Today's Tids Issue 2,716I
Opening Stuff:
I played golf this morn. It was a balmy forty degrees with gray
skies above, windless day. We had hopes when we started that the temp
would tick up and it did -- 41,42,43... As the temp rose though, so did
the cold breezes out of the North -- 2 knots, five, ten and then
fifteen. It felt like a combination of sailing and skiing. We were
dressed well and walking fast. We became enured to elements and were
only bound up by the layers of clothing that interfered with our
normally perfect precision swings. And the near frozen ball that went 20
yards shorter. But it was good. And invigorating. And.the best part,
there was nobody else to be seen on the course. Except of course, the
nearby grazing Belted Galloway's, looking quite spiffy in the latest
L.L.Bean fleece.
God, that sounds like one of those inane entries on a FaceBook page doesn't! Tomorrow morning I'll describe my shower! I hate to start The Tids with "I". I should have started, "Did you hear about the the three doofusses who thought playing golf on a 40 degree day with a cold wind blowing in form the North was a good idea."
As I implied in one of the Tidlets yesterday about my surprise that T-Day was already upon us and my not knowing what day it was, I was absolutely correct. You may have noticed the date atop yesterday's mess was 11/15. Ooops!
The Question:
Name the three Presidents immediately before and following Abraham Lincoln.
The Headlines:
--Benghazi Hearing Begin; Hillary To Testify.
--War Looms In Gaza As Killings Increase.
--New Jobless Claims Jump Back Over 400K To 439,000; Sandy Major Contributor To 20% Increase.
--EuroZone Back In Recession; US Manufacturers Worry About Disappearing Market.
--Hottest Stock Segment On Market: Housing; Mortgage Rates Sink To Another New Low.
--Giant Retailers Wal-Mart And Target Post Strong Profit Numbers; Analysts Concerned About Big Wal-ly's Revenue Decline.
The girlfriend of the kid in "Zits" comic strip gives him back his ring, and he comments, "She is the only person who wore out a mood ring."
Another entirely weird week in the NFL brought us to 89-55-1. Yes 1! Who woulda thunk it? This will be another week of many picks that could go either way starting tonight with AFC East rivals Miami at Buffalo. Miami will hate the cold and the Bills will make the knocks harder by running at them with powerful backs. NE is supposed to beat Indy, but me, a die hard just isn't sure any more. Will Luck run out? I say yes. St. Louis has played several good teams tough and the Jets though bad last week need this win bad. But, I'll take St. L. I'm only picking the Skins over the Eagles becasue they are at home. Detroit and GB this week at the beginning of the year looked lie a championship showdown. It still could go either way and I'm picking a Lions upset. Tampa bay is on a roll and Carolina needs a win badly. Not this week. Balt at Pit will be a battle even without Rothlisberg. I gotta give it to the Ravens. The final hard choice is Chi at a disappointing SF. I'm picking the Niners. The rest of the winners are Dallas, Houston, Cinncy, Atlanta NO and Denver.
One of my new favorite lines I discovered recently is: "You often find your destiny on the road you took to avoid it." Another one I uncovered while researching ideas for a short essay on "facing crossroads in life" is one often heard around mud holes in Central Africa: "When the Hippo charges, stand still."
God, that sounds like one of those inane entries on a FaceBook page doesn't! Tomorrow morning I'll describe my shower! I hate to start The Tids with "I". I should have started, "Did you hear about the the three doofusses who thought playing golf on a 40 degree day with a cold wind blowing in form the North was a good idea."
As I implied in one of the Tidlets yesterday about my surprise that T-Day was already upon us and my not knowing what day it was, I was absolutely correct. You may have noticed the date atop yesterday's mess was 11/15. Ooops!
The Question:
Name the three Presidents immediately before and following Abraham Lincoln.
The Headlines:
--Benghazi Hearing Begin; Hillary To Testify.
--War Looms In Gaza As Killings Increase.
--New Jobless Claims Jump Back Over 400K To 439,000; Sandy Major Contributor To 20% Increase.
--EuroZone Back In Recession; US Manufacturers Worry About Disappearing Market.
--Hottest Stock Segment On Market: Housing; Mortgage Rates Sink To Another New Low.
--Giant Retailers Wal-Mart And Target Post Strong Profit Numbers; Analysts Concerned About Big Wal-ly's Revenue Decline.
The girlfriend of the kid in "Zits" comic strip gives him back his ring, and he comments, "She is the only person who wore out a mood ring."
