Today's Tids Isue 2,791
Opening Stuff:
If a very special contributor like
Wes Welker, the toughest guy in the NFL, is just one of those
expendable pieces easily replaced by another body in this new world of
money football, how long before Bill Belichick is replaced?
Of course,
with the advent of the computer, the world has become confused rather
than simpler or more logical. A few minutes ago a valued reader sent in
this story about a vendor salesman visiting her company who was handed
an order from the chief buyer. The salesman staring intently at the
piece of paper became apoplectic, having no idea of how to process this
simple transaction. He was quickly calmed down by our caring and
consoling reader, who suggested that she scan the paper order for him,
so he could deal with it electronically.
Word on the street is
that South Korea wants the US to arm their ships and facilities in the
area with nukes, or give them everything they need to build and develop
their own Nuke program. There's always something.
The Question:
Got
the urge to go somewhere new? It seems lots of people are tired of the
same old places, and are moving on. What do you think are the
cities/countries with the fastest growing tourism?
The Headlines:
--New Pope Looks Good.
--Wall Street Happy Today; Stocks Up Again.
--Iran Steps Up Flow In Arms Pipe Line To Syria's Assad.
--Upstate
NY Man Kills Four, Wounds Two In Shooting Spree; Police Kill Him After
Standoff hat Also Resulted In Killing of Police Dog.
--Senate Judiciary Panel Approves Assault Weapons Ban; Vote Along Party Lines.
--Carnival Cruise Line Ship Stuck In St Maartin Port With Generator Problems.
--Iraq Bombings Continue; 25 More Dead.
--Florida Lt. Gov. Resigns After Revealing Of Massive Gambling Scam.
AI
Department:
The
woman wowed on American Idol last night. Lets just hope the voters have
the guts to let one of the "cute" guys roam. All of the women should
stay. Candice is simply an enormous (NPI) natural talent. Janelle is one
who will grow over time, and should stay with the country backing. Kree
is talented, and better than any of the men, but she was kind of flat
to me last nights. Amber is good but a little screechy. Angie can bring
down the house, but she was a little too big last night. Personally, I
think Lazaro Arbos should go, but will he get the sympathy vote for
stuttering? If that is so Paul Jolly or Devin Velez could be the one.
Paul deserves better after last night. Velez was uninspiring. I also
thought the so-called great Burnell Taylor was but a wee bit above
Ok. I liked Finch's song. In a voting poll I saw, Candice and Angie are
the big favorites with Kree not far behind. The highest man, who tied
with the lowest woman, is Lazaro. All of the other men barely
registered.
If I were ever to OD on anything, it would be the new KFC chicken nuggets and gravy dipping bowl combo.
NE Patriots fans remember
when the Patriots let go defensive backs Lawyer Malloy and Ty Law, and
we were told not to worry because they're just bodies that can be
replaced by other skilled players. The defense has never been the same.
They are still trying to replicate a tinge of greatness possessed by the
twosome. Greatness is not found in the legs, hands or Body Mass Index
(BMI), but in the heart and in the mind.
The Higgs-Boson (God
Particle) scientists are now saying
that with more data they can safely predict that the earth is unstable
and in many tens of billion years from now will be wiped out. Where's my
bomb shelter.
Nicki Minaj makes me laugh.
So the next time
a
grandchild fixes a computer and stares at you in gleeful contempt, give
him a pen and a piece of paper and asked if he/she knows how it works.
The world is in the process of becoming so automated, that the word flexibility may disappear from dictionaries.
One of the odd phenomenas of
the new world order (In America at Least) is that spouses (Often quite
successful in their own right) are forced to move to places they don't
like because the other spouse received a better job offer. I have seen
many examples of this, and one yesterday where a Director of a Major and
well known institution had to move here from DC where he was a star
because his wife received such good job offer. This is one of the new
burdens of marriage or relationships. Suffering in silence with a smile
on your face.
There are
days when the simplicity of walking on a lonely beach, waves
breaking below my feet is all a person could want. Then their are other
days when simply swimming in a bowl of gravy is the panacea.
The devout Liberal believes sincerely that all of the answers to the worlds most complex problems are in his or her mind.
The Answer:
People
are really liking Qatar. Also hot are Azerbaijan (Caspian Sea),
Kyrgyzstan (Mountains), Montenegro (Very Hot on Adriatic beaches),
Uzbekistan (For the adventurous!), Belarus (Pretty, Lakefront), Panama
(People tired of Costa Rico?), Philippines (Flea Markets Feature
Imelda's Shoes), Tunisia (Go to beaches...or Protest marches) and Chile
(A beautiful combo of Pacific Ocean and snow covered Andes).
I sorry about the novel
folks who read it, but I'm busy on another project that seems to eat
into my Tids time. But, standing still does not work in this new world.
Moss will certainly not grow under the feet
of the Chinese in charge. They can't afford to get comfortable in
status quo, because with a billion and a half people you gotta grow. So,
it appears that energy starved China has been silently investing in oil
all over the world. Last week they finally took off the blanket when
they announced a $15 Billion investment in Canada's giant Nexen Energy.
The US will now watch oil pipelines being built towards
Vancouver for shipment to China. And perhaps even more harmful to the
US, China may learn to like their investments in Oil better than US
Treasuries.
No Chinese restaurants in Nebraska, Department:
If
there had been an EPA in the years leading up to May 10, 1869, we may
never have seen the Golden Spike being driven into the tracks connection
the east and west portions of the intercontinental railroad. A venture
that
clearly opened the US to greatness. And midwestern cities and towns
would not have been sprinkled with Chinese restaurants opened by the
cooks who traveled with and fed the construction crews. No Egg Foo
Young. Only Chicken Fried Steak. Hey, did someone say Chicken Fried
Steak!
Time for lunch. See you all tomorrow.
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