Today's Tids For The New Year, Issue 3,497
Opening Stuff:
Let’s
be perfectly clear, lots of words rhyme with year. But some
are like drear and fear. So I looked to rhyme happy, which tended to make me
daffy. Now onto new, where I have a clue. So long as it isn’t blue. I could say
I’m glad it’s through. And certainly I love you, true; you are my glue…and such
a delightful view, to name just a few. But this is getting a bit sappy, which
brings us back to happy. And that reminds this pappy to say something snappy. Which
turns out to be an extraordinarily sincere -- Happy New Year!
And
going forward try not to ingest too much brew or bite
off more than you can chew, or you may turn Happy into crappy.
I’m
still wondering what they were smoking at the NCAA HQ building,
and thought it a good idea ot play the only two important games of the Bowl
Season on New Year’s Eve Night. It would be ironic, though, if at 12 Midnight a
player “drops the ball” in the end zone that would have won the game. “Should old
acquaintance be forgot…” Or, is that shot.
The
Question:
30 years ago today a pretty popular singer and an
even better known sibling on a well known radio-TV family show died in an
airplane accident. Who was he? Bonus:
Who wrote the words to Auld Lang Syne, and when?
The
Headlines:
--Icy Night Contributes To Danger And Discomfort
Of Flooded Out Missourians.
--Dow Down Near 150 IN Last Day Of Trading; New
Jobless Claims Rise By 20,000; Euro Stocks Ok For Fourth Year Of Gains.
--Security In Key New Years Eve Celebration Cities
Around The World.
--Belgian Police Detain Six Named In Alleged New
Year’s Eve Terror Plot.
-Former Clinton Buddy And Advisor Dick Morris Predicts
That Sanders Will beat Out Hilary for Nomination.
--US Expected To Name New Sanctions On Iran After
Rocket Test.
--Syria Forces Launch Attack Against Rebels In
Golan Heights Near Israel.
Lot’s
of Cod are running south of the island here this December.
Winter fishing has been great and you never know when a friend or relative will
drop by with a package of fresh fish. Here
an easy and tasty way to prepare the old New England staple. Preheat oven
to 400 degrees. Melt 3 tbs butter in a glass baking dish that fits size of fish.
Take the boned, skinned filet and smoosh it around in the butter then turn over
and douse it with ladles of the yellow nector. Sprinkle with pepper and a
little salt (Seasoned variety if you like). Bake for 10 mins. Remove. Liberally
squirt with lemon juice, then douse with a fruity chardonnay til about a ¼ inch
of total liquid in bottom. Cover fish with bread crumbs. Then gently ladle
liquid atop. Bake for 10 more minutes. Hint: Use liquid in bottom to smother veggies
and they even taste good!
Excuse
me, it’s that time again. In fact it’s the last regular
season Pickum’ Thursday. I hate the end of seasons. Last week we were 11-5,
bringing our final year’s result to a less than hoped for record of 156-87 (64%). Next year 70%. This is the week
that has a lot of meaningless games. Making it even more complicated are games
like the Pats-Dolphins which means nothing to the Miami team but the #1 seed to
NE. Will the Dolphins give up enough to allow a win for the injury riddled
Pats? Yes. Others like that are Pitt-Cleve, Houston-Jax, Tenn-Indy, Balt-Cinn,
Oakland-KC and Jets-Bills. Pitt must win, and Cleveland is a long time rival that
gives them a hard time. I have to go Pitt. The Jets must win unless Pitt loses,
but Buffalo is pretty evenly matched and fighting for dignity in this NY State
battle. Buff upsets. Cinn needs to get back a little mo going into the
playoffs, but Balt wants to rescue terrible season. Cinn at home. Indy must win
to keep hope alive and will over Tenn. Houston must win to make Indy’s effort
fruitless. Jax is a fighter and getting better…and are the home team. Houston
will not let the playoffs slip by. Oakland is playing very well, though out of
it. KC is great at home. Of the really, truly nothing games I pick Wash over
Cowboys, Detroit over Chicago, Atlanta over NO, Giants over Eagles, SL over SF
and Carolina over TB. In the big games between good teams I’m picking Arizona
over Seattle in a real war. Denver needs a win and SD will give them a battle.
I like Denver’s “D” to rise up and keep SD down. And then there is the one for all
of the NFC North championship marbles. GB is at home, But Minn is playing
better. Yikes! I go Vikings.
Remember
marbles. The boulders and pee-wees; aggies, keepsies,
knuckle down, poison. Your favorite shooter. The lunch break and recess
clusters of kids, on knees, thumbs poised. I remember. Bringing home my loot
for the day, pouring out puries, steelies, allies from my mom-made bag and
laying on the floor staring at the beauties, the color combinations and picking
favorites, for hours.
Losing
our collective minds, Department:
We have to start whittling down governments, or getting
rid of them all together. I’d start with the UN, which isn’t exactly a government,
but is starting to think like one. Too many countries are ceding authority to
this unaccountable organization. But, here is the latest travesty. A petition that
reads in part, “There is too much suffering in the world as it is (Without that
voice again)…” collected 4,500 plus signatures and has been sent to the United
Nations to stop Phil Collin’s comeback! The originator of the drive has pulled back
his effort saying it was pure sarcasm. But, it appears many of the signatory want
it to go forward. Really. If there is a government people will use it. It there
is a bigger government, more people will use it.
What
do we want in the New Year? Hillary and ISIS defeated. Our favorite
sports teams to win championships. Less junk news. More understanding between
divergent factions. Entertainment for entertainment’s sake. More responsibility
and less government. Lots of hugs. Loving smiles.
The
Answer:
I have to say that Ozzie and Harriet with the boys
David and Ricky was my favorite radio program in those days when radio was
king. Ricky was good on TV and did movies like Rio Bravo with John Wayne, but eventually
focused on becoming a pretty good singer with hits like: Be-Bop Baby. Poor
Little Fool, Hello Mary Lou, My Bucket’s Got a Hole In It, I’m Walkin’,
Travelin’ Man and You’re My One and Only Love and many others that reached the
top of the charts. He died in the crash going to perform at a New Years Eve celebration. Bonus: Robert Burns wrote the poem
Auld Lang Syne which was sang to the music of a folk tune in 1788.
“The
New Year lies before you like a perfect tract of snow. Be
careful how you tread on it. for every mark will show”
I
was going to end with an old clip from Ricky Nelson or Phil
Collins, but a good and wise reader sent over this version of Auld Lang Syne. The
quote above, and plenty of love, is also found in the video below: http://youtu.be/Rtajxo8d7js
Well,
that’s it. Another 260+ Tids which is about 5,200
Tidlets or approximately 7,800,000 words. And no arthritis in the fingers, yet.
I promise to make more of the words more interesting next year. More that is
new; with quality I will not eschew.
Have
a perfect New Year E-v-e-r-y-b-o-d-y! Whew!
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