Today's Tids Issue 3,369
Opening Stuff:
There are times when
Edward Elgar’s soft symphonic melodies are just what a body needs for unobtrusive
comfort. We all know how his Enigma Variation #8 electrifies the heart, but
perhaps not all are aware how his 2nd symphony can be like soft
fingers, manipulating the stress out of a tense back, shoulders and furrowed brow.
We’ve become a nation
of hysterical overreaction. The latest is this rush to remove from public
parks statues of genuine civil war heroes who fought bravely; brave men and
women who also happen to represent the myriad fallen, fathers and mother of spouses
and children left behind to morn; thousands of good people with good hearts, estimated
to be about 150 thousand in the South and 4-500 thousand in the north. I seem
to remember a guy named Joseph Stalin being pretty adept at taking down statues.
Has America lost its collective mind?
It can be quite
confusing in the world out there, but only if you fail to adhere to your
own principles.
I was thinking of
giving up snacking on Cheeto’s in favor of Bok Choy. That is, until I
realized that Bok Choy tastes pretty much like water, even when doused in rich creamy, spicy sauces.
The Question:
Triple “Q” Day: 1.
What do you think are the Ten Greatest all time children’s stories? 2. Why is “Graduate to Edward Elgar’s
music” pun-like? 3. Quick now – Name
the capitols of Iceland, Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania.
The Headlines:
--Greece Orders Banks Closed As Panic Run Wipes Out Cash.
--Latest NASA Load Delivery Rocket Blows Up; This is Third
Disater In 8 Months.
--6th North Carolina Shark Attack Has Swimmers On
High Alert.
--Taliban Ambush Kills 11 Afghan Officials, Soldiers.
--Even al-Qaida Disgusted At ISIS Perverse Atrocities.
--Gay Couples Kiss, Hug Rejoice in Parks Across Nation.
--Cruz Introduces Bill That Would Strip Courts Of
Jurisdiction Over Marriage; Constitution Provides For Congressional Ability To
Strip Jurisdictions.
A lot of people tell
me they don’t start buying lottery tickets until then pot gets to $300
Mill. The day $50 mil becomes insignificant, is they day want be up on a cloud
with a harp.
Life can be
difficult. At a time when veggies enthusiass are pulling out all stops to
make Vegetables actually taste good, French fry aficionados are creating uniquely
tastier fried taters.
As I said about a
week ago, I view the decision on same sex marriage as really one that
should have focused States Rights. I believe strongly that for American
democracy to continue as it had fr hundreds of years, the future would also
require strong state collectives to balance the ugly creepof a central federal government
that is growing out of control. I’m not arguing here that the decision may be
right or wrong. I’m concerned that there was no apparent consideration for the
impact this decision may have on states rights in the future.
Five great non-food
prep uses for a microwave oven are Disinfecting and deodorizing sponges,
disinfecting plastic cutting boards, decrystallizing honey, heating up health
aids, warming beauty aids (i.e. Hot-oil hair conditioning pack), getting more
juice form fruits and of course meal tricks like precooking meats before
grilling, proofing yeast dough and toasting nuts and coconut.
I think the
description, “ISIS is metastasizing” accurately portrays the dangerous,
innate ugliness of the organization, and the scariness of its growth..
You know something’s
amiss in kids organized out of school sports when you see during the school
year, when kids need all the time possible to study and work at learning, more
baseball or soft ball games than most free time schedules can achieve easily.
Yet, in summer when sports actually fill the dead time out of school, they
eliminate leagues from mid June into August. You have figure this league is designed
for the parents and coaches and not the kids.
A Rhode Island
professor observed over the weekend that if the Government census had never
began counting and sorting people by ethnicity and race, we would probably have
a lot less conflict in the country. If they had just counted the masses as just
being people who are alike Americans, the only people injured would be
politicians and people who make money over division.
I hear people saying
they only buy lottery tickets when the pot goes over $300 Million., I’m
thinking, the day when $50 Million becomes irrelevant, spare change, it’s time
for me to be sitting upon a fluffy cloud with a golden harp.
Tyrannical dictators
can rise faster than ever in history now with social media and gullible techno-slaves.
The silent
majority doesn’t have a chance.
The Parking Lot.
Chapter One
I’m a screenwriter, and I had this idea for a TV series
where I would write a new story each week about what may have happened to the occupants
of the cars left over night in a parking lot below my window. I figured that
many were opportunistic hook-ups, but some probably gone far deeper, more dangerous,
pleasantly emotional. And, if they weren’t, I could make something up that was
far more interesting than just another one night stand. It is one of those
ideas that could go on for a long time, offering the prospects of touching the various minds of many different
types of TV watchers.
That was a week ago. That was before I got stupid and became
part of my first story. I still can’t move well, my back is killing me, and if
I had a mirror, I’m told it is ugly as hell, black blue red, but fortunately not
green. In addition to the pain and the injuries, I’ve become a man possessed.
I don’t know how long I had laid in that parking lot, but when
I finally woke, the woman and her car was gone, as was the giant and his
oversized pick-up. I laid there for several seconds after my eyes fluttered open
and the light from the overhead street lamp slammed into the back of brain.
That was the first jolt. I screamed when I tried to roll over to stand. Then I remember
how hard he had whacked me. “Is anybody out there in this dammed parking lot,”
I yelled. I heard voices, but no steps running to see what the commotion was
about. Maybe I sounded too threatening. “Hello,” I said in a mellower tone, “I
fallen and I can’t get up”. That should get them, I thought as I tried to wiggle
my fingers and toes.
The Answer:
1. Two of the
books on this list of 100, and 30 almost’s, I remember from my days: The Story
of Barbar (Almost- made-it list—mainly because it was the only book at my
grandmother’s house; # 45 “The Little Engine that good --- I’ve never stopped
trying. But I digress before I begin…the Top Ten Are 1. Where the Wild Things Are
2. The Giving Tree 3. Goodnight Moon 4. Green Eggs and Ham 5. Cloudy with a
Chance of Meatballs 6. The Very Hungry Caterpillar 7. Alexander and the Terrible,
Horrible, Very Bad Day 8. Guess How Much I Love You 9. Pat the Bunny 10. Love
You Forever. And I always thought Winnie the Pooh, not even on the list
anywhere, was one of the all time greats. Silly me. Here’s the list: http://childrensbooksguide.com/top-100
2.
Of course, Edward Elgar wrote Pomp and Circumstance traditionally played at
graduations. 3. Most should know
that in-destination Iceland’s capitol is Reykjavik The other three are probably
more foreign to you except perhaps Riga which is the capitol of Latvia. For
Estonia it’s Tallinn and for Lithuania it’s Vilnius.
I found this Organ
rendition of Elgar’s Enigma variation “Nimrod, the 8th. It’s a nice
easy way to ooze into the week. https://search.yahoo.com/yhs/search?hspart=mozilla&hsimp=yhs-006&ei=utf-8&fr=ytff1-yff16&p=most%20beautiful%20of%20elgars%20enigma%20variations&type=
I think I would have
played it differently, deeper, with more feeling if I had any Idea about
how to play the organ.
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