Today's Tids Issue 3,325
Opening Stuff:
Happy May, the Month of
promise
with flowers and greenery bursting forth; with Roses and Black Eyed Susans for
horses that run fast. Many celebrate it as the Month of Mary, where you seem to
feel that purity in the air. Race car drivers celebrate it with a roar.and in
the end we remember all of those who have gone before, loved ones and great ancestors
we have never known. Anarchists , socialists and communists kick it off with
May 1, but all of the of the goodness which is intrinsic in this magnificent month
easily blots the myopic thinking of those who would take away freedom and often
the free will and spirit of peoples. M-a-y is truly a grand Month when, even as
clouds cover the skies, you feel like you’re walking in warm sunshine for four
glorious weeks.
As you watch the sadness in
Nepal, it’s
really hard to get excited about the trailers/promotions currently on TV for
the new H-Wood Earthquake disaster film “San Andreas”. At least you would hope
people would feel something more in their hearts for the reality of a disaster,
for the pleas in the eyes of the Nepalese left behind to mourn, than for a
couple of hours of entertainment.
I have always pictured myself
taking selfies.
The Question:
Last
night’s 1-2 pick of tandem QB’s was the 6th time since 1930 that has
occurred on draft day. Can you name 2 of the other 5 times QB’s were selected
as the first two?
The Headlines:
--Markets
Rebounding Nicely; Greek PM Says Bailout Deal Close.
--US
Navy To Guild US Ships Through Persian Gulf.
--Haggling
To Nowhere Continues In Baltimore; Grey Appears To have Been Injured While
Riding In Van With Second Prisoner; non-Buckling If Seatbelts May have Been The
Problem..
--North
Korean Diplomats Storm Out Of UN After NK Defectors Shout Down Their Reading Of
Statement On Human Rights.
--Bernie
Sanders Says Hillary’s Foundation Income Is Fair Game In the Campaign Politics.
--New
Photos Released Showing Possible ISIS training Camp In Afghanistan.
--James
Winston Passes Criminality tests To become #1 Pick In Draft; Shane Ray, Denver
Pick, Tweets Happy To Be Goin To Marijuana Legal Colorado Team; Oregon
Wunderkind Mariota #2 Pick.
--0-Man
Library To Go T One Of Two Proposed Sites In South Side Of Chi—New Quakes And
Volcan Eruption Blasts Occur In Chile And Papua New Ginea.
--Former
Christie Ally To Plead Guilty In “Bridgegate”.
Yesterday, NFL teams took
extra caution not to mistakenly draft a potential woman beater following the case of
Ray Rice. Tomorrow night Americans will hail a well known, but never convicted
wife abuser and spend enough money to give Floyd Mayweather a $120 Million one
night paycheck! Gadzooks. Have we gone crazy. How can two aging fighter
fighting for basically nothing more than a big payday have duped the US
audience into overspending to that extent. Government waste isn’t even that
bad. They should be paying that kind of dough to charities working hard to keep
people safe from abusers.
When I see all of this
current promotion for the new movie The Avengers, all I can think of is Emma Peel. Where
have you gone Diana Rigg? Mayweather wouldn’t look too good after messin’ with
Emma.
It’s cute when high school
kids go
before state legislatures to argue for more funding for schools. It would be
meaningful if they understood the value of money, if they weren’t from the money-grows-on-trees
generation where a $800 smart phone is the prime example of Teen must-have amenities
regardless if parents can afford it. “Hey, spend the money, I don’t have to worry
about it.” Yet!
Speaking of Cute kids, the white house reporter
crowd could take a tip from a High School Presidential interviewer, Osman Yaha,
who cut off the President’s rambling answer to his questionwith, “I think you’ve
sort of covered everything about that question.”
The upcoming Bulls-Cavs
series is
going to be one of those good old fashioned NBA wars, the kind we used have up
here with the Pistons or Lakers versus the Celts.
If you thought the original “Mad
Max” was
outrageous, wait til you see the new one. There has never been anything subtle
about Hollywood creators, when given the right kind of license.
In case you haven’t already noticed, Elon Musk wants to own
you.
When I read the headline, “Christie ally to plead…”,
I was thinking of the actress and wondering how she got involved in dirty
inside NJ politics. BTW, there are many things about Christie that I like including
his love of steak and potatoes, but it’s hard to imagine that the “Ally” didn’t
have an unspoken Christie imprimatur supporting his actions.
Countries like Iraq, hungry for a social and
economic rebirth, will continue to over-export oil, keeping oil prices lower
for quite a while. Of course that doesn’t take into consideration the high cost
of introducing the “Secret Summer Gas Ingredient” onto tanks.
Reading Between the Lines
Movie Reviews:
--The
big one is The Avengers with a great cast and an explosive plot which will keep
fans excited and laughing. If you like big screen, noisy comic book treats,
this will be like a chocolate sundae with butter scotch sauce and crumbled shortbread.
Well, maybe not that good.
--In
“Welcome to me’ Kristin Wiig (Who I like ) stars as a woman with a borderline personality who wins the lottery
and proceeds to dump her psychiatrist and meds. She purchases her own TV talk
show and proceeds to share peculiar views on everything to the world. Big well known
cast includes Tim Robbins, Joan Cusak, Jennifer Jason Liegh, Wes Bently, James
Marsden and Linda Cardellini. It could be good depending upon how weird she gets.
The Answer:
The
first 1-2 QB tandem was in 1971 with Jim Plunkett (1) and Archie Manning (2).
The rest were Drew Bledsoe and Rick Mirer, Peyton Manning and Ryan Leaf, Tim
Couch and Donavan McNabb , and finally Andrew Luck and Robert Griffen III. Since
1940, 25 QB’s have been the first pick from Hall of Famers John Elway, Terry Bradshaw
and Troy Aikman to busts like Heisman winners Terry Baker and King Hill, solid
better than middle of the road players like Archie Manning and Carson Palmer.
There were unknowns like the first ever taken as #1 George Catego and very good
older players like Harry Gilmer and Angelo Bertelli.
I’m seeing that mom in Baltimore
seriously berating her son for adolescent stupidity and worse, and I’m hoping that parents
of colleges kids are watching. You know those college kids who move off campus into
quiet neighborhoods and basically terrorize their neighbors, or disrupt cities
and towns during Spring break” or just forget about the morality and human rights
of others at parties in dorms and clubs. All, parents should be taking a look
at the antics of their little darlings, and maybe a little advice from Mom in
Baltimore.
God! I was much too serious
today. By
the way, I always prayed before my trigonometry exams. I was hoping for a sine
from above. But then math got easer after I figured out that decimals have a
point.
Have a great weekend e-v-e-r-y-b-o-d-y!
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