Skies are overcast. A mist is falling. I walk through the streets wearing my black trenchcoat, looking like Morpheus and vowing to overthrow the rule of the machines.

How much do I despise George W. Bush? Never mind that he stole the 2000 election. Never mind that he dragged us into the quagmire of Iraq with no exit strategy. Never mind that he blew the Clinton surplus by giving tax breaks to the rich. I despise him because his press conference tonight is going to preempt “24”!!! The guy’s got some nerve.

Improvement in fantasy baseball. I shot up four places in the standings and am now in third place! I’ll refrain from giving a daily commentary on this subject but will certainly mention if I reclaim my first place position.

Premiere Magazine published a list of The Top 100 Movie Characters. The Top 10 are...

1) Vito Corleone “The Godfather”
2) Fred C. Dobbs “Treasure of the Sierra Madre”
3) Scarlett O’Hara “Gone With the Wind”
4) Norman Bates “Psycho”
5) James Bond “Dr. No”
6) Annie Hall “Annie Hall”
7) Indiana Jones “Raiders of the Lost Ark”
8) Ellen Ripley “Alien”
9) Jeff Spicoli “Fast Times at Ridgemont High”
10) Gollum “The Lord of the Rings”

Other noteables...

12) Charles Foster Kane “Citizen Kane”
13) Atticus Finch “To Kill a Mockingbird”
14) Randle McMurphy “One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest”
22) Travis Bickle “Taxi Driver”
27) Marge Gunderson “Fargo”
31) Norma Desmond “Sunset Boulevard”
38) Willy Wonka “Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory”
47) Mrs. Robinson “The Graduate”
59) Lt. Kilgore “Apocalypse Now”
63) Carrie White “Carrie”
75) Dr. Strangelove “Dr. Strangelove”
84) Darth Vader “Star Wars” (should be higher!!!)