Got your Four Leaf Clover?

Today's Tids Issue 3,048

Opening Stuff:

 

Happy Saint Patrick’s Day everybody! After a weekend of SP Day celebrations, the reason for it all finally arrives. Ever wonder why this Holiday seems to be so spirited and infectious to all. It’s because the Irish are always so happy, even when they are sober.

 

Every once in a while everybody needs a blankie.

 

There are great artists who don’t have the imagination of a copper penny. There are writers who can paint with words, scenes unnoticed buy those sitting before easels, upon hilltops, surrounded by daisies fluttering in the breeze. Creativity is to see what others can’t.

 

I don’t “get” a lot of stuff, but I don’t really get all of the excitement for “Selfies”, especially as national events of importance for the Nightly Prime Time National News! Help me! Am I that out of touch?

 

The Question:

Here’s three visual puzzles for you to solve. Each combination of words or symbols depicts a familiar phrase:

1,   First Refusal  2.  Your Co_ntry!  3.  Barr iers 

 

The Headlines:

--95% Of Those In Crimea Vote For Russia; Cirmea Parliament Decalres Independence; Asks To Join Russia..

--WH, EU Announce Sanctions That Would Target Assets Of Key Putin Aides And Crimea Russian Officials; 13 Russians And 8 Crimean’s Unnamed; EU Announces Travel Restrictions.

--Malaysian Plane Still Missing; Investigation Looking At Pilot’s “Obsessive Political Views”.

--US Seals Board Libyan Ship South Of Cyprus; Rebels Had Intended To Sell Oil On Black Market; Rebels Have Seized 3 Export Terminals That Account For 700,000 Barrels A Day.

--Small Earthquake Felt Across LA: It was Not, Officials Say, Another Justin Beaver Accident.

--New Bout Of Frigid Weather To Bring Up To Ten Inches Of Snow To Mid Atlantic States.

--Saint Patrick’s Parades Latest Gay Battlefront.

--Poll: 1/3 Of Uninsured Americans have No Intension Of Buying into Healthcare Mess, Despite Law; ½ Have Not Heard Of Deadline To Buy.

--Nigerians Continue to Kill Christians.

 

I just finished filling out the paperwork for my new retirement plan, the Quicken Billion Dollar Bracket-a-tion. Any how here is my final 8 to number One, as approved by the mighty Tids Sports department. The Eight: Florida v. Kansas; (Michigan State v. Providence (heart pick); Oklahoma State v. Creighton; Louisville v. Duke; Final Four: Florida versus Michigan State; Louisville Versus Oklahoma State. Championship Game v. Michigan State. MS nips L.

 

Here’s a simple rule of thumb in politics: When someone in Democrat leadership takes the time to single out a Repub strategy or Candidate for illogical criticism, it means they are afraid of it or him and her, and don’t want it, him or her to gain traction.

 

While I’ve been writing about Fargo as one of my all-time favorite movies, a significantly brilliant reader reminds me that there will be a new 12 episode series based on the film, premiering on both BBC and Fx  in a month. While it’s hard to imagine a series on the movie, and especially without WH Macy and Francis McDormand, it will still have the Cohen brothers who will bring to the series super actors Martin Freeman and Billy Bob Thornton. And, Fx and BBC, two networks that aren’t afraid to take chances that keep on producing winners.

 

A list of the all time worst movies, in order, begins with Battlefield Earth followed by Howard the Duck, Showgirls, Batman And Robin, and Catwoman as the worst five. The rest are Gigli, Adventures of Pluto Nash, Exorcist II: The Heretic and The Happening. Actually I could put some over-hyped Oscar nominated, winning films in there if the measurement it satisfaction versus anticipation.

 

The White House is touting the 15 Million hits for the Between Two Ferns comedy skit featuring comedians and Obama and Galifianakis…forgetting that 12 million of those hits are Republican operatives trying to find and use the president’s own words again st him.

 

While new shows come, old shows jump the shark. On Death row are ABC’s Betrayal (Which joins 3  other new ABC shows already executed  – Killer Women, Lucky 7, The Assets), Once Upon a Time In Wonderland, The Neighbors and Trophy Wife. Heads in the Fox noose are Enlisted Men, Rake, Dads and Almost Human. CBS is preparing lethal injections for Hostages (Which was better than some but never had a chance opposite Black List), Intelligence (Which also didn’t have a chance next to Black List) and the long running Mentalist (Which still gets 10 million viewers). For NBC, the guillotine is poised over Dracula (Heads already lopped for Welcome to the Family, Michael J. Fox, Ironside and Sean Saves the World). The CW network is already gasping for breath and will drown Beauty and the Beast and The Carrie Diaries. There is a chance that Rake, Intelligence and Mentalist might be receiving reprieves. I wonder how Revenge continues to survive. I liked the show in the beginning, but it degenerated into a mish-mosh of nothing. Although, I hear this year, they will be reintroducing some grit.

 

Joe Scarborough for President?

 

I often find myself holding my breath walking through those massive perfume areas in department stores. So I’m betwixt wondering who thought it a good idea at the Barclay Center (The new big basketball arena in Brooklyn NY) to pump in Calvin Kline perfume through the ventilating system. I think the world is passing me by.

 

Patrick Lahey, Chairman of the powerful Senate Judiciary committee and the significantly left of center Senator from Socialist Vermont says: I’m concerned the growing trend toward (The White House) relying upon FOIA (Freedom Of Information Act) exemptions to withhold large swaths of government information is hindering the public’s right to know.” He added: “It becomes too much of a temptation – If you screw up the government, just mark it ‘Top Secret’.” These comments form the usually supportive Lahey are in response to an AP report showing enhanced stonewalling by the so-called “Most Transparent admin in history” (0-Man as candidate) becoming the Opaque Government.

 

Answer:

1. Right of first refusal.   2. Your Country Needs You!  3. Braking Barriers

 

I went skiing for several hours Sunday morning. That is about the only bucket thing I can think of…to be able to ski at 90. Actually, It’s my second bucket thing. Ten first is to reach 90.

 

Put in your Zepole orders today.