Today's Tids Issue 3.289
Opening Stuff:
You
have to wonder what all of the little crocus and daffodils
beneath ground are thinking. The angle of the sun is beginning to say, “Start rustling your petals; it’s time to wake
up and color world above. The little flowers though must look up at the frost
line hovering above their heads, shiver a bit, and wonder if a new ice age is
upon them. We can dream of flowers everywhere, even though they are not there,
it’s that hope that keeps you warm, when the weather folks announce another
storm. The crocus will come, they’re tough little buggers.
This
Russia Ukraine thing is a real chess match. Putin seems
to want a land Bridge to Crimea. But then yesterday he said there will be no
war in the Ukraine, which he must do to appease the sanction hungry West (Or at
least US) as he covertly urges the Separatists to keep on taking land. Today
the Russian state owned gas company threatened to discontinue service to
Ukraine, a gentle reminder to the leadership there just who is in charge of
their future. He agreed to what now appears to have been a one sided cease fire
and then spent two days mocking it. ISIS is scary, but I always have an eye
focused on bare-chested horseback rider with KGB credentials.
The
two finalists in the just past weekend PGA tourney
playoff, Kevin Hahn and Dustin Johnson, wore white, Taylor Made R-15 caps. Hahn’s
was the traditional curved brim and Johnson’s was the newer version big domed,
flat brim. Johnson didn’t look as smart as Hahn. Just an opinion, from an
observation.
The
Question:
1. It’s time to think about planting, as hard as
that may be to imagine. In what country did Crocus originate? 2. Crocus are
grown to harvest what spice?
The
Headlines:
--Investment Community Awaits Yellen; Observers
Will be Measuring Tone Of Her Comments.
--ISIS Kidnaps Over 70 of Christians In Syria;
Objective Is To Wipe Out Christianity, According To Analyses.
--Senate Dems Block GOP Effort To Tie DHS Funding
To “O” Immigration Actions.
--Alaska Joins Washington And Colorado As Recreational
Marijuana Smoking States; Subaru Sales Expected To Rise In Alaska.
--French Authorities Concerned Over Suspicious
Drone Flights.
Whenever
I see a headline, “Activist says: “…”, I rarely read
the story. The activists doesn’t care about the other side of the story, and
the reporter doesn’t go out to find it.
I
will never understand why people should get big checks for
sick days not taken.
How
about the food authorities reversing, or at least easing
their opinions of evil cholesterol staples steaks and eggs. Reversals of rock
solid scientific evidence happens all the time which is why I never get very
excited about pronouncements for Washington, or singular minded organizations.
It’s just another example of one sided activism voicing an agenda and using
publicity organizations to make it appear like news to the media.
Alaska
has joined Colorado and Washington as the only states approving
recreational marijuana, and yet Rhode Island is named as the state with the
highest percentage of marijuana smokers. We must really have a lot of medical
problems here!
When
Unions bargain with government entities they come to
agreements before the real Employers ever know what’s happening, if they ever
do. Now, if representatives actually did represent the constituencies, things
might have a chance to change.
The
USA should not violate the religious beliefs of citizens,
even if society doesn’t like those religious beliefs. The woman florist who
didn’t supply flowers to a gay wedding should not be persecuted because of a
law that forces her to be in conflict with her beliefs, and may violate the
constitution. As one observer said in answer to those who say that say “Religious
beliefs are protected by the first amendment, but not necessarily the actions
based on those beliefs”: “So, It’s Ok to believe in God so long as you don’t
follow the tenets of your faith.”
The
Answer:
1. Crocus’s come from Crete. The Dutch take credit
for them but they are only native to Crete. I guess some seeds flew over to Turkey
because the Dutch plants came from there via Holy Roman Empire operatives in
the 1500’s. 2. The valuable spice that comes from fields of crocus is Saffron!
22
degrees is the new heat wave.
We’re all waitin’ to hear what Yellen is tellin’.
If it ain’t gellin’, I’m sellin’.
See
ya
tomorrow.
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