Today's Tids Issue 3,246
Opening Stuff:
The expansive seas
around this island are cast in that ominous black of the raging winter
waters. The intense unrelenting power of cold oceans that few people ever see. The
persistent energy of the rising swells producing crashing waves that pound the
coast; shifting sands, displacing boulders, carving new coves and inlets. The
unseen wonder of the icy waters working natures wonders, depleting then
renourishing wetlands and soft sandy beaches. I love to stroll the January tidelands
and feel the power, smell the salt, listening to the bird’s excitement in the
discovery of newly revealed pantries. The cleanliness of unfettered air
inflates my lungs with life. The roaring sea is a gift. I would like to send it
you all.
This fascination with
Cuba is beyond me. Here we have a Nanny Nation here driven to get sweets
out of citizens diets, and we are making goo-goo-eyes at a country which
produces mainly sugar cane.
The Question:
The Interview is the subject of a lot of discussions these
days, one centering around how much money it will lose – estimates going as high
as $200 Mil. I believe it will make a ton with Global distribution, and when a
curious USA flocks to it after it is released for home use. What are the
biggest all time money losing movies?
The Headlines:
--Dow Down Slightly From High Od 300+; Emotions Seems To Be
Carrying The Day.
--Obama Surprises Everybody With Cuba Deal That Doesn’t Seem
To Do Much Of Anything
--Survey Shows That 80% Of Russians Support Putin; Most see
Him As Solution To Problems; Putin Puts Blame For Russia Problems On US..
--Vermont Governor Drops Plan For single Payer Health care.
--Turkey’s Erdogan Arrests Opposition Media; Slams EuroZone
For Complaining.
--Boston Marathon Bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev Trial Begins As
Pro-Thug Protestors Meet Victims In Front Of Courthouse.
Remember when Fidel
Castro was a mesmerizing protest leader against an oppressive government?
How did that work out for the people?
Well sports fans,
only two weeks of regular season NFL left, and there are some good
match-ups this week, not including tonight’s 4 and 24 teams, Tenn and Jax
fighting for 3rd place in the AFC South. I’m picking Jax. On Saturday
I see Philly fighting back to stay in
the race beating the skins. San Diego
still has a chance, but I’m picking SF at home to surprise. New Orleans-Atlanta,
Dallas-Indy, Denver-Cinncy and Seattle-Arizona are good matchups with something
in play. New Orleans showed a little last week, and Atlanta has been better but
Julius Jones was part of their minor resurgence. I’m Picking NO. Indy is in and
Dallas needs it to get in – so I’m picking the Cowboys. Denver should beat the
Bennies, but I think we will see an upset here (I’m really trying too hard to
be contrary this year). And then there is Seattle and Arizona, a team that always
finds a way even when they look broken. What is the health of Larry Fitzgerald?
The Cardinals will win the war. For the rest I have to go Detroit over da
Bears, Miami over Minn, Carolina over
Johnny Football, Green over Tampa in the battle of the Bays. Pitt in a nail
biter over KC, The Pats over the Jets, St. Louis over the Jints and Buffalo
over Oakland. But, you have to watch this one as Oakland is putting something together
lately. This could be a very good game.
I would have a tough
time voting for Jeb Bush because of his pro-Federal school curriculums posture.
I really hate the idea of Big Gov getting into local schools.
I have to throw out a
few kudos to the marketers of Chia who continually find new ways to refresh
that old one-time gimmick gift. In fact, it is now useful for some of the newer
applications.
I don’t get this left
wing fascination with Cuba, unless they see it as a nice tropical retirement
community where they can practice academic theories of income re-distribution
to a select few.
Mayor DiBlasio of
NYC has no clue about the United States and what it stands for. In fact, a convertible
American, he is rumored to be the prime replacement for the Castro brothers.
There’s a bad pun
in there somewhere.
Who says terror isn’t
working in the USA. Now, after five of the largest theater chains dropped plans
to show The Interview, Sony put it on the shelf. Making people fear the unknown,
having them always looking over their shoulder – that is pure terror. Even if
as it may be in this case, the lawyers warning that any incident at a theater
warned could bring on suits. Actually I’m always looking over my shoulder at the
Admin and IRS.
Instead of the Quahog,
the RI State animal should be the lemming.
From this humble
perch, all I can see for the next two years is President Obama disrupting what
remains of harmony in the USA. It could be a sad time.
The Ultimate
conspiracy theory: Eric Holder organized the anti-Police protests across
the nation to set the scene for promoting Oprah Winfrey’s new “Selma” movie.
The Answer:
47 Ronin leads the pack with a loss of $150 Mil. Next in line
are Mars needs Moms, The 13th Warrior, The Lone Ranger, R.I.P.D.,
John Carter, Final Fantasy: The Sprits Within, Jack the Giant Slayer, Sahara
and #10 Stealth. If you adjust for
inflation, Cutthroat Island, he Adventures of Pluto Nash, The Fall of the Roman
Empire and Heaven’s Gate enter the Top Ten. Stealth, Jack the…, John Carter and
RIPD drop out. RIPD – Rhode Island Pension Disaster.
There I was, sitting
comfortably, content and minding my own business, wanting for nothing –
when out of nowhere came this commercial with people singing “If you’re happy
and you know it, have a snack”. When I finally realized what was happeing, it
was too late to get my habnd out of the cCheetos bag.
Are you in the refrigerator,
potato chip drawer yet?
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