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Today's Tids Issue 2,608

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About two weeks or so ago we saw the world Leaders tromping around Camp David only stopping occasionally for photo ops with smiling faces. The photos and videos we saw were accompanied by news reports like "World Leaders keenly focused on solving Europe Debt problems". Aha, rejoice...the world is saved from economic disaster. Yesterday the market went down 161 points and the news was accompanied by phrases like "Fearing a financial 'Rupture' in Europe..." Oh yeah, the yield on a benchmark US bond hit its lowest point since World War II. Moral of the story: When World Leaders smile together, run!

There are signs coming from both sides indicating that the two presidential candidates will keep their campaigns well above the mud. Unfortunately the big money is in the Super Pacs which will shovel out the crap in huge annoying mounds.

The Question:

Andie MacDowell must be getting older because the ex-Model turned movie star first appeared on the big screen in 1984. What was the name of that first movie. Another actress who seems to have been around for 100 years is Brook Shields. How old do you think she is?

The Headlines:

--WS Opens Flat; EuroWoes Weigh Heavily On Analysts Minds.
--Recovery Losing Momentum? -- Job Creation Number For Month Comes In Below Analysts Expectations; Unemployment Apps Go Up Again.
--Historic Wall Street Law Firm Dewey & LeBoueuf Embark On Walk Through Complicated Bankruptcy Proceedings.
--Multiple Blasts Across Baghdad Kill 11, Injure Many.
--RIM Sinking fast; Patents And Network Have Value.
--Angry Birds Upgrades iOS With Ten New Levels.
--Middle East Continues To Confuse Experts.

The only significant group that unions really have left are public employees. That's one big reason why the Wisconsin recall vote is so important. The big difference between the vote and last year's rallies against Gov. Walker is that the bulk of the massive protest turnout came from other states and can't vote there  now. We hope.

FDR as everybody knows explained the insurmountable differences between private sector collective bargaining and that where employees unite against their neighbors who are in fact the employers. Public Employee Unions are basically an unnatural entity. A logician's enigma.

Where are you if you see a pig wearing a scarf, feeling beautiful, walking calmly down a highway? You might think it was the ever fashionable San Fransisco. But, no it was the old steel town it self, Pittsburgh. The pig, by the way, and has been quite elusive. The State Police have set up Beau Pig twitter account, but so far the Pig has not answered.

Yesterday, President Obama called Romney to congratulate him on achieving his official status as GOP Nominee.. Now, if I was the Mittster, I'd be standing there looking at the phone wondering where and when  the Commander and Chief was going to begin flanking maneuvers.

Do you find that you think you have nothing to do, yet you are continually battling to find enough time to do nothing.

I think the failure of the FaceBook IPO is a good thing. It is a warning to everybody that foolish risk taking will not be rewarded. It has many other small companies with delusions rethinking IPO's. So why is it a good thing? Well, the Clinton recession of the late 1990's was the result mainly of businesses that were financed upon a promise and unable to sustain the promises. Most stocks were sold based on "theoretical", MBA Biz Plan style potential and the aura of good results for one or two companies with substance like Microsoft or Amazon. FaceBook has elements of promise. But, perhaps this time investors remembered history.

Rondo can shoot?

The Answer:

Personally, I got the answer wrong. I thought it was "Sex, Lies and Video Tape" because that is the first time she made an impression on me. She started her career as a fresh faced cosmetics model and then got her breakthrough role as Jane in Greysroke: The Legend Of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes. Interestingly the voice of Glenn Close was dubbed in and the audience missed the natural calming North Carolina cadence of her voice. Brook Shields is but 47.

This Tids feels like a quiet summer day in the country. With insects buzzing and field grass high and gently waving in breezes. And the creaking of the clasps as I swing gently in a hammock.

Zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz
And nothin' but nothin' goin' on.

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Today's Tids Issue 2,605

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There's something about the sound of the chirping of song birds in the Vermont woods as the morning sun filters through the branches of trees that makes you realize that there is so much more to this world than manufacyuteured entertainment.

I missed you guys. So while technology explodes around us, sometimes it doesn't work at all in basic, rudimentary ways. Just let this Tidless respite remind you that there is always so much more to be achieved.

If you take a journey and nothing intrigues you, turn back and you see a whole new world.

Polls are showing that Biden jabberwocky is hurting Obama among indies in key states. Keep on talkin' Joe baby!

So, we were looking for a place to eat dinner one evening. The only place that looked available was the Harpoon Brewery, a local beer brewery. I went in to inquire if they had a menu, and was told by an employee looking kind of guy I met that they had a great menu. Concerned they only served beer, I asked "Do you have Coke?" He tensed, looked around both ways, "Coke?" He asked, eyes darting, mouth taut. "Yeah, like diet coke," I answered noticing his discomfort. "Oh Diet Coke," he smiled, now relaxed yet still with sweat trickling down his chin. "Yeah, sure..Diet Coke. Of Course, yup Diet Coke we have."

The Question:

What are the Top 12 favorite stocks according to managers of the Top Mutual Funds?

The Headlines:

--Greece Dominating Overall Activity On Wall Street.

--Shortage Of Grain In Syria Has Assad Rethinking Actions.

--Forest Fires Torching Sections Of New Mexico.

--Pacific Hurricane Bud Heading Towards Mexico As Cat 2.

--Prosecutors In Clements Case Presenting DNA On Needles As Their Case Winds Down.

--Killer Of Boy Etan Patz, Who Was First Pic On Milk Cartons, May Have Been Captured.

If it's true that we are here to help others, than what exactly are the others here for?

While traveling around some old haunts in Vermont and New Hampshire, I noticed the void left by the disappearance of some pretty good antique shops. I remember sensing the same feeling in Virginia and Maryland recently. Is this all because of "Antiques Road Show" and the resultant rise in prices making it difficult for shops to find bargains in barns in the hills and on back roads?

I'm thinking Valerie Jarrett for Obama Vice President in 2012. Hey, she already is the De-facto Veep.

Next to the electric company's giant roll of insulated wire next to a utility poll by the side if the road was a sign, "This is not Copper"!

In the unintended consequences department, how about the true reality of those latest retail sales numbers. First the retail sales were good, but don't expect retail clerk hiring. The big gains in retail are due to Internet sales, and the trends say that clicking for buying will be the biggest part of retail growth. So, don't necessarily count on local employment improvement. More interesting though is the real estate market future. Best Buy said it first when they closed stores mainly because people were in and out, but only reviewing products for on-line buying. For instance, how will this affect formerly successful REIT investment opportunities? Plenty, say some analysts. It makes picking the right REIT an art. And then there is the construction industry. The concept that there would always be a "Big Box" available to fulfill the dreams of developers is also a potential disappearing slice of America.  (Actually, this is a good thing, because overbuilding has been a scourge upon the land. That's a whole another issue.) But, how will all of those good jobs be replaced if in fact building slows to meet only "real demand", the necessary result of the new reality perpetrated by the rise of internet sales?

