On bcbsnc

One thing I found interesting when reading Robert Ressler's book WHOEVER FIGHTS MONSTERS is his observation that serial killers don't really come out of nowhere, although they seem to, and that seems to be the fictional presentation, at least as I remember them. They start out having violent fantasies when very young, and these just grow and grow and take over, and they have many problems growing up. Some are with dysfunctional families and things they didn't cause, but also they cause some of their problems. They engage is other, more minor crimes before they become full-fledged serial killers. They rob, rape, perform small acts of violence randomly. Although some are very intelligent and plan their crimes well, they have histories, or have stolen women's clothing and stuff like that. They just don't sign up with bcbsnc and then become psychiatrists and then turn into cannibals.

On a Sylvania light bulb

I check a lot of CDs out of the local library. I sure don't want to pay for them, and I can take them back when I get tired of them, and get new ones. Since they're free, I can also experiment by getting some that I hope I'll enjoy but don't know for sure. Right now I'm listening to a "newer" one by Bob Dylan, and I can't say I'm happy about it. His voice was always rough, and that was part of his talent, but on these recordings his voice just sounds like he's shredded his voice box. The musical backing is interesting in many cases, but I can't get used to this old voice that sounds vaguely familiar but just isn't what it used to be, though I guess the same can be said of many of my physical abilities. Used to be Bob Dylan could sing about Sylvania light bulbs and the song and the voice would be compelling.