The Time 100

I just received the latest copy of Time magazine in the mail today. It’s the issue where they name the 100 most influential people in the world. I hesitated for a while as I was not sure in which category they would place me; obviously I would be listed as an author for my latest book Recollections of a Racketeer, but I might also be listed as an influential entertainer in recognition of my appearance on the Maurice Boland show and possibly, if there is a new, cutting-edge category, I may be recognized for my influence as a blogger.
My agent’s lack of surprise when I called to complain did not go unnoticed.
“Are you quite sure you’re not listed anywhere?” he asked.
“I’ve been through the whole magazine” I told him. “I’ve looked on every page and I am not listed anywhere.”
“Your book was only published in April” he finally said. “They would not have had time to include you.”
Excuses. That’s all I get. Excuses. And I suspect that’s all I’m going to get from him concerning my nomination to the Supreme Court - let alone the Nobel Prize for Literature.
Mind you, I don’t feel so bad about Time magazine now. One of the people nominated was US Army General David McKiernan who commands allied forces in Afghanistan; he is described as “calm under stress, a clear thinker, tough and morally courageous.”
He was fired today and relieved of duty. Maybe a Time magazine nomination is not such a good thing after all.