Opening Stuff:
I have often said in this daily mess that anybody who lives in this delightful state -- about 30 miles wide and forty miles long, completely surrounded by ocean and where lakes abound -- and doesn't have the heart of an environmentalist, has the brains of a stone wall. How could you not appreciate the work of Save the Bay when seeing yesterday dolphins lolling and frolicking off Barrington Beach and up the Providence River. Yes, that Providence River! Makes you feel good to be alive.
Yesterday Wall Street celebrated a massive bailout of irresponsibility. So as warm as the feeling was yesterday as stocks rose, the proposal only reduces Greece's Debt to GDP ratio from a whopping 160% to a whopping 120%. And none of this will become a reality until the takers give up something to make it happen. In other words, don't go crazy investing after this euphoria.
New Word: "Ineptocracy(in-ep-toc-ra-cy) - A system of government where the least capable to lead are elected by the least capable of producing, and where the members of society least likely to sustain themselves or succeed, are rewarded with goods and services paid for by the confiscated wealth of a diminishing number of producers." Thanks to a good reader and keen observer of mankind.
The Question:
Friday Two Parter! 1. Number one shouold be easy. Name 7 good Julia Roberts Movies. 2. Name five of the best all-time Vampire movies.
The Headlines:
--St. Louis Says Alive In Fantastic World Series 6th Game; Good Weather Predicted For Finale Tonight.--Stock Buying May Pause As Investors Come Down From Euphoria; Many Realizing Challenges Ahead; Profit taking Will Aslo Contribute To
--Tunisia Military Steps In As Post-Election Protestors Storm Government Building.
--Death toll In Baghdad Twin Bombings Rises To 32.
--Job Cuts Looming As Companies Pare Down For New Year: Whirlpool - 5,000; Altria Group (Marlboro Cigarettes) - Cut 15% Of Salaried Employees.
--Betting Internet Site Has Romney Shooo-In For Nomination With Support Of 62% Of Wagers; Cain, Perry Far Behind In Low Teens.
--Providence RI Issues Ultimatum To OWS: Get Out Of Park In 72 Hours.
Nobody should be surprised to hear that the head of the Cranston Fireman's Union stood up yesterday to accuse the RI Treasurer of "cooking the books" to create a pension crisis. That's what Union leaders do when there are no facts in their favor -- they reach inside their Rosie O'Donnell encyclopedia of unknown knowledge and create a myth. Just make something up. Like that. That may work when trying to intimidate across a negotiating table, but this time the crowd across the table are taxpayers who are getting real tired of overpaying for the unfounded promises of Union Leaders; supported by their brethren in the legislature.
Regardless of what the jury determines, I think Jackson killed himself. Most addicts do. Let's put it this way. If I sat in front of the TV with 50 bags of Cheetos eating away, eating til my body ceased to function normally, and somebody passed by and threw in a fifty-first. And, I keeled over and died -- was it the 51st bag that killed me? I don't think so!
Have you noticed that newt Gingrich keeps sneaking up in the polls.
Actually, I was reluctant to put in the "Q" Section that second of the two parter Q this morn. I just didn't want to contribute to this morass of Halloween writings about candy calories, costumes, pumpkin recipes and and assorted ghouls and zombies, all which has a tendency to deaden my soul.
Reading Between the Lines Movie Reviews:
--In the future all humans stop aging at 25. The only way to stay alive is to steal, inherit or buy more time. Justin Timberlake and Amanda Seyfried star in this Sci-Fi film where the Timberlake character gets a windfall of time that gives him access to the wealthy where he and Seyfried set out to destroy the corrupt system. Not too bad.
--Hunter Thompson boggles my mind. Maybe this film sorts it out. It's slow, but well acted. The Johnny Depp character wants to get away from the noise of 1951 NYC , and lands at the downtrodden San Juan Sun in Puerto Rico. He languishes in the rum soaked life, but eventually reaches a turning point in his life challenged at many levels as he fights for security amidst a group of lost souls bent on self destruction.
--Lover, fighter and outlaw Puss In Boots joins street smart Kitty Softpaws and mastermind Humpty Dumpty to save the town. Good kids movie, and probably enjoyable for Parents along for the ride.
Some dreamer wrote in the paper this morning: "If we don't pay college tuition for Illegal Immigrants, they will go on the dole." How about if they go back to Mexico. We won't have any on the dole and we won't be paying for there education too. Illegal is the word.
Almost Near: Chapter 46 continues. --Samantha edged towards the door. She looked back at Dante lying so peaceful and content appearing, yet entirely helpless. Her heart felt what her brain was seeing. She mouthed to Mary, "I think it's time for me to go." She turned and put her ear to the door. There was no conversation, no noise.
All of a sudden there was a cacophony of sound, beeps and sirens. She turned to see Mary smiling, lifting her finger off of one of the buttons on the life support machine. Now she heard action in the hall. The door knob turned rapidly. Samantha ducked behind a curtain near a sink, three feet to the right of the door. The door flew open and Jack barged in, looking straight ahead at Dante, and Mary now looking concerned, hovering over him. She heard the footsteps of running nurses getting louder. Just as she saw the first one jump in, Sam slipped around the door and into the a hall. She looked both ways past several more nurses on their way to save Dante, and then walked quickly to the nearest left turn.
If they weren't after me before, they will be now, she thought to herself. I seem to be a fugitive from at least 2 police departments, and I know no reason why. And no Dante to help me.
Maybe I should call Tucker. But something inside her made her shudder.
I have to laugh at Perry calling Romney a flip-flopper. First of all he is adding fodder to the Democrat opposition. Second, he changed from being a Democrat and a huge supporter of Pinocchio, Al Gore. Thats not a flop. That's a swan dive off the high board.
The Answer: 1. My first recollection of Julia was in the wife abuse story Sleeping with the Enemy. And then I liked her in Pelican Brief, Notting Hill, Erin Brockovich and Conspiracy Theory. Many more of you loved her in Petty Woman, Steel Magnolias and Mystic Pizza. She also hit it in Runaway Bride, Michael Collins and My Best Friends Wedding. I'm sure you all have many more favorites. 2. Check out this list of best all-time Vampire movies: Nosferatu (1922), Dracula (1931), Rabid, The Lost Boys, Near Dark, Vampire's Kiss, Cronos, The Addiction and The Blade.
The German population after the EuroZone financial plan announcement are wondering why it is always them who do things right who have to bail out people who make bad decisions. Sound familiar.
In closing -- this from a world traveler an loyal Tidster: "No matter where you stand on the matter, if you are at all a fan of irony you have to appreciate this bit of contradiction. There's a flap at Occupy Wall Street because many protesters feel that the free food shouldn't be available to all, but only to those taking it more seriously. The serious feel the others are just freeloading at the protest for said free food; that the "cause" is irrelevant to their presence. So to sum that up: At Occupy Wall Street, those who feel they are "working" harder do not want to share with those they feel are not."
Every community over time replicates every other community. Because...they are all filled with human beings.
Have fun in your weekend community! See you all Monday morning.
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