Opening Stuff:

I took a walk around the local green leafy park today. The old fashioned kind of park, with a classic wrought iron fence enclosing it comfortably. Mid 1800's style water fountains for humans and animals. Steps to reach your horse, the way it was. I could see ladies in frilly dresses and their men, standing while their mounts rested under cool trees. A couple of appropriate statues. One for Oliver Hazard Perry who lived across the street next to the old Opera House. The other for Dwight Eisenhower, who came to town while Prez to relax and play golf. Of course, at the top of the Park, the Court House. there's always a courthouse at the top of good old parks. There is something awfully soothing being surrounded by things that are the way they used to be.

Big IPO today. It reminds me of a line outside of a Best Buy store waiting from new IPhone. It's that surreal! Is this a pop culture IPO. Or one with sound business principles. It's really hard to tell. Is this the first step in the next round of irrational exuberism? Maybe Jamie Dimon knows.

The Question:
What are the only vegetables that can reproduce and keep on producing year after year?

The Headlines:
--The IPO Is Today.
--Stock Futures Brighter Today; World Markets Sinking.
--Morgan Losses Could Approach %5 Billion.
--Europe Economic Leaders Meet In Washington To Solve Problems With Out Of Control "Children".
--Polls Inching Up In favor Of Scott Walker In Wisconsin Recall Case.
--Autopsy Reveals That Trayvon Martin Had Marijuana In Lungs.

You can tell the weather's getting warmer because all of those people who are hard of hearing with bad taste in music have their car windows open! BamBoom. BamBoom. BoomBam.

Obama is the first daytime TV President.

While the Dems belittle the Repubs in their efforts to "Fix" Social Security, remember that it was Lyndon Johnson who moved it from the "Trust Fund" to the General fund so it could be spent and the contributions of millions wasted. It was a democrat President who decided to have SS recipients pay taxes on their own money. And it was a Democrat President who thought it a good idea to pay immigrants with American's retirement savings. How come the national media doesn't know which party created the problem that Repubs are trying to solve?

Is the media ignorant or dishonest? It has to be one of the two.

Did you hear about the new book? "Ventriloquism for Dummies"

A little warning: Tids delivery could be sparse next week. We'll do our best, but I see definite encumbrances.

Is the Miami Heat and Lebron incapable of winning the big games? They seem to crumble under pressure, don't they. The NBA is sweating out the possibility of an Indiana-San Antonio NBA Final. It's never been about quality of teams.

I have a smart, successful friend who worked closely with Jamie Dimon. He said Dimon was the smartest man he ever met. But what would you expect from someone who hangs around with me. Everything's relative.

Reading Between The Lines Movie Reviews:
--The Dictator is described as "The heroic story of a dictator who risked his life to ensure that democracy would never cpme to the country he has so lovingly oppressed." I think you get the idea of a potentially funny spoof here. It all depends on whether or not you like Sacha Baron Cohen.
--Battleship is this week's big, over the top special effects pic. Based on Hasbro's popular game this epic unfolds on land sea and air as our planet fights for survival against a superior force.

The Answer:
I bought an old 1770's house once that had a gigantic garden and it was full of Asparagus and Rhubarb! Those are the two.

10-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1..................I'm outta here!

Love your weekend.