Today's Tids Issue 3,211
Opening Stuff:
I have always had this
unfortunate trait of trying to complicate things. I was, or am an expert in
convolutionism. There is a simpler way
to do just about everything, which is often more effective and less time consuming.
Actually I started writing this Tids thing to improve my ability to say a lot
in shorter paragraphs; to edit better. To know when to shut up. I’m outta here.
Hey, it would be
great if all the countries of the world just got along. But, that has been
simply a dream over millenniums. It is a confusing globe right now, unsettling.
It is becoming apparent though -- based upon the current atmosphere of aggression
seemingly the result indecisiveness of US foreign policies -- that the world
works better when the USA is feared. We have to increase the fear factor, which
we used to employ pretty well. All of the world wants peace, except that half
of the people want peace their way.
Someday I’d like
to see a President speak without orchestrated, people backdrops. When a
Presidential speech has to be accessorized, then you know that he (Or she) is
attempting to put something over on us. Keep it simple and just tell the
unadulterated truth.
The Question:
What did Henry Winkler do before “You know What”? What is “You
know what?” Bonus: What is Burkina
Faso?
The Headlines:
--The Fed Ends Wall Street Welfare; Hopefully the Geniuses On
Clueless Lane Have Already factor In That Inevitability; GDP Climbs To Q3 3.5%;
Market Opens And Stays Strong; Analysts See Signs
Of Fed Hawkishness.
--San Fran Giants Win Series; Icy Cool Bumgarner Closes
Door, Wins MVP.
--Palestine Prez Abbas Says Israel Closing Of Al-Aqsa Mosque
Is Declaration Of War; Both Sides On Heightened Alert After Shooting Of Jewish
Hardliner.
--Netanyahu Lashes back At US after Insulting Atlantic
Monthly Article.
--NATO Reports “Large Scale” Russian Air Activity In Euro
Air Space; Russia Negotiating Railway For Food Deal With North Korea.
--Iran Foils Sabotage Attempt On Heavy Water Storage Tanks.
--Former Gitmo Detainees Have Joined ISIS.
--Elton John Praises Pope John – “He Should Be A Saint”;
Apple CEO Says he Is Proud To Be Gay.
People are wondering
why President Obama is spending two days (Tonight and tomorrow) in this little
place called Rhode Island. I’m thinking that it’s because he wants, and likes to
campaign and no other state’s Dem candidates want him anywhere near their
borders. Here, the Dems are such a lock that not even his presence can alter
their inevitable election.
In case you are
interested, Carly Fiorina says “The war on women” is a lie. The former CEO
of Hewlett-Packard thinks that the reason more women are gravitating towards the
Republican side of the voting aisle is because the Dem propaganda about “the
war” is very insulting to intelligent women.
Speaking of propaganda
professionals, Harry Reid said last night as the Dems seem to be falling
into panic mode and resorting to scare tactics, that the Repubs will try to
remove Obama from office if they get the Senate. And, that’s a bad thing? No,
Harry, we want to remove you from office!
I must be getting some
satisfaction from writing about NFL picks, because I’m certainly not getting
pleasure from my results. Maybe we can upgrade this week from our 71-48 shortfall
record. Tonight’s game doesn’t mean much to me but could be good. I still believe
Carolina is on the brink of doing something well so I’m sticking my neck out
one more time. Dallas-Arizona is huge but I have to pick the Cardinals. Philly
should beat Houston and KC should keep the Jets in free fall. Minn and Wash are
up and down teams, but I’m picking the Skins because I like their name. TB is
another of those teams I have been picking who regularly let me down, and I love
Cleveland anyhow. The Browns. I’m picking Cinn over Jax, but San Diego- Miami is
a small poser, depending upon which Miami shows. But SD knows heat too, so I’m
picking them. Seattle will beat Oakland, but SL-SF is a different story. St.
Louis can surprise up, and SF can surprise down. I’ll go with the Niners. Pitt
is getting better and will beat Baltimore. I’m picking the Giants at home, The
really big game around here and probably across mediaville is Brady-Manning,
Pats, Broncs. Denver has scared me for years. But I think the Pats will win.
Peyton doesn’t like to oppose two good corners. His feet become skitterish when
his options diminish. Denver’s “D” is very good and they will be rampaging against
Brady. The Pats will win in a brutal game, especially if the refs rise above
wimphood and stop calling feely-touchy penalties.
Hillary the Great
can be quite the buffoon at times.
Exercise works. Yesterday
morning I put on a pair of pants that were a bit snug so I forsook a belt. In
the afternoon I vigorously raked leaves and in about an hour and a half my
pants were descending to my ankles. This is not an attractive sight on a busy
city street. But then I thought, “Hey! I’m Urban”.
Maybe all of those
kids with cracks showing used to rake leaves.
Super rich Nicholas
Schorsch of the gigantic American Realty company was looking like the new social
darling of this fair city. He bought one of the premiere estates on the ocean, and
even moved his company’s “Summer Offices” here into an expensively restored,
historic building (It will house part of his vast antique car collection downstairs
in a museum style area), Of course a lot of people here were concerned about
how he got permits so fast, got the ability to close down streets. He received no
applause after ousting several fine Newport businesses from his building. Not
to mention the loss of business at Katrina’s bakery while he built. It was big
money pushing the little guys aside. So, you have to wonder this morning after
reading in the Wall Street Journal about an SEC investigation of his company
for misreporting financial numbers and then covering it up, if some people are
quietly smiling and others are cancelling dinner reservations. Can you write “No
Comment” five hundred times on the blackboard?
Vermont’s premiere
poet (Who just died) was born in Providence and grew up in Pawtucket RI. Pawtucket,
where the roots are deep and strong.
The Answer:
Of course, you all knew that “You know what” was Happy Days
which was the stage for Arthur Fonzarelli. After graduating from Emerson
College in 1967, before Fonz catapulted Henry to stardom, he received an MFA from
Yale and played various roles in The Bob Newhart Show and Mary Tyler Moore Show.
Gary Marshall snapped him up for HD after Winkler himself defined the role of
The Fonz in auditions. Winkler said, “He was everybody I wasn’t.” Bonus: One thing, of which you can be sure
of in this world of change, is that some country in Africa will have a new name
at any given moment. Burkina Faso is a rather large African country surrounded
by Male, Ghana, Niger and Ivory Coast. Yesterday, protestors burned down the Parliament
building and the capital’s City Hall. “Burkina Faso” means “Land of honorable
people”. It was Originally French West Africa (A couple of times) and then Upper
Volta from 1966 to 1984 when it was renamed Burkina Faso. This is all news to
me.
There are just few
songs that never get old to me. Just a nice, simple tune I’ll be humming
all day long.
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