Special People; Special days

Today's Tids Issue 2,159
Opening Stuff:

Some days are more special than others. And I have learned that the truly special days aren’t about what you do, or what you eat…but about the special people who are there with you.

There ain’t no lady in Gaga!

One thing that’s for sure, there will be two schools of thought on the McChrystal mess. One that says “I told you so – Obama doesn’t know what he is doing”. And the other who will look far and wide for ways to defend the President at any cost. It’s just the way it is.

The Question:
Give me five of Frances McDormand’s best movies.

The Headlines:
--World Stocks Fall On Worries About US recovery.--Federal Judge Lifts Gulf Fishing Ban; Judge Has Oil Investments; White House To Appeal.
--McChrystal Expected To Step Down; Move Comes As Kandalar Offensive Set To Go.
--Prince Albert To marry South African Swimmer.
--Virgin Atlantic Airlines Imprisons Passengers In Oven Like Cabin For Four Hours At Hartford CT Airport
--Providence RI Schools Say they Can’t Afford Labor Contracts.
--US Soccer Could Move Into Next Phase With Victory over Algeria Today.

Back to More Stuff:

American Idol Update:
It looks to me as though the music on future AI telecasts will become more and more indecipherable. The ratings behemoth is lowering the age for talent to 15 years old. This is an obvious attempt to bring in the kids to bolster sliding ratings. But my fear is that this show, which can very entertaining, will become too youthful over time for the geezers.

It seems to me that a lot of businesses these days are looking for the government to protect them from risk. It’s part of the new Harvard MBA program – Wimp 101.

Nothing bother’s me more than those times when Spell-Check goes into its stupid mode.

I hear that Plain M&M’s are in psychotherapy. They say it’s peanuts envy! (Thanks to Mike Peters).

Don’t you just love love, Department
Hey, that Khloe Kardashian must be quite a gal. Did you hear that as a NBA victory gift, she gave her hubby Lamar Odem a $400,000 White Rolls-Royce. How great is that!. Obviously she got Lamar’s checkbook was part of the wedding package.

A door to door bicycle salesman is a pedal-er.

I tend to find books with author’s names in small print and movies with no stars better than many of the big time promotional whiz-bangs (And that includes many Oscar winning films too). That is particularly true of the 3rd or 4th books of so-called Hot! Authors. It must be an ADD thing.

One thing that is for certain, the McChrystal-Obama war will be great for Cable news ratings.

Is it me, or do soccer players get an inordinate amount of rest between games?

Whoever thought of spelling Crystal…Chrystal? Score one for Obama.

The Answer:
There are few performances I have enjoyed more than that of Frances McDoprmand in Fargo. Which is also one of my all time favorite movies (Along with Being There). Her other’s are Burn after reading, North Country, Almost Famous, Wonder Boys and Friends with Money.

People who have nothing to do have very complicated days…and this is one of them!