Today's Tids Issue 2,975
Opening Stuff:
Aides for our enigmatic Governor Chafee-Lite
says
he has fixed the problem that created the controversy last year when he
called the State Christmas Tree a "Holiday" tree -- (BTW, for all of
the same mealy mouth reasons that cowards typically use to eliminate the
word Christmas from the description of the day Jesus was born.) Yes,
our courageous leader has decided to call the tree, "Blue Spruce". Happy
Blue Spruce Day, everybody!
So, we're into a Friday named Black,
At times resembling A day at the track.
Where the odds for a bad heart attack
Are better than for a cheap hatchback.
The Question:
32 years ago today, a very popular actress "fell(?)" off a boat off Catalina island and drown. Name five of her best known films. Bonus: What is a Code Talker?
The Headlines:
--Thousands Of Shoppers Infiltrate Stores At Start of Thanksgiving Day Shopper Season.
--RI Calm, Meaningful And Pleasant As State Still Holds Favorite Family Holiday Sacrosanct
--New CNN/ORC Poll On Economy: 24% Say Economy Declining; 39% Improving; 36% Stagnant; 59% Pessimistic About Future.
--Karsei Irate After US Drone Kills Child, Injures Two Women In South Afghan.
--China Rasies Stakes To Korea, Japan And US In China Sea After Scranbling Jets In Reaction To US, Japan Incursions.
--Pope Ramps Up Charity Office To Get Closer To Needs Of Poor.
--Thai Protestors Get More Aggressive.
--Ukrain President Viktor Yanukovoch Walks Away from EU Deal To Cheers OF People.
--Former Navajo Code Talker Says That "Redskins" Name Is A Symbol Of Loyalty And Courage, Not A Slur As Described By Critics.
--Retailers Expect Christmas Sales To Bump Up 4%; Number Up Over 2012 But Less Than 6% Of Pre-Recession Days.
So, we're into a Friday named Black,
At times resembling A day at the track.
Where the odds for a bad heart attack
Are better than for a cheap hatchback.
The Question:
32 years ago today, a very popular actress "fell(?)" off a boat off Catalina island and drown. Name five of her best known films. Bonus: What is a Code Talker?
The Headlines:
--Thousands Of Shoppers Infiltrate Stores At Start of Thanksgiving Day Shopper Season.
--RI Calm, Meaningful And Pleasant As State Still Holds Favorite Family Holiday Sacrosanct
--New CNN/ORC Poll On Economy: 24% Say Economy Declining; 39% Improving; 36% Stagnant; 59% Pessimistic About Future.
--Karsei Irate After US Drone Kills Child, Injures Two Women In South Afghan.
--China Rasies Stakes To Korea, Japan And US In China Sea After Scranbling Jets In Reaction To US, Japan Incursions.
--Pope Ramps Up Charity Office To Get Closer To Needs Of Poor.
--Thai Protestors Get More Aggressive.
--Ukrain President Viktor Yanukovoch Walks Away from EU Deal To Cheers OF People.
--Former Navajo Code Talker Says That "Redskins" Name Is A Symbol Of Loyalty And Courage, Not A Slur As Described By Critics.
--Retailers Expect Christmas Sales To Bump Up 4%; Number Up Over 2012 But Less Than 6% Of Pre-Recession Days.
Is a "Dog Person" really a werewolf?
What's wrong
with this picture: Hispanic Mayor of Providence and Dem candidate for
Gov, Angel Travaris said, "I don't agree with giving
drivers licenses to undocumented immigrants (Illegal Aliens)." He was
immediately jumped upon by his main Rival, national anti-pension icon
Gina Raimondo, and assorted enablers in the Hispanic community. Where's
the outcry of support for a courageous man saying what is right. This is
a classic example of politics over reason. It is a good example of
probably why we have little chance of solving the big problems. To make
matters worse, Angel himself went back on his statement of truth and
acquiesced to pressure. Every time you think you see a sliver of light,
politcal cowardliness pulls down the shade
The early responders to the trumpeting of the Black Friday deals were a little disappointed, saying that the magnitude of savings were noticeably less than in years past. Many savvy shoppers have come to realize that there are always plenty of impressive steals, I mean deals, in that waning weeks of the selling season. And, even better in the days after Christmas. People have become so accustomed to discounts in general, that full price is basically a CEO pipe dream with no substance. Full price today is 10-20% off. And people will wait until they get that or better. In fact some say, it isn't a discount until it reaches 25%. me, I don't even go into a store for less than 50%.
