Today's Tids Issue 3,385
Opening Stuff:
Do
you realize how hard it is to be a crusty curmudgeon
when you are basically a quiet, loving guy with a happy heart? I’d rather write
poems about roses and daffodils, beating hearts of people in love; girls in
pretty dresses and guys who melt at the sight. But, somehow the new events of
the world and the vitriol of the leadership go directly to the pit of the
stomach, producing bile, instead of the aphrodisiacs of the heart. Maybe when the
ideologues go away and are not replaced, we’ll go back to that good ole’ calm
and understanding America, where vicious hatred and bitter division engineering
would begin to disappear.
The
Way it Was Ain’t Over Yet, Department:
People really don’t like to be taken for granted,
and the press jumping upon the SC same sex marriage decision did just that. In
a brand new post decision AP/GfX survey, support among Americans for Same sex
marriage tumbled from 49% to 41%. In the same survey it was asked, “Should the
Government protect gay rights or Religious Rights (“What a choice,” said I
scratching the back of my head). 56% said protect religious rights versus 39% for
Gay Rights. Don’t make the people not screaming in the public square mad.
The
value of Google rose $68 Billion on Friday. Can you
say DotCom bubble?
Since
the beginning of the 0-Man dictatorship we seem to be
experiencing many more “New Normal’s” than ever before in history. His admin
and minions in the press are desperately trying to convince Americans that everything
great they experienced in the past 249 years since the DoI was in fact probably
not normal. The latest “New Normal’ announced Sunday morning in the newspaper
is “Attacks like Chattanooga.” This is better?
The
Question:
Who
were the original Vandellas before Martha? Name 5 of their
songs. Bonus Q: Who are Benedict Cumberbatch
and Jared Padalecki? Yikes, Double
Bonus!: What are the top expenditures for “Back-to-College” purchases?
The
Headlines:
--European Markets Up For Eighth Straight Day;
Greek Banks Re-Open Short of Cash.
--Khoumeni Likes Deal; Still Hates America.
--Loose Cannon Trump Riling Repubs; Calls McCain A
Loser; Outspoken Land developer Still Building Strong Following.
--Afghans Say USAir Strike Killed 10 Of Their
Soldiers.
--New White House Edict Would Limit Gun Ownership
For Class Of Social Security Recipients.
--Pentagon Says It Will Not Offer new Arms Deal To
Israel.
--ISIS Teaching Their Children Art of Beheading.
--Rebels In Yemen Counter Saudi Attacks With Their
own Shelling Killing 45.
I
just read a fashion column that actually said “Orange is
the new neutral”. Does that mean that men can wear any color shirt with orange
slacks? And why would any sane man want to wear orange slacks in the first
place.
Get
prepared, for over the next two and a half weeks you may
find your self experiencing the “IT’s” which is significantly more depressing
and psychologically traumatizing than the DT’s. Yes, I’m afraid you are about
to be faced with “Intermittent Tids” syndrome. Be brave and it will pass with a
minimum of permanent affliction. Or as my doctor said when I asked about my
sore leg affecting my golf swing: “Suck it up and quit whining.” I’ll try to
keep this daily morning mess regular, but Metamucil doesn’t work quite the same
with Tids writing.
I
have to make a correction to the answer I gave to “The
Question of the Day” about a week ago. The “Q” asked the name of the movie
starring Paul Newman as Rocky Graziano. A reader friend informed me that it was
one of his favorite pictures ever and that the title was “Somebody up there
likes me”. I had said “Angel on my Shoulder”, which was a movie about a
gangster’s pact with the devil and starred Paul Muni, Anne Baxter and Claude
Raines. “Somebody up there…” was Also one of my favorites of the day, and it
starred Paul Newman and the beautiful Pier Angeli.
I
was a bit perplexed when I read the label on a bottle of
Tito’s vodka that said “Handmade Vodka”. Handmade? Raviolis are handmade.
