Warm hearts and flashing eyes.

Today's Tids Issue 2,087
Opening Stuff:

Through misty eyes I see thee standing there. / Your beauty reflects the warmth of this land of green. / Thy grace is intrinsic in every Irish scene. / From ancient Dublin streets to the cliffs of County Clare. / Your raven hair and green eyes that glow. / Reflecting shamrocks which in rolling fields grow / The beauty of Ireland is the song in your heart / A boy’s love for a lass that will never depart. I’m trying to write a new song that’s a little more upbeat than Danny Boy. Don’t worry; I’ll keep working on it.

One of the greatest scams ever perpetrated on Mankind is that corned beef and cabbage tastes good.

The Question:
This is not only the week of St. Patrick, but also the week for College basketball no-lifers. The March Madness season begins Thursday. Name five colleges that have both men’s and women’s reams playing.

The Headlines:
--China Trims US Debt Holdings For Third Consecutive Month; Oil Countries Boost Holdings; Economists Fear Potential For Higher Cost Of Lending.
--Dems Upbeat On HealthGodzilla Passage; Reality Shows Lack Of Firm Votes Remain.
--Stocks Open Lower On News From Moody’s That USofA Could Lose “Top-Notch” Credit Rating.
--Socialist Parties In France Regain Regional Power Over Sarkozy’s Party, 53% to 39% People Upset Over Economy And Encroachment Of Muslims..
--Northeast US A Soggy Mess.
--Government Engineers Say Runaway Prius A Mystery.
--Super Liberal ACORN Renames Branches With Hopes Of Reinstating Grant Money.
--Guns Used In Recent Las Vegas And Pentagon Shootings Came From Same Location: Memphis Tennessee Police And Court Systems!
--Drug Gang In Ciudad Juarez Ambush Cars Carrying People With Ties To US Consul; Three Killed.
--100,000 March In Thailand Asking For Dissolution of Parliament.
--Obama Names Most Liberal Of Legal Minds To US 9th; Berkeley Law Professor Goodwin Liu Could Be First Asian SC Justice.

Back to More Stuff:

Do the New England Patriots actually have a plan?

I was amused by the update I saw in the paper of an old tongue twister: “If a woodchuck swallows a poison-tainted piece of wood and you stick a finger down its throat to learn if a woodchuck can upchuck wood, and then wonder that if a woodchuck can upchuck wood how much of the wood could a woodchuck upchuck, and would the upchucking woodchuck upchuck enough wood to chuck out the poison.”

Speaking of upchuck, an insider reports to the Tids that Freddie and Fannie have asked banks to stop foreclosing on delinquent loans until after the November elections. This is from a reliable source with strong ties to the big time financial world.

Have you noticed that the only people who criticize an athlete for not being able to deal with the media are the media? Some of these self-righteous clowns will actually try to keep good players out of halls of fame because they weren’t nice to talk to.

Did you ever stop to think that perhaps the Irish never drank until English lawyer Frederick Weatherly wrote Danny Boy?

When Weatherly originally wrote DB in 1910, he wrote it to another tune. His sister in the US sent him a recording of “Londonderry Air” which he liked. He altered the lyrics to fit. Interestingly, many Victorians urged changing the name of the tune to Air from County Derry. It was thought that the original name sounded a bit too much like London Derriere’! Another legend has it that a formerly wealthy Irish landowner whose lands were confiscated, Rory Dall O’Cahan (“Blind Rory) wrote it as a lament. And that he probably had some help from fairies who often paid a visit when he was in a drunken state. I’ll buy that.

Through the Same Eyes: Chapter 60. –“You look beautiful this morning!” were the cheery words of Jill who met me as I almost gingerly stepped into the kitchen. I was really excited this morning. I had been rigorously going through rehab and now felt strong enough to start getting back into action. This morning I was going over to BiEm to see Isabelle. Bill had been filling me in on startup activities, and Sanchez and Symington had been getting things going without their usual blather. I’m looking forward to a stimulating meeting this morning. Of course just getting back into the swing is most important. But, in particular I’m anxious to be getting into the sticky problem of product development. I have feeling that Izzy likes the advancements made during the Bromsky experimentation, but is concerned of the misdeeds becoming widely known beyond local law enforcement. This is a situation into which I can get my teeth. And also where I can spend time with Kent. I haven’t seen him since the hospital, but he called several times.
“Good morning,” I said pleasantly as I came up to the desk. Beatrice, who had my badge ready, was calling Izzy’s office. “It’s been quite a couple of weeks around here” I said curiously.
Beatrice looked up. “Oh yeah,” she said. “I loved every minute of it. Henry said I was very helpful”. Then she really smiled. I had better warn Henry I thought.

Hanks and Spielberg unfortunately are bringing race into the War in the Pacific, their new mega-venture. The Japanese snuck in and bombed the hell out of Pearl Harbor. They were ruthless bastards. Just ask the Chinese, a people the Japanese had been raping and pillaging for centuries. Unfortunately too many people with a stage are over using new ploy a called historical “Presentism”. This is the art of reassessing history in a way that would nourish flawed agendas for today. I think it is sad.

Just for the record, I think Jackie K/O was overrated even when in her White House prime.

As predicted in the Tids, The White House is pouncing on the aspects of the Health Care Godzilla with which 98% of the people agree, but which also effectively obscures all of the negative stuff in the bill. There’s a little email floating around about a business man asked to dine with the president. The waiter puts a roll on a plate and then another takes it and starts eating it. The president explains that he is hungry. The dinner guest remains silent. Subsequently various WH employees grab all of the guest’s food (While Obama eats comfortably), finally pick pocketing his wallet where they use his credit cards to take his money, identity and house; throwing his family onto the street. Eventually the Gov. confiscates his factories. A beaten businessman looks up at the Prez who says, “You should have stopped me at the roll.”

You have to believe that condo living was better before the advent of surround sound home theaters.

More Obama voters watch Fox News than the combined audience of CNN and MSNBC.

Travel Tip Department:
In case you are interested, the Ten “Craziest” Cities Are San Francisco, Cincinnati, Providence, Milwaukee, Las Vegas, Philadelphia, NYC, Tucson, San Antonio and New Orleans. Be sure to pack strait Jackets when visiting.

Think about this for a Minute – If the awe inspiring giant statue of Christ that looms over Rio de Janeiro was on, let’s say the Palisades over looking NYC, how many protest groups in the land of the free would be marching for its removal.

The Answer:
The list is pretty long. Tennessee, San Diego State, Texas A&M, Vermont, Xavior, Northern Iowa, Ohio State, Duke, Gonzaga and Lehigh…(Rewind)…Duke, Gonzaga and Lehigh…(rewind)…Lehigh…(Rewind)…Lehigh!

The Self-Serving Close:

I know, I know, that was a sham question. But sometimes academic pride takes over. Did you know that the Patriot League with members, Lehigh Colgate, Lafayette, Bucknell, American, Holy Cross, Army and Navy is the league with the highest rate otf athletes graduating among all leagues in the USofA? So when Kansas pounds the Lehigh men, we know which team will win the degree war. Or maybe, there will be an upset. You never know.