Today's Tids Issue 4,578
Football is better:
Well, this is paint-a
pretty-picture-for-your-side day. It appears this morn that The Trial will be
over and in the record books by the evening. The Prez will be acquitted, as has
been predicted since before it began. All that is left will be the spinning, that
tipsy-turvy world of placing blame and rewriting two-week-old history. Everything
you hear the next few weeks will be entirely foreseeable. The political virus
is quite infectious, and deadly rhetoric is what most Americans should guard against
as we move towards Iowa, New Hampshire, Super Tuesday and beyond. Hey, did
Howard Dean just grab my fingers?
The local police remain
stumped after a gang of beavers rampaged through trees along Main Street. Oh, that
was really bad.
Well, we’re here.
It is time for a real battle where hyperbole doesn’t count, where it is man against
man, inner resolve against inner resolve. No litigation, just physical
assassination. The Super Bowl is here. Mahomes versus Goropolo, Kittle versus
Kelce, Nick Bosa versus intense speed. In case you have been buried in congressional
drudgery, it’s The Game between the San Francisco Forty Niners and the Kansas
City Chiefs. A very good tussle indeed. This was a rather long preamble because
I haven’t a clue on this one. The Tids Pickers are scrambling for sure. KC is the
fastest team in the NFL. Patrick Mahomes is certainly a cool magician. But San
Fran is tough in the trenches, where most Super Bowls are won. Will first full
season QB Jimmy Garoppolo be up to the task as an improved KC “D” surges, and
surges again? It’s really close. I think SF has more flaws than KC. But I like Shanahan’s
mind over Reid’s. Ok, Ok , Ok, here it is: The Kansas City Chiefs 27, the San Francisco
Forty Niners 21. Mahomes is the Difference.
Meanwhile,
Snoopy is hoping to win the Supper Bowl.
The Question:
What NFL exec came up with the name “Super Bowl”? Bonus:
Name five players who won the SB MVP who weren’t QB’s.
The Headlines:
--The Virus Continues To Infect World Stock Markets;
Dow Down Near 300 At Mid-Morning, Declines Further to 450 by Near Noon; Amazon
Soars After Earnings Trounce Estimates; China Markets Opening Delayed Until Feb
3; WHO Steps Up Warning But Recommends Against Travel and Trade Restrictions.
--House Passes Two Control Elements Limiting Trump
Ability To Go To War With Iran; One Measure Would Block Funding.
--Lamar Alexander to Vote Against Having Witnesses;
Senate Expected to Finish Off Trial By The End Of The Day; Dems Will Launch
Last Minute Missiles.
--Brits Will Leave EU Tis Afternoon After 3.5 Years
Of Haggling And 4 PM’s. Parties And Protests Expected Across The UK.
--New NBC/WSJ Poll Has Biden And Sanders In Virtual
Tie; Bernie (27%) Up 6, Joe (26%) Down 2; Liz 15%; Mike B Leapfrogs Pete and Closing
Gap With Liz.
--Antifa To Mount Protest Against NYC Police And
Subway Fares; Officials Preparing For The Worse.
--Taliban Attacks In Afghan Rapidly Increase As US Withdraws
Troops.
I wonder if there will be protests against the KC “Chiefs”.
Probably, somewhere this weekend. But, how about getting rid of the Niners, The
Forty Niners, the ultimate symbol of greed gone crazy in America, the Haves
versus the Have Nots. America, the curse of James Marshall. Let’s get rid of The
“Niners”. How about the San Fran Homeless? How about Levi’s Stadium as a homeless
shelter?
Lately impeachment
trials have all been about staining the opposition. Just ask Bill Clinton.
I never cease to be
amazed at the talent possessed by people, perhaps just like you and I;
neighbors, club and church members. Strangers on the street. Never underestimate
the capabilities of people. And people should never underestimate themselves.
The Baseball world is looking
at the now real possibility of a Monster trade between the LA Dodgers and Boston
Red Sox involving Sox super star Mookie Betts. New England fans are nervous. No
Brady? No Mookie? Are pigs flying?
Like clockwork,
on the day that it appears the Trump trial will end, a news item appears telling
us that a woman allegedly raped by the president in a department store dressing
room in the mid 1990’s is asking for DT’s DNA. It is part of her announcing a
new book on the matter scheduled for release next month. I am certainly sensitive
to the pain of this woman and open to the truth of her allegations, but I
suspect something like her revelation will be appearing regularly up until November,
shoes dropping one after another for nine months, until the voters deliver.
There is no truth to
the rumor that the Dem’s Opposition Research Dirty Tricks Vault is named “Imelda
Marcus Closet”.
Establishment Dems
are waking up to the fact that serious basic changes in their party are the
real thing. Maybe, they will all turn to Michael Bloomberg, after all.
I see where the huge
Hummer is coming back as an all-electric vehicle. There’s no truth to the rumor
that the behemoth SUV will be followed by an 18-wheeler carrying it’s back up battery.
Reading Between the Lines Movies Reviews:
--The Assistant has an air of mystery and suspense
as it follows one day in the life of a young just graduated woman seeking a
career in the film industry. As a junior assistant she at once sees it all and
decides to take a stand. One day? Could been entertaining if not too preachy,
and not too implausible.
--The Rhythm Section has a good star, Bake Lively,
and a hot director, but seems to fail miserably. It’s about a lowest of the low
strung out addict who sets out to recover “Rocky” style in order to track down the
organization responsible for blowing up a plane carrying her parents. It sounds
pretty decent in print, but obviously even the most flexible action pic lover is
having trouble with it.
-- If you like Taylor Swift, you will like Miss
Americana. It is a bio documentary pic taking us through the talented lass’s
transformation from young singer song writer genius real woes of maturity.
It seems like the horror movie Gretel and Hansel is
worth avoiding. It’s about a young girl leading her brother into the woods to
find food but only getting trapped by evil.
The Answer:
Lamar Hunt, founder of the KC Chiefs invented the
super bowl and coined the name. Bonus: There have been 54 SB MVP’s, and while
it seems that QB;s always win, 25 “all other positions” have been on the big stage.
Lately, it has been a little one sided – 10 QB’s of 15. The Latest 5 non-QB’s have
been SB 54 Julian Edelman, SB 50 Von Miller LB, SB 48 Malcom Smith LB, SB 43 Sanatoria
Holmes WR, and SB 40 Hines Ward WR. BTW, the QB’s who won over the same 15-year
stretch were Nick Foles, Tom Brady, Tom Brady, Joe Flacco, Eli Manning, Aaron Rogers,
Drew Brees, Eli Manning, Peyton Manning and Tom Brady. Note, while Tom Brady has
won 4, the only player winning 3 was Brady’s boyhood hero, Joe Montana,
Go Pats!!
Oh, we didn’t make it this year. Sigh.
Have great weekend,
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