Baaaahrrooooooo.

Today's Tids Issue #2,351
Opening Stuff:

What a great morning! The night quiet broken by the basso profundo tones of a tour de force foghorn performance across the mirror-like waters of our morning harbor to announce the arrival of the year's first cruise ship. Bahrrooooooooo.

Let's see, the nations Chief Politician has finally been backed into a campaign crimping hole where he actually has to take a stand on the rising gas prices. So what does this guy propose...Eliminate the tax breaks for oil companies. Good thinking! Add to the oil companies costs and expect prices to go down. Brilliant. Just brilliant. Government strategy at its best.

Talk about not knowing who your friends are in the Middle East. It looks like our buds in Pakistan have been talking to Karsai the past couple of weeks suggesting that he dump the US and join them and China for their future growth and security. Or else, this is a floated news item for use by Karsai extorting a couple of extra billion form our treasury..

The Question: 
Double Q Day -- 1. Which European Monarch has been to three British Royal Weddings? 2. All of the roadway critics are hailing Nina Arainda, who just opened in a funny revival of Born Yesterday, as the hot new star on the great white way. Who was the first hot new star in the original BY?

The Headlines:
--Markets Awaiting Bernanke.
--Afghan Officer Opens Fire Killing 9 US In Kabul Airport Meeting; Taliban says Officer Was One Of Theirs.
--Defense, Intelligence Shakeup: Panetta To Sec Defense; Petraeus To CIA Chief; Lt. Gen Allen Afghan Commander; Ryan Crocker US Ambassador To Afghan.
--New Durable Goods Factory Orders Better Than expected.
--BP, Conoco Report Disappointing Earnings.
--"O" Releases Birth Certificate. Trump Takes Credit; Birthers Say It's A forgery.
--Trump Changes Tactics Now Questioning "O's" Qualifications For College.
--RI's Repub Leader Watson Comes Across As Just Another Politician Who Got Caught.

Back to More Stuff:
The news about the Sony XBox hacking and the potential for massive identity loss is just the latest example of what in essence the Net is really all about for marketers...getting info about customer blocs and buying actions. Facebook, that happy place for people who love to lose their privacy is another marketers gold mine and in reality what Iternet marketers have been waiting for since the beginning of cyber sales management. The marketers want you to visit them at their Facebook page, not necessarily because it is easier for consumers, but because they can track more of how the folks buy and react. It has the potential to be everything that web sites cold never be. Marketers hated anonymity.

Doesn't Trumps tilting at the Obama windmill smack of Nero Fiddling While Rome Burned?

Let's see, the environmentalists have been halting oil drilling in the US for 15 or so years now, but I hear nary a word from these protectors of the earth when 0-Man give Brazil of "Rain Forest" fame $2 Billion to begin drilling in that country. With another $2 Billion for refining in another RF abutter, Colombia.

This department of Health and Human Services attempt to oust the CEO of Drug company Forest Laboratories Howard Solomon. is a little scary. Scary not becasue all drug Execs are angels and shouldn't be touched, but because there is a law within the Social Security Act that allows the governmental this kind of power of ever private enterprise. And someday somebody is going to abuse it really bad. You can count on it.

Almost Near: Chapter 17 continues. -- Audrey started to move towards the dazed Tucker, but Bounty Quimpieree tightened his grasp and stuck his angry face in hers. She saw hate in this mans eyes. They stared at each other. Audrey now trying not to back down. Then Bounty turned quickly and punched his sister in the chest, "Shut up." You're driving me crazy."
"What kind of guy are you," Audrey started to show some bravery. But immediately felt the power from this animal's arms.
"The kind of a guy who a minute would have you bent over that table with your dress up around your waist. The kind of a guy who can do anything to you he wants. And there is nothing you could do about it. That kind of guy." Audrey turned her head away from the sour boozy breath. He nodded towards Tucker, "Is that sissy down there the guy who's been asking around town about Rudy and says he knows Rudy's missing wife?"
"Yes," Audrey now decided to answer questions so the twosome would leave.
"Well, I want to find that woman too. Cause somethin strange happened here a year ago, and my family is real angry."
"He doesn't know much," Audrey couldn't help herself. He glared. "I think he knows more than the cops." All of a sudden he pushed Audrey down into a chair, knocking the beer on the floor. Bounty picked up the other beer, drank it down, and then went and yanked a woozy Tucker up by what turned out to be a very painful arm.
"You and I are gonna become friends." He pulled Tucker by the arm out of the cafe. "Common Fuzzy." The cackler followed.

The Answer:  
1. Michael I of Romania first traveled to London on 1947 for the marriage of Princess Elizabeth (Now QEII) to his cousin Prince Phillip. He also attended Charles and Diane's wedding before this. he was the Great, Great Grandson of Queen Victoria and first became King of Romania in 1927...when he was 6 years old. 2. The very funny Judy Holiday palyed the very smart dumb blond Billie Dawn in the first "BY".

The End:
I think that one of the things that bothers me most about our current era is the inconsistencies of protesters. Selective character assassination. Just think, if all of the groups were honest and felt an inner compulsion to slime a friendly group equally for each enemy dumping, castigation, ridicule, maybe the discourse would into constructive education.

I need to go out and find some funny stuff for tomorrow. Wait a minute, Trump is funny.

The world getting you down? Just relax. Baaahrroooo!
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