You can tell the price range in antique shops by whether they have country fiddles or classical violins playing in the background.

Instead of the Post Office wall, why don't they put pictures of fugitives on postage stamps so mailmen/women can look for them while they deliver mail.

Joe Kennedy Jr. is making $600K per year as chief spokesman for Socialist/Communist Hugo Chavez and his low cost oil sold through Kennedy's Citizen's Energy "Non-Profit" charity. I bet Kurt Shilling wishes his "Non-Profit" was as profitable as Kennedy's?

I was in an antique shop looking at some nice old country art, which was displayed on a panel with hanging price tags. My eye drifted to the floor by my foot where I saw one of those tags laying there. Thinking I had blown it off with the breeze from my cough, I reached down and pulled it quickly only to find that it was actually attached to a $5000 oriental rug which immediately ripped. The movement of the rug pulled the walker away from an elderly woman standing on the other side, who immediately fell into a rare Hepplewhite table, fracturing a couple of the table's 250 year old legs and the woman's 78 year old arm. Her daughter screamed and backed into a collection of rare Chinese vases which smashed to the floor. A clerk came running in and tripped over the daughters leg and dove head long into a $25,000 painting, slashing his arm on a shard of Ming dynasty porcelain. Who says antiquing can't be fun. And very expensive.

I have always read that it isn't the heat of the sun that wakens flowers in the spring, but the angle of the rays. Hmmm. This Spring certainly disproves that theory, doesn't it? Maybe it isn't global warming at all. Maybe all of the earthquakes in recent years have knocked us off are axis? That's a good research possibility, but non-profits can't make as much money off of shifting plates as they can on climate change.

The Answer:

The Twelve are, ranked in order: Microsoft, Apple, Wells Fargo,  Pfizer, JP Morgan Chase, Merck, Phillip Morris, Chevron, AT&T, Comcast, GE and Google. The one with the biggest negative trend is Google. the companies with lowest price earning's ratios are JPM-C and Chevron. Other low multiples are Microsoft, WF and Apple. Note: the Report said "The Top Ten" favorites but they showed twelve. No wonder hedgefunders are having so much trouble.

If a cow laughs, would milk come through it's nose?

One of the prettiest towns in NH, Walpole, has all of the colonial buildings and homes painted white. It is incredibly beautiful and quite striking. There are many old small towns in the back lanes of RI which could have the same comfortable feel. That is, until some yahoo moves in and says something like, "Hey buddy, who says I can't have purple plastic siding," and then calls the ACLU. The legal costs bankrupt the town and Purple siding man finds himself with no friends in a decaying, penniless town. Only in Rhode Island.

Thanks to ardent reader "BB" for some of today's humor. If there are several "BB's" out there in Tidsland, you may or may not be the "BB" I'm thanking. But, if it makes you feel better even though you have done nothing, accept it freely.

Enjoy the comfort of this three day weekend remembering the people who gave lives and limbs to make it so.

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Today's Tids Issue 2,603
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I guess one of the changes in my world I rue more than most is he disappearing natural charm of coastlines. From the days when the homes seemed part of the sea and when the loudest sound you heard was the splash of oars in the still waters of quiet coves. I remember after The War (That's WWII) going to the outer beaches of Cape Cod, a kid with eyes as wide as halibut taking in wonders; the natural beauty unencumbered, grassy dunes, gray shingled buildings with colorful whirly-gigs aclattering outside. A catboat caressing the gentle waves in evening breezes. Real places where fisherman and those working bayside in there simple craft were part of the population. I would row my simple, seaworthy gray dory for miles a day, trying to pull even with outboard motor boats, where a big engine rarely seen would be but 6 horsepower. And on the beaches were there shacks of fishermen. Two of the old geezers I remember were were Good Walter and Bad Walter. Guess who we were told to avoid? I was actually rowing Good Walter's boat, and he would tell me and my friend tales of mysterious German submarines. These places can still be found, perhaps in Little Compton or Westport. But, mainly they will be in my memories. And they still look real to me.

I guess increasing populations have overwhelmed the comfort of the past. Brought the whine of motors. But, I wonder why they often bring the look of their neighborhoods with them, instead of wanting to savor the unique difference that is simple living by the sea.

Have you noticed lately that police cars with flashing lights are everywhere, but they aren't pulling over drivers. Nope, they are generally guarding a construction project. Is that RI's new economic growth plan...overtime for police?  Think about how happy the thieves must be.

I'd make a bad Juror because I think that Edwards is guilty as sin simply because a person with who is a combination of Politician/Personal Injury Lawyer must be guilty.

The Question: 

Quick -- Give me five things for which Dan Quayle is known?

The Headlines:
--Stocks May rebound This Morning.
--Big Earthquake Hits Northern Italy.
--Congressional Dems And Repubs Draw Lines In Sand on Debt battle.
--The Great Robin Gibb Dead.
--Putin announces New Russian Government.
--Strauss-Kahn Faces New Gang Rape Accusations.
--HP To Layoff 30,000.
--There Was An Eclipse Of The Sun Yesterday?

Most of the gnawing issues of the day demand a state by state resolution. We don't need sweeping hand solutions. We don't want homogenized masses. Uniqueness propagates creativity. It is why the USofA is what it is. Unfortunately there are too many Politicians messing around with "is".

Good news for me: Researchers say Good Cholesterol theory may be flawed. Good, because I don't have much.

A special session of the UN Security Council has been called after headlines shrieked that Loretta Lynn is three years older than previously known, meaning that she could not have married at13 as depicted in Coal Miner's Daughter. Wahta a world! Crisis after crisis.

Here's a rather stomach churning analogy to chew upon. What if every person in the world spit on the ground around them? It would be messy walking for sure, and probably pretty damn unhealthy. Fortunately the vast majority of people have a sense of responsibility to others around them. We live in a country which is increasingly becoming a "I can do whatever I want to do" world. People in many ways don't consider their selfish personal decisions or actions and the affect they have on others. And, it's not getting better.

"I ain't got no satisfaction" is still one of my favorite songs. It conjures up moments sitting in a dingy bar outside an Army summer camp base, a beer in one hand, a cheap cigar in the other, and the rolling Stones on the jukebox. Another PX beer garden favorite years earlier were The Supremes and the relentless playing of "Baby, Baby, Baby...

