March Fools Month.

Today's Tids Issue 2,077
Opening Stuff:

March 1st is one of the great days of the year. I mean it is meaningful for me. For most it signals the beginning of a month that contains the first day of spring and the St Patrick’s Day bashes. But, for the most part, March sucks – mud, colder than expected temps, unrelenting wind and missing receipts for tax preparation. So enjoy today, March 1. It is always special. The day that promises greatness. The Month before April 1 could be called March Fools month. But, not on March 1. Everything is Ok on March 1st.

Two conservative journalists greet each other every morning by saying, “Good righting!”.

If art museums are for artists, are libraries museums for writers.

The Question:
Today is the anniversary of Arthur Conan Doyle’s first Sherlock Home Mystery. What is it? We all know that “The Mystery of Cinderella’s Sports Bra” is his least well known effort. Name five of his best known Sherlock mysteries.

The Headlines:
--Personal Spending Shows Increase; Income Growth Slows.
--Olympics End With Canada Hockey Win Over Valiant US team; Canada Sets New “Gold” Standard; US Sets new Total Medal Mark.
--Hurricane Force Winds Kill Hundreds In Europe As Huge Storms Wrack Continent; France Hardest Hit.
--AIG Deal With Pru And More Positive Prospects For Greek Bailout Have Sticks Opening Higher.
--Chili Cleaning Up And Fighting Against Looting.
--Africa Becoming New Center For Growth Of al-Qaida.
--New Study Links Violent Video Games To Violent Thought.
--Marie Osmond’s Son Jumps From Apartment Window; Suicide Note Says Youth Had Felt Depressed All His Life.

Back to More Stuff:

In response to the outcries against full body X-Rays for airport security, a NASA engineer suggests a specially built booth where the rays detonate any explosive on the body. Get those body bags ready.

You can’t have everything. Where would you put it?

Let’s see if I have this straight. Michael Vick goes to jail because he lets dogs kill dogs. A whale kills humans and he gets the rock star treatment amidst thunderous applause from adoring rapturous fans. Is that about it? I think I’m the wrong species. (Family friendly ending). Would you scratch my ears and throw me a milk bone! Wag. Wag. (Alernative ending) Would you rub my fins and throw me a fish…Better yet, just leave your arm right where it is. Slurp. Slurp.

I doubt if many of you have Ralph Vaughn Williams Dona Nobis Pacem on top of your “Playlist”. But it’s worth a listen.

Today is the anniversary of George Washington in the year 1790 signing official law authorizing the Census. I doubt if he said “Do this so you can have the money you gave us back.” In fact the Gov. had very little of our money then. Today is the official “Washington rolling over in his grave day”.

The Novel:
Through the Same Eyes: Chapter 56 continues. –Paul turned and enthusiastically shook Isabelle’s hand and gave Kent a warm, I’m you best pal, hug. Kent looked at me over Paul’s shoulder. I think I felt my face get warm. Paul then turned to me, picked up my hand, kissed and said, “I have to talk to the chef”.
“What was that all about?”, I heard Kent say as Paul left the room.
“Oh nothing, He’s just happy. You’ll get used to it when you start working with him” Kent just looked at me quizzically.
“We won’t be long”, I heard Izzy say as they both came over to sit on either side of the bed. “Mind if I sit here?” I nodded “I wanted Kent to comedown here with me, because I know the two of you have worked together and have gotten to know each other. Kent is in essence the number two person at BiEmbryo especially since Bromsky is among the missing. As you may have heard, I asked Jack Wiley to have you as our main contact. We think highly of all the people at RL&H, but we need your presence and intuitive logic at least at the start-up.”
All of a sudden I felt Kent’s buttox pressing against my thigh. It was getting hard now to pay attention to Izzy. I spread my legs slightly, pushing against him. I wanted him to crawl beneath the covers right now. I could feel his warmth and I was having trouble breathing. I heard Izzy stop talking. “I’m looking forward to spending as much time as I can at BiEm.” I think I heard myself say.
I looked over at Kent. He had a funny expression on his face.

Back to More Stuff Again:

Whales must have great Public Relations firms! I wonder if the firms are taking on Tigers.

In the race to beat out last years winner, Barack Obama, five Senators are tied for the title as most liberal in 2009: Jack Reed (RI). Sheldon Whitehouse (RI), Roland Burris (IL), Ben Cardin (MD) and Sherrod Brown (OH). These guys are more liberal than Vermont Socialist Party member Bernie Sanders. Of courses glaring out at you are the two from the former “Ocean Sate” now dubbed “The Underwater State”, little Rhody. Whitehouse is intrinsically Liberal and works hard at it because it assures invites to East Side cocktail parties. Reed actually has no personal belief system. He just does what party leaders tell him to do.

Politic Speak Department:
Speaking of party leaders, a guy named Bill Lynch is running for the RI House seat vacated by the vacant one. He said yesterday “I am not part of the Democrat Establishment”. For the last fifteen years or so he was the democrat establishment, serving has State Party Chairman. And Jack Reed was one of his favorite puppets.

Actually, “Deception- Speak” is pretty prevalent in our throughout our society in this new enlightened era. Providence College said over the weekend that in addition to the 4% increase in tuition, they will also ask for a surcharge of another $5,000 to help keep the college in the race for a looming more competitive future. In the explanation they pointed the positives including “The surcharge allows you to take one extra class at no extra charge.”!!

“If walls could talk”…you’d probably start worrying about your mental health.

The announcement of the slowing of corporate layoffs this week was put in the good economic news category. Actually it could mean two things. The economy is improving. There are no people left to lay off.

While America’s eyes are firmly affixed upon the dominant Health Care boondoggle, states have been quietly passing small laws that will eventually decriminalize Marijuana…just In time for Boomer retirements. And judging by the dogged pursuit of the HC bonanza, it has already been decriminalized in Congress.

The Answer:
Number one was “A Study in Scarlet”. Others are “The Hound of the Baskervilles”, “Sign of Four”, Valley of Fear”, “His Last Bow”, “The Adventures of SH”, The Memoirs of SH”, The Return of SH” and the Case-Book of SH”.

The End:

How many times over the next couple of years do you think we’ll be reading the headline: “Stimulus money for (Fill in the blank) misused.”