raging and whining about the Skinny Repeal--IT'S NOT HIS FAULT.  Now--what about the tweet banning the transgenders from the military. PEOPLE-- Don't fall for that old trick--TRUMP'S just trying to draw attention away from THE RUSSIAN MEDDLING THING. HUMMMM.  Last but certainly not least in ring 1--THE sexist comments to Brigitte Macron on the state of her body. HELLO--THINK WHAT YOU WANT BUT DON'T SAY IT OUT LOUD. AND what about the Boy Scouts??

 40,000 at the National Jamboree. First rule of public speaking--KNOW YOUR AUDIENCE. Oh yeah--any law enforcement people in the crowd tonight please be advised--POLICE BRUTALITY IS THE NEW NORM-- as Trump says, Let's not "Be too nice"to suspects who may be MS-13 gang members. IF WE ONLY HAD A WALL??   The list goes on and on--CRAZY--four years is a LONG TIME.  Seriously  though, I really think everyone is a little crazy in their own way--some more than others-- and this is certainly evident in Gail Honeyman's debut novel Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine.  Eleanor is an odd duck. She is intelligent, but also childlike. She is  a thirty year old woman who works in the accounts payable department of a small company who has no friends.  She thrives on order and routine and speaks in an almost robotic manner that puts people off. Her life is very sad-- she merely exists--she doesn't know how to live because she's never been taught. After being traumatized as a child, she grew up "in care"--in foster families where she was never shown love. Eleanor seems to be on the Autism spectrum--but in her case I'm not sure if it's really NURTURE INSTEAD OF NATURE. Thankfully, all of this changes after she meets the new IT man in her office named Raymond. While leaving work one day, they save an elderly man named Sammy. He is so thankful that Raymond and Eleanor become honorary members of his family. This is when  Eleanor experiences many firsts--parties--family--unconditional love--friends. All of these feelings are wonderful, but they stir up old feelings and memories from her past that she has to face in order to truly live her life.  Believe it or not, this is a hilarious story--you will laugh out loud at times--but it is also a very touching story. I loved the book and could not put it down. This heartwarming  novel is about 300 pages-- an easy read-- maybe a 3 mile run. And you'll be rooting for Eleanor the whole way. Enjoy!