Today's Tids Issue 3,054
Opening Stuff:
 
I was just sitting here this morning looking for a thought or two, when I felt my heart growing and realized it was from the music of affection, tenderness, warmth, filling the air around me. The strains of romantic classical music powered the eternal engine of love to expand within my chest. The passion of caring forges an intimacy with everything created, a zest for enthusiasm, appreciation for the comfort from all the affection you have received. Everything looks more beautiful. Feel it. Capture the day. Be selfless.
 
“Noah”, the movie, has certainly become a lightning rod for controversy. The Christians say it is another lame attempt by Hollywood to promote environmentalism, with many Gore-Like preachers and not one single mention of God. The director is walking away from the notion that it is biblical in any way, even though it is set for release during the Holy Easter Season. Atheist Bill Mahr uses it to call, “God a psychotic murderer”! And islamists hate it like they hate everything else. So basically, the Muslims, Christians and atheists all hate it. H-Wood gurus defend themselves by saying, “Movies aren’t meant to preach. Movies aren’t sermons.” Yeah, sure…have you seen any of the Oscar winners over the years.
 
It’s tough to have an elated heart when you have to feel so much sorrow for all of those families devastated by the mudslide in little Oso Washington. Sitting, with hope, but knowing.
 
The Question:
Double “Q” Day: 1. Name five professional female race car drivers. 2. This is easy – what are five of Elton John’s greatest hits?
 
The Headlines:
--Latest reports Say Up To 176 Missing In Washington Mudslide.
--Supreme Court Takes On Constitutional Religious Freedom Versus ObamaCare Birth Control Mandate Case.
--New Reports On Housing In Line With estimates; Consumer Index Surprises, Up More Than Hoped; Stocks Moving Up.
--China Will Not Commit To Sanctions Against Russia; US Pays Russia $70.7 Million For One Shuttle Ride On Russian Space Ship Soyuz.
--“O” To Call For End Of NSA Bulk Data Collection.
--9 Year Old Girl Barred From School After Shaving Head In Support Of Friend With Cancer.
 
I feel for the missing passengers of MH3780, and certainly the concerned relatives, but the coverage has been entirely overdone, serving mainly as face time for retired pilots who had little more to offer than the guy standing next to you aT KFC. Waiting for gravy.
 
How can a person with love in his heart be such a cynic? It bewilders me.
 
“Mr. Kent, your son Clark has been caught in the boy’s room sniffing Kryptonite.”
 
If you ever need a comforting voice and a lot of information about the newest technology, and how to solve little computer or Internet problems, tune in you radio to Leo Laport.
 
Benghazi Update, Department:
Apparently there is a consulting company called Beacon Global Strategies (BGS) which knows more about the attack, and the O-Admin response than any other entity. But!, the willingness of Pols to dig deeper is hampered by the fact that BGS has deep ties to Hillary Clinton and others in the controversy – and is so intertwined with the admin and Capitol Hill, that nobody it seems on either end of the questioning feels good about opening this can of worms. It just shows how screwed the citizens and tax payers really are when their officials and elected representatives owe more to those sucking at the national teets, than the people who supposedly own the country.
 
And while we weren’t looking, the education Industry complex seems to be on the verge of overtaking the military industrial complex as the prime threat to people having a say in their own lives. School Boards will become eunuchs as more of the money comes from state and federal governments.
 
Politicians are quite adept at releasing incredible non-sensible press releases.
 
Oh yeah, have you heard about the hoards of FBI, IRS and RI State Troopers who swooped in on the home and office of the RI Speaker of the House, Gordon Fox. This is looking like a where there’s smoke, there’s an inferno moment. Now there’s a battle for his job  mainly between a progressive liberal named Marcello and a so-called “for-all-RI’ers” business as usual hack Matiello, who’s slogan is, “I will unite the legislature.” My question is, unite to what? – total Union domination? The Repubs in the esteemed body should be making a play for power trading demands for their votes. But, alas, there are only 6…count em’…6, Republicans.
 
As a kid I thought Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky‘s Romeo and Juliet was one of the prettiest of melodies and general all-around heartwarming musical pieces. That is, until I heard Hector Berlioz Romeo et Juliet. It always pays to look on the “B” side.
 
Down at the NFL annual meeting the leaders are talking about adding pass interference calls to the growing list of reviewable replays. O great, more time watching rear-ends of refs with heads in a box. I’m say, go back to no replay at all. It evens out, and the games are faster. But, the players like replays because the advertisers have more opportunities to pay into the salary war chests.
 
The Voice:
Last night was very entertaining with several people going home who I thought were pretty good , like Alaska and Madi (I thought the short dark haired woman was understated and maybe better than the other two) and Tanner James in particular. Josh Murley was also pretty good. Of the winners and keepers last night, I like Dawn and Hawkes, Madilyn Paige, Bria Kelley, Josh Kaufman, and frankly, I believe then woman with the bad name “Music Box” might be a surprise. Informal voting has as the strong top 4: Josh Kaufman, Bria Kelley, Madilyn Paige and Dawn And Hawkes.
 
Sign in “Shoe” comic strip: “Rare Books. (Medium and Well Done books too.)”
 
The Answer:
1. Everybody knows Danika Patrick and everybody should remember Janet Guthrie who was the first great woman to qualify for Indy.  She was followed by Desire Wilson and then Lyn  St. James and Sara Fisher. The rest are Amber Furst, Milka Duno, Simona Del Silvestro, Ana Beatriz Figuereido, Pippa Mann and Katherine Legge. 2. Candle in the Wind is the best selling record of all time, but I have to think much of it centered around the funeral of Diana. I always liked Rocketman. Elton had 58 Billboard Top 40 singles, so your list and mine could be 180 degrees off. Some others were Crocodile Rock, Daniel (His 1st Billboard #1), Goodbye Yellow Brick Road, Bennie and the Jets and I Guess That’s Why they call it the Blues.
 
There is nothing better than the robust laughter from beautiful hearts.
 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w_cmYrXH85M