8/28/10 Ventriloquist’s Dummy Newscaster

I enjoyed more sleep than I usually do, good thing too, since I was committed to fighting the effects of jet lag.  The TV provided some background noise and I managed to find an English language news program on local issues.  Detail oriented guy that I am, I couldn’t stop looking at the morning newscaster’s mouth.  Gary’s top lip remained firmly in place and his jaw open and closed with the precise frequency of a metronome.  Like a ventriloquist’s dummy, it wouldn’t have shocked me to see somebody’s arm behind him only slightly out of camera range.