Today's Tids Issue 3057
Opening Stuff:
Somehow a national tragedy has been buried in the
morass of news for titillation and ratings. The Mudslide in Oso Washington came
suddenly, a roar of a mile of mountain rumbling down upon unsuspecting people doing
the ordinary things we all do every day – eating, cooking, sleeping, playing
with kids; Laughing, crying, elating, loving. Within seconds a giant blob of oozing
mud smothered their lives; it has probably claimed the lives of over 150 Americans,
when and if they ever get to a final count. It just breaks my heart when I see
the devastation and the survivors, so alone in their grief. So, these are days
when I try to see if my prayers still work.
Musing on Brussels, Department:
As
I listened yesterday, I was beginning to think that the Prez was making a
pretty good speech in Brussels, until it went on and on and it became another everything
but the kitchen sink political harrangue. As I listened further it became more
like he was writing a grant for another Nobel Peace Prize. It was apparent that
the president’s premise is that Putin is breaking laws and we have a peaceful
way to bring him before the world court of opinion. But Putin sees the world through
a completely different set of eyes. So while the Obama speech seemed tempered
and rational, it was only rational to the way the President and his followers think.
It was irrelevant when compared to the way Putin thinks. He still believes in
muscle, and knuckling under the weak. Interestingly, “O” talked about big countries bullying small one’s,
but over here, he doesn’t seem to feel anything for the small conservative
organizations being bullied by the most intimidating organization on earth, the
IRS. It would have been a great speech if he understood Putin.
I listen to stories of real, average people helping others
and realize how many people, people who may not speak the king’s English or
make a lot of money or wear the latest designer clothes, are damn, just better human
beings than I. I am continually amazed what people do for people.
The Question:
Name
5 of Quenton Tarantino’s Movies. Bonus:
What did Paulie Parette do before her current success.
The Headlines:
--Putin
Moves More Troops Into Ukraine Area; Nato Commander General Breedlove Warns
Congress That Buildup Is” Not Congruous With respecting Borders”.
--Dems
Manchin And Landrieu Moving To Introduce Laws That Would Fix ACA; Concern
Growing Among Dem Incumbents That Health Law Could Sicken Their Candidacy For
2014; Patients Running Out.
--Rand
Paul Putting Together Strong National Network.
--Kids
Stop Buying Fed Funded Michelle Obama Healthy Lunches; School Districts Losing
Money As More Kids Bring Own Lunches.
--Lehman
Brothers Shell To Dole Out An Additional $17 Billion to creditors: Funds would
go To Hedge Funds And Big Wall Street Banks.
--Candy
Crush Stock Not So Sweet; Owner King Now Has Worst Public Offerings Of Year.
--Jefferson
Parish La Bans Sagging Pants That Expose Skin And Undergarments.
New Jersey, Rhode Island and
Illinois politicians
may be concerned about losing their title as leading candidate for most corrupt
states after reading about new Mayor Patrick Cannon of Charlotte North Carolina
who was ousted after just 6 months for accepting $48K from a FBI agent posing
as a business man wanting special favors. That is just the tip of the iceberg
for Cannon, who is no piker. He has solicited more than $1 Million in bribes,
hotel rooms and airplane tickets. In just 6 months! Yikes! As a guy named Doug
Larson once said: “Instead of giving politicians h=the keys to the city, it
might be better to change the locks.”
While the Dow seems to be ticking upward
pleasantly lately, I’ve begun to notice a serious negative trend for Nadaq.
This exchange is generally the focus for a lot of excitement among investors,
yet it may now represent more and more companies with what appear to be
overvalued stocks.
I don’t know about you, but there is just something
that bothers me about college football players carrying picket signs for dear
old Dartmouth. With the unions getting so interested, you would think that all
of these football players were going to college for money instead of learning
and getting smarter. I can see a union contract that would limit study time, as
it may get in the way of a good draft spot.
I now realize why President Obama was so
excited to speak in Brussels before the European Union; he thought it was part
of AF/CIO.
I see where hedge Funds and Big WS banks are
getting $17 Billion from the old Lehman shell. Maybe the recipients of that should
dole it out to all of the retirement accounts which were crapped up by their
ineptitude and immoral management of money. Not to mention back to the tax
payers who bailed them out.
In case you are into
planning
for an international get away, the top 10 travel spots so far this year are: 1.
Caribbean Cruise, 2. Cancun 3. Mediterranean Cruise 4. Rome 5. Danube River
Cruise 6. London 7. Punta Cana, Dominican 8. Paris 9. Playa del Carman, Maya,
Mexico 10. Montego Bay Jamaica. Don’t forget the sun block!
America could solve its economic and local
political problems by sending all the unions to China, India and a host of third
world countries.
I tend to tip restaurant
servers
well because I realize they don’t get a lot in wages (I also tip according to
the quality of their service). Now the Dems in congress, of all places, want to
force restaurant owners to raise wages. So these lawmakers who get all of their
high priced dinners and lunches from lobbyists want to make it more expensive
for the average diner and more costly for business owners. Of course what they
really want are more wage taxes from waiters and waitresses. They think
everybody is getting a free lunch like them, which they continue to castrate
free enterprise one little slice at a time. Ouch!
Immediately after electing a new Speaker
would forge a new era, the Legislature in the state with the highest
unemployment went right back to work – talking about promoting calamari! Now
think about this for a second. RI has as one of its few remaining assets and
industries, beaches and tourism. Ok, if they promote RI’s great nation leading calamari
resources, you have to wonder how many vacationers would want to come and swim
with squid?
The Answer:
Tranatino’s
became a cult favorite with Reservoir Dogs, called the “Greatest Independent
Film of all Times”.. He zoomed up with Pulp Fiction. He then released the
pleasant little mystery based on Elmore Leonard’s Book Rum Punch – Jackie Brown.
Kill Bill was another pace setter and was followed by Inglorious Bastards and
Django unchained. He’s a director that draws audiences unquestioning, but not me. Bonus:
Paulie Parette started her career-chase wanting
to be an FBI agent, but somewhere along the way while In John Jay College she
found a niche in the production of commercials, voice over’s bartending (Where
she dressed like she looks now in leather bra and white Mohawk) and lead singer in an all –girl band – Lo-Ball.
Their song “Can’t get me Down" was in the movie Legally Blonde.” She had a
couple of roles in TV shows including the first episode of “24”, and then snagged
the role of Abby Scuiuto in NCIS. She owns a donut/bake shop and is big into charity,
especially advocating for gay marriage. She is engaged but won’t get married
until everybody else in the world can marry. Good excuse.
For those in Oso, a couple of firemen who
died yesterday in Boston doing what they do; for all the good people in this
world we don’t know.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iPeVIuRjUi4
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