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Today's Tids Issue 3.291

Opening Stuff:

 

I have trouble understanding which side I should be on in this Net Neutrality discussion. The idea that the Internet should treat all comers equally sounds positive to me. But then I read that the Obama admin has written a 332 page Net Neutrality Plan which it will not let the people see until after the FCC votes for its implementation. Say what? Now, all of a sudden, net Neutrality sounds really bad. Really , really bad. However, in reading more about this, it appears to me that the absence of Net Neutrality would mean that the Broadband Carriers would be the “Big Government” seeking to control what goes on the net, at what speeds and what people would be allowed to see. On the other hand, Critics say that once the FCC gets control, the steady erosion by bureaucrats becomes a fete de compli, and the Internet will come to be what it never was. In addition to the lack of Admin transparency, it was noted this morning that the head of the FCC, Tom Wheeler, refused to appear before Congress. It’s just gotta be bad when an admin less trusted than Brian Williams, Bill Cosby, Ray Rice and War stories by Hillary tells you, don’t worry about a thing. Yeah sure.

 

I always liked the quote by William Purkey: “You’ve gotta dance like there’s nobody watching, love like you’ll never be hurt, sing like there’s nobody listening and live like it’s heaven  on earth.”

 

I went shopping for a camouflage shirt the other day, but I couldn’t find one.

 

The Question:

The Voice is back this week. Name all of the Judges who have appeared during the life of the series.

 

The Headlines:

--Avalanche East Of Kabul In Afghanistan Mountains Kills nearly 50.

--New Jobless Claims Jump 31K TO 313,000; Durable Goods Orders Up; Inflation Goes Negative..

--Iran Commemorates “Revolution Day” (Overthrow Of US Puppet Shah) With Hanging Of President Obama in Effigy; No Nuke Talks Going Well?

--Iran Practices Naval Maneuvers Against Fake US Aircraft Carrier Iran Sinks Ship As Cardboard Doesn’t Fire Back..

--Madonna Falls Off Stage In Great Britain; Finishes Performance Like A Trooper.

--Investors Worrying That Biotech Stocks May Tank.

--Greek Citizens Way behind In Paying Taxes ($86 Billion); Continue To Rally In Streets For Freebies.

 

The Voice is off to a good start. I think some of the talent has been outstanding, especially some of my early favorites like Deanna Johnson, Gabriel Wolfchild, Sawyer Fredericks, Blaze Johnson, Brook Adee, Cody Wickline and Treeva Gibson. Also excellent are Rob Taylor, Joshua Davis, Crooner Lowell Oakley, Joe Tolo, Meghan Linsey, the powerful Tonya Boyd Cannon and  Smithfield Rhode Island’s Own Sarah Potenza.

 

There’s no truth to the rumor that Patricia Arquette has been named Hillary’s campaign manager.

 

A guy named Frank Robinson, who was a fine football coach in my home town, and went on to become one of the all time winningest coaches in the History of Connecticut, died yesterday in Narragansett RI, where has lived for years. A good friend of mine, was Captain of one of his teams, and I saw through him that this was a coach who went way beyond x’s and o’s. He developed great human beings.

 

A successful limbo dancer is an underachiever.

 

There goes the country, Department:

Just reported on the BBC Network: “As of Midnight tonight, people in Washington DC who use marijuana will no longer be prosecuted. “ Hey, maybe that will be better than using cocaine in secret.

 

I’m tired I listening to David Ortiz.  It would be another thing if he ever said anything funny.

 

If The Hill becomes president, I’m glad I will probably be senile by then.

 

As a daily headline writer, I have noticed that since Brian Williams was found to have made up news, there is a lot less going on the in the world.

 

 The world in political land is saying that The Hill will be playing mainly the “First Woman President” Card. This is no way to elect the most powerful person in the world -- In this case, a woman too aloof to respond to a friend repeatedly calling out for help in Benghazi. But American’s like firsts regardless of quality. So next we’ll have the first Italian, First Hispanic, First  Polish person, and then all Slavic countries tries. Hey, what about first German? We’ve already had the first Indonesian and probably Kenyan. So then we move the first in the LGBT Alphabet. The First winner of Dancing with the Stars and first bachelorette. Eventually we’ll get to the first Robot, who may tru out to be the fairest, least political and smartest of them all. Unless, the robot company is owned by George Soros Grandchildren.

 

Oh, I forgot, Michael Strahan is thinking of ruining in between stints on Kelly and GMA. He’ll be the first all pro defensive lineman with a gap in his teeth.

 

Voting for the First of anything is just an insane way to run a country.

 

The Answer:

Adam Levine and Blake Shelton have been there for every season. The first year they were joined by Christina Aquilera and Cee Lo Green. Others who have been on are Shakira, Gwen Stephani, Usher and Pharrel Williams. Frankly, I ink they have all been pretty good.

 

It’s snowing outside and the air is brisk, I got a pocket full of Kleenex and my mind is sharp and body invigorated. Ah Winter, you can’t beat it.