Today's Tids Issue 3,481
Opening Stuff:
This
is that time of the year when all of the green and red
magic markers in all the of drawers and closets throughout the house, are dried
up.
It’s
not insignificant to the current USA political scene
that after the Paris killings France’s Far Right party National Front has moved
into a very powerful position winning 6 of 13 regions in Sunday’s vote and making
the Sarkosey and Hollande parties very nervous. A rise in anti-immigration feelings
coupled with a wave of Europe disillusionment fueled the rise of Marine Le Pen’s
Party. Maybe The Trumpster is reading those tea leaves.
Want
to stay current with US beer drinking trends? Check out these fastest growing beer brands: #1 is Modelo
Especial followed by Rolling Rock (It was considered cheap dishwater when I was
in college – “cheap” being the operative word), Stella Artois, Don Equis,
Leinenkugel, Blue Moon, Pabst Blue Ribbon (?), Yuengling, Michelob Ultra and
Bud-Ice. And of course hundreds of local craft beers all of the time emerging from
out of work college grad bedrooms in Mom’s house. The ten beers people no
longer drink are 10. Budwieser (Sales down 26%) and followed on the downward
slope by Natural Light, Miller High Life, Tecate, Old Milwaukee, Milwaukee Best
Light, Bud Light Lime (Ugh), Miller Genuine Draft, Milwaukee’s best and with a 60.4%
decline in sales Bud Select.
The
Question:
The Voice will drop 5 to pare down to the final
four. What do you think are the Top Ten downloads last night on ITunes? Bonus: 35 years ago today a singer was
shot down on the sidewalk outside his apartment. Who was he and name his top
five songs. (How easy is that)
The
Headlines:
--Stocks Down Nearly 150 Approaching Mid Day;
Energy Stock Weakness Rattling Markets; Case Being Made For $20/Barrel Oil..
--US Officials Investigating $28,500 Deposit To Farook
Account Two Weeks Before Killings; Money Came Through Utah’s WebBank.
--“Until the Government Figures It Out”, Trump Urges
Banning Of All Muslim Immigrants.
--Ryan And Other Repubs Run Away From Trump
Comments.
--Largest Destroyer Ever Built For US Navy Heads
Out To Sea.
--Putin Seriously Concerned About Syrian Reports
That The US Led Coalition Is Making Air Strikes Against Syrian Troops.
--Kim Yung Il Sends Message To Paris Climate Talks
That NK Has Declared War On Deforestation.
--30 Boston College Students Fall Ill After Eating
At Chipoltle.
--Fox News Suspends Two News Opiners For Spicy Rhetoric
Regarding President; Former Movie Star Stacy Dash Says Obama Doesn’t Give a
S*** About San Bernardino; Col. Peters Tells Audience That Obama is Afraid, “Is
Such A Total Pussy…”.
Jordan
Smith rose up and conquered last night on The Voice. But he
wasn’t the only star among many very good performances. I particularly enjoyed
Shelby Brown, and Jeffery Austin. Zach Seabaugh’s tender rendition of “The
Climb” caught my attention too. Amy Vasquel was excellent. The more you see her
the more you see one of the better singers on the show. I just get a little
tired of her song selection. Emily Ann is pure country and she did a great job
with a song that could have gotten away from her. Madi is still one of the
best, I just couldn’t get into her song last night. Barrett was below average
and then there is Braden Sunshine who was better than usual but still not as good
as the top tier. Based on last night only I would pick for the final four
Jordan, Jeffery, Zach, and Shelby and Emily Ann in the Twitter face-off -- With
Emily winning. Based on overall consistency throughout the many weeks of show performances
it should be Jordan, Jeffery, Madi and Emily Ann. But, this show in reality is
a popularity contest and Shelby isn’t popular and Braden Sunshine is -- having,
I understand, received a large amount of twitterizational support last night. Jeffery,
as good as he has been, seems lower on
the popularity scale. That means that Zach could sneak in over him. The bottom
three will be Barrett, Shelby and Zach. The middle three fighting it out for
the the last spot in the top could be Madi,
Emily Ann and Zach or Jeffery. Yes the top three might be Jordan, Jeffery or
Emily Ann…and Braden. It’s real close, except for Jordan after his performance
last night. Hey, wait a minute, I haven’t mentioned Amy. Amy could be the dark
horse knocking out any of the higher tier favorites except Jordan. It is a
tight race.
