Today's Tids Issue 3,421
Opening Stuff:
So,
did you hear about the Victoria Secret employee who
got his pink slip?
Why
would I ever -- I started thinking to myself as I sat
smiling rapturously after finishing eating a KFC biscuit toasted in the oven until
the edge browned and the butter bubbled; then finished with a bountiful douse of rich creamy classic KFC
your know what – Why would I ever, I thought, want to spend $40 to $50 bucks in
a gourmet restaurant pretending to enjoy something I didn’t particularly think
was great in order not to offend the feelings of a sensitive master chef, or to
justify an outrageous sum of money.
False
Argument, Department:
The national media has spent the last several
weeks closely examining whether or not the 0-Man would receive enough votes in Congress
to uphold a veto. Thusly, the august journalistic society circumvented their true
mission which should have been reporting an intense, unbiased determination of
the merits or demerits of the Iran deal itself. Isn’t informing with facts supposed
to be a major job of the concerned watchdog media – not breathlessly keeping a
score card on the success of their hero?
The
Question:
What Are Considered the Top Ten College Football
fight songs?
The
Headlines:
--Wall Street Sitting Tight Awaitng Yellen Mid
Week Meeting.
--Germany Overwhelmed With Refugees; Beginning
Border Check To Slow Down Mass; Merkle Calls For Help.
--California Inferno Levels 400 Homes.
--House Repubs To Battle It’s Conservative Wing To
Avoid Unpopular Shut Down Before 2016 Election Season.
--Boston Red Sox DH David Ortiz Hits 500th
Home Run.
--Scott Walker Proposes Vast Union Restrictions;
Trump Denounces Unormous pay for CEO’s; Bernie Sanders Moves Into North
Carolina.
I
guess Serena is not invincible after all. Nor was American
Pharaoh. So, I guess there is hope that a certain media anointed Democrat front
runner may be X’d out too.
Have
you ever noticed how the more exotic chefs often lose
the delicious innate flavor of chicken in their overly herbed or internationally
flavored recipes?
I’d
like to write about all of your favorite college football
teams. But my mind gets befuddled with all of the opinions of all of the ex-cpach
experts sucking off of the bloated NCAA mammary. The vaunted SEC is well on its
way, and everybody, including some of my close U Michigan alum friends, is
aware of the juggernaut down in Columbus Ohio. TCU is looking good, as are many
across the land. But it’s too early to get a real measure as so many are beating
up on the Little sisters of the poor. So, let’s get the season rolling with
flare. Even though I get bothered by the Harbaughs, that can’t sway me from the
power of the great UM marching song. Sorry “The” OSU fans, but big cursive “O”
just isn’t enough: https://search.yahoo.com/yhs/search?hspart=mozilla&hsimp=yhs-006&ei=utf-8&fr=ytff1-yff16&p=u%20of%20michigan%20marching%20song&type=
It’s
always a bad idea to send you off on a link in the middle
of the Tids. Some people get hooked on YouTube and don’t return for days! So
read the rest and come back to the link above.
D’angelo’s
Chicken. Bacon, Cheddar sandwich for about $7 bucks is
about as good as it gets for me.
One
of the better NFL preview programs is on NBC Sports radio
and is called “Safety Blitz. It features All pro Rodney Harrison and Dan Schwartzman
They cover it all, and don’t shy away from anything. But their opinions are adult
and considered, unlike many on ESPN.
If
you don’t carry your smart phone with you these days,
you haven’t officially walked.
The
first NFL weekend produced some surprises and affirmed
some opinions about teams on the rise. –Tony Romo did an about face and didn’t
blow it in the final minutes. In fact he drove the cowboys like an ole’ cowhand
74 yards for a score in just 90 seconds. --The first game on Thursday has many
in New England thinking that the new game in town will be ESPN trying to come
up with the latest rule NE broke to get a win. --Mike Tomlin, Coach of Steelers
was particularly pathetic whining about headsets when the real problem apparent
to all was inept coaching his part. –In the battle of the Heisman QB’s, Marcus Mariota was clearly the hands down winner
over James Winston. In fact he was the winner over many QB’s Sunday. –Buffalo showed
up and showed up like a team to be reckoned with, if their young QB matures. St.
Louis continued there last year’s late season surge. –--The biggest surprise to
me was the dominance of Tennessee. --The Tids went 11-3 (so far), missing KC, Cinncy
and Tenn.
Do
you get the feeling that brick and mortar stores maybe obsolete
in the not too distant future as more and more people buy on line; Of course cretins
like myself will always need to see the goods in real life. But there are far
less of me and many more of the head in the smart phone crowd. Macy’s just
announced the closing of 35-40 stores. In the USA it is expected that 2015 would
finish with about $270 Billion in Internet sales. In South Africa, 51% of those
with Internet shop on line. Western Europe, growing at 11% annually, is expected
to hit $155 Billion. In the recent “Back-To-School” season, retailers saw a
significant slowdown. Store owners saw purchases of some basics but it appears,
according to research, that more parents are using to Internet to buy as
needed. “Buy as needed” – now there’s a refreshing approach to family budgeting.
The
other side of retail outlet decline is pricing. Full price
is a thing of the past. And 10%, even 20% off does not make the seasoned
shopper’s heart twitter.
Germany
is moving forward with opening more door for refugees.
Of course, only German’s could get that organized that fast. The next step is to
teach them to work in factories the German way.
I
think the current college football trend of paying weak
sisters to get slaughtered for an easy win for the power school has gone a bit
too far. Yesterday, and among many outrageous lopsided wins, Boston College beat
Howard 76-0. But that’s only part of the story. Howard gained but a meager 11
yards – 7 yards rushing and 4 yards passing. And, people paid for it. And BC
fans cheered for the team! They should have been praying for Howard.
Speaking
of crazy football, a kid in a high school football game
up in Meadville Pa last saturday rushed for 722 yards! The opposing team QB
threw for 741 yards. The total yardage between the two teams was 1,827 yards
and the final scre was Meadville 107-Dubois 90! Defense! Defense! Defense!
I
loved the story of the two Italian friends playing in
the Women’s final of the US Open tennis.
The
Parking Lot: Chapter 13 continues…
Jeremiah
sat in a well hidden glade resting his arms, His adrenalin kept him moving down
the lake at a consistent pace, but he didn’t feel the pain until he s finished
securing the canoe. He decided to wait to get rested before moving. He thought
he would need all of his energy for the rest of the trip, and for the obstacles
he expected. It would be longer than normal as he would be not riding out in
the open as he always did.
He took
the bridle he brought out of is carrying sack and quietly attached it to a
horse he knew well. Within minutes he was well along, riding beside a small stream
which would guide him to the great woods. His eyes were looking behind every
bush and tree, his ears seem dot be straining forward, listening for interruptions
to normal. He urged himself not to become comfort as this was no normal trip to
his beautiful Elizabeth.
Would she
welcome him, he wondered. Of course she would. And Joseph too. He and his
family have been good friends with the Wampanoags. Jeremiah didn’t see the
differences.
The first
couple of hours went well, and he was getting comfortable. Maybe his concern
was misplaced he thought, as he left te cover of the great forest. A dash
across the open field would save him a lot of time.
The
Answer:
Surprise, the #1 tune of the list is “Victors”, of Michigan. Next is “Rocky
Top” for Tennessee and then the Notre
Dame’s “Victory March”. The rest are “War Hymn “Texas A&M, “Ramblin’ Wreck”
Georgia Tech, “Boomer Sooner”- Oklahoma, “Anchors Aweigh” – Navy, “Fight On” –
USC, “On Wisconsin” and “Texas Fight” – Texas U. The honorable mentions are Army,
Alabama, Clemson, Kansas, Miami, Ohio State, Penn State and San Diego State.
Personally, I like Lehigh. And I’m sure you like yours.
When
I order chicken, I want something that tastes like
chicken – not mushrooms or jalapenos.
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