Opening Stuff:
I sometimes stand upon a grouping of ocean ravaged rocks, alone enjoying the breezes in my face. Thinking that this wind, this gentle breeze, caressing my being may have touched a special friend along its journey. You never know.
Here's a little Latin phrase to tuck away for those panicky moments or maybe when you are called upon to speak in public: "Fastina Lente" -- Make haste slowly.
Every sports team should have a National Anthem singer like the Chicago Bear's (Borrowed form the Blackhawks) Jim Cornelieson.
I couldn't agree more with Chafee-Lite's urging the Economic Development Commission to focus on re-energizing urban areas as biz centers. (Like what's happening with Shilling's company putting new life into a good looking but tired Cathedral Square office complex.) But, while this appeals to my common sense heart -- that says if it's already messed up, rebuild it instead of messing up another part of the pristine rural landscape --it is only less than half of the real job that needs to be accomplished. How do they get companies to want to come and invest in RI? I fear that Chafee's union pals will never let him "go all the way", if you know what I mean.
Making a living as a touring pro is tough enough. But, now it appears that there are legions of golf nannies sitting on the couch with rule books in their laps ready to pounce upon any lapse in judgment by a pro. It seems almost weekly that you hear of a some pro being tossed after a phone call or email form a TV viewer. Golfers for the most part are very honest people who pride themselves on playing by the rules. But now a new self-appointed watch dog group is ready to butt in. The same guy is probably counting the calories of his next door neighbor and sending emails to Michelle Obama.
Red Sox and Pats fans will appreciate these comments from Boston Herald writers Gayle Fee and Laura Raposa: "Tom Brady has blown every big game since the advent of the Giselle era. We're calling it the 'Curse of the Babe-ino'."
The Question:
Everybody knows Linda Blair. Right? Doncha? What was the name of the little girl she portrayed in her most famous role?
The Headlines:
--New Englanders Find Morning A Bit Brisk.--Business Outlook For Jobs More Positive Than In Decade.
--Market Opening Appears Flat As Big Corp Earnings Reports On Average Don't Thrill.
--Explosion Rocks Moscow's Busiest Airport.
--Lebanon Acting PM Rejects Any Government With Hezbollah; Unsettled Conditions Could Result In Violence.
--Pack Versus Steelers In Superbowl
--Kieth Olbermann Quits MSNBC; No Explanation Given.
--North Kingstown's Elizabeth Beisel Named To US World Championships Swim Team.
Back to More Stuff:
I was shocked one day when I heard somebody I knew say out of the blue say "I hate Copeland" -- as in Aaron Copeland the brilliant composer and conductor. There are so many things to like about Copeland that I couldn't understand "merely disliking" must less "Hatred" . So I played my many Copeland CD's and came away liking him even more. From "Our Town" to"The Red Pony Suite" to the acclaimed "Appalachia Spring" he provides a fresh creative diversion from the Brahms and Mozarts. One you might want to try yourself is his Portrait's Of Freedom CD which includes the majestic "Portrait Of Lincoln" highlighted by James Earl Jones moving recitation of The Gettysburg Address.
Things You Never Heard About Pelosi-Palooza (Health Care) Department:
--Since the passage of this expensive give away that does little if anything to repair the innate problems of the health care system, the Obama admin has granted over 220 Healthcare reform "waivers" to unions, corporations and non-profits in order to stave off massive policy cancellations and rate increases that would affect 1.5 million employees. This data form the Department of Health and Human Services clearly indicates many flaws in the bill that was never read but passed under pressure to achieve for the sake of achieving. The largest single waiver went to (New York's) United Federation of Teachers Welfare Fund. Thanks to a brilliant and thoughtful, non-hysterical reader for that insight on what is really happening.
The Odd new World of Advertising Department:
So how about that TV commercial that has a couple of toothy sharks in advertising/brand research focus group and they are trying to determine which boy shown in pictures was the tastiest! One ginning shark goes on to describe the nuts and creamy caramel and chooses the kid who ate Snickers. Weirdness.
TV has become the "Great Enabler" with much programming making excuses for or normalizing bad behavior. This Skins thing form MYV is just the latest example where execs looking for ratings will ignore the conventions of civilized taste, general morality and even laws. Of course, many would label me as a older generation dolt for not seeing the benefit of a progressive entertainment industry. To them I say they are in denial or trying assuage their guilt. Having a Rib Eye with Hu is not going to change the USA culture. And I firmly believe that the substance of a society and its national morality has a lot to do with achieving positive success.
Almost Near: Chapter 3: --Samantha lay at the bottom of that hill for what seemed like hours. After the door slammed, there was silence. Perfect, oppressive silence. Nobody came. She remembers that nobody came.
Samantha remembers that, but she doesn't remember how she got to the top of the hill that over looked the town. She looked down and the town appeared inanimate. Lifeless.All of a sudden foreign to her. Like she had never been there at all. She stared beyond the town to the tidal cove and the sand bars in the passage; and Essex beyond. The magnificent New England beauty was still there. But now it was sterile.
Her stomach growled, and she looked at her watch. It was 2:37. It has been almost 8 hours since she had eaten her lonely breakfast. Now she was hungry and she pushed herself up. There were grass stains on her shirt and a ragged looking piece of a tulip in her belt. The front of her blouse was damp from lying on the ground.
She needed to eat. As she took her first step towards the town, she noticed seventy five yards away that giant maple that had made her heart pound yesterday. Now it loomed almost meaninglessly. Another challenge to her memories. She shrank inside to a new fear. But she was drawn. She started walking towards the tree. Forgetting her hunger.
Dare she face another disappointment? The spreading, soft limbs gave her comfort as she walked closer to the trunk. She went right to where she remembered the initials.
There it was. The heart exactly as she remembered it. And inside TL loves SW. Samantha Wilcox, her maiden name. Tommy Lambert, the man she has always loved.
It is interesting to note that as a large area of the nation is poised to enter into a mini-ice age, the media is being flooded with publicity releases about old stories of rising oceans due to you know what. Odd, isn't it. I wonder how that happens?
I don't know about Eduard Elgar. Oh, you can't dislike somebody who composed the enduring, hauntingly beautiful 9th of his Enigma Variations. But, I have tried reaching deeper into his works. And I always come away with sameness...pleasant sameness...but sameness none the less. Maybe I'm not smart enough to understand. He is an enigma.
I am often asked how I can get out all of this stuff in the Tids every day. While you will never know the secret to Coke or the eleven herbs and spices in Kentucky Fried Chicken and gravy, I'm revealing for the first time ever mine for the world to know. The art of Tidsification is simple. A child-like mind!
Hot car brands come and hot car brands go, but the Honda Accord keeps on rolling along.
The Answer:
Regan was the little girl of green pea soup and rotating head fame in "The Exorcist".She never did much else after her first smash -- mainly lesser films of the same genre. However, her latest interests may be cause for looking into hiring an Exorcist -- PETA and a new book "Going Vegan". A rumor tells me that the original title was Going Vegan without Peas." So, when the career goes down you give up the gravy.
The End:
Every poem about love should be written over a background of Elgar's 9th Enigma Variation.
Repubs and Dems sitting together at the SOU is lame. It feels like a reality show tactic.
Never think for a moment that you can't do something.
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