Today's Tids Issue 3,456
Opening Stuff:
Clipping
bittersweet by the edge of the sea; walking beaches
after the crowds have gone, finding new treasures washed up from places far;
seeing a new teen’s smile of accomplishment and relief when coming home from
her first boy-girl school dance; Hearing the laughter in a house when dad
returns from months in the icy seas; Meeting a neighbor on a street corner and
talking about nothing at all; looking forward to the next episode of Homeland;
feeling the beautiful, wonderful comfort of home -- Every day is loaded with
cool stuff that isn’t sold in stores.
Hey,
wait a minute…we’re in November already! It begins after the
witches and devils leave. It ends with trees bare of leaves. In between people look for the best turkey and rummage
through grandma’s recipes. The flannel plaid shirts come out of moth balls, and
the days get chillier rather than warmer. But, the air is clear and the body
feels more alive than ever. There are days when you smell the signs of snow on
it’s way. Football teams get serious as playoffs near, while basketball and
hockey are getting into second gear. There isn’t anything wrong about November except
perhaps Black Friday and Christmas music that starts too early. And of, course
we have Veterans Day, when people stop for a moment or two to remember all of
the men and women over the couple of hundred years or so who kept enemies from
our shores and tyranny in bottom drawers. Yup, I like November alright.
To
get around his promise of “No boots on the ground”,
President Obama is ordering the Special Forces troops to wear sneakers.
Amazon
just sent me an email titled: “Count down to Black
Friday” Yeah, like on the edge of my seat. The only thing I want to know about
BF is where the action is so I can stay away from the traffic, just in case I
get crazy enough to drive the day after the Best Holiday. The day when the only
gift that counts is the big smile from family members.
“They
are called Cell Phones because people who own them are
prisoners of them.” Thanks to the prodigious creative, or at least resourceful,
mind of a regular contributor to my daily humor.
The
Question:
Name five of your favorite Hugh Grant movies, that
is if you personally feel that Hugh should have favorites. Bonus: Name ten celebs with the name Hugh. Super Bonus: Name the hottest Peppers according to the Scoville
Scale.
The
Headlines:
--Market Futures Hazy After light US And China Factory
Data; Forecasters Saying Christmas Selling Season Could Be light; Americans
Saving More Money.
--Ryan Says It Is Ridiculous To Work With Obama On
Immigration; New Leader Says, “Can’t Trust Him On Issue.”
--Turkey Ruling Party Gains Back Government In
Surprising Easy Victory.
--NYC Car Careens Into Trick or Theaters’ Killing
3; Three Dead In Latest Downtoiwn Shooting Spree In Colorado.
--Met’s Manager “Goes With Heart”, But KC Wins
Series
--American Pharaoh Goes Out On Top With Healthy
Win In Breeder’s.
--Wreckage Of Hurricane Ravaged Ship El Faro May
have been Found; Right Sized Hulk Seen In 15000 Feet Of Water Near Last
Communication Location.
--ISIS Warns President Obama Of Beheadings To Come
In Retaliation For USA Raid That Freed 70.
--6 hospitalized After b
Bee Attack In Arizona.
Dems
better be cautious when criticizing Rubio’s Senate
Attendance. When in 2008 the Senator Obama was running against then Senator
Clinton, they missed far more votes than Rubio has for the 2015 votes at this
point: Obama all of 2008 – 64.3%; Clinton all of 2008 – 68.4%; Rubio – 2015 YTD
– 44.7% Oh, and if you’re saying Rubio hasn’t got to the election year yet we
can look at the last quarter 2007 for O&C – O-89.4%; C-83.5%. But then, the
voter rarely remembers the reality of the past. And, they surely will not be
reminded by Hillary’s media.
Titillation,
Department:
Tiger Woods ex-Caddie Steve Williams, “Hung out to
dry” by Tiger team management, is putting out a tell all book about Tiger ‘s affairs. I've thought of a couple of funny titles or the book which probably would be inappropriate for the family oriented Tids. use your imagination.
Aren’t
O&C tasty little potato sticks?
Regardless,
most people feel Governors make better presidents than Senators.
A
really nice little movie is The Rewrite starring Hugh Grant
as a down on his luck screen writer and Marissa Tomei as a single mother of two
going back to college for a degree. It is a great cast with many a smile and
constant chuckles. I rarely talk about movies here other than the Friday
RBTLMR’s, but this one struck me as refreshing compared to so much of the over
the top nonsense that is available. It tells the story in a way that we know
what is happening without be ever overtly explicit. It’s seeded with many little
moral platitudes that seem natural to life and not preachy at all. It’s just a
good unobtrusive movie that has you wanting more because the characters are so
likeable. And, by the way, it gives you more in the credits. Excellent
supporting cast including J.K. Simmons, Allison Janney and Chris Elliot, plus
the talented quirky students in the class.
So now where do I get my reverse mortgage now that
good ole’ Fred Thompson has died at the young age of 73.
We
have to raise taxes so we can develop jobs building roads, Department.
