Today's Tids Issue 2,769
Opening Stuff:
First it
was my achin' bones from shovelin' and now it's my head. First, I have
to tell you that I don't like State of the Union messages from Reagan to
last night. They just remind of us things that will never be done,
things we don't ever want to be done and overlook what must be
accomplished.
One Hand Clapping, Department:
Of course this Prez decided to slur the job creators, the rich, three times in the first five minutes with his so-called fairness agenda. Thud. For a speech that hailed as pro economy, he created laughter here with his so-called jobs, economic improvement program that featured exactly a 24.375% increase in minimum wage. Thud. And, what was it about all his intense attention to the US taxpayer paying for education for 3-4 year old children, as a key to improving education? Thud.
Marco Rubio said a lot of good stuff last night, but all everybody saw was sweat dripping off his nose, a boyish deer-in-the-headlights stare and a lonely man against a sterile back drop. How can any rebutter stand up against the contrast of a sterile room versus a hootin' and hollerin' august House of Representatives chamber of the United States Capitol.
In answer to yesterday's Question: "What are the states where it is hardest to get a mortgage: one wiseacre reader answers, "The state of Bankruptcy".
The Question:
What are considered the All Time Top 10 Motown Hits?
The Headlines:
--Dorner Dead.
--Carnival Says Drifting Boat Not In As Bad A Shape As Reported.
--Postmaster General Donahue Begs Congress Not To Inhibit Intelligent Cost Cutting.
--Survey Says Americans Will Eat At Restaurants More, But Spend Less.
--Syria Bombards Rebel Outposts.
--Injury To Lady Gaga Cancels 4 Of her Shows.
--Amazon Virtual Money Could Pose Challenge To Euro, Dollar, Yen and Pound.
I often crave desserts after dinner out, but rarely eat them. But, chocolate molten lava cake drizzled with dark chocolate sauce usually breaks me down.
How politicians mislead with statistics: Last night The President said that windmills accounted for 50% of new plant construction for energy production. Of course it is high, the traditional producers of electricity aren't building plants. They don't need expansion. It's the old Arkansas zooming up on the educational scale ploy. If something starts low and nobody else does anything, you can't do anything but look good if you do something.
I think that a good idea from last night's SoU is the technical degree for high school graduates so inclined. It works very well, for instance in Germany where people there feel that it is a positive, respected career to work on factory floors.
Again this morning I got my usual post Obama event laugh seeing the headline, "RI Delegation... (Fill in the positive about Obama or negative about republican)". Today it was "...praises Obama speech". God bless our gutless wonders.
The plausibility of Deep Space Mining escapes me. How do you deposit a crew on a rock traveling 24,000 miles per hour? How long can they stay on it before it disappears around the sun?
I see where NYC is making progress eliminating salt from processed foods! NY's achievement will surely be picked up by other big nanny-city, self-serving Mayors like Chicago or LA. This means that citizens there will supposedly live longer thus improving their odds of being shot or shoved under a subway train.
The Repubs are complaining about the way Rubio looked on TV, and, rightfully so, the way the media is picking on him for drinking water. The good news is though, that no Dems would have tuned in to see him
Free Ride through Life, Department:
Did you see the latest in "America owes me a living" lawsuits. A woman in the Lehigh University renown graduate School of Education is suing the University for $1.6 Million because she go a C+ instead of a B on a final exam. She said it ruined her career dream of becoming a licensed professional counselor. A big part of the reason she got the slightly lower grade was because of her poor performance in class room participation. She also asserts that the professor, a woman, treated her unfairly because of her support for gay and lesbian causes. She did graduate with a Master's Degree. Here's the kicker, becasue the woman's father is a Finance Prof at the U, she gets a free ride, and the University gave her a job. She also received, because of her LU connections, a free undergraduate education at York College of Pennsylvania. Now she wants a Million point Six for a free ride through life. I always wanted to be an artist, but my 3rd grade teacher failed me in art. Maybe she could get a job with The US dept. of Ed.
Talk about a bad precedent, if the woman beats LU, think of the cries by millions of other miscreants, idlers clamoring for something for nothing
How do you count illegal immigrants, anyhow?
The Answer:
Several of my favorites made it to the top -- many which I and my fellow soldiers would listen to while drinking beer at a PX Beer garden, a bunch of guys wanting to be somewhere else, letting the music soothe their loneliness. The number one on several lists is Marvin Gaye's "I heard it through the Grapevine". After that we have the My Girl (Temptations), Reach Out, I'll be There (Four Tops), Where did our Love Go (Supremes), What's Goin' On (Marvin Gaye), Dancin' in the Streets (Martha & Vandellas), I Want You Back (Jackson Five), Superstition (Stevie Wonder), Please Mr. Postman (Marvelettes) and My Guy (Mary Wells). The top ten are all songs from 1959 to 1980-83 and based on critical/musician acclaim, initial/lasting popularity and Influence.
Here's the top 100:
http://www.digitaldreamdoor.com/pages/best_songs-motown.html
If you can count illegal's why can't you deport them? Especially now that the Prez is saying, not only am I going to give you all the benefits of being an American while waiting on line, I'm going to raise your wages $24.375% to $9 bucks minimum! Kind of defeats the purpose of lower priced Mexican labor, doesn't it.
