The following is a work of fiction.

Not Nick Nolte's Diary, Malibu, California
September 11, 2004

Three Ring

So I decided to design and build a wadding pool in the back near the cabana. The idea was to get something out there to help me relax in the morning while I read scripts and take breakfast. But lately I have been so busy...well I can't get the project started. Presently there is only a shovel and a tarp out back and that's it. I got a call from Jimmy Brooks the other day. He was small-talking the whole time and said he didn't want to "turn the screws on me." I don't know what that means. And then Manolo left his saxaphone at school again. This is the third time in recent memory he has done this. I was sorting the mail and I told him he should switch to the harmonica, but he didn't hear me, he was making chocolate. I finally caught up with that show Sliders on DVD, it isn't that good but it makes you think. I ran out of room again. Good bye for now diary.