Opening Stuff:
Snow flurried in swirls, lightly bouncing off new grass growth. Then dissolving into small droplets of water as flakes met the warm spring soil. The quiet of falling snow soothed the the air, muffled the confusion of a world waking. Slowly at first, the white started to stick to the green. Then as if a giant hand pushed a lever in the sky, the torrents of rushing snow blinded the skies, and covered the earth, this fine day of spring awakening. Small birds, newly returned from the south peeked from their nest, puffed up to insulate against the sudden cold. Two tiny heads turned to each other, "What the hell is going on here!" They shivered and squirmed back in against each other.
Have you noticed that two of the three worst teams in baseball so far this year were put together by boy genius Theo Epstein? Sorry, Cubbie fans.
A couple of old West Virginians looked at the news from Washington DC over at the other end of Route 50, shook their heads and were reminded of an old saying from their Pappy, "You cannot get the water to clear up, until you get the pigs outta the creek."
The Question:
Regardless of her politics, and how bad she acted in several movies, I still think that Barbara Streisand was one of the greatest singers ever. What was her first big hit. Name 5 of her other big songs.
The Headlines:
--NK About Ready For Third Nuclear Test.--March New Home Sales Fall.
--Markets Edge Up Despite Continuing Conferences Over EuroDebt; Greek Recession Deepens. --Sarkozy Loss Could Bring Down EU; Merkl/Sarkozy Partnership Was Keeping Tattered Union Viable; French Leftist Hollande Would Abandon Effort.
--FaceBook Reveals Sliding Revenue, Profits Ahead Of Potential IPO; Is Amazing Growth Cooling? --New Wireless Subscribers AtAT&T Down Sharply.
--Jennifer Hudson Testimony Opens Trial Of Man Accused Of Murdering 3 members Of Her Family; Presence Moves Jurors.
--Newt Hints At Leaving Race; Most Think: "He's Still In It?
--Hugh Hefner Comes Out Against "Old Fashioned Viewpoints" Of Conservatives; Worries That Sex Might End Ruining His Empire.
You know what really bewilders me -- this fascination with one of the biggest con artists of all time, Al Sharpton; The man who rose to fame and started his career of emotional extortion with the gigantic Tawana Brawley Lie/scam, and nobody ever calls him out on anything. People just let him continue to oppress the people he purports to support. To shroud real progress in racist exaggerations.
You'll find yourself smiling a lot after watching "Salmon Fishing in Yemen".
Example 207,438,292 of how Government works badly: This little tale is about bringing home the bacon because voters want bacon whether they needed it or not. A host of Pols from Secretary LaHoud to RI's Governor Chafee-Lite gathered yesterday to dedicate a new railroad station in Wickford RI, hailing economic progress. Here's the deal: This is a commuter station to bring workers to where? Not to Providence or anywhere RI where there are disappearing jobs and vacant office towers. Pols live to build roads, and airports and railroad stations regardless of whether they are necessary. They like brand spanking new bricks and mortar because it looks like results, and more importantly obscures their inability to understand and/or attack the real problems -- in this case, companies not coming to RI becasue of one very obvious a factually supported dilemma -- it sucks to do business here. No, this station where trains will be run by the MBTA (Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority) will bring RI'ers quickly and safely to Boston and it's environs. Rhode Island has become part of the Boston Subway System.
I am still trying to figure out why Barak Obama won the Nobel Peace Prize. Free carrots for Reindeer for a year? A railroad station? Something he will tell us after he is elected again? Weird, really weird.
The demise of the US culture began with the advent of the TV table.
Stupid Athlete Department: Alphonse Demond dreamed of it in Pee Wee Football, through four years in High School and then during four outstanding years at the University of Nebraska. And this week, his dreams will be fulfilled as potentially top pick at the NFL Draft. Or not! Over the week end, less than a week before the culmination of a dream, he assaulted a policeman. He's in jail. Hey, but all may not be lost. Criminals and character-less athletes are often prime sections. In fact, another high draft possibility has put himself in a position of dwarfing Antonio Cromarte's record of 10 children (Soon to be 12 w/twins on the way) with 8 women in six states. Yes, potential top pick Janoris Jenkins during his college years ash produced 4 kids by three women. He says "I am a great father," that is -- when he is not being arrested for bar fights and smoking pot.
Note to Tids Serialized Novel Readers: The Tids Fiction Writer's Department Is formulating a new, exciting plot with plenty of juicy characters.
Life is good: I just renewed my annual license for my Golf Yardage machine.
The Answer:
I first remember Barbra belting out "Happy Days are here Again" and "Strike Up the Band". And frankly I remember clearly shouting Wow! She was particularly adept at "rousers" like those and "There's no Business Like Show Business". Of course then there was "People", "The Way we Were", "Evergreen" and two duos -- "No More Tears" with Donna Summer and "You Don't Bring Me Flowers Anymore" with Neil Diamond. Only Elvis and the Beatles have sold more albums that Barbara Streisand.The Red Sox are floundering, and callers to sports shows are worrying why the fans sing "Sweet Caroline" after the seventh inning. These fans must be the same people who look at the mess in RI and can't see the real problem of a union dominated State Legislature.
How many of you will be humming "People" all day long?
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