Another entirely weird week in the NFL brought us to 89-55-1. Yes 1! Who woulda thunk it? This will be another week of many picks that could go either way starting tonight with AFC East rivals Miami at Buffalo. Miami will hate the cold and the Bills will make the knocks harder by running at them with powerful backs. NE is supposed to beat Indy, but me, a die hard just isn't sure any more. Will Luck run out? I say yes. St. Louis has played several good teams tough and the Jets though bad last week need this win bad. But, I'll take St. L. I'm only picking the Skins over the Eagles becasue they are at home. Detroit and GB this week at the beginning of the year looked lie a championship showdown. It still could go either way and I'm picking a Lions upset. Tampa bay is on a roll and Carolina needs a win badly. Not this week. Balt at Pit will be a battle even without Rothlisberg. I gotta give it to the Ravens. The final hard choice is Chi at a disappointing SF. I'm picking the Niners. The rest of the winners are Dallas, Houston, Cinncy, Atlanta NO and Denver.
One of my new favorite lines I discovered recently is: "You often find your destiny on the road you took to avoid it." Another one I uncovered while researching ideas for a short essay on "facing crossroads in life" is one often heard around mud holes in Central Africa: "When the Hippo charges, stand still."
In a TV commercial for the new movie, Lincoln the announcer ends with "In select theaters, 'everywhere'." Say what?
Let's see, we are now 65 days past the killing of four brave Americans in Libya. The only thing you can be sure of from the promised release of data is that all of the pronouncements from the White House and State department will be well rehearsed diatribes that sound important but say absolutely nothing.
The new head of China, Xi, is described as a "compromising communist with a rock star wife". Sounds like our congress could work with a guy like him.
I was trying to make this a politics free issue, but there is just too much going around that tempts me. Ok, I'm weak.
The Gaza problem is an interesting one with many possible entanglements than those that appear on the surface. Hamas is the signature instigator, but the knowledgeable people say they are really emboldened by small Jihadist groups now residing and pushing in Gaza. The new President of Egypt, Mohamed Morsi, a Muslim Brotherhood style Jihadist, is in a quandary about doing the will of his entire nation versus his Sect, the only thing he has really ever known his entire life. The action on Gaza which threatens the stability of the entire region may be expanded by the many small but effective Islamic Jihadist group infiltrating various Middle East countries. There mass is smalll, but their sting may be surprisingly painful.
Hey how about that Mittster! All of the righteous left and their media friends are up in arms because the Republican told the truth in a talk before his supporters, that as the pudgy commentator said, Obama is a Santa Claus, and too many have stockings hung with care.
The Answer:
The three before Abe were a Whig and two Democrats -- Good Ole' Millard Fillmore, Franklyn Pierce and James Buchanan. Interestingly, Abe didn't blame any of them for the problems he inherited. The great bearded one was followed by Dem Andrew Johnson (Who along with Bill Clinton were the only Two Presidents impeached), Grant who was basically Use-lysis and the very memorable Rutherford B Hayes. It's tough to follow an icon.
I've been thinking that maybe climate change isn't the result of man made global warming at all. I'm thinking its because of all of the emails and tweets and other virtual intrusions floating around in space .Let's face it, all of this electronic activity in the cyber world just has to be moving a few molecules. Maybe I can the new and robust Gore to fund my new society.
Let's see, we are now 65 days past the killing of four brave Americans in Libya. The only thing you can be sure of from the promised release of data is that all of the pronouncements from the White House and State department will be well rehearsed diatribes that sound important but say absolutely nothing.
The new head of China, Xi, is described as a "compromising communist with a rock star wife". Sounds like our congress could work with a guy like him.
I was trying to make this a politics free issue, but there is just too much going around that tempts me. Ok, I'm weak.
The Gaza problem is an interesting one with many possible entanglements than those that appear on the surface. Hamas is the signature instigator, but the knowledgeable people say they are really emboldened by small Jihadist groups now residing and pushing in Gaza. The new President of Egypt, Mohamed Morsi, a Muslim Brotherhood style Jihadist, is in a quandary about doing the will of his entire nation versus his Sect, the only thing he has really ever known his entire life. The action on Gaza which threatens the stability of the entire region may be expanded by the many small but effective Islamic Jihadist group infiltrating various Middle East countries. There mass is smalll, but their sting may be surprisingly painful.
Hey how about that Mittster! All of the righteous left and their media friends are up in arms because the Republican told the truth in a talk before his supporters, that as the pudgy commentator said, Obama is a Santa Claus, and too many have stockings hung with care.
The Answer:
The three before Abe were a Whig and two Democrats -- Good Ole' Millard Fillmore, Franklyn Pierce and James Buchanan. Interestingly, Abe didn't blame any of them for the problems he inherited. The great bearded one was followed by Dem Andrew Johnson (Who along with Bill Clinton were the only Two Presidents impeached), Grant who was basically Use-lysis and the very memorable Rutherford B Hayes. It's tough to follow an icon.
I've been thinking that maybe climate change isn't the result of man made global warming at all. I'm thinking its because of all of the emails and tweets and other virtual intrusions floating around in space .Let's face it, all of this electronic activity in the cyber world just has to be moving a few molecules. Maybe I can the new and robust Gore to fund my new society.
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