Today's Tids Issue 2,858
So now we are in Syria. But
what are we going to do there? Is it weapons and air support, or all of
the above plus men on the field and Navy off shore. Will out presence
embolden Assad to turn to chemical warfare? Will the war now spill
further beyond the boarders? Are we fighting Russia, too, a supporter of
Assad? And what about the peace talks due to start in a week or so? The
Middle East is on fire right now, and we will soon be in the middle of
it. Will the hatred by extremists for the US bind the various sects
together in a cohesive force? It's like dropping the ball that starts a
Rube Goldberg interactive system. So many parts and so many connections
that must come together for it to end well.
Foul weather brings with it many opportunities.
The works of cartoonists who create pictures about word play are called Pun & Ink drawings.
The Question:
1. Name all of the left handed Presidents. Bonus: What are the Top Ten grossing Music Concert Tours?
The Headlines:
--Obama Admin Ok's Direct Aid To Syrian Rebels; "No Fly Zone" Under consideration.
--Market Opens Lower; Bernanke Trying To Calm Nerves; Release Of New Consumer Sentiment Index Could Boost Stocks..
--Half Million Power Outages After
Storm That Hit Mid-Atlantic States.
--Killer Fires Still Out Of Control In Colorado.
--50 Million Iranians Turn Out To Vote; Khamenei Derides US Criticism: "We Don't Give A Damn" (About What US Thinks).
--Obama Picks Inexperienced Woman Avril Haines For #2 CIA Job.
--Violent Crime In US Up 1.2% In 2012;
Had fallen For 5 Years; Top Cities For Violent Crime Are Flint Mi, Oakland, Cleveland, Detroit, St. Louis.
So, they've
made Superman a dreary pic and it appears they will be updating The
Lone Ranger to reflect this new world's fascination with vampires,
zombies and TV psychologists. Is drear becoming the norm for US people
expectations. What ever happened to simplistic fun loving fantasy? I
really liked being naive better.
I see where the RI Legislature
rushed to pass a bill that would abolish the Electoral College and
replace it with Popular Voting for the US President. Are you seeing
something a little hypocritical here? "Rushed" to sign a bill in support
of the way the US elects the most powerful person in the World? They
are saying RI is for eliminating the Electoral College, the only way
Presidents have ever been elected, and substituting a national popular
vote total. Yet they are doing this without asking for a local popular vote total
to change it. Note, the popular vote compact means that the states who
have adopted it will cast their electoral votes to the person who wins
the popular vote, even if there own state had voted overwhelmingly for
the losing person. This is certainly sometime that hsould be brought
before the Supreme Court. And here
is my reasoning. If it was voted this fast by the RI'ers, that it must
be bad or a means towards corruption. (Note, the states that have
adopted it are in order Maryland, New Jersey, Illinois, Hawaii,
Washington, Massachusetts, DoC, and California --Vetoed by Schwartzy and
signed by Brown --. Repeal efforts are underway in Maryland and New
Jersey.)
Peking is the ruler of toilets.
China is getting done
what many Americans hoped we could do our selves -- ridding movies of
unnecessary violence and sex. Yes, the big hitters in Hollywood are
willingly cutting offensive scenes to placate the China markets. But
American's who think that the tenor of today's movies is contradictory
to that a civilized population are often chastised and demeaned. So any
body who wnat Hollywood to change, write Xi.
In
response to yesterday's "Q" about the "D's" in Dad, one reader
sends in this T-Shirt worn by his son-in-law. "DADD - Dads Against
Daughters Dating". The creator of the Tee has a 9 yo Daughter and is
just getting ready for the future.
I've been wondering
what Sarah Palin was going to do, so I was happy to see she will appear
on Fox News again. I like her enthusiasm, even if she occasionally gets
a little outrageous with comments. Wouldn't it be a fun Presidential
race -- Sarah versus Hill! Talk about debates!
Reading Between the Lines Movie Reviews:
--Man
of Steel is just too important to my childhood memories to be degraded
for the ego of a movie director. The new movie tells the same story of
Superman being sent away as his home planet explodes, coming to Earth,
growing up with caring mom and dad and finally learning that he was not
your average all American boy. He meets Lois and Perry White, but it's
much different. It's dark and bleak and not at all pleasantly
enthusiastic, and
never humorous. Even Jimmy Olsen is left out. Yikes! In movie parlance
it's 2 of 4 stars. In personal satisfaction its 1/2 of 4.
--The
End is another Hollywood sacrilegious look at a part of the bible. It
dwells on the happiness of a debauched society and is basically a
raunchy, sophomoric romp which they say is very funny. A series of
catastrophic, apocalyptic style events binds cocaine loving sex driven
friends together where they learn about themselves, and finally
appreciate the meaning of redemption at The End.
The Answer:
1.
The Lefties are, believe it or not, much more prevalent in the Oval
Office than you would expect from a population where only 10% are left
adept. They are James Garfield, Herbert Hoover, Harry Truman, Gerald
Ford, Ronald Regan, GHW Bush, Bill Clinton and Barak Obama. Bonus:
The new Rolling Stones too first with its first appearance knocking all
of the other tours down a notch from their previous spots. Taylor Swift
is now Number 2 and is followed by Kenny Chesney, Bon Jovi, Pink,
Maroon, Jason Aldean, Alicia Keys, Muse, Carrie Underwood, Leonard Cohen
(Leonard Cohen?),
Motley Crue, Diana Kroll, Chris Tomlin and Winter Jam.
I remember back
in the 60's finding a Leonard Cohen album in the street outside my
house. I didn't know who he was at the time, but it became one of my
favorites. Discovery is fun.
Yesterday at dawning I
turned onto the giant bridge that catapults us off the island, seeing
the morning low sun bouncing off the still harbor waters, reflecting the
white hulls of magnificent sailing boats lolling upon gentle ripples.
My eyes turned ahead, west to see the jaws of an approaching derecho.
The fierce swirling black skies, threatening, menacing. I drove on,
through forests seemingly eerie with fright, limbs bending to the
attack. On past farms stilled in anticipation, through Western RI to the
border of Eastern Conn. I stopped and stood in the green fields
surrounding me, laying me open to the tempest, wondering, feeling the
lowering pressure that could erupt into a violent storm at any moment.
But I went forward, smiling, knowing that fewer would show up for this
golf shotgun. It was a perfect day for unencumbered golf.
Office is a place where hockey players go when they retire.
Happy Flag Day Everybody!
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