And while we're on old music, their is still no better singer to me than Stevie Nix.

Irrational Exuberism could not over come the negative reality of the FaceBook situation that came out in news reports befroe the IPO.

The Answer:
Of course we know about Potatoe (That's the way I always spelled it before Dan) and Murphy Brown. But here are some of his quotes that add to the lore. "The Future will be better tomorrow." 'We are all capable of mistakes, but I do not care to enlighten you on the mistakes we may or may not have made." "Verbosity leads to to unclear, inarticulate things." "We are ready for any unseen even that may or may not occur." personalty I didn't mind Dan. He actually said a few understandable things along the way. Maybe we should match Quayle-isms with Biden-isms. Now that could be a TV special which much of America wouldn't understand.

Irony Department: Blind dissident Chen now safely ensconced in liberal fortress NYU (Note: He's secure but Mom and cousins are are being watched or persecuted by China) and darling of the academic left. And, among his biggest issues was the abolition of late term abortions.

You may not see this Tids thing til Thursday.

Lay down on green grass.

Today's Tids Issue 2,603

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I took a walk around the local green leafy park today. The old fashioned kind of park, with a classic wrought iron fence enclosing it comfortably. Mid 1800's style water fountains for humans and animals. Steps to reach your horse, the way it was. I could see ladies in frilly dresses and their men, standing while their mounts rested under cool trees. A couple of appropriate statues. One for Oliver Hazard Perry who lived across the street next to the old Opera House. The other for Dwight Eisenhower, who came to town while Prez to relax and play golf. Of course, at the top of the Park, the Court House. there's always a courthouse at the top of good old parks. There is something awfully soothing being surrounded by things that are the way they used to be.

Big IPO today. It reminds me of a line outside of a Best Buy store waiting from new IPhone. It's that surreal! Is this a pop culture IPO. Or one with sound business principles. It's really hard to tell. Is this the first step in the next round of irrational exuberism? Maybe Jamie Dimon knows.

The Question:
What are the only vegetables that can reproduce and keep on producing year after year?

The Headlines:
--The IPO Is Today.
--Stock Futures Brighter Today; World Markets Sinking.
--Morgan Losses Could Approach %5 Billion.
--Europe Economic Leaders Meet In Washington To Solve Problems With Out Of Control "Children".
--Polls Inching Up In favor Of Scott Walker In Wisconsin Recall Case.
--Autopsy Reveals That Trayvon Martin Had Marijuana In Lungs.

You can tell the weather's getting warmer because all of those people who are hard of hearing with bad taste in music have their car windows open! BamBoom. BamBoom. BoomBam.

Obama is the first daytime TV President.

While the Dems belittle the Repubs in their efforts to "Fix" Social Security, remember that it was Lyndon Johnson who moved it from the "Trust Fund" to the General fund so it could be spent and the contributions of millions wasted. It was a democrat President who decided to have SS recipients pay taxes on their own money. And it was a Democrat President who thought it a good idea to pay immigrants with American's retirement savings. How come the national media doesn't know which party created the problem that Repubs are trying to solve?

Is the media ignorant or dishonest? It has to be one of the two.

Did you hear about the new book? "Ventriloquism for Dummies"

A little warning: Tids delivery could be sparse next week. We'll do our best, but I see definite encumbrances.

Is the Miami Heat and Lebron incapable of winning the big games? They seem to crumble under pressure, don't they. The NBA is sweating out the possibility of an Indiana-San Antonio NBA Final. It's never been about quality of teams.

I have a smart, successful friend who worked closely with Jamie Dimon. He said Dimon was the smartest man he ever met. But what would you expect from someone who hangs around with me. Everything's relative.

Reading Between The Lines Movie Reviews:
--The Dictator is described as "The heroic story of a dictator who risked his life to ensure that democracy would never cpme to the country he has so lovingly oppressed." I think you get the idea of a potentially funny spoof here. It all depends on whether or not you like Sacha Baron Cohen.
--Battleship is this week's big, over the top special effects pic. Based on Hasbro's popular game this epic unfolds on land sea and air as our planet fights for survival against a superior force.

The Answer:
I bought an old 1770's house once that had a gigantic garden and it was full of Asparagus and Rhubarb! Those are the two.

10-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1..................I'm outta here!

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When is logic not logic?

Today's Tids Issue 2,601

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An analyst has gone through a multitude of President Obama speeches on business and comes away with a distinct impression that in his heart, the President truly believes that all of the Free Enterprise success for US business has been due the Government. "O" cites, for example, the importance of DARPA (Defense Advanced Projects Agency) and the resultant invention of the Internet as the reason Microsoft exists today. Of course, Microsoft began developing software to run computers, before the Internet came to life and has built it's business upon developments in software to run computers. Not developing software for the Internet per se. Government agencies like DARPA actually do facilitate what businesses have been doing for years before it's inception -- performing basic research for their own product development and often at the request of the Government for defense of other operational needs. DARPA was a good idea for focusing research projects. But then, the more the Government adds dollar sucking regulations, the less money companies have for basic research. So, the government does have the power to destroy business. So, Obama is right to a degree -- if the government leaves business alone, then the government would be responsible for businesses flourishing!

So today on the eve of the national deficit sized IPO, the big argument is -- will FaceBook just be another passing fad in a throw-away society, or will be be the glue that holds nations together? If there never was a FaceBook, would the world's people ever feel they are missing something? Is there any earthly reason that I need to use FaceBook, other than to have my personal information collected and disseminated or giving up my privacy to the world? Sounds like fun.

Placing a Koran in a toilet is a hate crime; Placing crucifix in a jar of urine is conceptual art.

The Question:
What do workers consider the biggest wastes of time in their offices. Bonus: Who is the only person to have won  NBA MVP, NBA Coach of the Year and NBA Executive of the Year Awards?

The Headlines:
--New Jobless Claims Steady At 370,000; Stock Futures Edge Lower.
--Iran Founts UN Sanctions; Sends Arms To Syria.
--Romney Raises Over $40 Million In April.
--Edwards Lawyers Abruptly End Defense.
--Bobby Kennedy Jr. Wife Said To Have Hung Herself; Maid Found Her In Garage.
--NBA: Celts, Thunder Win; NHL: Devils Even Series With Rangers.
--World Wild Life Fund: Has Man Outgrown Earth? Yikes.
--Flash: This Just In. Stop The Presses -- Purple, Red And Yellow Wiggles Leave Aussie Band!; Stock Market Stunned; UN To Hold Special Session Of Security Council.

