Has it ever been scarier?

Today's Tids Issue 2,953
Opening Stuff:
 

Boo! I mean all of those men and women in DC wearing costumes depicting representatives of the people are a jump out of the dark suprise a minute. With arms and legs firmly affixed to strings deftly pulled by special interests. Feel out of control? That's about as scary as it gets. Are you enjoying Halloween yet?

I am. Mainly because of last night when somehow the ghosts of championships past infected a no-name Red Sox team, got them to the season long finish line on top, and then low and behold won the God Damed World Series. I'm still expecting somebody to jump out and say Boo -- your dreaming. But in the meantime I'll enjoy the illusion -- the wonderful 25 -- Lester, Koji, Lacky, Ellsbury, Papi, Victorino, Drew, TZ, Doubront, Jonny Gomes, Salty, Ross, Napoli, Nava, the Amazing Pedroia, Bogaerts, Workman, Buckholtz, Peavy, Breslow, Morales, Dempster, Carp, Berry and...Will Middlebrooks who will be next year's WS MVP!  And how about that John Farrell and his boss, another Amherst Grad, Ben Charrington who put the wonderful happy gang together? Sorry for the boast, but my heart is still pounding away from last night.

The Question:
What treats are most disliked by Halloween's costumed marauders?

The Headlines:
--Dow Down But Off Early Lows.
--FAA Approves Use Of Electronics On Planes During Take-Off And Landing.
--Egypt Islamists Calling For Protests In Advance Of Mursi Trial.
--Edward Snowden Gets Website Job In Russia.
--Syria Has Destroyed Critical Chemical Production Equipment.
--Healthcare.gov Suffers Outage While Sebelis Testifies That "It Never Crashed"; Oops.
--Prussia Banks Strengthen Ties With Blacklisted Syrian Lenders.
--Fighting In Yemen Intensifies.
--Iraq Wants US To Start Sending Money Again.
--FaceBook Says It May be Nearing Limits Of Key Revenue Growth Segment.

How about Obama supporter and Conservatives, God and Military hater Bill Maher saying on The Piers Morgan Program: "I don't think Obama should have lied to the people". Morgan, a strong believer in "O" and OC agreed that Obama's repeated promise was a "Barefaced Lie". Maher went on to say that if the President had told the truth in the beginning the bill would never have passed. In addition, the comedian said, "The White House insistence that Obama was out of the loop is not credible, not excusable." The Prez will just shrug it off. That is his talent -- Shrugging.

Another Week, Another NFL Schedule, Department:
9-4 last week was a bit of a disappointment, but our record at 77-41 (65.2%) is improving from that early disaster week. I really need a 15-0 week to get where I want to go, but I'm not sane enough to get there! I'm going to start with the KC-Buff game. KC is all defense, but so is Buffalo when it is playing well at home. KC is due for a loss, so I'm picking this huge upset. I told you I had mental problems. The Pats are suspect, but Pitt is also, moreso...so I'm going with my heart. Other posers on this weeks slate are Cinn-Miami, Tenn-St. Lou, Atlanta-Car, SD-Wash and Phil-Oak. I'm going Bengals, Titans (One of my inner faves), Carolina coming on, San Diego and Oakland. For the rest of the games the Tids SD stalwarts have picked Dallas, New Orleans, Seattle, Balt, Indy and Green Bay.

When you are drivng and a smaller car comes up and hangs on your bumper, 90% of the time it's a female between the age of 18 and 28. Hey, wait a minute, that's sexist! To the closed minded, the truth is too often interpreted as sexist, racist. Actually I'm being a little too harsh on the young, rude, aggressive female drivers. There aren't young men because the younger guys are either too poor to own a car cause they have no job or have a suspended license. Hey, that's Age-ist! You just can't win in this new loonier world

The most plausible reason that the ObamaCare computer system came on board before it was ready, disregarding numerous tests that failed, is because somebody powerful at the White House said, "Come on line in time or else". That's the way hierarchy works. I doubt that on her own, Sebelis said "I'm think I'll do something really stupid today."

The difference between a happy Dow and a sad one is an "N".

Do you get the feeling that owning Bitcoins is a little like having Confederate money stashed in your safety deposit box?

The "O" gang in the White House keep saying that these negative ObamaCare stories about policy loss and increased premiums only affect a minor 14 million or so Americans who buy their own insurance. Now it is revealed that the 149 Million under 65 who get insurance through their companies are going to be facing a 5-7% premium increase due mainly to pass-along increases due to mandated changes from OC. If anybody needs a good definition of the oft used phrase "Trickle Down", ObamaCare is it. First a drip, and then a tsunami that wipes out another choice for Americans.

All I want for Christmas is a sane Red Sox contract for Jacoby Ellsbury.

The Answer:
I know that chocolate is far and away the favorite of kids. I was surprised that an old favorite of my youth was least liked by the new generation -- Candy Corn! God help our net generation. The rest in order are Mary Janes, Bit-o-Honey, Tootsie Rolls, Good & Plenty, Smarties, Whoppers, Things that aren't candy (Apples et. al) and Things that are even edible. "Mary Janes!" I know a great person named Mary Jane. The new generation just doesn't know quality when they see it.

I would be willing to carry around a large cooler if I knew people tonight were givng out Dove's Magnum ice cream bar. What am I wearing.? isn't obvious...a beard and a Red Sox uniform just like all for the other yahoos!

Happy Halloween, and don't step on paper bags burning on your front porch!