If you think back, today's talent is more programmed then some of the performers of old, when entertainer's own personalities shown through on stage, instead of flashing lights, over the top costumes and general all-around disregard for human civility.
I hesitate some times to attack icons in American entertainment, but last night on a tribute show for Carol Burnett, US comedic fave Tina Fey waded through a morass of very unfunny jokes, which had to be an embarrassment to her...if in fact she was aware of what she was doing. Stars like Fey become so popular that people fail to see the defects and through programmed responses enable continued mediocrity. In Afghanistan they want to stone women for adultery. In the US you can get stoned for criticizing cultural icons. How dare you, that's Tina fey. Personally I have liked TF, but I know suck when I see it.
I could easily become a vegetarian if there was lots of pork, turkey, chicken and beef gravy on tap in the refrigerator.
Reading between the Lines Movie Reviews:
Today we begin the Oscar race with films that hit the voter hot buttons - Holocaust, Aides and unwed Mothers.
--Dallas Buyers Club is about R on Woodward, a homosexual, drug using, hard drinking, over sexed reprobate loser, who is discovered to have contracted AIDs because of unprotected sex (This in the early days of the killer disease) and then proceeds fights the government and FDA while smuggling AZT into the US. Of course along the way there is the requisite homophobic lawman and a host of characters who don't understand the efforts of the Dying ex-oilfield worker. A good effort, and more importantly the right topic to send star Matthew McConaughey and his Director to the top of the Oscar list
--In Philomena, Judy Dench plays an Irish woman looking for her child, who in her earlier days as a pregnant unwed mother was forced by mean uncaring nuns to give way. It is a comedy, and we follow Judy and a reporter interested in her case as they track down the son she barely knew. Probably pretty good. Dench is great as usual.
--The Book Thief is a holocaust tale about a girl who becomes addicted to words as she discovers the beauty of the descriptive phrase. A charming yet illiterate and somewhat outcast foster child member of a German family, a young girl is taught to read when a Jewish man moves into the basement to escape the persecution by Nazis. In his passion to feel the beauty of the out side world, he educates the girl in reading and writing so she can bring him scenes of the outside world. The girl become enamored with language and it dominates her life, so much so that she, now a voracious reader, begins snitching books from her benefactor's library.
The more the disadvantaged see the enormous almost inexplicable wealth of CEO's, Financiers athletes and entertainers, the more the chance that our future will be clouded by angry marching in the streets. It will be like the times of Les Miz without the music.
And then, we have Bitcoins, where yesterday the price of this imaginary money was pushed over $1,200! It reminds me of that favorites song of youth, The Big Rock Candy Mountain. It sounded great, but as you aged you knew it was only in your imagination.
The Answer:
Natalie Wood's death is still a mystery to many, and some are still pointing the finger at ex-Hubby Robert Wagner. Natalie first captured America at age 8 in Miracle on 34th Street. She captivated teen boys in Rebel Without Cause and received Best Actress Oscar nominations for Splendor in the Grass and Love with the Proper Stranger.. She was the beautiful Maria in West Side Story and Gypsy Rose Lee in Gypsy. She matured in Bob And Ted And Carol and Alice. Her last film, Brainstorm, was released after her death. Spme of her other films were Marjorie Morningstar, All the Fine Young Canibals and Inside Daisy Clover. The Harvard Lampoon named her "Worst Actress of the Year" and she showed up to accept it, winning her praise from that college community. Bonus: Originated by the Choctaw Indians in WWI, and continued by many tribes through WWII including Navajos and Cherokees, these Code Talkers transmitted secret messages over phones and radio in their obscure native tongues. They have been honored and praised throughout the years, including just recently when the Navajos received the Congressional Gold Medal.
For some reason, I just don't feel like eating today.
Only 26 more shopping days til "Blue Spruce" day!
Happy Weekend E-v-e-r-y-b-o-d-y!
