PLAYING THE GAME

                                                                               

                                                                   
   FINALLY. :)

  My favorite police show, since HILL STREET
  BLUES, has returned.  The above pic of the
  lead actress, Missy Peregrym, is from a 2010
  copy of HELLO Magazine [Canadian Edition]
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  The writers still have control of the show's
  mix of realism & drama.  Drama is a condi-
  ment, like salt and pepper.  Without it, you've
  just got a documentary wannabe.
                          
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  Only ONCE did I feel cheated. :)  After the
  crisis of this episode's story was over, Andy
  could not wait to thank Sam for saving the
  day, and her life [and Nick's, too - the two of
  them coming close to being executed by
  drug dealers, who had finally smelled two
  undercover cops! :)  ] 

  But, of course, this pleasant scene in the
  precinct's kitchen was not to be, since Andy
  discovers Sam & his NEW girlfriend, another
  rookie.  

  I've got to trust the writers - and, I do.  BUT,
  I would've liked the scene to play out as
  follows:

  The article in HELLO magazine informs us that
  Missy Peregrym is a passionate soccer player.
  I'm sure that many ROOKIE BLUE fans have
  learned this fact, one way or another.  So, it's
  safe to say that Missy is a very competitive
  person.

  And, what does Missy do when faced with a
  player on an opposing team who's just as 
  fierce a player as her?  Does Peregrym walk
  off the field, dejected?  I don't think so.:)

  Rather, she sees the competition as...an
  intriguing challenge.  THERE'S NOTHING
  QUITE LIKE A CLOSE GAME. :)
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  I would've like to see Andy discreetly back
  out of the kitchen, as soon as she discovered
  Sam and girlfriend lost in embrace.  Go back
  to her locker and change out of those clothes
  that she's been wearing while undercover, and
  freshen up a bit.  In other words, put her
  GAME FACE on.:)

  And then, after NEW GIRLFRIEND leaves the
  precinct kitchen, Andy strolls in and thanks
  Sam for, essentially, saving her life.  [Never
  letting on what she's just seen;  never showing
  how much she's hurting]

  This scene would be a complex acting 
  challenge, for sure.  But Missy would be up
  to it.  She's come a long way from the teen-
  ager who couldn't stop laughing during her
  first photo shoot.                                 

SORRY, STEPHEN

                                                                              

  
    IN LIFE...

  "None of us has as much control as we would
    like to believe..."
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  Not sure about the grammar, but this
  philosopher may have a point.  [In the
  interest of full disclosure, a philosopher
  did not say this; I did.] - years ago, when
  I was in conversation with a former, 
  high school math teacher of mine.  We had
  met by chance, when I used to do a lot of
  walking around town.

  I was trying to explain why I was out of
  work.  :)
                             *****
  Maybe our Prime Minister is thinking along
  the lines of the above quote.  The past couple
  of weeks must be the most disturbing of 
  his years as our leader.  I think that his 
  greatest political fear was that a fellow
  Conservative might DO or SAY something
  that could mortally wound his administration.

  So, it must be bitterly ironic that decisions
  that HE made [at the time, seemingly wise
 ones - the selections of Senators], would
 come back to haunt him...

 In a democracy, all governments have a
 BEST BEFORE DATE.  Exactly what that is, is
 never immediately obvious.  But now, this
 one's is:

 October 19, 2015            

THE FORMATION OF A DIAMOND MIND

 Authors:  Max & Monique Nemni
 [Translated by William Johnson]

 Cover photo-Courtesy of the Trudeau Family
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