Today's Tids Issue 2,987
Opening Stuff:

Too be honest with you, I find shopping Wal-Mart depressing.

The concept of economies of scale works pretty well unless one of the components is big government.

It's always a good weekend when Navy beats Army.

One of the more annoying little chores in life is opening a new CD. (For the young, that's how music used to come before ITunes et. al. and after tapes, 8-Tracks, 33 rpms, 45 rpms and 78 rpms and rolls. Hey, that 's the history of my life)

The Question:
Only two colleges have had a Heisman (Best Football Player), Naismith (Best Basketball Player) and a President of the USA. name them

The Headlines:
--Positive Economic Reports In Europe Could Move Stocks Upward.
--Mega Millions Jackpot Grows To $550 Million.
--Pope Tells Critics He Is Not A Marxist.
--New AP Poll Indicates Overall Dissatisfaction Of ACA By Those Already Insured. 
--Killings Mount In Iraq.
--China Lands On Moon; Iran Launches Monkey carrying Spacecraft.

It's a sad Sunday morning when your realize you'll never be again able to walk through that wonderful Kris Donavan Art Gallery at Tiverton Four Corners. It probably closed it's doors because their were too many people like me -- just walking through.

The Legislative Branch could save us a lot of money if they stopped funding the Executive Branch...and the  Judicial Branch said, "Great idea!"

I was just glancing at an order for future blood tests and on it I see my name, address, birthday and social security number. How easy would be for somebody to become me? 

How come at the end of Cialis commercials they always show the couple in two different bath tubs? Must be that four hour thing.

I see where the court has ruled a stiff Utah law against Polygamy unconstitutional. Is this latest floodgate to be released in our evolving everything is Ok world, as long as it makes you feel good.

The Tiverton town council should be talking to "Spell-Check".

Bitcoin which is based on nothing now has a value equal to gold. The world gets weirder.

That kid too big for Santa's lap asking for a Ford Focus for Christmas appears to have a case of Afluenza. What an annoying little cretin he is. 

Despite regional differences and what grammarians say, some times the phrase "You all" or Y'all is just the clearest way to express yourself.

Do you think that one day during that period of creation, God was having a little fun with experimentation of species and came up with the hammerhead shark?

John Kerry was a much better looking man before he had done whatever he had done to his face. 

The Tablet wars are heating up beyond cool superficiality into serious functionality. Every computer maker old and new now has a stake in what the tablet becomes and whre they go.

About a year ago I described a situation where a person without EZPass crossing a new bridge to this island would have to pay $5.50 for a $4.00 toll. That was because the brilliant luminaries in the State decided not to put in toll takers, meaning that a camera took a pic of the license and sent a bill for $5.50 which included $4.00 plus a $1.50 service fee. Yeah, they said it wasn't a $5.50 toll because they called part of it a service fee, which only existed because they created the problem in the first place -- A classic example of misguided government. So people complained, the state reduced the toll to 10 cents. (Say what?) That's another story. So anyhow. several weeks ago a nice couple from England were leaving the island after enjoying Newport, and at the time wondered how they were going to pay their ten cents without a toll collector. They found out, but it wasn't a bill for 10 cents they received, but -- $18.10! Yes, they were in a rental car, and the state billed Alamo who charged the couple their own $18.00 service fee. Yup, we're a service economy all right, and it sucks.

The Answer:
The Two colleges are Navy and Michigan. Their Presidents were Carter and Ford. Michigan Heisman's were Tom Harmon, Desmond Howard and Charles Woodson. Navy Heisman's were Joe Belino and Roger Staubach. Michigan Naismaith winner was Troy Burke and Navy was David Robertson.

Yesterday Phil Sims, commenting on a pass play in the final seconds of the game, said "that there was most definitely pass interference, but it should never be called at this point in a game". This, if acceptable as an unwritten rule, gives defenders license to mug offensive players with no fear of penalty. Am I missing something?

Below is one of my favorite all time songs, if you are interested...albiet a little different here, and quite the amazing editing job: