Today's Tids Issue 3,471
Opening Stuff:
How
do you write a upbeat column for the beginning of
this week of thanks and family and not forget about the anguish among those in
Paris and Mali? How do you move away from the demonic when all you want in the
world is love? I think you bring your family closer and latch onto them like never
before. In this new world of spreading turmoil, the stability of the smallest
unit becomes the glue upon which positive broad foundations are built. You hear of petty family disagreements yet how small are they in this new grand scheme of
ugliness. Let them go. Love a little harder this week!
I
have to agree with the Dems who are proposing banning the
sale of guns to terror groups. It seems to make sense on the surface, except
that you have to wonder which group some admin in the future would define as
terrorist. It is a conundrum. For instance, 0-Man seems to think Repubs are borderline.
When
assassins have cocktail parties they serve glockamole.
I
tried to type this Tids to the tempo of the first
movement of Tchaikovsky’s 4th symphony. It didn’t work out so well.
I saw lines of typos that looked like the Russian alphabet!
The
Question:
Triple
header and Bonus too! 1. What is the well known other
name for Edward Teach? 2. 52 years
ago yesterday, JFK was murdered. What was the name of the other man riding with
him in the limo that day? 3. Who
were Jamie Lee Curtis parents? Bonus:
Name the Top Ten All Time “Winningest” Tennis Players?
The
Headlines:
--FTSE, European Shares Down; Asia Up And
Australia Raging; US Futures Flat.
--Brussels Lockdown Enters Third Day; 16 Arrested
In New Terror Raids.
--3 Syrians With Fake Passports detained In St.
Maartin; Sword Wielding man Panics Shoppers In NYC Apple Store.
New Fox Poll Among Registered Voters: Voters Pick
Rubio Over Clinton 50 – 42; Bush Wins 45-39, Carson 47-42, Trump 46-41, Cruz
45-41, Christie 46-43 and Forina/Clinton Tie 42-42.
--Iowa Conservatives Seem To be Moving Away From
Carson In Favor Of Cruz.
--Dems Win One In Louisiana; John Bel Edwards
Beats Out ® David Vitter.
--Putin Arrives In Teheran For First Meeting There
In 8 Years.; Assad Says His Troops Advancing On All Fronts Thanks To Russian
Air Strikes.
--Niki Minaj Big Winner At AMA; Other Winners –
One Direction Arianna Grande, Nick Jones, Luke Bryan, Carrie Underwood, Beyonce,
Chris Brown, Ed Sheeran.
--Trump Talking Indy Run; Clinton Foundation
Jumping For Joy.
--Ukrainian Tower Explosion Cuts Off Power To
Crimea.
Did
you hear about the guy who hired a bounty hunter to get
back his missing paper towels?
While
it is easy to say that the states going after the
Football fantasy companies is just another effort for governments to get their
economic portion of private enterprise sweat, there is in fact a bigger issue
here. With the advent of big investors throwing money into two major players, Draft
Kings and Fan Duel, funds are now available to support high risk, no questions
asked loans to bettors similar to those that triggered the mortgage crisis. I
could be wrong on this, but that’s what I’m hearing about AG actions in Cal, NY
and Mass. “Honey, I just sold the kids for a sure thing on Peyton Manning
making a comeback.
One
of the small comforts in life is knowing that you can
always find the Tids on your smart phone.
A
small local Newport RI poll has 64.7% of citizens
saying no to Syria refugees in RI. (Note: It was more of an indicator poll than
a scientific study. But, I have found this weekly varied subject poll to be
quite accurate over time.)
If
you are a golf fan, this is a good time to start getting
a handle on the up and comers. Jordan Spieth will not be the last of overnight sensation
as the young talent pool widens. Number one for having a break out year could
be the charismatic Kevin Kisner now leading the Fed-Ex. Or perhaps Argentine Emiliano
Grillo. Spieth’s pal Justin Thomas is on the cusp and Patrick Rogers maybe one
to start following. Some of the big names are resting up for the new year, but
there are plenty of terrific newcomers to latch onto right now.
