Today's Tids Issue 3,050
Opening Stuff:
Aaaah! The first day of spring, when a young man’s fancy turns
to….the crack of a bat; diving heading, risking injury to life and limb, for a
white leather covered ball. Could it be, there’s more. That the lads are trying
to catch the eye of a pretty woman, sitting so beautifully in new, bright green
grass, a tulip here, a daffodil there. Yes baseball is all about love, men and
their daring do, to capture the heart of lady…playing on the other team! Life
has changed.
Quicken wants more personal
data than
any reasonable private person should want to give away. This intrusion by an
identity gobbler, all for a chance to win a billion dollars in a contest about
picking a perfect slate of basketball games which is virtually an impossibility.
But, they have your date forever.
The Question:
What
are the ten signs of Spring?
The Headlines:
--Market
Sellin’ After Hearin’ Yellen; Lower Unemployment Has Fed Thinking Higher
Interest, Less Stimulus.
--Sattelite
may Have Spotted Plane Debris Off Western Australia.
--Ukraine
Troops Pack Up And Leave Crimea; US Says No To Military Action.
--al-Qaida
Calls On Terrorist Affiliates To Detonate Car Bombs In Major US Cities.
--US
May Hand Off Control Of Internet To International Body (No, Not Gesele Bundchen).
--Police
Eye Sex Offender In Madelaine McCann case.
--Former
Dem Chairman Robert Strauss Dies.
--Congress
Wrestling With Fate Of Debt Ridden US Post Office.
My golf ball stock is looking pathetic. I may
have to break down and buy some new one’s. As one golfing partner told me, “Dick,
golf balls don’t come from under twigs; golf balls come in shiny boxes. Ahh,
change.
The Rhode Island Symphony is in my amateur eyes an excellent
orchestra, rich in sound and beautifully directed by Larry Rachleff and Number
two Francisco Noya. This weekend’s feature piece is Tchaikovsky’s Sixth. So, if
I go, am I anti-American?
Have US government agencies grown so big and complex
that they are in fact determining what works and what doesn’t in the country.
The EPA has certainly wrought pain upon many a hard working American. In one case,
a man named John Beale, now in prison for impersonating a CIA officer, wrote
much of the current regulatory approach dubbed the “EPA Playbook”. He wrote the
rules so drastic to many on the simple Machiavellian principle, “the end justifies
the means”. Not entirely on scientific research nor with consideration to the
agony of US people. He had a na attitude of “Tough nuggies”, I like
environmental restrictions. One of the problems was that the EPA was to big to
notice. Is this a problem throughout suffocating big Government? Can you say
IRS.
The good news is that Putin is smart enough to know
that Russia is not strong enough to go to war with the rest of the world. A China
union, a possibility, would be formidable, but China is more interested in
conquering through economic power.
Want to see what political
cartoonists
from round the world are thinking about the Ukraine crisis. It’s not all about
the USA, as you may have thought looking at the news and headlines.
“Artificial intelligence is no match for
natural stupidity.”
You got to love the Gold hawkers on TV,
not unlike many conmen, scaring the bejesus out of stockholding folks, offering
a safe haven of gold ownership. Yes steady, safe gold which crashed and burned
in 2013, and now many producers world wide are reducing production for 2014, as
prices are considered unpredictable. Gold
I, though, a little bit better than predicting a perfect “Bracket”.
One of the more interesting companies to watch is Sonos, a potential huge threat to gold standards in the sound business like Bose and Samsung. It
appears, Sonos is making big gains in technology for wireless speaker sound
systems. This could be their entry in to taking away market share form the
leaders in the more standard products. Except of course, the Wave radio. Audiophiles
are taking notice.
I’m guessing that President Obama’s
secret post election plan wasn’t so hot.
I have to say that most of the
American Idol final ten just can’t sing, and the judges are bewildered because they
see it too. In addition, few of them have personalities worthy of investing my emotions.
The bottom three should be CJ, MK and Dexter who sucked the life out of Florida
Georgia Line’s Cruise. CJ is always out of tune but people like his personality.
MK was uninspired and messed up too. Her personality is hard to see. She goes.
I’d comment on the others but I wasn’t moved by any of them despite raves by
judges. Hey, they have to rave for somebody. The show must go on..
Over in big red chair land, I’m enjoying
the “Knock-out Round” duets, but have no real favorite yet. Seriously,. Maybe
they need more country!.
The Answer:
#10 on the list is the melodies of the Tufted
Titmouse, generally the first species of nature’s melodic birds. Next is the
drumming of woodpeckers ---bam, bam ,bam, bam…!. For #8, look up for emerging red
hawks soaring. While gazing you will begin to hear hoots of owls. Or are they
morning doves? Looking into the forest you will see a significant hint of red
as the maples start budding. #5 of the great signs of spring is the specter of
duck flights in northern skies, of Ohio and Northeast. You will see Juncos
leaving and begin to hear peepers in the background.. For number 2, all you
have to do is go into your yard and sniff; aah, that aroma of Spring – a perfume
unmatched by human manipulation consisting of equal parts rain and soil, grass
and ozone.. #1 is the emergence of a lazy old woodchuck, working out the winter
kinks, observing his domain, primping, standing quietly… waiting for the lady woodchucks to appear,
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