The
US government seems to be in existence primarily to
bail out the inept and irresponsible. Wall Street and the RI Government come to
mind.
It’s
interesting to note that the name of Fox News Suspended
commentator Stacy Dash’s most famous movie was “Clueless”.
As
one Muslim said at a Wall Street rally against ISIS, “There
are 1.7 Billion Muslims in the world. If we were all bad the world would be uninhabitable.”
Telanovela
looks like a loser. But, you have to say it is a sign of the times.
Here
is one man’s opinion of the ten worst TV programs of 2015: (Note,
he cautions that some shows like Keeping up with the Kardashians are so bad
they don’t deserve a mention of the worst list. Two other he puts in that category
of too awful to mention are Criminal Minds and Family Guy). His ten worst are
Backstrom (good actor awful storyline), The Brink, CNBC Repub Debate, Dugger Family
Scandal Coverage, Hand of God, Marco Polo, Sex Box, Tue Detective (First season
was Great), Truth be Told and Wicked City
Uber
wants its drivers to be independent contractors which
saves them tons of money in benefits, other typical employee costs, and even
car buying expense. Yet the company requires them to wear uniforms and be “app-tly”
on call through smart phones. I always thought Independent contractor was a good
idea for both parties, but Uber’s aggressive steps in “contractor” control will
probably ruin it for all ligit independents.
I
was thinking while wandering yesterday that if Hillary
ever got elected, the Secret Service may give her the code name, “Hellary”.
The
Parking Lot: Chapter 34 continues.
Nancy felt
herself tense as the rumbling sounds of the launch seemed closer, Then she saw
it from her concealed viewing point; the bow slowly slicing through the clear
water. Fred’s eyes seemed to be looking at the other two who were scanning the shore.
Suddenly, the
man at the helm put the gear in neutral, and the thug aft, who still wore scars
of the bomb Nancy had planted rose up and walked closer to the side near her.
Nancy smiled at is appearance and his hobbling movement. It was good to release
the tension.
They were
about ten feet off shore and directly in front of her eyes. Fred’s eyes swung
to shore hoping, she thought, to see what may have caught Jerry’s eyes. He seemed
as rigid as Nancy an been moments earlier. Jerry waved for the other guy to
bring the boat closer.
What could
he be looking at, thought Nancy. He looked around and bent down, picking up a
boat hook. He reached towards her and then she saw it too. A piece of paper was
floating about four feet before the launch. Could it be something of hers, a
telltale sign that there is somebody is on the island. Did something come looose
from the pile she had in her satchel. That could be a dead give-away. She
pulled the um form her back waistband., What was Jared , doing now she thought.
She pressed a button on her phone that would alert him. She seemed to feel
Jared’s anxiety and it bothered her.
The
Answer:
The down load list may alter my opinions about the
top four. The Top Ten (* = The Voice 12/7) now on the ITunes list are *Jordan Smith
(Somebody to Love), Adele (Hello), *Jeffery Archer (Believe), *Emily Ann
Roberts (9 to 5), *Madi Davis (Big Girls Don’’t Cry), *Amy Vachal (To Make You
feel My Love), *Braden Sunshine (Amazing Grace), Justin Bieber (Sorry), *Zach
Seabaugh (The Climb) and, surprisingly *Barrett Baber (Ghost). Bonus: Of course it was John Lennon who
was hot on the sidewalk in front of his NYC apartment 35 years ago this day.
His top songs are considered Just Like Starting Over, Whatever Gets You through
the Night, Watching The Wheels, Jealous Guy, Happy XMass, Mind Games, Give
Peace A Chance, Mother, We All Shine On and Imagine. Another survey of his “Most
Popular” gives as #1 again - Imagine and then moves to Norwegian Wood,
Revolution, In My Life, Instant Karma, Lucy in the Sky, I am a Walrus,
Strawberry Fields, A Day In the Life and Mother.
The
nice thing about Hunger games is that it is good over evil.
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