Today's Tids Issue
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For Believing:
I
believe in Santa Claus. I believe in and crave all of the
lovely traditions founded in love and togetherness. I remember my wide-eyed excitement
for gifts I received from the jolly old guy, and even more so, the glow on
faces of those receiving my gifts. (Although, I do seem to remember expressions
of bewilderment!) Yes, I would never not like to stop believing in the mystique
of a jolly old gent traveling the world; feeling the pounding of all of those
happy heart beats of kids anticipating a glorious morning. Santa is about giving
without reservation, of being real nice and not naughty; of laying out cookies
for the old guy and carrots for the magical reindeer. Santa is about swelling
hearts, and wrapping arms around people we love.
If
I have ever believed in anything, it is that the glass
is half full. I have had reasons to be down, and certainly many more to be walking
on clouds. But what I have noticed over many years is that the seemingly bleakest
of moments are never ever as bad as they may seem. There is always up, and that’s
the road I take.
This
is the true day of hope when prolonged darkness begins to
recede as the days get longer on the way to June 21. We’ll be seeing a little
more sun each day now, which is about as good as it gets.
I’m
liking Nicki Haley as our next President.
The
Question:
Who are these people: Lisa Gerritson, Louis
Washkansky, Michelle Hurd, Jane Kaczmerek?
The
Headlines:
--Repubs Celebrate Passage Of Tax Bill; Small Biz
Owners Happy.
--Congress Running Hard to Avoid Shutdown; Likely That
New Repub Stripped Down Bill Will Keep Country Going And Extend Decision On
Tough Stuff Until Mid-January
--Stocks Uneven, Lagging Enthusiasm Of Tax Bill; Jobless
Claims Up Unexpectedly; Strong 3.2% GDP Number Expected To Stimulate Market..
--Several Large Corporations Respond To Passage Of
Tax Bill By Offering Employees Healthy Bonuses; AT&T Will Give 200,000
Employees $1,000 Each.
--Swiss Regulator Says JP Morgan Violated Money Laundering
Rules.
--Some In Media Begrudgingly Admitting To Some Trump
Admin Accomplishments; Dem Lawmaker Manchin Seeing Some Good In Tax Bill.
--Virginia Seat Vote That Yesterday Gave Dem Win By
1 Vote, Now Determined To Be A Tie; Seat That Will Set Balance Of Power In Va
State House Could Now Be Determined By Random Drawing.
One
of the reasons I see for the surprising upsets in College basketball
is that lesser teams of Solid Seniors can put experience together to beat
prestige teams of frivolous freshmen.
I
was driving behind a delivery vehicle of the US Postal Service
yesterday wondering why this unit of the government hasn’t changed the name to Neutral
Gender Truck.
Some
Northeast colleges are dropping the phrase “Freshmen”
in favor of “Incoming or First Year Students”. Why do so many people sit around
dwelling on how unhappy they are about words?
Dems
right now respond to anything Republican as sure to
bring death to innocents, infestations of locusts. I think when people realize
they are not seeing bodies of children lying in the streets, that they may determine
that Dems can be a little hyperbolic. That is, if they remember what the Dems
said in the first place. Or should I say, if the media lets them remember.
Labeling
is the current most irritable tactic of politicians, and it is way out of
control. I think a a vast majority of people look at the nonsense and think, “I’m
just me and damn proud of it”.
The
Answer:
Lisa Gerritson was a pretty accomplished child actor
best known for her role as the daughter of Phyllis Lindstrom (Cloris Leachman)
on the Mary Tyler Moore show and the spin-off, Phyllis. Louis Washkansky was the
first person to receive a heart transplant. Michelle Hurd moved into the
spotlight co-starring with Chris Meloni and Mariska Hartigay in the first
season of L&O SVU, and is currently a regular on TV’s Lethal Weapon. Jane
Kaczmerek has been nominated for 7 Emmy’s and 3 GG’s. Her best-known role was
as Lois in Malcom in the Middle. I remember her as excellent playing DeNiro’s
wife in the film “Falling in Love” also starring Merrill Streep as the other
woman.?
BTW,
Falling in Love was an interesting and entertaining movie about two happily
married strangers who meet on a commuter train, and eventually fall in love. In
the end when DeNiro tells his wife Kaczmerek that he never slept with Streep,
she tells him, “That’s the problem. If you had only slept with her.”
Here’
s a nice melodic introduction the beauty of Christmas
Day: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4cP26ndrmtg
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