American Idol: I have to tell you, I turned off the TV before Phillip's last song, figuring it would be more of the same. But, I clicked back on to go to the Red Sox game and there he was showing a lot more than he has. I had him being axed, mainly becasue Jessica and Joshua were better last night, to me. Although I thought Jessica was sluggish at times and nowhere near as fantastic as the fawning judges thought. So where are we? Phillip has the cute guy voted locked up and helped himself with the last song. Is Jessica the one to go or will the voters get it right for a change? This could easily be a Ledet-Phillips sing-off. Personally, I would have enjoyed a final three of Colton, Skylar and Holly, with Colton and Skylar in the final two.

Many years ago I looked through all of the available cook books (Well, maybe not all) to learn the correct way to grill fresh fish. To a book, the preferred method was olive oil, salt and black pepper. And I have to say I still love it best that way, although I do throw a piece of butter on after grilling. And yes I do love schrod with lobster sauce and bluefish with Bearnaise sauce. I have a little topping I put on salmon for others which is well received -- crushed pecans, honey, dark mustard and a dash of white wine. Also, I think it a good idea to douse fish with lemon before any other preparation. I'm sure you have many of your own, and chefs are certainly going crazier with toppings these days. But, I'll take plain w/butter to best taste the fish.

Please, could we stop using the phrase "Kennedy Curse"?  The curse of the Kennedy's is that average people have to be subjected to everything they do, and the rationalization by the media that it's not their fault.
That said, I feel bad for Mary Richardson Kennedy.

I'm rooting for the Jersey Devils over the Rangers becasue my Brother-in-Law Likes them, and he's a good guy.

Whitewash America Department:
Maybe the real 17 year plague isn't the locusts, but Atheists arising to to take down historic icons that happen to have something religious in them.

As one guy said about Facebook: "If I wanted to have some friends from my past, I would have written them long ago and made an effort to get together."

The Answer:
1. In a Salary.com study, 47% said Meetings was the biggest workplace time drain. Next was "Waiting for a co-worker to finish something you need" followed by "Fixing someone else's work" and "Dealing with office Politics". Bonus: The Great Larry Bird is the man to have won all three honors. Number 33 wins!

We live in a Reality Show world that seems to be drifting away from realism. People question the word is or the, when the totality of information is already quite clear. Some freely alter truths of long standing. People are fond of saying "It is what it is." In fact, many are trying to say, "What you see or know isn't". When candidates lie, "It's just politics". When people lie, especially to politicians, it's serious jail time. That's why so many people are sanding on corners mumbling to themselves: "Did an alien spaceship come in the middle of the night and take me to another planet?"

Go figure Department:
Under Cheney, Seal Team Six were a ring of assassins. Under Obama, Seal Team Six is a Band of Brothers.

"I am sure that never was a People, who had more reason to acknowledge a Divine intervention in their affairs, than those in the United States." --George Washington.

Today's Tids Issue 2.600

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I hear the thunder in the distance. Somehow that soft rumble tempers the tensions of the day. An outside force of momentous proportions totally outside my control. Something to fear, but unable to stop. No guilt there. Yup no guilt certainly takes a lot of stress out of the day.

This morning's WSJ said that General Motors is dropping FaceBook Advertising because it doesn't work. Then I look at the Lessor Journal from Providence and see on this gloomy, gray cast morn another series of articles on the deficiencies of FaceBook. Yesterday in a Newport Daily News article I saw a poll that said 50% of Americans, young and old, thought FB was a passing fad. All of this publicity doesn't just appear all at once unless somebody is pushing buttons. Could it be that Wall Street bigs are looking to keep the price of the FB IPO down? Could be.

When did we all of a sudden become a caramelized world?

The Question:
Deborah Winger is one of my all time favorite film stars. Name five of her movies.

The Headlines:
--Greek Mess Confusing Markets.
--FaceBook Ups IPO By 25%; Emotional Buying Could be High.
--"O" Threatens Veto On House defense Bill.
--China Pushing NK To Drop Nuke Plans.
--Housing Starts Up.
--Syria Battles Continue.

A guy named Doug Larson says, "Instead of giving a politician the keys to the city, it would be better to change the locks."

Often when I make notes for future Tidlets, I use abbreviations that look perfectly logical at the time...that is, until I go back and try to figure out what the hell I meant! I loose more good Tids that way.

In announcing a new concerted effort researching the causes of Alzheimer, the hapless Government could have chosen something a little more realistic than "War on Alzheimer". We've had wars on drugs, poverty, illiteracy and Taliban. How did that work out for us? But then maybe this new declared war makes Obama a "Wartime President" Just in time for the final days of the campaign.

The network nightly news programs seem intent, in their own smarmy way, in refuting evidence that arises in favor of George Zimmerman. My guess it is to ameliorate the rising case against there hysterical rush to judgment in the beginnings of this over blown event. Or, it could be part of the media's efforts to save their pal President Barack Obama from his constant blunders, like in this case, making a foolish statement about an alleged crime in a local trial where the alleged assailant is due a trial by his peers. Can you say Henry Louis Gates Jr.?

Never too old to learn, Department:
For about four years now I have been spelling Barack, B-a-r-a-k.

Hey, Tids Novel Fans -- I going to start next week.

The Answer:
Personally I liked Betrayed and Legal Eagles best. But she is better known probably for Officer and a Gentleman, Terms of Endearment, A Dangerous Woman and Shadowlands. I hate when people as good as Winger just seem to disappear.

It's about as gloomy as the world gets here this morning. But, frankly, it doesn't change my life one iota.

See you tomorrow.

 

What is an iota, anyhow?

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My guess that all of the hoopla from the press on so-called "historical" issues is seen but not absorbed as most people have to concentrate on living their own day to day lives and raising, pardon the caveman concept, families. The media seems to think everybody walks around being as hysterical as them. And, it just ain't so Denny Dimwit.

While driving around lately I have noticed a sign on highways that reads something like "Drivers, share the road with bikers." I'm thinking a better safety sign would be: "Bikers be careful; Sometimes Car drivers can't see you." My guess is that a personal injury lawyer wrote the first slogan to remove responsibility from bikers and suggest the blame is always on the big bad car.

Dave's Markets new Oreo cupcake looks chocolatey and sinfully delicious to me.

The Question:
Who is Ellie Church?

The Headlines:
--Today May Be Rebound Day For Markets.
--April Retail Spending Flat; Building Materials And Clothing Biggest Losers.
--Paul Drops Out Due To Dough; Mouth Will Continue.
--Pressure Mounting On Dimon To Give Up Chairmanship.
--EU Anti-Piracy Force Attacks Somalian Pirates On Land.
--Iran Says Nuclear Agreement Can Be Reached; UN Doubtful.