Forbes mag has come out with its worst and best
states for Business. The five best are Utah, North Carolina, Nebraska, North
Dakota and Colorado. The worst are Michigan, West Virginia, Maine Rhode Island
and New Mexico.
In
case you missed it, Martin Shkreli still hasn’t reduced
the price of his AIDs drug from $750. This guy who looks like Hollywood Central
Casting’s idea of the youthful hotshot, evil, corrupt hedge fund guy, gives
hard working Wall Streeter’s a black eye every time he opens his mouth. He
proves that money does little for the character of a person, except to woman
who want to date him, to which he says, “Get in line.”
Society
was better when there weren’t newspaper columns devoted to
telling you how to separate your trash.
You
have to wonder if Putin is scared about the US sending
less than 50 men to not-fight in Syria.
The
highly regarded director of the Providence RI renown
Trinity Repertory Company says, “Theater is, by it’s very nature, a political
act.” Unfortunately, much of many theater’s political direction is divisive. Too
often the collective known as “The Theater” assumes that half of the society or
less is the whole society. Think of the possibilities for dramatic theater that
would bring people together. Maybe we could rename the Tids – Views from
Pollyanna.
While
you weren’t looking, a group called Nutrition Watchdog
(Seconded by “Fooducate) found that V8 Juice is worse for your heart than
McDonald’s French Fries. It’s all about high sodium content, and V8 has 480-650
Mg of sodium depending on glass size. A small Fry has 135mg; a medium 290. I
would just stop adjusting life to hysterical food pronouncements and just eat
what you prefer… in moderation. Let’s face it, most of what you see about food
nourishment is based on research sponsored by somebody trying to sell stuff.
Natural food and health food proponents are just as eager to make big bucks as
are meat packers. So don’t only eat in moderation, react to food news the same
way.
The
Parking Lot: Chapter 25.
Jared got
the message. He glanced up and saw in his rear view mirror the proverbial ominous
black car. He felt like he was in a conspiracy movie, with the powerful German
auto hovering waiting for and out of the way place for an assault. After the
“Best Stuffed Quahogs in Rhode Island” fish market above the boat channel on
lower Main, he put on his right blinker and casually turned, watching Fred’s
car continue straight. Jared’s guess was that BMW occupants were more likely
Fred watchers. He hoped he just looked a guy from town going home. He was right
as the black car continued south.
The road
would circle around Nanaquaket Inlet, one of his favorite places, and back out to
the Main Street in about 3 or 4 miles. That could be risky, he thought. He
pulled over just past the old inlet bridge, and dialed Beth.
“You Ok?”
she answered as if she cared. It made feel a little better, but not much. He
was too old for this kind of tension. And, far too inexperienced to be the
killer he had become.
“I’m
good, and I have decided to let Fred go. How did Fred look to you? He certainly
looked like anything but good ole’ back slappin’ Fred when he came out of your
shop.”
“You are
right on that one. Somebody has gotten to him and whatever is going on is
escalating. Something bad is going to happen because who ever has Fred in their
pocket isn’t fooling around.” She looked at the bandages on her arms and
subconsciously touched her blackened eye.
“It’s
Nance, this is all about Nancy. She has something they want, need and Fred has
to get it.
“And he
hasn’t a clue,” Beth Chimed in.
“I think
that’s where he is heading, Nancy’s place.” I’ll beat them there.” Jared looked
in the back seat to be sure the shotgun was still there. He thought he was
nuts.
“You’re
crazy. Let them go, they can’t hurt her when she’s not there.” Jared was barely
listening
“We
agree, I’m crazy. But I think this has to be done. See you soon.”
“Jared…”
He clicked off the phone but his heart felt a little stronger.
The
Answer:
I personally like almost everything Hugh Grant
Does. I first saw him in Four Weddings and a Funeral. Notting Hill was good as
was Musci and Lyrics. He was in About A Boy, The man From U.N.C.L. E., Cloud
Atlas, I’m Still here, Love Actually, Bridget Jones Diary, Impromptu and Sense
and Sensibility…among many, many more. Bonus:
In addition to Hugh Grant we have Hugh’s Jackman, Hefner, Laurie, Dancy,
O’Brien, O’Conner, Beaumont (Ward Cleaver), Downs, Hugh(ie) Lewis and Hugh
Brannum (Mr. Green Jeans) and many more. Super Hot Bonus: te hottest bpepper.
Scoring a super ho on the Scoville scale is The Carolina Reaper at 1.6 Mil-2,2Mil
units. This is far, far hotter than the bottom three on the scale – Bell – 0 Units,
Banana Pepper – 100-900 units and the Jalapeno at a mere 1k to 4K units. The
rest between Carolina and Jalapeno are Infinity chili and Ghost pepper, Red
Savina Habonera, Habanera Scotch Bonnet, Birds Eye Chili, Peri Peri and Peguin,
Cayenne and Tabasco, Serrano and Aleppo, and Fressno and Hungarian wax peppers.
Have water handy.
Have
another beautiful week full of love and happiness.
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