Opening Stuff:
There are two bleak, stark signs that portend winter's just around the corner. One is leafless trees. The second is mast-less harbors.
The clock is ticking on the Super Committee decision. And Wall Street is starting to strategize for it. I expect this announcement in the next month will for a while supplant EuroZone as the driving force for stocks. Nobody, but nobody expects the group to achieve what the country needs. In fact, Moody's has done some preliminary analysis to support another possible downgrade to the US credit rating. Get ready for some financial aches and pains as strength is sapped from markets.
The Question:
Name Ten Snacks you always thought were healthy, but now, maybe not so much.
The Headlines:
--Countries Reach New Deal After All Night Hard Fought Negotiations.--Wall Street Rallying.
--Huntsman Continues To Woo College Students; Main Message: Let's Un-divide The Nation; Compromise to Get Things Done.
--Country Shows Modest Economic Gains In Q3; Passes Danger Of Slipping Back Into Recession.
--Turkey Quake death toll Pushing Up Through 525.
--Romney Crushing Cain And The Rest In New Hampshire; Not So Great In Rest Of Country; Forbes Predicts Perry As GOP Nominee.
--OWS Warriors Concerned As Oakland And Atlanta Crack Down On Public Mess.
In response to my item yesterday about crickets needing sex before professional fights, a reader says "So? It sounds just like our Professional sports teams. Who's your daddy?
I see that a restaurant here has a new menu offering of pork bellies. You eat Pork Bellies? I thought you just traded them on the futures market.
When approaching a poker table, a good player always avoids the folding chair.
God, I almost forgot the Pigskin Picks! That's how bad last weeks results were. Jax over Balt? Our record now stands at 67-36 with the percentage falling to 65%. Can we bring it back up in this Topsy Turvy season? Who knows. But, here goes. The ostensibly tougher games are Pats-Steelers, Dal-Phil and SD-KC. Yeah right. The rest are easy. Here goes nuttin': Pats, Tenn, No, Houston, NYG, Carolina, Balt, Denver, Buff, SF, Cinn, Philly and KC.
Consumers are quite excited about four of the new really small cars -- Volkswagon Beetle (Biggest; Most expensive), Fiat 500 (Safest; Best for In Town), Chevy Sonic (Least Expensive) and Hyundai Veloster (Quirky, Upscale interior.), Just in case you are interested. Test drivers say they are all fun!
One of the things I hate about progress is that they often change things that are just perfect the way they are. Like my Braun coffee pot that makes good coffee and was compactly designed, priced right and unadorned with mystery switches. I have bought many of the same model, and have had the same good pot for years and never felt lacking. But now...I'm being forced to upgrade...to what? A product manager's dream. That's about it.
And...beating earnings estimates isn't what it used to be either. Whoops and huzzahs are coming from Wall Street as corporation after corporation beats analysts estimates. But, like tests for students, the bar has been lowered -- quite a bit lower. So be cautious, as the upbeat talk may be more "I want it" euphoria rather than "We did it" euphoria. But then, Wall Street wouldn't fool us, would they.
As far as I can remember, Tea Party protestors used indoor toilet facilities. And, what's with those incessant drums anyhow. And, where are the environmental police when you need them? Ugh.
The McCarran-Walter Act also know as the Immigration and Nationality Act of 1952 (INA) requires among other things that all aliens possess proof of identity, documentation that determines their status as legal. Basically many states, even though under the Constitution all immigration authority lies with the Feds, are passing laws that are exactly based on that 1952 landmark law of fairness. Why? Because the Feds are not enforcing the Federal law and, it seems, trying to subvert this law that has existed for 59 years. Here's the scary part. In a legal brief, Obama's Justice Department under Holder stated (According to Kansas SoS and Immigration legal expert) that it will not pay attention to the 1952 Law. Can you say rolling over in their 19th century graves?
Almost Near: Chapter 46 continues. --"Hi Jack," the Policeman turned towards Mary, "This is Dante's new paralegal, Deborah Highsmith. How's it goin' in there dahlin'." Jack scanned Samantha like a grocery checkout clerk.
"No noise is good news." Jack, a policeman both Dante and Mary enjoyed loved his dumb jokes. And he laughed. Samantha smiled at him, radiantly and confidently.
"Nice to meet you Jack." She held out her hand and jack shook it...still eying her.
"You too...ah, what'd you say your name was?"
Mary quickly answered "Deborah" thinking that Samantha might forget who she was. She smiled to herself. "Ok if we go in?" Jack nodded and reached for the doorknob.
"Still, looks the same," he uttered as the women passed through. He smiled at Samantha.
"I think he likes you Sam."
"I think it best if we, I, don't stay here long." She caught her breath as she turned towards Dante. His head was complete bandaged, and his arms appeared to be in some sort of traction. He appeared part of a machine that beeped constantly. But in this case she thought reassuringly. She walked quickly to the bedside and touched a small patch of on his hand not buried under tubes. "Dante." Dante." "She looked at Mary. "Do you think he can hear me?"
Through the door they could hear Jack talking on his phone. They thought they heard the word "Deborah".
The Answer:
Number one is that fiber favorite Granola (Too much sugar). The rest are Yogurt Smoothies, Bran Muffins, Whole Wheat Wraps, Fat Free Cheese, Fat Free Salad Dressing, Rice Cakes, Pretzels, Veggie Burgers and Diet Sodas. Most of the reasons for the negativity is the ingredients added to make tasteless things tasty. Fortunately I have always resisted the attractions of healthy foods.
Men of Steel could not penetrate the wall of partisan politics.
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