From the heart, and not the wallet..

Today's Tids Issue 4,322

Personal feelings are the gift:

Is it really love if you give your mate a box of V-Day chocolates and it contains only those which you like?

Have you seen that newest Lincoln SUV commercial with Matthew McConaughey? Don’t you think it is just a wee bit too precious. If he’s as cool as he’s acting to be, he could stop global warming; restore the polar ice cap just by sitting there for an hour or two.

On Sunday, I watched the qualifying races for the Daytona 500. Yes, I a one of those. Wat surprised me most was that it was on TV, and that the biggest race in Nascar is tis coming Sunday. That means winter is definitely winding down, regardless if you are standing frozen in slush.

Making bad nun jokes is a farce of habit.

Happy Birthday, Abe.

The Question:

Jennifer Aniston held her 50h Birthday Party. In attendance were many of her exes. Name five of JA’s guys.

The Headlines:

--Optimism For Agreement Avoiding Shutdown Has DOW Opening Up 200, Rising to 325 At Noon.

--Top 1% Of Earners pay 37.5 % Of All Taxes; the bottom 50% pay 3’7%.

--Donald T. and Beto Battle It Out In Wall Speeches.

--Talks On Brexit Deal In Crucial Stages.

--McDonalds To Add Donuts To Menu.

--Gabrielle Giffords’ Hubby, Retired Astronaut Mark Kelley Takes Aim At McCain’s Senate Seat.

--Seattletonians Still bewildered By Historic Snow.

--Dems Propose Ban On High Capacity Gun Magazines

I’m in favor of avoiding a government shutdown primarily because it is boring news.

Btw, have you noticed how media has seized upon the lower tax refund story. They never mention, though, that the vast majority of people are receiving bigger pay checks, and keeping more of their money all year long. And an intrepid journalist can always can easily find a few disparaging quotes to sensationalize their story because there are always people who see something negative in anything.

I’m already tired of the Oscars.

Some UN experts are saying that Belgium should pay The Congo large reparations because of the way they colonized that country. Now, I don’t know whether or not what the “experts’ are saying is true, but the idea of reparation for colonization could metastasize into the biggest income redistributions program in the history of the world.

It was sad, on Sunday as I traveled around and walked through several antique stores. In every one of them I saw men, chins on the chest of their Patriots sweatshirt, Pats hat lowered over their eyes; eyes vacant, looking for that light that shone but seven days ago. So, now I know where football fans go when their season ends – old stores with older memories.

RI state revenue more and more is derived from things that are bad for people or from government activities that annoy people. But, that doesn’t seem to stop the administrators.

The Repubs have a simple four-part Voter requirement policy: 1. The voter must be a citizen. 2. The voter must have identification. 3. The Voter may not vote more than once. 4. The voter must be alive. Who could argue with that?

The bigger your tax refund, the bigger your interest free loan to the government.

Watching Nascar qualifying and watching downhill skiing are pretty much the same. Your eye is on the clock, while participants are on the edge of disaster trying to reduce time by a Nanosecond

The Answer:

Now, Jennifer Anniston is no Elizabeth Taylor, but she definitely attracts men. Angelina Joli interrupted her happy days with Brad Pitt. Here are Anniston guys starting in 1995 (Her first days into spotlight with friends) with Counting Crows lead singer Adam Duritz. From 1995-98 it was Sandra Bullock ex-fiancé Tate Donavan. Then it was Pitt until the 2005 heartbreak. After that she tried out Vince Vaughn and then John Mayer. That was before Justin Theroux 2011 til 2018. The big rumors towards the end of that one was that she was still reading love letters from Brad Pitt. BTW, Pitt and Maher were at her 5oth. Theroux called.

I’d rather have a box of Reeses Cups.

I may go to another antique store this weekend.

The Parking Lot: Chapter 86.

  Phebe looked out towards the wharf as she neared Martha and Noah. Martha followed here yes to see two of the big Howland boys banging open their office door on the pier. Martha noticed Phebe’s hand waving them off, then locking onto Martha’s eyes. A reaffirmation of a friend.

   Noah and Martha slid form their horses and moved quickly to Phebe. “Let’s go into my house. I wanted to reach you before you got too far into the crowd.” She gave the Prescott’s a half smile. Taking Martha’s, hand the three walked at apace up the stairs and into the right parlor. Martha wondered why they needed protection.

   “Have a seat, Martha. I sorry for the commotion.” She looked at the bewildered pair,” You know those boys. Not liking the Hicks is in their blood.” She paused. “Anything can set them off.” Martha shuddered at the thought of their groping hands that one day.

   For what seemed liked minutes, Martha and Noah were silent wondering how much they should say.  \Finally, Noah spoke. “So something must have set them off, at least judging by the way they popped out of their office.

   “You know how it is around here, said Phebe, “rumors and edgy people like those nephews of mine have a way of turning nothing into a calamity.” Martha and Noah sat back little. Basically, what happened, a couple of the farmers have been coming through delivering their harvest for shipping, and one or two mentioned that members of your family have been talking to them about some kind of robbery at your home and the possibility of old wounds being opened.  The farmers didn’t seem to know anything, except that it seemed odd.” She sat back in her sofa and puffed up her gray skirt. You know how little remarks arouse big curiosity.” Phebe smiled at her wisdom. “So, what brings you here, this morning?”

  The two of them knew what each other was thinking. And it was, that maybe we over reacted. Maybe.