Celebrating defeat.

Today's Tids Issue 3,695

For Programmed Hysteria:

You have to feel sorry for all of those who have banished rich, creamy yellow chicken gravy from their lives.

We live in a buzz-word society, and the latest one is transparency. You know it’s overdone when local governments latch on. Only to them it means: Let them know what you want them to know.

If they could keep out politicians and race industrialists, inner cities would have a better chance. I have listened to and seen many young black or Hispanic men and women with their mission to help the new generation of inner-city children make better choices. These are thoughtful, creative people who have seen it all, the ugly and the real ugly. They were given the opportunity to make positive choices and they made them. And now, they are guiding young people to see what they saw. These aren’t activists, anarchists or any-ists. Just people who have been rewarded for good choices and their passion is to pass it along. As one saavy former South Bronx guy said, “I try to help them see that there is a “G” other than gangster – Gentleman.”

The scariest Headline Of All Is that one that says, “Billionaires Bet Big On Market Crash.”

The Question:

0-Man has vetoed eleven bills during his two-year term. How many bills do you think have been vetoed since 1789 -- Around 500, 1500, 2500, 3500, 5000?

The Headlines:

--Markets look to open higher; Opec Cuts Oil Production; Energy Stocks Could Have Strong Day; German Bonds Fall For First Time As Consumer Price Inflation Potential Rears.

--Wells Fargo CEO Stripped Of Compensation, But Government Officials Want More.

--Across the Border Shooting Continues In India And Pakistan.

--Bombs Rain Down On Aleppo.

--Samsung Expected To resume Sale Of Galaxy & On October 1.

--Amnesty Group Reports That Sudan Government Used Chemical Weapons In Darfur; Russia Warns That Aleppo Terrorists May Use Chemical Weapons To Frame Assad.

--Gary Johnson Has New “Aleppo Moment” When He Can’t name Favorite Foreign Leader; Dems Want To Bring Down Third Party Candidate.

Something called Hyperelastic bone may be the key to many a person’s quality of life. It is a new strong and elastic material that can easily be 3D-Printed into bones for reconstructive surgery and more. Interesting the way that good ole’ mother of necessity works isn’t it. Somebody invents 3D printing, and then many bright minds go into action to create products that can make it work even better.

Middle class jobs in manufacturing began to disappear because machines got better, and union demanded high wages for people making many commodity type products became way out of proportion to the value added by American human labor. Presidents can’t fix that. Although they can keep government bureaucratic operations from going overseas due to irrational wages in conflict with services rendered. “Hello, I am Juni form Thailand. Now what is the problem with your driver’s license?”

Talk abut mediocrity, how about that Tids Sports department. Have the NFL picks been dreadful or what? But, I think that parity is more widespread than ever, rookie QB’s who are so far beating the odds and there is that mysterious failure of teams that made good strides last year opening weakly. Here I go again. The NFL takes this one away from may TV’s by placing it on their own NFL network. It could be a good one as Miami has shown some signs of quality and Cinncy is a little under expectations. I have to pick the Bengals at home. I see the tougher picks of the rest as Indy-Jax (London), Carolina-Atlanta, Tenn-Houston (Yes Tenn Houston), Det-Chi, Oakland-Balt, LA-Arz, KC-Pitt and Giants-Minn. I’m picking Jax They have to win one), Carolina w finally waking up, Tenn to surprise Wattless Houston and Det in this Midwestern traditional battle. The Oakland Balt match sets up to be a winner. Balt has been playing a little bit better and Oakland not so much. Balt in a squeaker. Ariz should have been a big favorite though reality isn’t saying that. But, they will win. Pitt to rebound in tough clash and Minn to take the improving Giants. Of the rest I pick New England and QB? at home over Buffalo and practical joker Rex, Jets over Seattle, Washington over Cleve in a  squeaker, San Diego over NO, SF over a Bryantless Dallas. Maybe I’ll get lucky. Maybe I’ll get a participation trophy.

I eat a lot of chicken, and I’m proud of it.

After a masterful pitching performance by the often maligned Clay Buckholtz, the Red Sox took a 3-0 lead into the bottom of the ninth inning against the dreaded Ya, Ya, Ya…well, you know who I mean. Just three outs away from clinching an AL East Pennant, and in strode super reliever Craig Kimbrel…who preceded to give up a single (Only the second hit of the game for the foes) and then 3 straight walks. Yikes!, this is a championship team? Joe Kelly relieved him and preceded to give up a walk-off Grand Slam enabling the hapless Bronx Bombers to win. But then within nano seconds of disappointment without a second thought, the Sox brought out the Champaign. They had indeed clinched since Toronto had lost. I felt something missing as bubbles from the traditional grape nectar sprayed the room. Not even a moment’s hesitation to dwell on an implosion just minutes before. It’s like the players were given a participation trophy.

The line from this current march to the presidency that seems to have staying power for the History books: “The two most unpopular presidential candidates ever.”

I’m leery of restaurants of celebrity chefs, and even more so of wannabee celebrity chefs. And also all of the food writers who become orgasmic over them.

Remember when Mario Lanza was a true matinee idol? If you do, you’re old as me and that’s not something you don’t want to admit to. Bonus Q2: Name two of Mario’s big movies.

The Answer:

There has been 2,573 vetoes since the first Presidency. Bonus. Mario first hit the big screen against Kathrine Greyson in That Magnificent Kiss. Hs second film The Toast of New Orleans featured his super hit song “Be My Love”. He was excellent in the Great Caruso, the biopic about his idol. His next film “Because You’re Mine” produced another super hit of the same name. The film that first popped into my head was “The Student Prince”.

Sometimes it’s good to remember those teen years in darkened theaters.