Yesterday, after the Prez Gay marriage announcement, I noted that the Rasmussen poll had pushed Romney up by 7 points. Now, the new CBS/NYTimes poll has moved Mitt up by 3. The same poll also shows that only 24% of American's think that "O" said OK to Gay Marriage because he "Thinks it's right". 70% of Indies and 50% of Dems thinks it's just politics. In addition, "O" lost five points with women and Mitt gained 3. This poll also says that The Economy is far and a way the major issue for voters.

What's with a Governor who was only elected with a third of the vote writing executive orders approving situations that are well beyond the wishes of the taxpayer. He, Governor Chafee-Lite, is the original "I-know-better-than-you-how-to-run-your-life" Nanny. He says he's trying to make us modern. I'm not liking "Modern". This is the new buzz word of academia.

Hey good news -- The Government has set a new dollar max (Without other approvals) for Department meetings and parties. It's $500,000. Of course that means if they want a bigger party at taxpayer expense, they can still get the bosses approvals. And that my friends is the way the Government cuts spending. You gotta feel bad for the mini-hotdog manufacturers, doncha.

In case you missed it, here is the current list for the top names for newborns: Girls -- Sophia, Isabella, Emma, Olivia, Ava, Emily, Abigail, Madison, Mia and Chloe; Boys -- Jacob, Mason, William, Jayden, Noah, Michael, Ethan, Alexander, Aiden and Daniel. It appears that many of these names come from music and reality TV. i.e. Mason, which surged after a Kardashian picked the name for a new child.  Of those names, I'd probably go along with Emma, Emily and maybe Abigail for girls and William and Michael for boys. Hey, call me a caveman!

Hey! Wait a minute...people are calling me a caveman for thinking that Marriage is between a man and a woman. Have you noticed that the self-anointed caring, loving understanding people supporting gay marriage have nothing but demeaning epithets for those who disagree.

Another phrase I'm hating a lot is "Wrong Side of History."

0-Man's new commercial against Romney as a Corporate ogre who shut down companies, actually illustrates quite clearly what it takes to save companies, or in reality going forward, whole economies. It contrasts Obama's inability or reluctance to make tough decisions, face tough issues, favoring instead pop-culture issues.

The Answer: 

Ellie Church was the first Airline Stewardess! Yes, this Registered Nurse in 1930 became the first smiling lady on board a Boeing Air Transit the predecessor to United Air Lines. Actually, Ellie was both an RN and a Pilot, but being a woman she was declined for a pilot's job. The Airline did take her suggestion to hire nurses as stewardesses to calm passengers "Fear of Flying". Ellie went on to win an Air Medal during WWII and then a very successful career in nursing. Of course, she will always be known as a cave woman because she used the word "Stewardess".

If the President didn't make so many speeches in so many different places or on so many different TV shows generating so much genuine humorous fodder, I could stop cluttering up the Tids with too much "O" stuff. Frankly I'm getting bored myself. He just can't stay in the Office.

Bush versus "O":

Bush after capture of Sadaam Hussein--

"The success of yesterday's mission is a tribute to our men and womennow serving in Iraq . The operation was based on the superb work of intelligence analysts who found the dictator's footprints in a vast country. The operation was carried out with skill and precision by a brave fighting force. Our servicemen and women and our coalition allies have faced many dangers in the hunt for members of the fallen regime, and in their effort to bring hope and freedom to the Iraqi people. Their work continues, and so do the risks. Today, on behalf of the nation, I thank the members of our Armed Forces and I congratulate them!"

Osama After killing of Usama--

"And so shortly after taking office, I directed Leon Panetta, the Director of the CIA, to make the killing or capture of bin Laden the top priority of our war against al Qaeda, even as we continued our broader efforts to disrupt, dismantle, and defeat his network. Then, last August, I was briefed on a possible lead to bin Laden. It was far from certain, and it took many months to run this thread to ground. I met repeatedly with my national security team as we developed more information about the possibility that we had located bin Laden hiding within a compound deep inside of Pakistan . And finally, last week, I determined that we had enough intelligence to take action, and I authorized an operation to get Osama bin Laden and bring him to justice. Today, at my direction, the United States launched a targeted operation against that compound in Abbottabad ,Pakistan ."

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Today's Tids Issue #2,596

Opening Stuff:

For all of you who are upset over 0-Man's endorsement of Gay Marriage, don't worry -- "This is my last election and I can be more flexible when it's over". Or, better yet, vote him out so he won't have to anguish over flip-flopping.

I guess Putin didn't get or believe Obama's message through Medvedev, because he just cancelled his visit to the US for the Big Economic Conference and a much anticipated meeting with the Prez. I don't think he believes O's stance on the missile program.

Remember this: Republicans are the Pro-Legal Immigration Party. Marco Rubio said it, and I agree. He and many Repubs in Congress are working on a real Immigration Modernization plan that is high on all immigrants who come legally; does not reward illegal acts but also takes care of children of illegals in way that will make them proud members of the US society.

The Question: What are the estimated IQ's for Albert Einstein, Madonna and John F. Kennedy? What are the 3 other "Q's" by which a person overall, above just intelligence, can be rated?

The Headlines:
--Bargain Hunting Has Stocks Up.
--Gold Hits 2012 Low.
--Syrian Opposition Suicide Bombers Kill 55 In Capital.
--Putin Cancels Trip To US; Says He Has To Get Hid Cabinet In Order.
--British Police Join Austerity Program Protestors.
--Shallowest Senator In Long History Of RI Greats Switches 180 Degrees For Gay Marriage; Puppeteers Continue To Pull Jack Reed's Strings.

American Idol: The Judges are squarely in the corner for Joshua. I think he is talented, but sometimes he goes a little too over the top for me. Jessica may be the best talent of all, but she doesn't sing to the voters as well as she does to her future record producers. Phillip is Phillip an he will find his audience. Me, I get tired of him. After her first rousing performance, Holly had the chance be mentioned at the top of the list. But her second song may have pushed her out. I'll miss her singing and song selection in the final two programs

The Unions in RI don't seem to understand why in order to survive, the City of Providence must eliminate or reign in Colas (Cost of Living Adjustments.) For instance a Fire Chief who retired in 1991 with a salary of $63,510, now after 21 years of 6% Cola increases earns $196,813! Say what? I think that says it all about out of control public employee union contracts. The party should be over, but I doubt it in  this state.

Boasting Department:
Lehigh U is up to #6 in NCAA D1 Lacrosse rankings. The Top 15 Are: Loyola MD, Massachusetts, Duke, Johns Hopkins, Notre Dame, Lehigh, Colgate, Virginia, Maryland, Princeton, North Carolina, Yale, Fairfield, Cornell and Denver. The the sport is booming, biggest growth sport in high schools, and the traditional landscape is changing.

