Today's Tids Issue 3.184
Opening Stuff:
What is perfection anyhow?
A perfect day of sunshine and cool dry air sounds great, but it doesn’t change
the suffering of all those fighting human battles. We never know, do we, as we thread
our way through our days that look so perfect, what may be happening to a
neighbor, a friend, a relative. So while the sun may beckon you to special day,
a small prayer will help make it special for others.
In my continuing
quest to improve my retirement plan, I have been out and around looking for
significant relatives. Last weekend I found a magnificent boat builder called
Hunt Yachts. I like boats. I love the roaring seas…so I’m thinking maybe
there’s some DNA connection there. But as I looked around their display at the huge Newport Boat show a
couple of days ago, saw no boats that looked like me. Check out the blog site
for some pics of the popular Hunt boats. I’ll do anything to help out a
possible relative. I am that petty. http://worldviewetc.blogspot.com
The weather people gloat
while forecasting these so called perfect days, forgetting that what we
really need is a lot of rain. I see our happy faced forecasters preceding the
dire news reports of wildfires in the west who need anything but another sunny,
dry, hot day. As my sister might exclaim, as she often does with so much of the
current irrationality -- “It makes me scream!”
The Question:
How many intelligence agencies are there in the US
Government? Name 7.
The Headlines:
--Australia Disrupts A Large
In-Country ISIS Plot To Kidnap And Behead Australia Citizens.
--Local Newport resident mat Franco Wins A Million As AGT
Top talent; Beats Out Powerful Singer Emily West, Super Kid Quintavious And The
Unbelievably Amazing AcroArmy.
--Fed Keeps Rates Low; It Can’t Last Forever.
--Scotland Votes; Expected To Be Very Close.
--Another NFL Player Arrested For Spouse Abuse; Cardinal
Running Back Jonathon Dwyer latest On List Of Infamy.
California Wildfires continue To accelerate, destroy Homes.
--“O” And Ukraine Prez To Meet At White House.
Have you noticed
that President Obama tends to tell lies to the American people and the truth to
the enemies of the American people – like “I have no strategy to fight”; “I
won’t put troops on the ground to fight you”. “(Don’t waste your time and ammo
fighting now) because I will pull out all troops by March.” Why do our enemies
need counterintelligence when you have a president like The 0-Man.
Maybe “Lie” is too harsh a word. Fibs, yes
fibs is more dignified for a President. The fabulous fibber!
The Tids Sports
Pickers, normally starting off wth one or two missies is 8-8 for the second
week. But, looking around I see the schedules are tougher and tougher. For this
week, who woulda thunk that Buffalo versus the team that beat Seattle last
week, San Diego, would be a premiere game of the week, along with
Denver-Seattle, Cleveland Balt, the surprising Houston vs. Giants, GB-Detroit
or SF-Arizona. I’m picking San Diego, Seattle to bounce back and smother Peyton,
Cleveland, and I’m thinking that Houston with Watts will continue against a
Giants still finding their way, and SF will come back.. There are many other
posers again this week, and in those I’m picking GB over Det, Chi to get 1st
win over Jets, Carolina over Pitt, Philly over Wash and KC over Miami. The
so-called easier winners should be the NE Pats, Atlanta, NO, Dallas and Cinn,
The National Bookies
in addition to injury reports now have to look at player thuggery suspensions
before final game-time odds.
Every morning I get
this email, “More evidence of the big crash just around the corner. It’s like
getting that “check engine” light on and hoping it is just a light bulb
malfunction. I just cover it up with electrical tap and go on my was. Can you
cover up a stock crash with electrical tape?
I see where Our “Commander
In Chief” is micromanageing the Syria Air Efforts. Yup. It has been acknowledged
that all air strikes must be personally approved by our war hardened hero in
the White House. That should work. Sure.
From what I hear,
the Scots for Independence want to establish a Greece style government with the
people getting more “free” money for less work, eventually super high inflation
to pay for it, leading to the big bail out by the countries actually contributing
something to the world. The biggest part of the “Yes” vote are not real Scots
but Asian and other immigrant blocs. Although, it is known that Scots do like
the progressive side of politics.
The Answer:
There are 17, count em’, 17 USA intelligence agencies. I may
have answered the CIA and Defense Department Intelligence and the FBI. Here’s
the list: 1. Independent Agencies – CIA, ODN (Office of Director of National
Intelligence). 2. US Dept of Energy –
OICI (Office of Intell and Counter Intel).
3. US Dept Homeland Security – I&A (Office of Intelligence and
Analysis, CGI (Coast Guard Intel). 4. US
Dept of State – INR (Bureau of Intelligence and Research). 5. US Dept of Treasury – TFI (Office of
terrorism and Financial Intell). 6. US
Dept of Defense -- DIA (Defense Intell
Agency), NSA (National Security Agency), NGA (National Geospatial Intel Agcy),
NRO (National Reconnaissance Office), AFISRA (Air Force Intell, Surveillance
and Recon Agency), NASIC (National Air and Space Intel center), INSCOM (US Army
Intel and Security command), NGIC (National Ground Intel Center), MCIA (Marine
Corps Intel Agy), ONI (Office of Naval Intel).
7. US Dept of Justice – FBI, DEA/ONSI (Drug Enforcement Admin, Office of
National Security Intelligence). Did you ever think that the USA had so much
intelligence? Feeling safer?
Have to run. A series of early morning events have eaten
into Tids Time.
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