Today's Tids Issue 2,956
Opening Stuff:
 
I've decided to open Today's Tids with a little music to add to the exhilaration of your morning mess. If you have a real computer you can easily play it in the background:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LG1m2VoyAyQ (Preview)               

It was big news last night when three towns in Massachusetts, Revere, Boston and Palmer voted down Casinos. Gambling, the new economic panacea for clueless government officials, has been a disaster fro many areas of the country just as it as been successful in others. It is a gamble. For instance, in Palmer it would provide jobs, but would probably suck the life out of the surrounding areas, creating mini-slums in favor of a facade of glitter.

I have to expect that economically cluesless Goverment officials will hop on the marijuana bandwagon after seeing last night, voters in Colorado ok-ing a 25% sales tax on that numbing weed. Apparent easytax money is highly addictive to the mindless spenders. The enw Amercan might -- Gambling and Pot!

It would be quite easy to eliminate all ethnic and racial profiling...if leaders of defined groups told their people to stop committing criminal acts.

The Question:
Since we're so muddled these days, and elected officials can't seem to get out of their way, and ObamaCare appears to be one of the great all time Government tragedies, I thought it appropriate to ask, name 10 types of sausage.

The Headlines:
--Dow Up Strong +128 On Good EuroData; Nasdaq Down 7 On bad news from Tesla.
--Elections Hint At Next Version Of America.
--Giant US Insurer Expects ObamaCare extension.
--Dem Maxx Baucus all OC Roll-out A Train Wreck.
--New Poll Numbers Show "O" Matching "GW" After 5 Years.
--Car Bombing At Syrian Intelligence Headquarters In Damascus Kills 16.
--Columbia Government And Marxist FARC Reach Fundamental Understanding.
Al-Jazerra Reports New Evidence Of Arafat Poisoning.

Last Night, I was entertained by The Voice, when it opened with the great duet between Christina Aguilera and "A Great Big World" (Ian Axel and Chad Vaccarino) singing "Say Something". Expand to big screen:
http://www.justjared.com/2013/11/05/christina-aguilera-say-something-on-the-voice-watch-now/

Feeling good? Ok now, on to the rest. I liked a lot Jonny Gray "Bittersweet Symphony" and Kat Roubichaud "She Keeps Me Warm". In fact I could pick Roubichaud the overall winner now and be happy. There were, though, several other solid performers last night including Mathew Schuler, Josh Logan, Caroline Pennell, Olivia Henken, Jaquie Lee and Stephanie Anne Johnson. Actually, I have trouble picking a loser on this group. Will be interesting.

With everybody these days running headlights during daytime, the cars without them really fade into the pavement.  But, when no cars had headlights all of the cars were easy to see. Go figure.

If you think NYC was a Nanny state under Bloomburg, Wait til you see it under avowed Lib, new Mayor DiBlasio. And up the road in Boston, we have a great example of what America has become when the citizens elected a former Union Leader head to manage the Public Employee Unions. He's a true Big labor Obama-ite.

Too many people seem to prefer conflict over happiness. And if you're happy all of the time, somebody somewhere will try to make you feel guilty about it. *:) happy.

A hot new "Crowdfunding" Company is AR Wear of Nyack NY. The "AR stands for "Anti-Rape", and the garment they produce is essentially a return to the concept of the chastity belt, lock and all. The entire idea is to make women feel safer, and to do that they offer over-undies man style jocky shorts with uncut-able waist and leg bands, and a lock on the waist which requires two hands to separate. The company wants women to feel more comfortable on blind dates and in clubbing situations as things get a little wild. This may sound a little odd to some, but date assaults are a big problem. There are many other products on the markets like straws that can detect additives to drinks and underwear that will shock male agressors. Sometmes I Think I live in a cocoon.

The Answer:
So many -- Kielbasa, Brockwurst, Bratwurst, Breakfast Sausage, Boudin, Goetta, Thuringer, Pepperoni, Sopressata, Chorizo, Lomganiza, Sobrassada, Andouille, Linquica, Kulan, Bologna, Cervalet, Vienna and of Course Fenway Franks. Oh, I almost forgot, Anthony Wieners.

I'm happy, and I'll never feel guilty about it...so pack up your troubles and walk on the sunny side of the street:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3SBnbuMBY88 (Preview)