Today's Tids Issue 2,117
Opening Stuff:
The Media could actually be helpful again if they didn’t continually try to misreport and confuse the facts with their own personal emotions. In their latest slight of hand trick last night they misrepresented the opposition by focusing the cameras on a handful of sign carrying protesters of the Arizona “Illegal’s” (As in criminal) law while failing to mention that 60% of Americans and 70% of Arizonans are for the law.
Meanwhile up in Santa Barbara a bunch suffocating health nuts got a law passed that would ban giving toys to kids along with meals at fast food restaurants. The object being that the removal of an incentive will have kids demanding fewer visits to chicken nugget palaces. (Of course gravy man here thinks it is deplorable when the gov starts spooning food onto your plates.) But in their fanatical stupidly, they failed to understand the ramifications of a law they got passed that only affects 7 stores in the entire county. Putting those stores at an extreme competitive disadvantage. In other words what they have accomplished in there irrational zeal is the possibility of destroying seven businesses and the incomes for the families that own them and work there.
The American Idol Gives back show last week raised a whopping $45 Million for charity. I thought the show was also coming into focus on the talent side too, but last night there were a few positive surprises and no bombs! The strongest four last night were Lee, Siobhan, Casey and surprise! -- Aaron. I was ready to give the Kelly Kid the boot as I thought he had been struggling lately. And someone has to go. But… BoSox was good but not great. Mike was very good too. BoSox, Lee, and Siobhan will remain the top three. Casey moves up. Did Aaron save himself and put Mike at risk? Oh… Shania Twain was a great mentor. Nice eyes too.
The Question:
Pop music is praised on a daily basis. As is country, rock and the incomprehensible yet rhythmic hip-hop. But much of the top music, tunes we tend to hum without thinking, comes from Broadway musicals. Name the All Time Top Ten Broadway Musicals.
The Headlines:
--Northern New England, NY Get’s Foot Of Fluffy, White, Exhilarating Snow; Southern New England Gets Crisp, Cool, Invigorating Air.
--Senate Financial Panel Gets Two feet Of Grayish Snow.
--Stock Futures Point To Higher Opening.
--Shell Earns $5.5 Billion In Q1.
--Coast Guard Considering Lighting Fire As Oil Slick Closes In On Fragile Marshy Coastal Islands.
--New AP Poll Says That Dogs Listen Better Than Husbands; Being sent To Doghouse Now Considered A Promotion.
--Sandra Bullock Files For Divorce; Will Adopt Boy.
Back to More Stuff:
If you like celebrating Mexican holidays, here’s an easy recipe trick that would enable you to enjoy a Mole style steak on our annual Illegal Immigrant national holiday, Cinque de maio. Buy a good looking rib eye for each celebrant and about an hour before grilling rub with blended mixture of 1 tbs cocoa powder, 1 tbs Ancla Chili powder, 1 tsp cumin and 1 tbs sea salt.
Headline of the Week Department:
An eagle eyed reader picked up this nugget, “Mexican Government issues travel alert to its citizens about travel to AZ.” The small print must read, “if you want your free money and benefits enter through New Mexico, Texas or California.”
Another reader commenting on the above as part of her overall befuddlement of the world around her that is wearing her down says, “Morals and ‘rules of society’ don’t seem to mean much any more. She worries about the world ahead for today’s children.
Along those lines, I didn’t think that Goldman execs looked “Saddened and humbled” (Their words). Especially “humbled”.
But I did have to chuckle listening to Senators bring up the subject, absence of “ethics”!
If the National Asparagus Growers Association is looking for a spokesperson, they may want to try the now available Ben Roethlisberger. Apparently asparagus historically is a well known aphrodisiac and has just been found to be an excellent hang-over remedy.
Speaking of athletes, there was a time in the 1920’s when Babe Ruth was considered a most invite-able guest for many of the NYC society parties. While seated among the diamond studded super rich at a Vanderbilt town house dining room table, the slugger refused the offer of an asparagus salad announcing for all at the table: “No thank you, it makes my urine smell bad.” Word was spread that the player was particularly proud that he remember to say “no thank you” first.
So, what are we to do with the passing of Elizabeth Post, the granddaughter of and successor to Emily Post’s campaign for better manners? Does anybody care about manners any more? Can any body still spell manners?
Through the Same Eyes: Chapter 68 continues. –I was looking forward to uninterrupted time in my lab today. A luxury I haven’t enjoyed in weeks. There is a lot going on there. But now, I have to play the casual citizen game and wander into Henry’s office on the way to work to keep tabs on his conversations with Sarah. The next time I see her I’ll try to get her to make opinions on the caper before her mind wanders to my bedroom.
“Hi Henry, Sarah,” I said casually as I walked into that little interrogation room at the police station. They both looked surprised and a little annoyed at my appearance.
“Good morning Kent”. Sarah was the first to reply. Henry quickly asked me to take a seat and asked if I’d like coffee or a Diet Coke. I waved him off, eager for them to get back to their conversation. But they didn’t.
“What brings you here Deputy Middleton. I thought you would have been well at work over at BiEm.” I told him that I slept late. I didn’t see any reaction from Sarah. Not a flutter of a lid or clenching of a jaw.
“I was intrigued about your question about Laura the last time I was here. We never talked about it any more, as your schedule seemed to close in. But, since then a couple of days ago, I have to tell you that the girl was recommended to me as a housekeeper, and I just had her over for an interview. She didn’t seem so bad, so I hired her.” Now I saw a reaction both their eyes.’ That is all I needed to see.
The scary thing about the near bankruptcy of Greece and Portugal is that these two are only slightly worse off than Ireland, Spain and Italy. While you are pondering this potential mess, remember that it was the use of Goldman style instruments that enabled Greece to “Legally lie” on their application for membership to the EU.
The scariest thing about the Goldman session yesterday was that the smartest people in the world were trying to tell us that they didn’t know what was going on in the housing markets! That means they are either lying or we are in bigger trouble than we imagined when the people who guide our financial society don’t know what is going on.
The Answer:
An excellent Top hundred list, http://forums.nutsie.com/viewtopic.php?t=14242 picks the best based on overall popularity and contributions to improvements in the genre. The Top Ten all time are My Fair Lady, Fiddler on the Roof, Oklahoma, A Chorus Line, Phantom, Hair, West Side Story, 42nd Street, Gypsy and Porgy & Bess. The next five are rent, Annie, The sound of Music, Follies and Guys and Dolls. The biggest surprise for me was that Les Miz didn’t appear until #25!
The End:
You had to love the various Goldman underlings continually relying on the Nuremburg defense.
Congress and state legislatures should take two years off. We have way more laws than any society could ever need.
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