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Today's Tids Issue 3,554

Opening Stuff:

Be prepared for the shortest Tids of the year. So I regrettably fear. This is a bit of a cumbersome day for me. You’ll agree when you see me flee. But Hopefully not before a few witticisms, several cutting criticisms. Maybe before I get away, a thought worth saving for another day.

Life would be better without so much information. It’s everywhere, and overwhelming. It is hard to tell what’s true and what’s not, but there are so many channels to deliver what’s hot, whether the figment of minds or substance that binds. There is just too much time on too many people’s hands and their burden from boredom is being thrust upon me. So I would just prefer to see less and let my cluttered mind rest. But, can I resist?

The Question:

Sunday is Palm Sunday. Ok, name the Twelve Apostles. How easy is that? Or, is it?

The Headlines:

--Oil Pushes To $40; Stock Buyers To make Hay While Oil Flows.

--North Korea Fires New Missile Into Sea.

--March Madness Plays To large Crowds; 12 Seeds Yale and Arkansas Little-Rock Upset 5 Seeds Baylor and Perdue; Play-in Wichita State Surprises Arizona; Providence Nips USC At Buzzer.

--Putin Warns That Russia Can Re-arm Syria In Days.

--Alliances Shift Daily Among Repubs Trying To Stop Trump.

--Letter Containing White Powder Sent To Trump’s Son.

I found myself rooting hard for Yale yesterday for several reasons, but mainly to send a message to Teams like Baylor not to ever wear day glow uniforms again. I think my equilibrium became seriously endangered during the game.

I was seeing a short news item for advanced human appearing robots, and one of the inventors/company owners listed several good reasons to have one of your one, with one being “To put away your groceries.” What are we coming too?

Fox has a pretty interesting looking program scheduled for Sunday called The Passion, and it will be told through the music of Pop artists. The songs are those made famous by singers like Whitney Houston and Celine Dion among many, and the artists performing are Chris Daughtry, Trisha Yearwood, Yolanda Adams and Seal. It will be moving and delightful for even those who don’t like God.

The newest scourge of city and town streets, it appears, are gangs of teens riding unregistered dirt bike style motorcycles which are too elusive for the police. Yes they raise a ruckus, do tier dastardly deeds and the police are helpless standing by watching them stream though narrow alleys and across wooded hillsides.

Irony Department:

Apple was named by Fortune Mag as the most admired company in America and stock observers are warning of a sell off. It’s all about setting bars too high in this new emotional stock market game. Any nick in the most admired looks like a gouge to an uninformed investor.

Reading Between the Lines Movie reviews:

--The best of a mediocre lot seems to be Midnight Special. It’s about a boy with special mysterious powers that lots of nefarious characters want. His dad and he go on the lam.

--The Program is a fair telling of the story about the Rise and fall of Lance Armstrong.

The Answer:

Well we certainly know Peter and Paul, and John. And like real life today, evil doers like Judas always get front page treatment. O, I’m not doubting there was a Thomas. Peter who was at first Simon had a brother named Andrew, and John had a brother named James. O that’s about 6. Let’s see, there was Phillip and Bartholomew (Or, Nathanial if you like). and Thaddaeus (Sometimes Called Jude). Now who’s left? Well one is the Lesser James and the 11th is a Tax collector named Mathew. And Simon the Zealot is 12, and he is probably the least known to biblical scholars of all.

See you all on Monday, back with a full bodied Tids.

Have a great, sunny, loving Weekend, E-v-e-r-y-b-o-d-y!