Today's Tids Issue 3.204
Opening Stuff:
The reporting and
films of African hopelessness over the years, only leads the USA people
into believing that nothing positive is happening Africa. That this vast, so-called "Dark continent" is simply
hoards of people lying in waste upon muddy streets, while dictators live luxuriously
in places built with US aid dollars. And then this morning we read that Nigeria
is completely free of the uncontrollable scourge of Ebola. I wonder...
The current political
party system has become so bitter that it is essentially irrational. I’m
going to start a new party __ “The Common Sense Party”. I think it could be
refreshing.
Yesterday while
standing around with four friends, one, a retired military officer brought
up the news item about the dismissal of Joe Biden’s son from the Navy. The military
guy noted that he only got in became the Navy earlier had waved their age limitation
and the knowledge of another conviction for cocaine use. A third guy, a good
friend of all, then added, “But, they still can’t find the military service
records for George Bush.” And, that is the problem with the USA. The political bitterness
between people is so non-sensible that basic truths just can’t be acknowledged without
somebody taking sides. I’m as guilty as the next person. I’m giving p up political
stupidity for Lent. When is Lent, anyhow? Maybe I’ll give it up for Advent.
I believe that money
coming from outside of states to support statewide candidates should be
banned/ Period.
The Question:
Name 9 Car makers that have issued recalls for dangerous
airbags.
The Headlines:
--4.7 Americans At Risk from Defective Air Bags.
--Nigeria Reported Free Of Ebola.
--Old Dogs Go South As Coca Cola, Mc Donald’s And IBM Report
Lower Earnings; IBM May Have To Reinvent itself As Old Magic Seems To Have
Disappeared.
--Pistorious Gets Five Years.
--Key Iran Cleric Dies.
--High Stakes Russia-EU-Ukraine Gas Talks begin In Brussels;
Polish Minster Says Putin Offered To Split Ukraine With Poland.
--“Radicalized” Canadian Car Driver Plows Into Two Soldiers
Killing Them.
The Hong Kong protests
may be the most significant news event of our current times, and it has failed
to take hold with the public…and the general media. I guess that the media just
hasn’t been able to make it sexy enough for the women of afternoon TV Talk
shows audiences. Maybe, yes maybe they could stage a kid standing in front of a
tank. That might work.
A good reader reports
the establishment of a new Big Multi-National initiative: “The Super-Efficient and Appliance Deployment (S.E.A..D.)
Initiative of the Clean Energy Ministerial”. Yes these over staffed organizations
we have never heard of are sprinkled throughout government including one called
The Agency For Naming Government Expenditures So They Appear Effective to Taxpayers.
So the reader, an expert in lighting says from her company’s point of view, the
a major accomplishment of the above global effort is giving a medal for efficient
products like the LED light fixture that cuts wattage in half while delivering on
66% of the light now being delivered by Fluorescents.
Marilyn Albright on
the Wheaties Box? They wanted Rosie O’Donnell, but she would fit. Sorry,
that was an ugly comment. Maybe I’m becoming a liberal.
A headline in the local
paper was about outside money coming in for an ad against the Repub Governor
candidate saying, “Republicans will make the (RI) economy worse.” Are they
kidding me! The governor is pretty powerless and has been for years a eunuch in
a nice suit, and has been beholden to the General Assembly which has been Union
dominated it seems since the beginning of time. It has effectively scared away
every decent company with good paying jobs and foreclosed on opportunities to
attract replacements. There’s only about 43 Republicans in the state and most
are in Burrillville and Foster. We’d meet more often, but nobody can find those
towns.
Fashion designer Oscar
de la Renta Died. When at an advertising agency, I worked on an account,
American Optical, which was the first to bring designer glasses to the public,
and the designer was Oscar. Actually, that’s the only thing I know about him.
I refuse to be drawn
into an argument about the Ebola Czar.
In the comics strip “Rhymes
with Orange” this morning, the pic shows two FBI types dragging away a helpless,
well dressed guy who is shouting, “But, I’m Erson of Pinterest!”
The Answer:
Some days the Tids Q” cam be helpful nd informative. The Nine
companies recalling are Chrysler -- 2006 Dodge Charger; Ford – 04 Ranger, 06 GT, 05-07 Mustang; Subaru – 03-04 Legacy, Baja, Outback, 04
Imprezza; , GM –03-05 Pontiac Vibe, 13-14 Cruz; BMW – 00-06 3 series sedan and
wagon, 3 series couple and conv; Honda-Acura – 02-07 Pilot, Ridgeline, 01-05
Civic, 02-06 CL/TL, 03-11 Odyssey, 01-07 Accord, 02-06 CRV; Mazda 03-07M6,
06-07 Mazdaspeed 6, 04 MPV, 04078 RX; Nissan/ Infinite – 01-03 vehicles (list unknown);
Toyota/Lexus – 03-04 Corolla, Matrix, Sequoia, Tundra, 03-05 SC430. Half listening
to the noise level of the nightly news, I thought it was all current vehicles.
It appears more now like a legal class action suit promotional event.
There is a chance
that your magnificent Tids will be scarce the next two days. Don’t fret, I
still love you!
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