Today's Tids Issue 3,428
Opening Stuff:
Happy
Fall,
everybody! That leaf you see fluttering in a cooling breeze is not a sign of
the world dying, but that of a world getting ready to rest, and to be born anew. Hope is a wonderful
thing.
Housekeeping
Department:
Apparently yesterday several people were enticed
by yesterday’s daily title of The Tids “So what’s wrong with living by the
bibles.” They thought the link below the Title was to a story that would fill in
the details promised by the headline. Here’s how it works. Several years ago I
started putting Titles on the Morning Mess primarily to make it look better in
the on line blog. The Title always reflects something that may be in the Tids
or a general tenor of the issue. The link below it is just a helpful way to get
you into the on-line version, which is helpful for mobile reading. I change pictures
from time to time, so there is also a little more to it. Note also, that the
promise of yesterday’s Tids Title was the final comment. Sorry for the
confusion. I was trying to say, perhaps too obtusely, that living by the bible
is a pretty good thing even if you don’t believe in God.
“Love
is the most important thing in the world, but baseball is
pretty good too.” --YB
The
Question:
Not 1. Not
2. Not even Three! Yes -- Four Q’s today. And they are all relatively easy, you
know, the kind you feel certain you should know the answer: 1. Name the last 7 Popes. 2. What was the name of John Paul Jones
Ship? 3. Who was the British spy who met with Benedict Arnold? 4. Who was the father of
Psychoanalysis?
The
Headlines:
--White House Ready For Pope Meeting Today.
--FBI Finds Hillary’s Deleted Emails.
--Oil Futures Rise; Euro Stocks Up; Bulls Have Not
Given Up; Market Opening Not A Total Disaster.
--New Democrat Poll (Bloomberg Politis): Shoo-In
Hillary 33%, Not Running Biden 25%, Socialsit Sanders 24%; RI’s Chafee At 0%
Shows That “Go Metric” Campaign Not Taking Off; Malloy At 1%.
--USA Baseball Icon Yogi Berra At 90 “Takes The
Fork In te Road”.
--Turing Pharmaceutical CEO Witl Not Raise Price Daraprin
5000% After Broad Based Outcry.
Sign
in a Restaurant: “We do not have Wi-Fi. Talk to each
other.”
In
-- someone higher, more remarkable than elected officials
and significantly singular in the Universe -- We Trust. The problem is how we get
that onto coins when the secularists get rid of “In God We Trust”.
Hillary
is now aiming at the pricing of drugs after one youthful
arrogant appearing former hedgefunder decided to raise prices of a drug he
owned by 5000%. That‘s exactly not the kind of seat of the pants politicians we
need; those reactionaries who pander to news incidents with instant legislation,
reacting before they think.
Did
you know that a Google search engine is an added
feature of the on-line Tids? You can search the web, or all back issues of the Tids.
You’d be amazed what the Tids discussed before the national media. How exciting
is that!
Observers
are Saying that The Donald out performed Colbert last night
as some say the comedian host seved up softball questions.. I thought Trumps
best response came after Colbert made some funny remarks about “The Giant Wall”
plan. Trump said wisely, “I will build a huge wall with ‘a beautiful, big fat door’
where people can come into the country, but they would have to do it legally.”
I
enjoyed the sayings of Yogi, but I have to admit
I was not much of a fan as he played for the Ya-Ya-Ya (WYKWIM)…who were an extreme
rival of my team. I loved his witty sayings like “People don’t go there anymore;
It’s too crowded.” He was a great hitter and a very good catcher, but of course
never as good as my personal heroes. But, maybe as I age I’s eventually forgive
him a little for having played for that team from the Bronx. Maybe. I did have
the opportunity to see Yogi in his advancing years nude in a golf locker room.
It was not a pretty site. But, it may add to the intimacy of these comments.
The
Voice continued with the blind auditions and one of
them was certainly that – “Blind Joe, who I liked. I particularly liked Ellie
Lawrence who could be in it for a long while. I liked returnee Ivonne Acaro a
lot. Also up there for me was Evan McKeel – who won me over with his extra Stevie
Wonder song. Regina Love will belt them out for a few shows. I would not
dismiss cute country girl Emily Ann Roberts who’s nice voice with some coaching
could grow. I also thought James Dupre had possibilities. In other words, last night
produced more possible winners than Monday, except for pretty boy Zach Seabaugh
– who will probably go far because of the teen girl vote.
I’m
working up courage to get into Dancin’ for you.
Interesting
that VW just hired BP’s Deepwater lawyers. That in itself
is like an admission of guilt.
“You
better cut the pizza into four pieces. I’m not hungry
enough to eat six.” --YB
The
Parking Lot: Chapter 16 continues…
Beth was smiling
as she delivered the coffee and the sweet roll. Jared’s mouth started to water
as the aroma from warming sugar and dough wafted up to his nose. Right this
moment, he was a very happy man. Beth gave him the basic, friendly waitress tap
on the back before scurrying off. He was happy, until he looked over at Fred, who
didn’t appear be dancing to the same tune as he. The smiling Politician had
gone bitter. And, He was looking at Jared. Jared shifted in his chair as visions
of the two large thugs raced across his brain.
All of a
sudden Jared didn’t feel like eating. His stomach turned sour. He waved at Beth,
“bring me a diet Coke,” he mouthed as she turned towards his moving hand. His
eyes shifted to Fred and she seemed to frown, getting the message. He had the
sweet roll wrapped in a napkin when she arrived and popped open the can with a
fizzzt! This was Jared’s favorite medicine. “I’m leaving for a while. I would
be careful. I don’t know much about what’s going on, but I have this sense of
trapped rats starting to panic.” Beth reached down and touched his hand. A
thank you, or more, he wondered. “Just be careful.” He wrote his cell phone
number on a napkin and anded it to her. She stuffed it into her pocket. The
normally talkative Beth was just standing staring down at him, but he felt her
mind was far away.
He walked
over to the service center and found a paper cup for the DC. Took a sip, and walked
out the door. As he did, he saw Fred dialing his phone. Jared took a gulp.
The
Answer:
1.
The
last seven Popes are/were Pope Francis, Pope Benedict XVI, Pope John Paul II,
Pope John Paul I, Pope Paul VI, Pope John XXIII and the pope who held the throne
in the forties when I was a kid – Pope Pius XII. I didn’t even know what Pius
meant. 2. Bon Homme Richard, (Named
after Ben Frinklin) was JPJ’s ship. 3.
Major John Andre was the British Spy who took the information from the traitor Benedict
Arnold. 4. The father of Psychoanalysis
was Sigmund Freud.
“It
ain’t over til it’s over” –YB
If
you come to a fork in the road, take it.” --YB
He
took it. It’s over.
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