Politics and the pandemic on Monday Morning Diary (August 17)

by Sam Juliano

August 17th is my Mom’s Birthday. She passed away in 2002 at the age of 72.  She would have been 88 this month.  Hard to believe that this normally torrid summer month is winding down and many of us are left wondering what September will bring.  The last few days I have spent my hours arguing with Trump supporters politely but with teeth on some comments.  I have come to the conclusion you cannot and will not alter the way someone thinks.  Families are even split in their political preferences.  Frankly, God willing that we make it through this pestilence I can’t wait for the madness to end.  It creates stress and tension and deprives us of so many more fruitful pursuits.  Meanwhile the pandemic remains a fearful challenge and it continues to restrict us in more ways than we would like to ponder.  Wishing everyone continued safety and relative peace of mind.

My “Night gallery” project is set to launch on FB.  There are 93 segments in Rod Serling’s Night Gallery. The show ran for three years. The final season was a disaster and not even it’s best episode “The Return of the Sorcerer” made my list which will contain 27 episodes. This Top 27 is comprised of great and very good shows, fully deserving of the capsule reviews I will present in my usual order of preference. As always I will begin with Number 27 and work my way up to Number 1 in reverse order. Sad to say the 66 episodes that will not be discussed are either mediocre, poor or terrible, but still happy to say we have these wonderful 27 segments.