Opening Stuff:
"What has four legs, is green, fuzzy and if falls out of a tree it could kill you? A pool table!"
I love the description of EIBaradei as a "Fashionable International Leftist". He is looking like a possible leader to step into the vacuum. But nobody really knows much about this vaguely defined person. And that especially includes Egyptians who have seen little of him since he left 30 years ago. Some say well, he's a Nobel Laureate. But, so are other Fashionable US Democrats. Nobel is beginning to mean, "Ability to put something over on the people".
What is a zebra? 25 sizes larger than an A bra.
The Question:
Two parter! Yippie! 1. A new poll asked Americans which NFL Players they "Hated" most? Name the top 4. 2. In the "lest we forget" column, last week we remembered the Challenger victims. Yesterday was the anniversary of the Columbia re-entry explosion. Who were the seven who lost their lives?
The Headlines:
--"Storm Of The Century" Fizzles In East.--Private Sector Adds 187,000 Jobs In Jan; Number Down From December 247K But Ahead Of 145K Estimate.
--Wall Street Not Inspired By Jobs Report; Market To Open Flat After Huge Run-up Yesterday.
--Riots Intensify After Mubarak Speech.
--Mubarak Opts Out At His Pace; Speech May Have Cut Legs Out From Under The Muslim Brotherhood Ambitions.
--Yemen Prez And US Ally Ali Abdullah Saleh Joins List of Dictators Wanting Out Before Crowds Get Real Ugly.
--Phil Predicts Early Spring.
--Monster Cyclone Devastating To Northern Australia.
--Daughter Barbara Bush Comes Out In Favor Of Gay Marriage.
Back to More Stuff:
How come the media is so rapturous about the Egyptian crowds, with CBS going the extra inch to say that "These people are not terrorists but regular people like you and me." But these same self-appointed arbiters of society are not so kind to the American Tea Party who were not terrorists but regular people like you and me.
CNBC has named the top "Foodie Cities in America". In case you missed it, this group had to meet a rigorous list of standards: They are Providence RI, Portland ME, San Francisco, Santa Barbara and Santa Rosa CA, Portland OR, Burlington VT, Boston/Cambridge and Seattle.
My ace reporter in Chicagoland tells me that a candidate for the Chicago Mayor job is touting bringing a future Superbowl to that snow filled windy city. Just another lunatic politician trying and saying anything to get a vote. New York should never have had a Superbowl and certainly not this wonderful but super cold snowy in the winter city Chicago. The two are cold ugly places in the winter and there is absolutely no logical reason why the fans should be deprived a warm trip south. But, that's the way it is in today's politics, and the reason the country is facing deficits and cold Superbowls.
Almost near: Chapter 4 continues. --"Did you hear about the woman who went to the doctor about her memory loss? He made her pay in advance!"
Samantha started roaring. Her eyes clenched tight, her mouth formed a gigantic smile and she just started laughing uncontrollably, oblivious to the people in the room now staring her way. After a few minutes, while breathing in and out heavily she regained her composure. "That wasn't that funny. I guess I really was a little up tight." She looked around the room where she saw the rest smiling along with her. "Thank you." She looked at this stranger differently now.
"So, tell me about your life. What do you do? Since you only came here occasionally, where did you grow up?" A kinder, gentler appearing waitress plunked two dishes on the table.
"I didn't think we ordered yet."
"Oh," Tucker explained, "I eat here every morning and have the same thing. I just said 'Two' when we walked in. I hope you don't mind."
"No, definitely not. This looks delicious. And," Samantha smiled a lot now, "I probably wasn't up to making big decisions like over easy or scrambled."
Now it was Tucker's turn to chuckle a bit. He decided not to pin her down with more questions. He decided to just enjoy her company.
Listening to the Egyptians chanting and talking in Arabic, I have to wonder who printed the sign shown on ABC News: "Mubarak: Go to hell!". ABC News?
If a lawyer writes notes on a scrap of paper, does that become a legal pad?
And speaking of "Fashionable"...spare me from the chipolte revolution.
Chafee-Lite has named George Caruolo to head the RI State Board of Regents for Elementary and Secondary Education. The same Caruolo that ushered in the infamous Caruolo Law which allows School Boards to sue their neighbors for more education money.
Delusions of Grandeur Department:
Or...Publicist working overtime department. YUM! Brands announced that their KFC and Taco Bell sales were up 23% in China but down 2% in USA. They add that US sales have recently shown some improvement, an indication that Americans are once again dining out. "Dining"?
The Answer:
1. In the latest survey the top four are Brett Favre, Michael Vick, Tom Brady and Ben Rothlesberger. Yes, beautiful Brady is sandwiched between a dog mugger and a serial assaulter woman . It is also mildly eyeopening that Americans hold in slightly higher esteem a man who brutalizes woman over a man (Who BTW has paid his dues in jail) who engages in dog fighting. 2. How sad was the day when a peaceful re-entry resulted in the deaths of Rick Husband, William McCool, Michael Anderson, Dr. Kalpana Chawla, David Brown, Laurel Clark and Ilan Ramon. Remember those names?
The End:
Where are the kinder and gentler discourse people condemning the "Go to hell Mubarak" sign? I guess it pays to be fashionable.
What a crock! Fashionable. Please!
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