Entry 12:

Meghan,

Yes! Exactly! Ally McBeal and Drew Carey (the character) on Survivor could do nothing but help. I've actually thought for some time (since before Traffic came out, but probably not before Indecent Proposal) that this is what all the news chat shows need, too. "Today's guests: Ariana Huffington, New York Sen. Hillary Clinton, the Karen Walker character from TV's hit show Will & Grace, and Kevin Kline as Tevye from Fiddler on the Roof!" Why not? The possibilities are endless--you could have a show with Jimmy Carter, Martin Sheen's West Wing character, and Anthony Hopkins as Nixon, all offering their takes on Clinton's post-presidency so far--and it couldn't possibly result in anything more trivial than what's already out there. 

Speaking of television, I forgot to mention earlier that a reader e-mailed me to set me straight about that Titus show and also plugged another radio station, WEVL in Memphis, a blues/jazz/rockabilly sort of station. I've been listening to it a bit today as I mull over genre-bending television and work on "Moneybox." (Although, just now, a new show started and three or four songs in came a Pink Floyd number, which is my exit cue.)

Speaking of Moneybox, I'd be happy to promote myself, but I don't really have anything to promote. Tomorrow morning I'll be having coffee at the place near my house. That's about the best I can do.

Speaking of the coffee place near my house, I think maybe I'll go there now. For me, leaving NYC was not nearly so liberating as no longer having to go to an office. I haven't been to a meeting in more than a year. Not as novel as having a pig with a name, but again, the best I can do.

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