Layng quietly in fields

Layng quietly in fields
Glstening lights

Thursday, February 4, 2016

It must be pretty in West Virginia.



Today's Tids Issue 3.523
Opening Stuff:

Big time sports like pro football, baseball and the Olympics have become much too expensive. What kind of madness is it to extort cities into building sports arenas and venues. And have the citizens proud to be taxed to death. And then find that they can’t afford a ticket to watch a game. Hey, I’m an old gym rat, a sports junkie through and through, and I believe games are great even without a promotion director. Stop the insanity.

I remember once I wrote a slogan for a client, “I love you madly, Milton Bradley!” -- which would have been accompanied by two adorable animated kids with infectious I love you madly giggles. It was rejected and I thought they were idiots. I could have been Donald Trump.

Being practical is not necessarily good for the economy of a first world country.

Yesterday I mused about the dilemma of finding the presidential candidate who might have the potential to start bring the country back together. Maybe, just maybe Ben Carson is the quiet thoughtful man we need in this time of immovable bastions of disagreement. And, if you don’t agree with him, he’ll stab you! Just kidding,. I like him, sort of a black Ike. In this era of bombastic outrage, we need a steady, reasoned voice.

227 years ago today, George Washington of Mount Vernon Virginia was named first President of the USA. Hmmmm

The Question:
Two of the bigger stories it appears going into the Super Bowl is the one on the great Peyton Manning retiring after the game, and the other about Cam Newton declaring his greatness. So, who do you think are the ten all time greatest QB’s?

The Headlines:
--Market Futures Look Stable.
--Jimmy Carter Says he Would Pick Trump Over Cruz.
--Congress Chairman Of The Finance Committee Asks John Kerry to Explain $1.7 Million To Iran; Secretary Admits That Some Iran Deal Funds Will Go To Terrorists; A Ransom By Any Other Name Is Still A Ransom.
--Glitch Forces IRS To Shut Down eFiling System.
--Kerry Says Russian Bombing Strangled Peace Talks.
--Judge Rules That Cosby Case Can Proceed.
--Conoco-Phillips Latest Of Big Oil Companies To Report Falling Sales And Profits; Shell Profit Falls 60%.
--Bulletin: Yahoo! Stock Upgraded As Takeover Talk Murmurs To The Surface.
--Rare 500 Year Old Painting By Dutch Artist Hieronymous Bosch Surfaces In Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art In Kansas  City.

If Cruz loses, he might find a job waiting for him at the New York Dail News who must just love the expression “Trumper-tantrum”. That is an expression that could stick to Trump for the rest of the campaign. Lets face it, Trump has loyalists and also lots of avowed detractors, many in the media. I can see that phrase catching on, as more of the real estate developer naysayers focus on whining episodes like that one Tuesday after Iowa. For instance, conservative commentator Ben Stein said yesterday, “I am not a Pediatrician, so I have trouble analyzing Trump antics.”. Trump still maybe be the best man for the Country, but he is making the noise that could be his own undoing, that has adults wanting to keep him secure in his own playpen.

I guess the powers that be thought that promotion could make it so. Like wishing upon a star, the UN began peace talks without the presence or acknowledgements of the parties in dispute – the Syrian Government and the rebel forces. So yesterday they paused the talks until Feb 25, which will give the plenty of time to run down to Rome and throw three coins into the fountains at Trevi hoping that the next time they will come true.

As Ralph Loren sales continue to fall, get ready for some good sales. I think they could turn it all around if the designers put a pocket on the shirts instead of a pony. Think of the huge engineer market out there poised to dress up their plastic pen protectors!

I’m going to miss Rand Paul. I liked him quite a bit. But, I guess I’m happy that he opted out in time to run full time for that Kentucky Seat. He is also a great spokesman in the Senate, and the USA needs well constructed contrary opinions like his.

I see where same store sales for Dunkin’ Donuts has slipped. This is additional proof that policemen under siege are staying snug in their stations. BLM is killing the donut business.

What you like about your house is not exactly what high percentages of buys prefer. You may want to convert your garage to a man cave, but 74% of buyers say a garage is essential. Other brilliant ideas to which you should give a second thought. Combining two bedrooms into ne larger one is a big non-no. Removing closets to perhaps build an overly large mega bathroom is another bad idea, as in the long run people love storage space more than the glitz. Wallpaper your home for yourself, but don’t expect potential buyers to like it. Of course if you never intend to sell, go craze.

If you do sell, minimize the clutter. --Purge your rooms of outdated clothing, duplicates and rarely used gadgets. –Pre-pack everything but essentials to open up table tops and counters. –Fix glaring eyesores and problems like out of date wallpaper, broken light fixtures and cabinet draw pulls. –Depersonalize by removing photos and private collections –Lastly, stage your house with items that would be appreciated by the prevailing buyer demographic. i.e. If it is a family neighborhood, make the house look welcome to kids. Personally I would not do much of it, thinking that I would get a higher price from somebody who thought just like me. There is one out there. Somewhere.

Do you get the feeling that real estate brokers hate wall paper.

Silly me, but I always thought that bridge and road repairs was part of a state’s and/or town’s budgeted annual maintenance program. Up here, the Governor seems to think it is the RI economy.

Nothing is new under the Sun, Department:
As you may know, I was in the B2B publishing business and at one time worked for a pretty important news weekly covering the huge USA manufacturing industry. Remember that? In fact it was the oldest magazine in the country (Atlantic Monthly was 2nd) and regularly led the way, like in 1976 with the firsts reporting of new developments like computers for use in manufacturing. I give you that background because back in 1980, we were trumpeting the need for rebuilding the country’s tired infrastructure, now the favorite idea from for the White House to the the town hall.

The Answer:
My opinion is in conflict with the source for tis answer, and obviously you will have your own favorites’. First the answer: At #10 they have Fran Tarkington followed upward by Otto Graham, Steve Young, Peyton Manning, Johnny Unitas, Bret Favre, Tom Bradey, Dan Marino, John Elway and Jow Montana. First, even with the gaudy stats, I would not rank Marino that high or even in the top ten. I would have Roger Stauback up there fro sure, ans then what about older greats like Sammy Baugh. Opeinoions are every where. Here’s a seond all-tie m list. It has Montana as 1 again but followed by Brady, P. Manning Elway, Marino, Favre, Unitas, Young, Bradshaw and Brees. This list goes further with #11 being Aikman followed by Aaron Rogers, Graham, Staubach (He still has the 2nd highest all time winning percentage), Starr, Tarkington, Eli Manning, Kaspernick, Romo and Jim Kelley> Kaspernick? Romo?


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