Happy Birthday.

Today's Tids Issue 3,038

Opening Stuff:

 

 

The mighty sun is changing its angle. / But for the waking buds below / There’s a bit of a snaggle. / They feel the warmth, / Know they should grow, / But they face ceiling heights / And it’s frozen, glassy ice.

 

I see that there was a lot of excitement yesterday about new food labels. I’d be a lot more excited, and I think the population a lot happier and healthier, if they would create a similar labeling system for politicians.

 

Actually, I do read food labels…to be sure what I buy doesn’t contain figs, dates or raisins. You just can’t be too careful these days.

 

March Madness this year may be fans driving crazily through ice storms to get to games.

 

The Question:

Who is the only singer who sold more records than Fats Domino in the sixties? Give me five of Fat’s hits. Bonus: Name five Celebs who were first seen on TV as contestants on Dating Game?

 

The Headlines:

--Russian Troops Move To Key Positions In Ukraine’s Crimea Peninsula; Ukraine Calls Russia Move An Invasion; Biden Promises Ukraine US Support.

--S&P Reaches New High; It Builds On Record Close Up Near 100 By 11:00.

--Chinese Engineer Yuan To Become More Market Realistic.

--Planned Parenthood To Spend Big For November 2014 To Push Abortion Aficionados Into Government.

---Chief Congressional Watchdog Overseeing EPA Suggests Run-Away Agency Intimidates Underlings And Threatens Overseers Who Question Their Work.

--Lib NYC Mayor Boots Charter Schools From City Space.

 

When I look at Harry Reid, I’m thinking Fall of the Roman Empire.

 

The American Idol final twelve are a motley looking crew. Kristen was sent home last night and to my amazement, at least one judge actually voted for her after her incredibly mediocre sing-for-survival segment. Note: The show had 0ver 70 million votes the night before, a number that is closer to what they used to get in the finals. My guess is that their new rules including more types of technology for voting is the reason, and not necessarily a revived interest in the show. Have they jumped the shark? Probably not, but if the talent doesn’t rise up they’ll be swimming with minnows.

 

We interrupt this Tids to say Happy Birthday to all of those born in Leap Year, and of course anybody who will be celebrating over the weekend.

 

Oxymoron: “Delicious Sun Dried Kale Chips.” Not as funny as Jumbo Shrimp or Military Intelligence, but you get the point.

 

There were some horrendous typos in the first wave of Tids yesterday. Normally I know that Tids readers are smart enough to decipher misspellings, and in fact that is quite easy for every intelligent word interpreter except Spell-Check. But yesterday’s words may have elicited the dreaded response, “What the hell is he talking about?” “Has he lost is mind?” You know, stuff like that.

 

Somebody is going to make a lot of money from Bitcoins. There’s always someone who make big bucks from chaos.

 

A new law FACTA – Fair and Accurate Credit Transactions Act—will become law in July. First, it is another attack on states rights, as it is written to preempt tougher laws which already exist in several states. It is an example of where the coddled, lightweight legislators at the Fed level bow to national power lobbyists, in this case the Financial industry, while states are closer to, and have to answer to real people, not just politicians posing as so-called representatives. Additionally, the law allows more companies in varying industries to collect sensitive personal data like SS#’s, when there is absolutely no need to do it. It’s a piece of crap, and a clear example of how and why States do it better.

 

Don’t Hold Your Breath for the Perfect Energy Alternative, Department:

A reader sent me an Item about Scientists working on the battle to create controllable fission, essentially building a replica of The Sun in a lab. Such an achievement would produce the desirable nuclear high efficiency energy solution with no waste! The panacea, Better than gold or bit coins. For a shining moment recently, out there in a California lab they did it, producing a real “Star” out of thin air, just like, as they said, American Idol.

 

There have been so many award ceremonies, that much of the mystery has been taken out of the big event scheduled for Sunday. It’s really up to Ellen now, because most are agreeing with the choices. My choices fall in line with the rest. How can they not choose the real life anguish of a man forced into slavery over a real man given to theft, hedonism and general all around amorality or a movie with a small plot about a woman flowing around in space. 12  Years a Slave should win Best pic and I believe the celeb corps will pick Matthew McConaughey as Best Actor, but Bruce Dern could be the surprise. My Choice  for anything every year is always Cate Blanchette, and this time she’ll win for Best Actress.  Jennifer Lawrence and probably Matthew’s co-star in Dallas Buyer’s Club, Jared Leto, will win for the Best Supporting roles. The Oscars have become more of a recap, and the pretenders have become the leaders, including more often than not, their hosts.

 

Did you hear about the guy who gave up pasta carbonara to reduce the size of his pollution footprint? Micahel Bloomberg told him to do it.

 

When a woman in Facebook uses a picture of a dog instead of her own, is she trying to tell us something?

 

A celeb can make a great presentation to senate committees, and if it is for something worthwhile like yesterday when Seth Rogan spoke for Alzheimer’s the results can be very good. But, isn’t it sad that it takes the presence of an actor to rouse the representatives of the people rather than the people themselves.

 

The collateral damage of progress, Departement:

Carjacking is up along with ugly assaults on car owners, because, they say, all of the new security devices make it practically impossible to steal a car the old fashioned way. Thieves turned muggers and murderers now must have the key!

 

Reading Between the Lines Movie Reviews:

--Some critics will naturally dislike Son of God, but it appears that there are a few who are loving it, calling it a very good movie. You know the story, and his one is well told, well acted and beautifully displayed on the big screen. Observers say all Elements of society, believers and non-believers will Learn From It. If, the non-believers aren’t afraid to put themselves before an image of God.

--Non-Stop stars Leam Neeson as a Airplane Marshall who finds a warning that says somebody on the plane will be killed every 20 minutes until a $150 Million is paid. But it evolves that this is just a ruse for something much bigger. Talk about mayhem. All-State wouldn’t even take this policy. Neeson has become quite the action hero since his two Taken flicks, and he is as th title says Non stop here. Maybe too much. Some critics say it is better than it loks and others say straight to Netflix. I’ll go to see it.

 

More people in America go to church on Sunday than watch football games.

 

The Answer:

I might have said Chuck Berry, but that may have been in the fifties. In the sixties Fats was second to Elvis. My first memories go to Blueberry Hill and I’m Walkin’. But, close behind would be Blue Monday and I’m In Love Again. Those are his four top selling records. The next six are Walking’ to New Orleans, Whole Lotta Lovin, It’s You I Love, I Want to Walk You Home, Valley of Tears and Be My Guest. For a big man, he sure did a whole lotta a walkin’ in his songs. Bonus: Michael Jackson sure grew after Dating Game. Others early in their aspirations were Farrah Fawcett, Arnol Schwarzenegger, Susan Sommers, Andy Kaufman, Steve Martin, Barry Williams, Maureen McCormick, Phil Hartman, Bob Sagat and John Ritter.

 

If you were ever wondering how odd our world is becoming, there is news out of LaLa Land that the truly Odd One, Bruce Jenner is  actually happy about the marriage breakup because now he can continue in his effort to become a women!. He just had his Adams apple shaved. Or maybe all of the previous body work has made him psychotic. Or, maybe he just wants to look young again. Vanity kills.

 

What a totally stupid way to end the Tids.

 

Happy Weekend E-v-e-r-y-b-o-d-y!!