How can an Atheist be disturbed by a religious icon when they don't believe anything about it or if it is even meaningful at all. It's being deeply offended by nothing.

I see where several states have asked libraries to remove the book "Fifty Shades..." from the shelves because it is pornographic and does not fit community standards. I remember when the Catholic Church banned the movie "The Moon is Blue". I was about 12-13, and me and my friends used to stand under the theater marquee wondering what would happened to us if we went inside. It was a scary time!

Here's an update on the story yesterday about the Providence Airport TSA Agents finding parts of a gun in a Teddy Bear and then letting the owners go. Actually they found parts of a gun in a teddy bear, a bunny and a mouse. The reason they let the man and his son go was because the estranged wife unbeknownst to the son and of course the husband, put them there so hubby would get arrested. It was her latest brilliant strategy in a custody fight.

I don't read anything that AARP sends me. First, it's because I don't trust their politics at all, but mainly becasue I haven't agreed that I'm old enough yet.

If you were near John O. Pastore's grave yesterday, you would have heard rumbling and a movement of the earth as the great Senator started spinning rapidly. (Note to Non-RI'ers: Pastore was one of the great Senators who actually had principles as opposed to the weaklings we have today.)

All of these sensational news making statements by Obama, like the most recent Gay Marriage announcement, are mainly there to take the focus off the real problem, an unimaginable deficit and debt. And for that he has no answers.

It was nice to see that Judge roll back the decision against Honda over MPG claims for their Hybrid. It was basically a lawyer playing the word game while the Judge understood the Intent game.

If you are a Republican, remember that when a Democrat calls you a hater, racist or grandmother killer, they are basically trying to start a meaningless discussion to hide their own major inadequacies.

The Answer:
JFK only had a 115 IQ compared to Madonna's 140 and Einstein's 160. But the assassinated president scored high on EQ, "Emotional Intelligence". A High EQ fosters empathy and an understanding of people. MQ is Moral Intelligence and it deals with integrity, responsibility, sympathy and forgiveness. BQ, Body Intelligence is about what you know about your body and how you take care of it. I think you can see that a person with a medium IQ coupled with a strong MQ and EQ can take any body a long way; Even if they will never be able to produce a drug that cures cancer.

I've long been in favor of a Temporary worker visa program. One element of a plan for this would be a fair deduction from pay for medical treatment if it becomes necessary.

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Today's Tids (Written 5/7 2012) Issue #2,592

Opening Stuff:

My new favorite person on TV is Brandi. And where, you ask, can this Brandi be found? She is on "Storage Wars"! Yes, I am addicted to this series about bidding and discovery in the whacky world of storage locker auctions.

Rats! The Special Tids Cinco-de-Mayo Edition came on Saturday this year and didn't get published. Maybe I was upset because a relatively intelligent woman is heading a campaign to get rid of the word "Illegal" before the word immigrants. You know, the immigrants who who knowingly break US laws by sneaking to country illegally. The people more often than not go onto break more laws by signing up free US cash and goodies which the responsible American citizen never sees. (Unless of  course if they are on Wall Street) We have immigration laws that actually work quite well. Except for criminals. The woman thinks our immigration laws need more heart. It isn't about not having a heart. Here's the deal. If we allow people to pour into the USA willy-nilly, this country now wobbling under a massive deficit will not be able to afford anybody at all. Immigration laws are designed to be as welcoming as pacifically possible, while maintain some semblance of orderly population growth. People who sneak in are illegal plain and simple. And I'm not a racist for saying it; the term the group in charge his using to extort the American at large.

Two words: Bryce Harper.

The Question: What is the tallest mountain on Earth? What  is the largest?

The Headlines:
--US Market Futures Down After French, Greek Elections.
--Hollande Beats Sarkozy; Could Disrupt EuroZone Bail Out Deals.
--Deadlock In Greece Makes Prospects For Coalition Dim; Greece Could Go Backwards.
--Putin Sworn In As New Russia President.
--Biden Represents White House Views As Absolutely Comfortable With Gay Marriage.
--Ron Paul Wins Majority of Maine Delegates.
--Avengers $200 Million Weekend Breaks All Records.

Mike Peters reminds us of the teacher who drove off the side of the road. She was grading on the curve.

A reader suggests that PT Barnum must be scratching at he lid of his coffin trying to get his hands on the modern day world of lemmings.

Only in cities that have made it hard to attract businesses is the lack of taxes from Non-Profit Institutions a problem.

Every once in a while I like to take a gauge of my future by averaging the ages on the obit page. So Sunday morning it was 79.5, and that included one at 28. Take him out and everybody gets another 5.2 years til 84.7.

Two words I'd like to erase from culture: Bail Out

I think the "Trickle Down" theory is a good one as long as everybody acts responsibly. It's a give and give back thing. The people of the US allow business to operate under a free enterprise system and the companies have a equal responsibility to the people. I think they are missing that. It becomes almost unworkable when the government interjects bailout money into a business system that has forgotten about the risk side of the theory of "Risk and Reward. But that's another story. The fact is that the trickle system is not working because companies in the rush to meet WS quarterly demands have outsourced the VP in charge of faucets to Bangladesh.

There's another kind of trickle down system. Athletes and celebs are paid enormous amounts of money and the trickle-down only produces higher ticket prices -- effectively pushing average people into the background.

Delegates are delicate. Handle with care.

The Answer: The Tallest mountain on earth is Mauna Kea in Hawaii. It is 13,796 above sea level and 17,000 below. So getting to the top is moderately easy. It's base camp "0" that's difficult. The largest mountain in mass is Mauna Loa. It has so much mass which creates so much weight on itself, that is crumbling all of the time.

Have you ever been to a surprise wedding? I have. My daughter's. It was a beautiful wedding in a 1750 one room white meetinghouse on a hill with an historic cemetery and nothing else. The bride was beautiful in her special wedding dress...walked down the aisle by proud dad in a flannel shirt and blue jeans. Surprise!

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News Saturation.

Today's Tids (written 5/8) Issue #2,593

Opening Stuff:

There are many ways to find relaxation, but few are better than fishing in or just sitting by a clear water country stream. Watching the cool waters make their way though paths centuries old. Just pleasant, undaunting progress, that mesmerizes, And gurgling sound that soothes the mind.

I watch the Evening National News primarily as a necessary evil between the local news and Wheel of Fortune.

Two words: Will Middlebrooks! What a blast-off for this rookie Red Sox-er. If he keeps it going, what happens when Youk returns? Is a puzzlement!

