When the forests turn pink.

Today's Tids Issue 3,309

Opening Stuff:

 

The rains came today. It was a refreshing, cleansing rain that was pushing the temps upward, and the grime of a decaying winter away. It might be the rain that begins to bring the buds that turn today’s bleak forests to vibrant pinks and red; infuses with green the miles of rolling fields that run down to meet the roaring, deep blue seas. It’s a cloudy, rainy day that forecasts sunshine ahead. And then come the daisies, the tulips, the daffodils in colorful arrays. It feels good.

 

The passengers of Germanwings knew they were about to die for 8 minutes. My heart aches. I weep and pray.

 

The scariest driving moments that I remember are those when trying to navigate on a foggy day.

 

Yesterday it was announced that Amazon was going to build a giant Eastern distribution Center in Fall River Mass (Which abuts RI) that will guarantee 500 full time jobs for 5 years and also large temp seasonal workforces. The day before in Rhode Island, a TV station featured a new RI business, a strip joint that promised to have no closed doors on private areas. Need I say anything more about the RI Legislature and their jobs program. Everybody admits the problem except those who can solve it.

 

The impending Q1 earnings season going tobe that inevitable straw that breaks the Bull’s back.

 

The Question:

What are the five top brands of Heinz and Kraft?

 

The Headlines:

--Congress Passes Bill In True Bipartisan Harmony That Would Block Medicare Cuts; Size Of House Pro Majority Expected To Brings Senate Dems Into Yes Column; Physicians Had Been Warning Of Not Treating Elderly Unless Payments Could Be Stabilized..

--Evidence Suggests That Co-Pilot Purposely Killed Himself And 149 Others.

--Iran Seizes US Intel In Yemen Collapse; Saudi Bombing Iran Backed Efforts In Yemen; US Bombs In Tikrit To Reenergize Iran Iraqi Forces; Iraq Shiite Forces Pulling Back Because of US Involvement.

--Oil Jumps Past $50 After Saudi Strikes In Yemen; Stocks rebounding.

--Jeb Bush With $100 Million Way Ahead In Repub Campaign Funding Derby; Some Are Looking At Strong Scott Walker-Marco Rubio Ticket.

--Bergdahl Could Get Life Sentence.

--Putin Tells Rhouani To Stop The Action In Yemen.

 

Contrary to popular opinion, potatoes are far more nutritious than wheat and grains with the little spuds being rich in protein, minerals and carbohydrates, and providing vitamins such as riboflavin, niacin and Vitamin C. In a comparison to grain eating English and French peasants in the 18^th, 19^th century, the potato eating Irish toilers of the soil were significantly taller and stronger. So, there you have it. French fries with pork gravy please!

 

The Chinese are building like crazy. A new report says that between the years 2011 and 2013 the Chinese used 6.6 Gigatons of Cement. That is more than the 4.4 gigatons used by the USA in the 20^th Century! This just happens to be concrete evidence of a possible economic melt down in China as debt mounts from that overbuilding sprint which still has 20% of homes unsold. This is a crash we don’t want to happen. Unless, of course, it tends to reduce traffic in tourist areas.

 

The news says there are about 10,000 Iraqi troops in Tikrit trying to oust 100 to 1000 ISIS militia. It just tells you how difficult in-city fighting an be!

 

I hear that searching for celebrities can be dangerous to your computer or smart device health. Apparently, the bad guys are faking celebrity web sites to gather personal information from these fawning searchers. Two of the top really bad searches are for Jimmy Kimmel and Bruce Springsteen. Stars in your eyes can induce you to make bad decisions.

 

With the news that the Saudis are out there bombing Iran led ops in Yemen, will It be long before there is an all out war in the Middle East? Or as some US detractors may say, the Meddle east.

 

“Justified is the fastest hour on TV”.

 

The Answer:

Kraft (Remember it bought the giant General Foods) is huge with many brands but the best known are of curse Kraft and Cracker Barrel cheeses, and then that little box of Mac & Cheese which nourished my kids. They have A-I Sauce, Breakstone’s, Maxwell House, Cool Whip, Planters, Grey Poupon, Jell-O, Kool-Ade, Kraft Caramels, Oscar Meyer, Stove Top Stuffing and Miraclewhip – plus about a 100 others. For Heinz we have the Ketchup and baked beans. There’s Ore-ida, Weight Watchers, Classico sauces, Lea & Perrins, TGI Fridays Frozen Foods.

 

That’s about it. Another day pouring out my soul. It’s refreshing as a cleansing rain. Go out and get wet!