Knitted wool sweaters are handmade. Ice cream is handmade. But, a bottle of
Vodka? That sounds really expensive. Their ad also says that it is great for
Mixed drinks. Clear odorless vodka mixed with some juice or something can be
discerned? Now Tito’s tequila I could understand. However, Grey Goose and
Belvidere vodka lovers are saying they are switching. But then, you can sell
vodka drinkers just about anything, as long as it’s got a gimmick.
The
word “Target” should not even be in the IRS dictionary.
Heads
of state, Legislatures, NFL Comissioners, CEO’s
and other assorted leaders of people should frame the words of MLB Commish Rob
Manfred: “We don’t like to be reactive.” He went on to say that they like to
look at things before they jump into some highly publicized event or tragedy do
something stupid; something that could be a negative influence fo years – like 75%
of the new laws we don’t need.
The
Parking Lot: Chapter 5 continues…
Her eyes
were fixated on mine. I didn’t see fear. It was a kind of questioning look, but
a strong, compelling questioning look.
“I’m not
going to hurt you. Her eyes didn’t blink but now seemed to say, “I don’t think
you could hurt me.” I smiled to myself, and that may have confused her.
“Are you
alright?” Now it was my turn to look confused. “Are your ok, Did anything
serious happen after that slug whacked you?”, she repeated.
“Oh, you
mean last week. I thought you were talking about my current mental stability.”
I smiled again, but she was more serious person than I. “Yeah, nothing too
serious but a little pain that took a while to leave.” I released the hold on
her arm, “What are you doing back here. I’ve been looking for you.” I stood and
looked at her. She was a beautiful, dark haired woman, about mid forties. Of course,
anybody under 60 looks mid forties to me. She looked well conditioned, sturdy,
and confident. A person significantly different than the humbled woman I saw
sobbing last week. Something serious must have happened, because this was not a
timid woman. “Hi, I’m Jared Hollister, and I’m just an old guy with nothing to do
-who got concerned over whatever was going on with you in your life. What’s
your name?”
She backed
off a bit, probably wondering if she could trust me with anything. If there is
anything I’m beginning to notice about her it’s trusting people.
The
Answer:
The original Vandellas were Gloria Williams,
Rosalind Ashford-Holmes, Annette Beard-Helton. Others in various iterations
were Betty Kelly and Sandra Tilley; later Lois Reeves and Delphine Reeves; Even
later Roschelle Laughhunn. Martha took over as lead when Williams moved on in
1962. Their top songs, which may have produced a tapping toe for many of you,
are Heat Wave, Nowhere to Run, Jimmy Mack, Bless You and one of my favorites –
Dancin’ in the Streets. Bonus:
Cumberbatch is a British actor who has been “Sherlock” in the TV series since
1010. He has been in movies Atonement, Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy, 12 Years a
Slave, Fifth estate and, of course, Imitation Game. Jared Padalecki gained fame
in Gilmore Girls and as Sam Winchester in Supernatural. His movies include New
York Minute, House of Wax, Cry Wolf, Ring of Endless Light and Silent Witness.
Every once in a while I just pick out actors not entirely familiar to me to see
how far ahead of me you are culturally! Yikes,
Double Bonus!: Top spending category for Back-To-College is Electronics
($9.9 Bil). The rest are Clothing, Dorm/Apt. Furnishings, Food, Shoes, School Supplies,
Pre-paid Cards and College Branded Gear,. Supplies ($2.2Bil).
Like
a kid coming down Christmas morning only to see dad asleep
under a half built bike, I arose Saturday morning all eager and excited only to
find a suspended The Open. Today will be a super finish. Lots of great people
to cheer for. Alas, I will miss it. Rats!
But,
I hope you will wake to another good week and find yourself
dancin’ in the streets: https://search.yahoo.com/yhs/search?hspart=mozilla&hsimp=yhs-006&ei=utf-8&fr=ytff1-yff16&p=your%20tube%20dancin%20in%20the%20streets&type=
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