Many
knowledgeable people were disappointed when Bobby Jindel
through in the towel because they knew how good he was, how much he
accomplished, especially in education. The operative word here is “Knowledgeable”,
if you get my drift.
A
lot of football people will be watching the Pats-Bills
game tonight to see how Brady operates without Lewis…and Edelman. ( Interesting
– Tonight’s 2 QB’s Tom Brady and Tyrod Taylor are rated # 1 1nd #2 in
quarterback passing rating – 110 - 106. Taylor, noted as a runner too, has
completed 70% of passes with only 4 Interceptions, three of which were in one game
against the Pats.) Maybe I should call Draft Kings to enrich my retirement
plan.
One
thing I learned years ago was never to drive on the
Wednesday before Thanksgiving. I’m sure a lot of other wise parents learned the
same thing and passed it along to their children. But, the roads are more
crowded than ever. The youth always think they are indestructible or impervious
to the truth.
Teens
seem
to be getting something right – Retail stats are saying that they are shunning
clothes with big brand logos across the front. I never understood why I should
pay to wear logos. Of course, the teens are gobbling up Under Armor with a logo
that seems to grow larger every day.
Then,
I tried to type to the staccato beat of the third
movement of the Tchai-4th and failed even more miserably. This is probably why
I was always rejected by the school orchestra.
I
called my printer Bob Marley, because it was always
jammin’.
Some
people were saying that the answer to the imponderable
questions about a universe with no ending is a parallel universe. Which, raises
the question -- What is on the other side of the first parallel universe? Every
time somebody denounces God or belief, just ask them what’s on the other side
of the end of the universe.
Repubs
say
that the two main things they are looking for in their nominee are 1. Somebody
who can beat Hillary and 2. Someone who will shrink government. Know anybody?
I
always liked Sergeant Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club
Band, so last Friday I ended the Tids with an old Beatles version of it. After
watching, I decided it didn’t sound or look so hot anymore. Am I being
acclimated to Lady Gaga and not knowing it? Shoot me.
Police
were called to a day care center where a 3 year
old was resisting a rest.
When
Tchai’s 4th ends, the silence is deafening.
The
Parking Lot: Chapter 30.
Elizabeth, eyes wide, stood in the doorway watching Richard and several
men wrestling Howland to the ground. She then fixated on Jeremiah, a lump
laying in the middle of the barren now ethereal appearing barn. She ran to him,
quickly covering him with her body. She had to hold him first, to let him know
that he was not alone.
She
raised her self and gently turned him over. Immediately she saw blood on the
floor where he had been, and more trickling from his shirt, now an ugly and
spreading brown stain. She ripped open his shirt and took the hem of her
flowing dress, wadding it up, pressed to the opening, applying pressure to the
wound. “Bring water and alcohol,” she shouted so loud that she could have been
heard two villages apart. Massata knew from the years growing up in her tribal
home that pressure could stem the flow of blood. She also knew that he could be
safe depending on what the knife would have hit inside. Other than that, she knew
that positive result needed a lot of luck. She knew she and to keep the wound
clean and covered, and the fever away. She would stay with him every hour until
he healed.
Massatta
was cleaning the wound as two of the men came over and said they would lift and
carry him to his bed in the main house. Massatta rose as Jeremiah did, so the pressure
from her hand never left the gash. She looked down at his face, now for the first
time and her heart cringed. Her stomach turned. He was white and lifeless. “Jeremiah,
Jeremiah,” She shouted. Then she slapped his face.
The
Answer:
1.
Edward Teach was a pirate better known as Blackbeard. You all knew that. 2. I know you all remembered that 52
years ago yesterday Governor John Connelly of Texas was riding with JFK. 3. Tony Curtis and Janet Leigh were the
parents of Jamie Lee. Bonus: Number
Ten was the wonderful Bjorn Borg followed by the great Rod Laver and then Roy
Emerson. Rafael Nadal and Pete Sampras are next at 7 and 6. The top five are
Serena Williams, Chris Evert, Martina Navratilova, Steffi Graf and #1 a man
still playing today Rodger Federer.
Since
I talked about it so much, here’s a taste of the
Fourth:
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