My favorite is "Dancin' in the Streets. Take it on home:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CdvITn5cAVc
One Hand Clapping, Department:
Of course this Prez decided to slur the job creators, the rich, three times in the first five minutes with his so-called fairness agenda. Thud. For a speech that hailed as pro economy, he created laughter here with his so-called jobs, economic improvement program that featured exactly a 24.375% increase in minimum wage. Thud. And, what was it about all his intense attention to the US taxpayer paying for education for 3-4 year old children, as a key to improving education? Thud.
Marco Rubio said a lot of good stuff last night, but all everybody saw was sweat dripping off his nose, a boyish deer-in-the-headlights stare and a lonely man against a sterile back drop. How can any rebutter stand up against the contrast of a sterile room versus a hootin' and hollerin' august House of Representatives chamber of the United States Capitol.
In answer to yesterday's Question: "What are the states where it is hardest to get a mortgage: one wiseacre reader answers, "The state of Bankruptcy".
The Question:
What are considered the All Time Top 10 Motown Hits?
The Headlines:
--Dorner Dead.
--Carnival Says Drifting Boat Not In As Bad A Shape As Reported.
--Postmaster General Donahue Begs Congress Not To Inhibit Intelligent Cost Cutting.
--Survey Says Americans Will Eat At Restaurants More, But Spend Less.
--Syria Bombards Rebel Outposts.
--Injury To Lady Gaga Cancels 4 Of her Shows.
--Amazon Virtual Money Could Pose Challenge To Euro, Dollar, Yen and Pound.
I often crave desserts after dinner out, but rarely eat them. But, chocolate molten lava cake drizzled with dark chocolate sauce usually breaks me down.
How politicians mislead with statistics: Last night The President said that windmills accounted for 50% of new plant construction for energy production. Of course it is high, the traditional producers of electricity aren't building plants. They don't need expansion. It's the old Arkansas zooming up on the educational scale ploy. If something starts low and nobody else does anything, you can't do anything but look good if you do something.
I think that a good idea from last night's SoU is the technical degree for high school graduates so inclined. It works very well, for instance in Germany where people there feel that it is a positive, respected career to work on factory floors.
Again this morning I got my usual post Obama event laugh seeing the headline, "RI Delegation... (Fill in the positive about Obama or negative about republican)". Today it was "...praises Obama speech". God bless our gutless wonders.
The plausibility of Deep Space Mining escapes me. How do you deposit a crew on a rock traveling 24,000 miles per hour? How long can they stay on it before it disappears around the sun?
I see where NYC is making progress eliminating salt from processed foods! NY's achievement will surely be picked up by other big nanny-city, self-serving Mayors like Chicago or LA. This means that citizens there will supposedly live longer thus improving their odds of being shot or shoved under a subway train.
The Repubs are complaining about the way Rubio looked on TV, and, rightfully so, the way the media is picking on him for drinking water. The good news is though, that no Dems would have tuned in to see him
Free Ride through Life, Department:
Did you see the latest in "America owes me a living" lawsuits. A woman in the Lehigh University renown graduate School of Education is suing the University for $1.6 Million because she go a C+ instead of a B on a final exam. She said it ruined her career dream of becoming a licensed professional counselor. A big part of the reason she got the slightly lower grade was because of her poor performance in class room participation. She also asserts that the professor, a woman, treated her unfairly because of her support for gay and lesbian causes. She did graduate with a Master's Degree. Here's the kicker, becasue the woman's father is a Finance Prof at the U, she gets a free ride, and the University gave her a job. She also received, because of her LU connections, a free undergraduate education at York College of Pennsylvania. Now she wants a Million point Six for a free ride through life. I always wanted to be an artist, but my 3rd grade teacher failed me in art. Maybe she could get a job with The US dept. of Ed.
Talk about a bad precedent, if the woman beats LU, think of the cries by millions of other miscreants, idlers clamoring for something for nothing
How do you count illegal immigrants, anyhow?
The Answer:
Several of my favorites made it to the top -- many which I and my fellow soldiers would listen to while drinking beer at a PX Beer garden, a bunch of guys wanting to be somewhere else, letting the music soothe their loneliness. The number one on several lists is Marvin Gaye's "I heard it through the Grapevine". After that we have the My Girl (Temptations), Reach Out, I'll be There (Four Tops), Where did our Love Go (Supremes), What's Goin' On (Marvin Gaye), Dancin' in the Streets (Martha & Vandellas), I Want You Back (Jackson Five), Superstition (Stevie Wonder), Please Mr. Postman (Marvelettes) and My Guy (Mary Wells). The top ten are all songs from 1959 to 1980-83 and based on critical/musician acclaim, initial/lasting popularity and Influence.
Here's the top 100:
http://www.digitaldreamdoor.com/pages/best_songs-motown.html
If you can count illegal's why can't you deport them? Especially now that the Prez is saying, not only am I going to give you all the benefits of being an American while waiting on line, I'm going to raise your wages $24.375% to $9 bucks minimum! Kind of defeats the purpose of lower priced Mexican labor, doesn't it.
My favorite is "Dancin' in the Streets. Take it on home:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CdvITn5cAVc
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