The Question:

Double Day! 1. What is the best selling drug (Legal) in history. What were the total sales in it's 15 year run? 2. Name three of Toni Tennille's best known hits.

The Headlines:

--Europe Woes Has Wall Street Down 153 at 10:45 AM; Seems To be Holding After Rapid Drop Earlier.

--US Foils al-Qaida Bomb Plan.

--Merkl Wondering How She Will deal With Leftie Hollande.

--US Banking Looking Carefully At Potential Changes From Expected Euro Move Away from Austerity; Greece May Drop Out Of EuroPact.

--North Carolina Voters Look Set To Pass Gay marriage Ban.

--Santorum Issues Underwhelming Endorsement Of Rival Romney.

--Romney Says He Deserves Credit For Auto Turn-Around; Says Obama Followed His Address; This Could get Him In Trouble.

--Ron Paul Still running Hard; Could Be Real Factor At Convention.

--80% Of teens Aware Of Risk Of Texting While Driving; 30% Still Text.

There seems to be a lot of stories about people losing weight. I never read them.

Well Ya-Ya-Ya...(WYKWIM)...fans, it appears that the Babe always liked Boston better than NYC after all. The house that he lived in when while he was playing in the Bronx is for sale. It's in Sudbury Mass, a great town, and it is a terrific 19th century colonial home on two acres, which I would buy in a minute if I had the $1.65 mil.

Hey, good news for the banking industry, Greece may drop out of the EuroZone. Now they can print their own money to pay back the banks. What would it take in barely dry ink Drachmas to pay back the $266 billion they owe? 457 Zillion Drachmas? Fortunately, Greece still has a strong shipping fleet to carry all that paper around the world to the various banks. Wall Street could use it as confetti if the Ya-Ya-Ya...(WYKWIM)...ever win another World Series. What a mess.

The "Big East" sports conference dilemma is actually quite a good representation of the world in flux around us. We are in the "nothing is sacred" era. What affects the US is more often to come from without as opposed to within. Everything is global, and many in the so-called intellectual community, wish there were no boundaries at. If the US was the Big East, it might sell Rhode Island to Greece, New Jersey to Italy and Arizona to Peru. The French election exposes US banks. The ineptitude of the Mexican government trashes US immigration Laws and China owns us. So break down national cultures. Lets just blend, in peace. Boise State versus Providence College!

By the time the Nightly news broadcasts come on TV, I have all of the news already in my brain. I just watch to criticize the way "The Heads" report it. They present lots of opportunities for great sarcasm.

So, finally Buffet comes out to say that the "Buffet Rule" is not a panacea. He reminds us all that his original statement about the need for reevaluating the tax system also included the most important phrase: "We've got major problems on the expenditure side.". The democrats hate to hear that from their allies. Government expenditures is the problem. Government expenditures inflate the costs of everything else, like health care. And, the states and towns are working on it because they can't print money.

Falling gas prices may also be an indicator of a slowing economy. People with less money slowing demand through fewer purchases.

The Answer:

1. Lipitor is the all time seller. This basic "stayin'-alive drug has sold over $130 billion worth of capsules. And after May 31 you will never see that name again. but, you will be able to afford it's generic. 2. Toni Tennile had a lot of hits with The Captain, Hubby Darryl Dragon -- Love will Keep Us Together, Muskrat Love, Do that to Me One More Time, The Way I want You To Touch Me and Shop Around. Toni was born in a musical family and had a varied career before the 70's super success. In fact you will recognize her voice on the Elton John hit "Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me" and Pink Floyd's "The Wall". 

Warning: Nourishment from the nightly news programs is declining rapidly. Most of it is just cheap filler. Call Michelle O!

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Today's Tids Issue 2,595

Opening Stuff:

Do you think that most famous line in the movie "Mrs. Robinson" -- "Plastic" -- meant credit cards?

Did you hear about the primary in WV last night where Federal Prison Convict Keith Judd got 40% of the vote in a Democrat primary against Obama. On another primary note, in the primary to establish a candidate to run in the recall race against Governor Walker, the candidate endorsed and supported by the unions lost badly to Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett. Latest polls have Barrett and Walker 50-50.

Today, two planes were stropped from taking off due to bomb threat reports. Without igniting one bomb, the al-Qaida and fellow terrorists are effectively keeping Americans on edge.

The Question:
Double Day 1. Name three famous characters brought to us by one of the true funny persons of our20th Century -- Edgar Bergen. 2.  Some times I feel these "Q's" are a generation or two beyond some readers. So I looked for younger names and came across 27 year old "TV Personality" Aubrina Partridge. I haven't the slightest idea of who she is or what she does. Do you?

The Headlines:
--Markets Open Down Again; New Survey Shows Wary Retail Investors Still On Sideline After Three Years.
--Greece Indigestion Still Controlling World.
--Euro Sinks Spooking World Wide Investment; Euro Ills Override Positive Economic Data From Germany.
--Latest Caught Bomber Was Saudi Double Agent; Agent Says Nobody Was Ever In Harms Way.
--Tea Party Effort Ousts Sensible Lugar.
--Audi Outsells BMW In April For First Time In Year
--Edwards And Clements Trials Wear On; Judge Seen Dozing.

Did you ever have your dreams answered? I have! A new deli that actually meets the standards described by the name "deli", opened up the street from me. It is called "Deli", and they live up to the old time meaning of a great deli. For instance, they, cook their own roast beef every morning. I had a piled high RB sandwich with horseradish sauce and cheese and it was melt in you mouth delicious. Lots of good looking salads and an owner who seems to take customers seriously. The owner has a second shop in South Philly -- as in Philadelphia Pennsylvania. -- where food is taken very seriously. Strange but true.

The Star Spangled Banner is Country music!

You've read the headlines, "Put a new twist into summer grilling"; "Quick and easy dinners with a spark". Well, as far as I can read, here's what they all are centered upon -- add nuts and berries and natural adornments. Instead of country fried steak with white pork gravy you're going to get pecan encrusted chicken with creamy yogurt sauce.  Or instead of pork chop with Merlot brown gravy sauce you get fat trimmed pork medallions with raspberry, balsamic vignettes sauce over beet greens. Help me! By the time I reach a nursing home I'll be dying from refusing to eat health foods. And who needs health food when your 105 anyhow. Nurse Jane will be saying, "Eat your damn blueberries or I won't type your Tids for you!"

"Eco" is one of those words you can't use any longer as an abbreviation. Environmentalists who think everything is about them anyhow, will assume anything incorporating the word Eco is all about them too, instead of the other side of the coin where Eco means Economics. The two Ecos are incredibly co-dependent, except that environmentalists don't understand the need for balancing a solid economy with rampant ecology. I think there's something intelligent in here somewhere.

