Today's Tids Issue
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For a good lazy day:
God,
it’s lonely in here. Why did I say God? I don’t know
anything about God. Must be I heard Chuck and Deloris talking about it. I call
her delightful, but I don’t tell Chuck. They know a lot about whatever God is.
Jeez, it’s quiet in here. Maybe I should get up and make some noise. If my
noise is the only noise I hear then it’s better than no noise at all. I like
that clicking sound. God, there I go again. What an itch. It‘s in what of those
so hard to reach areas. People laugh at me when I scratch it not knowing how
painful it is. O well, here goes, arrgh errg…aha I got it. There it goes. Feels
great now. Now for the big stretch, and back to the perfect nap. I wonder how
many hours I’ve been here. Is it lunch time yet? It feels like it. There must
be something around this joint. There always is. Uh oh, I’m feeling that funny sensation
in my butt again. It must be time; in case you’re interested, I can feel time.
There it goes like clockwork, first the sensation then my tail starts to move a
bit. That’s always a good sign. O my God, it’s wagging like hell now. Time to
run to the window and look like I’m interested in Chuck or Delightful coming
home for their lunch, and of course for me. It always gets them when I jump to
the window, tongue dangling and eyes wide. It always gets me a nice rub behind
the ears and a great lunch. And then scampering and laughing, and little walk
outside just before they leave. I love that first big tail wagging time of day.
Seeya Chuck and Delightful and thanks for those extra pats on the bee-hind.
Will make my afternoon nap that much better. I’m glad I’m young enough to still
have a good bladder.
Saturday
started off badly. The tourists began arriving before the
morning newspapers.
I
remember as a kid critics saying that I shouldn’t
listen to Tchaikovsky because his music was too loud. But then and now, I
always thought he wrote some beautiful melodies and continually pick up nice
little innovations. inventive. That’s when I gave up listening to critics.
Theo
Epstein is the World’s Greatest Leader?
Some
world watchers are seeing the rise of ISIS 2.0.
It has become obvious that the Caliphate has not worked out too well for them.
But their egos are still intact and we should expect more of the lone wolf soft
target operations like the recent attack on Parliament. The leadership and
extreme Islamic ideologues want to be sure the world knows that they aren’t
going away.
The
good news is that the London terror did not affect the
world stock markets. This means there is more substance in the numbers, than
mere emotion driving this market.
The
Question:
Who was the First ever recipient of the
Congressional Medal of Honor? Bonus:
Who was Desiree Washington? Special
Bonus: Where was Robert Frost Born? 1. Middlebury, Vermont 2. Amherst, Massachusetts 3. San Francisco 4. Chicago
5. Camden, NJ
The
Headlines:
--Markets Down; Expected To Remain Sluggish In Wake
Of; Oil Prices Moving Down After Last Week’s Rise; Trump Signs Bill Easing Energy
Regs.
--Schumer Says He Is Open To working With Repubs On
Many issues.
--Trump Son-In-Law Kushner Put In Charge Of Making USABureaucracy
Efficient
--Is Trump Asking For Ryan To Step Down Through
Jenine Pirro?
--Pakistan Starts Building Border Fence.
--Million Dollar Gold Coin Stolen From German
Museum.
--Congo militia Group Decapitates F 30 Policemen Captured
In Ambush.
It
is an intriguing Final Four indeed. Caroline blue is the only
power team remaining, with three hard working teams trying to keep their upset streaks
going. One of the first books I ever read in the 1940’s was one about bow to play
basketball written by Howard Hobson, the coach of that 1939 Oregon team that won
the NCAA’s. That was the last time they were in the finals. South Carolina has
never been in the finals. Gonzaga which was #1 in te nation has been in the finals
twice recently but has never won. They are the heroes for all mid-major, and would
be idolized if they knocked off Carolina. An Oregon win would be good because our
local RI team almost eat them a few games ago. But The Ducks are really tough,
having the ability to knock off anybody trough shear heart alone. I know nothing
about the South version of Carolina. But, they do look good in basic black…uniforms.
Carolina blue has some weaknesses, mainly sleepwalking at times. That’s what
the other three have to take advantage of.
One
of the great taste combinations in life is bacon and
coffee.
The
best news about the NCAA tournament is that Baylor got knocked
out and we don’t have to look at those dayglow uniforms anymore.
