Today's Tids Issue 3.272
Opening Stuff:
Apple is up over $8
dollars already in early trading (9:45) after smashing its earnings records
producing $18 billion in profit for the last Quarter. Yikes, squared! This is good news for tech
stocks. FaceBook is reporting today, so the market is on the edge of their
swivel chairs one more time. On the other hand, the Bears are making noise
about the basic fundamentals of the market, especially after seeing deadly returns
from the so-called stable companies, P&G, DuPont and Microsoft (Although this
morning the Dow stocks were buoyed by a strong profit showing and 3% price rise
by Boeing) Additionally, the rise of the US dollar is killing corporate profits
abroad. There will probably be a renewed push to get that oil price back up which
could take some of the glow off of consumer confidence. But for Today, take a gigantic
bite out of the big red apple and forget about that half a worm you see.
Meanwhile, a
child wonders if chicken pox and goose bumps are related.
Kim Kardashian,
who just came out enthusiastically for the Patriots in the SB because “I like
the way they play football”, thinks the soft football thing is all hype. And Kim
Kardashian knows hype!
The Question:
Name ten well known celebrities (Sports and Entertainment)
who are Muslims.
The Headlines:
--Wall Street Likes It’s Fruit Diet; Apple Breaks Records.
--New England Cleaning up After Big Storm; Ma, RI, Ct, NH,
Me see snow totals over 25 inches; Coast In South shore Mass devastated In
Places; 110 Ft. Tall Ship Used In Pirates Of Caribbean Blown Off Stand In Newport
RI.
--2 Israeli Soldiers, UN Peace Keeper Killed By Hezbollah In
Border Skirmish.
--Militants Rampaging In Nigeria.
--Seattle, New England Fine Tuning For Great game As Media
Insanity Continues Around Phoenix.
While Apple is good for
a healthy investment diet, an 8 oz cheese burger on buttered potato bun with burger
lettuce and tomato and a sauce made from mayo, ketchup, mustard, garlic,
paprika and cayenne pepper could make your portfolio belch profits. All eyes on
the street are aimed at the so-called healthy burger IPO – Shake Shack.
Actually, the burger -- made of 4 oz sirloin, 2 oz brisket and 2 oz chuck – isn’t
that much more healthy, but everybody wants a shot at Mac who is reeling under
the assault from health food addicts. Of course, the line for getting a bite of
the IPO will be longer than that waiting to get in a newly opened Chic-fil-A.
I would tend to
follow sports writers who know and can explain exactly how a good Offensive
Line works and what it does.
Did you hear about
the writer who wrote “Book on Urinals” so he could be #1?
A lot of people go
out before the winter and buy generators. I knock on wood. Sometimes it
works.
I have started
watching Wheel of Fortune on the regular channels instead of HD. Vanna
looks better with a few extra pounds.
Stupid Criminal, Department:
The governor closed all of the roads here in RI during the storm.
It worked beautifully as the citizens stayed home and the plows went out into
clutter free roads and performed their grueling all night deeds. Except – one lone
driver who decided to roar up interstate 95 at 75 mph in the middle of the
raging blizzard. The State Police took notice, chased and pulled over the 25
yo. Man form Providence. Mr. Stupido was wanted on warrants! He was arrested.
Often, I like
background singers better than the so-called star.
When frogs park
illegally, they get towed.
Bobby Jindal says
we already have a “Muslim invasion”. He explains that in forming their own “no-go
zones” with their own culture and values they are not immigrating or
assimilating but in a way invading -- establishing a separate country. He is
actually cautioning the USA, as it is widely known that this is exactly what
has happened in Europe and appears in some places to be occurring here. These
small “countries” within The USA are potential breeding grounds for terrorists,
lone wolf or organized forces. He is the
son of Immigrants from India and is concerned about lax immigration enforcement
by the 0-Admin. You’ll probably be hearing more about this as he has to stand
out during the Republican 7-10 hour primary debates with 16-20 candidates.
Martin Brodeur, the
guy who made Lou Lamorillo look like a genius, retired yesterday. When you define
“clutch”, you are talking about one of truly great playoff goalies.
Really…I love
shoveling snow. The cold air and feeling of muscles at work; the quiet and the
solitude; the pristine landscape of pure while. The feeling of contentment and a
body pushed. Hell, I shovel a little snow here each morning, just to stay
focused.
The Answer:
In no special order US celebrity Muslims are Janet Jackson, Jermaine
Jackson, David Chappelle, (David Bowie wife) Iman Abdulmajid, Shaquille O’Neill,
Amal Clooney, Mike Tyson, Dr. Oz, Ice Cube, Casey Kasem, Omar Epps, Snoop Dog,
Ellen Burston, Cassias Clay, Lew Alcindor and a host of one word name Singers,
Rappers and Hip Hop artists of whom I’m not familiar.
In case you have been
wondering, Melissa McCarthy and Jenny McCarthy are cousins.
Well, off to get
my shovel and boots. Hope you are languishing somewhere nicely.
With thanks to
Bill Keane, and McNelly and Brookins.
The Americans Starts tonight at 10:00 on Fx.
One of the hot new
musical groups on the scene I’m hearing about seems to be The Lone Bellow. Here’s
one, and uyou can check out others shown at the site. Or you can reply saying
it sucks. It is peaceful, great for those glorious moments after shoveling
snow:
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