The early responders to the trumpeting of the Black Friday deals were a little disappointed, saying that the magnitude of savings were noticeably less than in years past. Many savvy shoppers have come to realize that there are always plenty of impressive steals, I mean deals, in that waning weeks of the selling season. And, even better in the days after Christmas. People have become so accustomed to discounts in general, that full price is basically a CEO pipe dream with no substance. Full price today is 10-20% off. And people will wait until they get that or better. In fact some say, it isn't a discount until it reaches 25%. me, I don't even go into a store for less than 50%.
If you think back, today's talent is more programmed then some of the performers of old, when entertainer's own personalities shown through on stage, instead of flashing lights, over the top costumes and general all-around disregard for human civility.
I hesitate some times to attack icons in American entertainment, but last night on a tribute show for Carol Burnett, US comedic fave Tina Fey waded through a morass of very unfunny jokes, which had to be an embarrassment to her...if in fact she was aware of what she was doing. Stars like Fey become so popular that people fail to see the defects and through programmed responses enable continued mediocrity. In Afghanistan they want to stone women for adultery. In the US you can get stoned for criticizing cultural icons. How dare you, that's Tina fey. Personally I have liked TF, but I know suck when I see it.
I could easily become a vegetarian if there was lots of pork, turkey, chicken and beef gravy on tap in the refrigerator.
Reading between the Lines Movie Reviews:
Today we begin the Oscar race with films that hit the voter hot buttons - Holocaust, Aides and unwed Mothers.
--Dallas Buyers Club is about R on Woodward, a homosexual, drug using, hard drinking, over sexed reprobate loser, who is discovered to have contracted AIDs because of unprotected sex (This in the early days of the killer disease) and then proceeds fights the government and FDA while smuggling AZT into the US. Of course along the way there is the requisite homophobic lawman and a host of characters who don't understand the efforts of the Dying ex-oilfield worker. A good effort, and more importantly the right topic to send star Matthew McConaughey and his Director to the top of the Oscar list
--In Philomena, Judy Dench plays an Irish woman looking for her child, who in her earlier days as a pregnant unwed mother was forced by mean uncaring nuns to give way. It is a comedy, and we follow Judy and a reporter interested in her case as they track down the son she barely knew. Probably pretty good. Dench is great as usual.
--The Book Thief is a holocaust tale about a girl who becomes addicted to words as she discovers the beauty of the descriptive phrase. A charming yet illiterate and somewhat outcast foster child member of a German family, a young girl is taught to read when a Jewish man moves into the basement to escape the persecution by Nazis. In his passion to feel the beauty of the out side world, he educates the girl in reading and writing so she can bring him scenes of the outside world. The girl become enamored with language and it dominates her life, so much so that she, now a voracious reader, begins snitching books from her benefactor's library.
The more the disadvantaged see the enormous almost inexplicable wealth of CEO's, Financiers athletes and entertainers, the more the chance that our future will be clouded by angry marching in the streets. It will be like the times of Les Miz without the music.
And then, we have Bitcoins, where yesterday the price of this imaginary money was pushed over $1,200! It reminds me of that favorites song of youth, The Big Rock Candy Mountain. It sounded great, but as you aged you knew it was only in your imagination.
The Answer:
Natalie Wood's death is still a mystery to many, and some are still pointing the finger at ex-Hubby Robert Wagner. Natalie first captured America at age 8 in Miracle on 34th Street. She captivated teen boys in Rebel Without Cause and received Best Actress Oscar nominations for Splendor in the Grass and Love with the Proper Stranger.. She was the beautiful Maria in West Side Story and Gypsy Rose Lee in Gypsy. She matured in Bob And Ted And Carol and Alice. Her last film, Brainstorm, was released after her death. Spme of her other films were Marjorie Morningstar, All the Fine Young Canibals and Inside Daisy Clover. The Harvard Lampoon named her "Worst Actress of the Year" and she showed up to accept it, winning her praise from that college community. Bonus: Originated by the Choctaw Indians in WWI, and continued by many tribes through WWII including Navajos and Cherokees, these Code Talkers transmitted secret messages over phones and radio in their obscure native tongues. They have been honored and praised throughout the years, including just recently when the Navajos received the Congressional Gold Medal.
For some reason, I just don't feel like eating today.
Only 26 more shopping days til "Blue Spruce" day!
Happy Weekend E-v-e-r-y-b-o-d-y!
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