Today's Tids Issue 3,278
Opening Stuff:
There is little more peaceful in this
entire chaotic world
than a ride up chairlift, where the air is still and the views are serene hills
and valleys, and motionless trees churning within. The creaking wheels grind away,
and skiers below scrape the soft snow as they fly the slopes. The silence is
mesmerizing; visions of Walter Mitty feats creep into an open and fertile mind.
Oh, maybe there is something more peaceful – coming down the mountain with the wind
in your face, cutting effortlessly through manicured powder, knee to knee, leaning
forward, maximizing speed for a blazing finish, coming to scraping stop, heart pumping
hands and poles in the air. I feel for
all those who lie in pools of sweat on sundrenched beaches, who miss the pure
joys of perfect winter solitude.
Has the ISIS savage murder of the Jordan pilot ignited the sleeping
West, or coalesced the disjointed jihadist groups across several continents?
From deflated footballs to inflated
heroism – and I can
guarantee that the footballs will have had a longer life in the 24/7 news cycle
than what we can expect about the reporting of a lying journalist. The apologists
will flock to the side of Brian Williams, and the news cycle will magically evaporate
like a dusting of snow as the sun bears down.
One of the Tid’s more enlightened
readers is saying
from personal experience that ACA, which is evolving to subtract male benefits in
favor of female extras, isn’t necessarily just a redistribution of Wealth, but redistribution
of Health. It’s nce to have readers who actually pour into the minutia of the plan
Congress never read and provide serious insight, as opposed to the
superficiality of the Tidster.
The Question:
We have
heard a lot lately about the new records set by the New England Pats. But there
were great champions during the years 1920-1969 before the Super bowl. Which five
teams won the most championships?
The Headlines:
--Dow Up
Over 150 At Noon; Seems To Have Second Wind Afer Mid Morning Pause.
--Jordan Strikes
back With Air Raids Against ISIS.
--Pope
Francis To Speak To US Congress In September.
--Repubs Reveal
Plan To Replace, Repeal Of Rambunctious ObamaCare.
--USA Vets
Outraged Over Brian Williams Apology.
--New
Jobless Benefit Claims rise by 11,000; CEO Of Gallop, Jim Clifton, Says 5.6 Unemployment
Number is Big Lie -- 30 Million Not Looking For Four Weeks Or Severely
Underemployed Not Factored In To Give Accurate Employment; Big new Layoffs
Expected From Oil Patch.
--Health
Insurer Anthem’s Customer And Employee Data Hacked; Personal Info Stolen.
--Romney Aid
Says Passage In Axelrod Book Implying Mittster Racism In Obama Concession Phone
Call A Complete Lie.
--Nigerian
Extremists Kill Dozens In Cameroon.
Just when you thought it safe to
snuggle in with your
fuzzy teddy bear, up comes the new, just in time for V-Day, 50 Shades Vermont teddy
bear with a mask and handcuffs! Yikes. “Can little Johnny and I play with your
new teddy bear, mommy?” “How come your face is as red as the heart shaped box
of chocolates, mommy?”
The big Nightly news story yesterday was about the plane crash in Taiwan.
But, it wasn’t about the 43 lives lost. It was focused the cool video. And that
is what people will remember – except those grieving, who don’t want to.
I believe that everybody could learn to ski once they
discovered that the preconceived notions about the dangers of the sport were but
a myth propagated by the uninformed.
Have we lost feelings for the world
around us? Research
shows that a USA person visits his or
her smart phone on average 223 times a day. “Hello, are you in there?”
Speaking of changing times – school officials here and across the
country are recommending that “all” schools be supplied with Narcan. In case
you have missed it, that is the drug used to reverse heroin and other serious
drug overdoses. Yikes! Whatever happened to band-aids for scraped knees?
Speaking of reversals, do you think it is too late to
change the direction of a society that seems to be more and more self-destructive?
Entertainment could change it. Honest journalists could change it. Courageous
public officials could change it. Parents could change it. It’s possible. It
really is. All we need is truth.
Many pickup trucks are just too long for average
parking lots. And too often, drivers park them in exactly the wrong place. “Nobody’s
gonna tell me what to do with mah truck. It’s a free country.”
The Super Bowl is over, and judging by this morning’s sports
section, NFL arrests season is just beginning.
But, you have to love the comments form the Bryant U. excellent and successful
Football coach Marty Fine after yesterday’s singing period: “We are very happy.
We got 19 good players on the National Honors society. “
The Answer:
The all-time
champ is the Green Bay Packers with 11 championships and 4 runners up in
addition to their super bowl victories. Next are the Decator Stanley’s/Chicago
Bears with 8 (9 Runner Up [RU]), NY Football Giants 4 (13 RU), Portsmouth
Spartans/Detroit Lions 4 (2RU), Cleveland Browns 4 (7RU), Philadelphia Eagles 3
(1RU), Baltimore Colts 3 (1RU). Teams with 2 victories are Canton Bulldogs,
Chicago Cardinals, Cleveland/LA Rams (3RU) and Boston/Washington Redskins. Those
with 1 NFL championship during that period include Cleveland Bulldogs, Providence
Steamrollers, Minnesota Vikings, Frankford Yellow Jackets and the frits ever
NFL winner – Akron Pros!
If Malcolm Butler had dropped the
ball, Tom Brady
would have saved about $60.5 Thousand in taxes! That’s the reason the SB Prize
Podium was so crowded – it was full of IRS agents who got the biggest share of
the hard earned victory. Tom had to pay $42K to Barack for his winner’s share
and then by giving the keys to his MVP Pick-up to Malcolm he had to pay another
$18.5 K -- $5K Gift tax plus another $13 K Income tax. I wonder how much Malcolm
will have to pay, because the IRS collects every inch of the way.
I think we need a new NFL team called the “Steamrollers”.
Wait a minute – kids won’t know what it means. I guess it will be the LA
Smartphones.
Speaking of wireless communications, the latest rumor is that Jim Harbaugh
has told the NFL that Bill Belichick hacked into the Seattle Seahawks QB
headset and changed the running play to a pass. It’s true, Brian Williams just
reported it.
Have a great day.
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