Today's Tids Issue 3,363
Opening Stuff:
God, I just hate it
when a madman takes out the innocent. How can hate be so deep? It is beyond
my comprehension. I see those faces with lifeless eyes. I feel the torment in
the hearts of all of those who loved them, left behind. The tears run down my
cheeks and pool at my feet, mingling with the blood of the slain.
President Obama said
all of the right words in remembering the victims of the that church
tragedy; consoling a disbelieving nation.. And then, before the tears had dried
and turned to salt upon stunned faces, he launched into an political rage against
guns. Rubbing slat into open wounds, when love was what was needed most. Wouldn’t
it be nice if all politicians’ spoke through their hearts until the tulmult
died. Why are all politicians so
insincere? Why are personal agendas more important than humanity? I was listening
to his words, feeling his heart, commending his sincerity. Then it was all
interrupted by a commercial message.
The Pope’s
environment encyclical to me just sounds like more mindless rich versus
poor rhetoric. Sorry folks, but that’s what I hear. It seems to me that I remember
in Gospels God praising peope who used the gifts that God provided. The carbon
based energy that appears to be so disgusting to new breeds is the same energy
that was an amazing discovery in the past; an enormous discovery that made the lives
of all, rich and poor around the world, better. There are thieves and connivers
in all segments of life including the priesthood. The amount of money people earn
is not detriment to goodness. To paint al of business black is to not see the
light in the hearts of so many who give so much.
What’s the difference
between a nicely dressed man on a tricycle and a poorly dressed man on a
bicycle? A tire.
Warning: As you
enter this weekend, relaxed, confident that you have earned the rest and
relaxation – be prepared for the abrupt awakening on Monday to the beginnings
of Winter. Your body will feel transformed as it experiences withdrawal from
longer days of sunlight; as the days grow shorter. Unpack your fleece. Snow is
near. Feeling hemmed in yet?
The Question:
Despite the jokes, there are some pretty great female race car
drivers. Who was known as the “First Lady of Drag Racing” (Hint: there was a
movie about her.). Who was the first woman Indy Driver? Who was the first woman
to finish an American LeMans Series race?
The first woman to win an open wheel race n North America. Who was the first
woman ever to get a driver’s license? Bonus:
When and Where was the First Father’s Day? To whom was it attributed?
The Headlines:
--EuroStocks Looking Stronger; US Stocks Down With Profit
takeing; Martha Stewart in Dal To Sell Empire Before It fades Completely.
--Lobster Catch Down As Summer Begins, Pushing Prices Higher.
--Rand Paul Introduces New Plan To Blow Up Tax Code.
--RI Unemployment Dips below 6%.
--More Golfers Beat Chambers that predicted; Tiger Shoots
80, Fowler 81; Dustin Johnson and Henrik Stenson Lead After 1st
Round.
--Teen Shoots Four In Woonsocket RI; Appears To Have been Gang
Related.
--Oldest Woman In World Dies In Michigan at 116.
I installed this
software to speed up my computer, which then tends to slow my machine to a
snails pace while it operates to speed it up.
Oh yeah, we had a
technical problem yesterday Morn where some of you received the Tids late. In
an effort to be moderately humorous when reissuing the later edition, the Tids
Editor admits to letting more than several Typos slip through.
I think the Supreme
Court missed the point allowing the Texas Court ruling banning “Rebel” flags
on license plates. Some people see the well known flag as anti-black. Many more
see it as a symbol of courage among those of the South in grey uniforms. Those
who fought for their beliefs and died. About 140,000 died (Viet Nam 58K.) Free
speech is free speech – not Politically Correct speech. PC is what the SC
upheld yesterday.
Here’s why Black
markets begin, Department:
In shore areas, people
often rent their cottages for a week or more during the summer. In RI, the
legislature now thinks it a good idea to tax those rentals – 13%! But here’s the
real big government intimidation factor: If a person were to rent for just one
day, they are now required to submit monthly forms to the government regardless
if they ever rent again. If they don’t or forget, they are subject to a penalty
of $5K per day! I may move to Texas just to get away from tyranny. That is
pretty disgusting.
Brian Williams
has dropped further than Tiger Woods.
Quote of the day:
The Uncle of church massacre killer Dylann Roof says, “If he gets the death
penalty, I’ll push the button myself.”
There is a new cockamamie
idea in this town of mine where Pols suggest that pedestrians, bicyclists
and car drivers wave to each other to cut down on accidents. Say What? Basically,
if bicyclists obeyed the laws of the road, skateboarders had a sense of responsible
consideration and pedestrians didn’t assume entitlement to the streets and
looked both ways like mom always said, there would be fewer accidents. “Oops, I
didn’t see him…I was waving at a pedal taxi driver and a horse drawn carriage got
in the way.”
This may be a possibility
for advanced trivia contests in the future: The first person to audition for
the last American Idol show was Vanessa Pacheco of New Bedford Mass trying out yesterday
in Providence. File that away.
A doctor told me that
if a doctor you are seeing resists your getting a second opinion, then
immediately go out and get a second opinion.
The airless football
travesty doesn’t seem like much at all after reading about the St. Louis
Cardinals invasion of the Houston Astros computer system. It is pretty scary to
consider how many people are capable of prying into others lives and
businesses.
By the way, many more
players are coming out to say, that the Patriots win because they work harder,
or at least as hard as any team in the league. Winning, they are saying, isn’t about
air in footballs.
One of the hardest
things about writing this thing every day is coming up with new, good puns.
I have used so many puns and other word play humor over the years that the only
stuff worth printing are some that appear entirely by accident. I’ve
Puntificated enough.
Reading Between the
lines Movie Reviews:
--Everybody is raving about Inside Out, the best Pixar film
since Toy Story. It’s about growing up and details the tale of Riley a young
girl uprooted from the Midwest and thrust into San Fran where her dad is
starting a new job. The other stars are her emotions Joy( Amy Poehler), Fear
(Bill Hader), Anger (Lewis Black), Disgust (Mindy Kaling) and Sadness (Phylliss
Smith). Sounds like a downer to me, but I assure you it isn’t.
--Dope was a Sundance fave. It’s about a black kid in a
tough neighborhood trying to survive while juggling college applications,
academic interviews and SAT’s. A chance invite to an underground party may become
the adventure that changes him from geek to being a dope…and ultimately himself.
Supposed to be charming.
--The critics like The Overnight better than the audiences.
It’s a comedy about a couple’s attempt to acclimate their lives to LA (Why would
anybody want to do that?) by spending an increasingly bizarre evening at the parents
of their son’s new friend.
The Answer:
Burlington Vermont’s Shirley Muldowney was one tough driver
and took on the all in drag racing. Janet Guthier was ten first women in both the
Indy 500 and the Daytona 500. Venezuelan Milka Duno was the frist to finish the
Lemans race in Detroit, and that was just one of over 8-9 significant world
class firsts. Brit Katherine Legge won
the 2005 Toyota Atlantic Championship in Long beach Cal, and also had many hist9orc
first throughout Europe. The first woman to recive a US drivers license was Geneva
Delphine Mudge who did so in New York in 1898. Mudge was also the first woman
ever to have an accident! Bonus: The
first dad’s day was in 1910 in Spokane Washington and it is attributed to the
wisdom of Sonora Louise Smart Dodd.
Remember your fathers.
Here’ Tim McGraw singing “My Little Girl For dads”
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