There
is a lot of info around saying that the ObamaCare is in the near-death
mode. Dems as well as Repubs say it needs help. Yet, during the recent debate I never saw or
heard a so-called outside nonpartisan source present a rational comparative
analysis of both Health care Plans that includes the current status and future
for Obamacare. So, why do newspapers and other media proclaim themselves as
necessary watchdogs of the democracy when It doesn’t appear they are able to do
their job when a confused public really needs reasonable insight. It was all
over again -- take sides, create false impressions and throw things at each
other, and forget entirely the reality of the situation.
Is
it rude for a deaf person to talk (sign) with a mouth full
of food?
I
just read of the enormous decline in the Northeast cod
fishery. Yet I remember as a kid in the nineteen forties walking the docks of
Chatham Cape Cod hearing fisherman saying that mighty Cod is about gone, and
now it’s all about haddock and pollack. Just in case you are interested.
Have
you ever been watching TV when word appears on the screen
that sends chills down your spine? Mine is Fixodent.
Young
people’s biggest reaction to all of the fuss over the new
tokens for Monopoly is, “What’s a board game?”
Will
legal marijuana increase the number of inane protest
marches or put them to sleep?
A
bad place to be is on the left side of a Wheel of Fortune
contestant who is on a hot streak. A worse place to be is next to Trump with
the job of rewriting his Tweets before they create a world war.
The
biggest shortcoming that young writers have today is that
they don’t know what old people know.
I’m
Laughing on the Outside, Department:
One of our two Congressmen, is David Ciciline, a guy
who left the city of Providence in shambles when he stepped down from the
mayor’s office to run for Congress. He happens to be my Representative in
Washington, but has absolutely no inclination to work for his entire
constituency. Friday he actually said: “It shouldn’t be this hard work to make
a democracy function.” Are you still laughing as hard as I am from that one! Or
is it crying. He and the rest of this small state’s contingent are all
“Just-say-no-to-anything-opposition” and part of the mass of angry people who
want to breed hate, and most of all prevent a smooth transition of the American
democracy.
You
don’t have to love Trump to be tried of the hatred and
intolerance.
The
Parking Lot: Chapter 84.
Martha looked over her shoulder and around hidden
corners a lot in the days and months
following the big ruckus. There seemed little need for fear as the Howland boys
appeared to have grown up overnight, spending all of their time working hard to
build up the port facilities. They realized quickly how important the inland
farmers were to their village and shipping businesses.
Martha and
Noah Prescott’s children grew up strong and responsible like their parents and
grandparents. Three girls Emily, Mathilda and Ella were among the best looking
around and the boys Isaac and John were strong smart and very likable.
John was so
likable that one of the Howland woman Jane, married him. So, at the wedding
Martha was very happy to see harmony between the two families that were now
slightly related. Howlands would now be forever linked Hicks and Prescotts. Martha smiled every time
she thought of it.
One day In
the weeks after the wedding, Martha returned to their now substantial home down
near the old Wampanoag summer camp to find it broken into. Mostly the damage
was in the back room where she and Noah kept all of the community farm
agreements and contracts dealing with the town operations. And, some Hicks
family historical records.
She quickly
went into the small room off that back room to a portion of the wall, which
appeared to look intact. She looked out the window and behind her. Then she
pushed a wall panel upward until it came free to display small cranny that
contains a small box. In the box she saw the seal that authenticated all of the
agreements and that preserved ownership of Sakonnet land for the Hicks
families. That was all that really counted. Yet, she became concerned that’s
some of the history, known only to Richard, Musatta, Jeremiah, Noah and
herself, might have been taken from the other room. Most important were the
historical implications of some Hicks involvement in the death of Big.
The
Answer:
I’m sure you all guessed that the great George
Washington was the first ever recipient of the congressional Medal of Honor. Bonus: Desiree Washington was the RI
Miss Black America who was raped by Mike Tyson. There is not much about what
happened to her after her national trauma. One rumor has her as Desiree
Fontaine, a Connecticut TV personality who was accused of shoplifting from
Sears (She said it was part of her job as an investigative reporter) Special Bonus: Robert Frost, the guy
who wrote about rural stone-walled New England, was born in San Francisco. It was Carl Sandburg who wrote about Chicago,
and Walt Whitman died in Camden. Frost taught at Middlebury College, U Michigan
and Amherst. He was city boy who bought a farm in Derry NH, obviously for
inspiration.
Shoplifting
from Sears! No wonder it’s in a death spiral.
Nothing
makes Spring feel more like Spring than the wonderful fields
of yellow as the forsythia blooms all over. Unfortunately It ain’t working too
good this bitter cold March.
Is
it time for dinner yet? I’m not feeling anything in my
butt.
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