Airline travel of today is a far cry from the consumer centric travel of yesteryear. But, once you figure out the new routines it's probably doable. The Nightly News programs only report on worst case scenarios.

Providence Airport TSA Agents stopped a guy and his son after finding a dis-assembled gun in the boy's teddy bear. They let the man and his son travel on, but wouldn't say why they could or who they were. All of this secrecy is food for an active Tids mind. I'm thinking he was a Providence hit man who complained that had to continue on to provide food for his family and medical care for his dying brother awaiting trial for extorting strip clubs. The TSA agent's brother-in-law happened to be costume manager at a strip club.

There's a big "Mixologist" competition coming to our fair state. In the newspaper, they showed a lot of favorite drinks for the competition. Before I could describe one particular drink, I had to look up "Muddling". It turns out it's your basic Pestle and Mortor concept with names changed to Muddler and Glass. In the bottom of the glass, this professional, award winning bartender muddles sliced beets, raspberries and beet greens. To that mess you add vodka, Pama (Pomegranate based Liqueur) and lemon juice. People drink that for fun? Here's my special recipe -- Make ice cubes out of Roses lime juice and pour vodka or gin over them. Or, forget the ice cubes.

The Answer:
Who hasn't or wouldn't laugh at Charlie McCarthey, Mortimer Snerd or Effie Klinker. Charlie is in the Smithsonian, and Bergens laughs are in the hearts of all Americans who heard his humor.  2. Aubrina Partridge (Born in 1985, Yikes) is indeed a TV personality -- starting as a model and then entering Reality TV first as a member of the original cast of the MTV series The Hills. Today she has her own reality show about the day to day life, called of all things - "Audrina"! I have no idea of what it is about, Probably health food.

Nuts and fruits. Nuts and Fruits. Wasn't there an old joke about that. You probably can tell it any more.

Use the laws you have.

Today's Tids Issue #2,592

Opening Stuff:

The more I think about the RI Senate just passing the only in the Nation "Homeless Person Bill of Rights". the madder I get. This is exactly what's wrong with this country. This is a bill by the way co-crafted with the ACLU! Hmmm. Do you think it may be an autobahn for law suits? Why does one group have to have their own Bill of Rights when we've had a great one for over 200 years? Most of the rights already exist under all of the current discrimination laws. Would this override loitering laws? Would they be able to stay in parks with closing hours while non-homeless are booted out? Ok, let's take the one about an employer not being able to refuse employment because an applicant doesn't have a home. Fine, I can agree with that. If the person is good hire him or her. But, the law of unintended consequences, which this entire HBOR is in fact, will certainly kick in make it difficult for employers to refuse hiring, even if the person can't do the jos. This law could create a whole new gigantic law firm in Providence. Maybe the senate had that in mind as they looked for ways to fill the vacant offices of the Industrial National Bank building, Yeah, that's it.
I have this problem. It seems like every other day I hide a $20.00 bill in a secret place in my wallet. Then the very next day I find it, spend it and it's gone until I can accumulate twenty more dollars. So, you are all smart, where can I hide it where I will never find it? My wife's wallet? Help. This is serious,

Did you hear about the Tupperware saleslady who couldn't stop burping?

The Question: What was the name of the Today Show Co-Host who preceded host-for-a-day Deborah Norville and Cute Katie C? Who is she married to. What is she doing now?
The Headlines:--April Jobs Creation Report Sucks; 115,000 Way Below Level Necessary For GDP Growth Improvement; Markets Continue Losses.
--European Shares Fall Sharply As US Outlook Worsens.--GOP Voters Like Rubio Or Santorum For Veep
--US Offers Chen A Fellowship At US University; China Confirms That He And Family Can Apply For Travel Papers.
--As B-H Continues To Trail S&P Returns 32% To 60$, Talking He4ads Wonder If He Still Has The Magic.
--Santorum Seen Being Captivated By Linsay Lohan At White House Correspondents Gala.

As coffee prices continue to climb, you might be interested in the opinion of household economics eMagazine "Financially Fit" and their "5 good lower priced coffees". They start with Folgers Black silk and go to Eight O'Clock Original (I use 8:00 Colombian), the Cuban Cafe Bustelo, Malitta and Dunkin; Donuts Original Blend.

I have to figure that artists love to get jobs designing wine bottle labels. There are some great designs, beautiful art to behold as you wander the aisles. You have to something if you don't drink.

Somebody at Spirit Airlines must have fired their P/R Department. Right have they refuse to refund the ticket price for a dying American soldier, they announce that overhead baggage will cost "$100.00" per bag. Yikes! There are two ways to look at this if you own their stock: 1. If you are Wall Street, straight down sales curve the kind of person, you love their potential for enhanced revenue. 2. If you are a practical, sensible person with open eyes, you'll wonder if anybody will ever fly them again.

So, do you know why RI is the only state in the Union to pass a "Homeless People Bill of Rights". Because the politicians are brain dead.

Just In: In case you are interested, The US department of Labor Statistics says that real unemployment is 14.5%. The real stats include people underemployed and who have quit the workforce.

I've often talked about my apparently brainless "Spell-Check". Here's how dumb they were this morning. I type the word "Know" but my finger misses the "w" and I get "Kno". The little red line appears and my options are Knew, Keno, No and Knot. I'm thinking that my Spell-Check is a little like Congress and the Administration.

The Answer:
Of course, the host was Jane Pawley, a person I always felt was pretty nice on TV. A good Indiana girl with old time family roots. A mother and wife who has been quietly married to Doonesbury's Gary Trudeau for nearly thirty years with three children. And that's true.  But after Today, and Her Dateline and number two NBC News Anchor  and a couple of Jane Pawley shows, she jumped into assisting and joining boards of significant organizations which were doing big work fro Bi-Polar disorder, which she has always endured herself. She has made films about her disease and opened herself up to the world on TV, and in talks to groups around the country. So, that's what she does now...except when she is off her medicine and works for Obama's campaign. Never the less, I still like her.

Last night I was grilling on my deck, when I sensed this presence. I looked up and was overwhelmed by this looming sea gull two feet away, wings spread out to a full three feet, staring me in the eye. I overcame my initial startle, stared back and said the magic words, "Go away!" It shied and landed on the rail. His buddies started to land. The chattering screeches and awks were stranger than usual. Was this a ritual dance before a feast -- me? I survived after making friends with these rather beautiful seaside scavengers. But here is the real issue. I have ben cooking outside at one time or another in seagull land for over fifty years. Is this the latest consequence of Global Warming? Yikes

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