I don’t hate you.

Today's Tids Issue 2,208
Opening Stuff:

I think the media has finally gone too far by over promoting…The Sun. Stirring peoples passions to the point where they must mindlessly jump in their cars to follow the big ball of heat in the sky. And when they have savored their god while roasting their bodies, what is their reward? Gigantic traffic jams.

I’ve talked about this before, but now that the silly season (Isn’t it odd that we can dub the period in which Americans analyze and determine who will be their future leaders, the silly season) is in session, the “Hate” rhetoric accelerates. Isn’t it awful that people can actually say that they hate people because of party affiliation? I mean people have to start being a little more flexible. How can you hate another human being who you could easily like personally…and vice versa…just because of some superficial tag they are wearing? How can we assume that all people dubbed with some ideological designation automatically think exactly alike. Frankly, it is impossible. Like just because you are for a strong military, it doesn’t mean you have to support fighting stupid wars. Or just because you feel for the poor, it doesn’t mean you can’t help them without giving them money for no effort. I may not agree with a lot of things other’s believe in, but I don’t hate them for believing. I find it hard to believe that everybody can’t be perceptive and as understanding as me!

Every generation of kids always looks back at pictures and swears they neve r wore those ugly clothes of their era. Burnt orange, saddle stitched, pegleg pants! Never.

The Question:
Name five of the earliest great explorers of the US East Coast.

The Headlines:

Stocks Down In Lightest Volume Of The Year.
--& US Soldiers Killed In New Afghan Fighting.
--Prez Exhorts GOP To Halo Pass Small Biz Bill; GOP Faithful Wonde3rs Why Prez Didn’t Listen To Public When Signing Public Unions Extortion Bill.
“Earl” Roars Through Northern Caribbean; Could U’S’ East Coast Be Next?
--American’s Spending A Bit More; Economy Still Limping.
--100’s Of Thousands Of Good Old Americans jam Lincoln memoriam For Beck’s “Restoring Honor’ Rally; CBS Lowballs Crowds At 87,000 (+9K); Most Other Media Have It Between 300-500K.
--Roger Clements Pleads Not Guilty.

Back to More Stuff:

Two of the best picks by the Patriots in recent drafts have been Gostkowski and Gronkowski. I think they’re onto something.

I was thinking as Woods got off to his 6 under start in the FedEx, that if he would win some writer will argue that the FedEx should count when measuring majors against Nicklaus. You know it is going to happen someday when somebody decides to rewrite history.

After a long hard winter, Spring brings a welcome releaf.

When Calderon preaches to American citizens, I'm trhinking... is there a worse person to talk about how to run a country

The Sun is ruining my summer!.

Regardless of what the media declares as the official estimates for the Beck rally, the reality is that there is an incredibly strong undercurrent of “Lets do something about this rudderless government of ours” grabbing the American public. This will foster higher turnouts by conservatives and independents which may get lost in “do you like” polling. Let’s say that the polls say 51% Dems over 49% GOP, but 85% of Republicans and Indies show up to vote -- GOP wins. That has been evident in some polling misreads in the early primaries.

There is nothing new under the sun Department:
Pundits are praising the cleverness of Google for the way it changes its logo for the occasion. And I agree it is clever…just as it was very clever for the same logo alteration technique for Time Magazine promotions 35 years or so ago.

As far as I can see, this entire fascination and over saturation of news about “green diets” is sure to accomplish one thing – higher priced lettuce.

I have come to the conclusion that the group in America most deserving of the title “Entitlement Kings”, are adult bicycle riders.

In addition, through careful observation I have determined that the car most consistently baring the Obama bumper sticker is the Subaru. Call me an ideological profiler, but I now look askance at anybody driving a Subaru.

The Answer:
The first that comes to my mind is Henry Hudson. Then I think of Adrian Block. Samuel de Champlain, Lief Erickson (Maybe Newport RI), Thomas Walker and Giovanni da Verrazzano’

The End:
In response to Today’s Tids, Subaru reports a high incidence of service reports with the words “scratch off Obama sticker”.

Due to an extraordinarily slow computer, TTSE didn't not make it today.

They may have Subaru, but I love them anyhow.