Today's Tids Issue 3.523
Opening Stuff:
Big
time sports like pro football, baseball and the Olympics have
become much too expensive. What kind of madness is it to extort cities into
building sports arenas and venues. And have the citizens proud to be taxed to
death. And then find that they can’t afford a ticket to watch a game. Hey, I’m
an old gym rat, a sports junkie through and through, and I believe games are
great even without a promotion director. Stop the insanity.
I
remember once I wrote a slogan for a client, “I love you madly,
Milton Bradley!” -- which would have been accompanied by two adorable animated
kids with infectious I love you madly giggles. It was rejected and I thought
they were idiots. I could have been Donald Trump.
Being
practical is not necessarily good for the economy of a first
world country.
Yesterday
I mused about the dilemma of finding the presidential candidate
who might have the potential to start bring the country back together. Maybe,
just maybe Ben Carson is the quiet thoughtful man we need in this time of immovable
bastions of disagreement. And, if you don’t agree with him, he’ll stab you!
Just kidding,. I like him, sort of a black Ike. In this era of bombastic
outrage, we need a steady, reasoned voice.
227
years ago today, George Washington of Mount Vernon
Virginia was named first President of the USA. Hmmmm
The
Question:
Two of the bigger stories it appears going into
the Super Bowl is the one on the great Peyton Manning retiring after the game,
and the other about Cam Newton declaring his greatness. So, who do you think
are the ten all time greatest QB’s?
The
Headlines:
--Market Futures Look Stable.
--Jimmy Carter Says he Would Pick Trump Over Cruz.
--Congress Chairman Of The Finance Committee Asks
John Kerry to Explain $1.7 Million To Iran; Secretary Admits That Some Iran
Deal Funds Will Go To Terrorists; A Ransom By Any Other Name Is Still A Ransom.
--Glitch Forces IRS To Shut Down eFiling System.
--Kerry Says Russian Bombing Strangled Peace Talks.
--Judge Rules That Cosby Case Can Proceed.
--Conoco-Phillips Latest Of Big Oil Companies To
Report Falling Sales And Profits; Shell Profit Falls 60%.
--Bulletin: Yahoo! Stock Upgraded As Takeover Talk
Murmurs To The Surface.
--Rare 500 Year Old Painting By Dutch Artist Hieronymous
Bosch Surfaces In Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art In Kansas City.
If
Cruz loses, he might find a job waiting for him at the New
York Dail News who must just love the expression “Trumper-tantrum”. That is an
expression that could stick to Trump for the rest of the campaign. Lets face it,
Trump has loyalists and also lots of avowed detractors, many in the media. I
can see that phrase catching on, as more of the real estate developer naysayers
focus on whining episodes like that one Tuesday after Iowa. For instance,
conservative commentator Ben Stein said yesterday, “I am not a Pediatrician, so
I have trouble analyzing Trump antics.”. Trump still maybe be the best man for the
Country, but he is making the noise that could be his own undoing, that has
adults wanting to keep him secure in his own playpen.
I
guess the powers that be thought that promotion
could make it so. Like wishing upon a star, the UN began peace talks without
the presence or acknowledgements of the parties in dispute – the Syrian Government
and the rebel forces. So yesterday they paused the talks until Feb 25, which will
give the plenty of time to run down to Rome and throw three coins into the fountains
at Trevi hoping that the next time they will come true.
As
Ralph Loren sales continue to fall, get ready for some
good sales. I think they could turn it all around if the designers put a pocket
on the shirts instead of a pony. Think of the huge engineer market out there poised
to dress up their plastic pen protectors!
I’m
going to miss Rand Paul. I liked him quite a bit. But, I
guess I’m happy that he opted out in time to run full time for that Kentucky
Seat. He is also a great spokesman in the Senate, and the USA needs well
constructed contrary opinions like his.
I
see where same store sales for Dunkin’ Donuts has slipped.
This is additional proof that policemen under siege are staying snug in their
stations. BLM is killing the donut business.
What
you like about your house is not exactly what high percentages
of buys prefer. You may want to convert your garage to a man cave, but 74% of
buyers say a garage is essential. Other brilliant ideas to which you should give
a second thought. Combining two bedrooms into ne larger one is a big non-no. Removing
closets to perhaps build an overly large mega bathroom is another bad idea, as
in the long run people love storage space more than the glitz. Wallpaper your
home for yourself, but don’t expect potential buyers to like it. Of course if you
never intend to sell, go craze.
If
you do sell, minimize the clutter. --Purge your rooms
of outdated clothing, duplicates and rarely used gadgets. –Pre-pack everything but
essentials to open up table tops and counters. –Fix glaring eyesores and problems
like out of date wallpaper, broken light fixtures and cabinet draw pulls. –Depersonalize
by removing photos and private collections –Lastly, stage your house with items
that would be appreciated by the prevailing buyer demographic. i.e. If it is a
family neighborhood, make the house look welcome to kids. Personally I would
not do much of it, thinking that I would get a higher price from somebody who
thought just like me. There is one out there. Somewhere.
Do
you get the feeling that real estate brokers hate wall
paper.
Silly
me,
but I always thought that bridge and road repairs was part of a state’s and/or
town’s budgeted annual maintenance program. Up here, the Governor seems to
think it is the RI economy.
Nothing
is new under the Sun, Department:
As you may know, I was in the B2B publishing business
and at one time worked for a pretty important news weekly covering the huge USA
manufacturing industry. Remember that? In fact it was the oldest magazine in
the country (Atlantic Monthly was 2nd) and regularly led the way, like
in 1976 with the firsts reporting of new developments like computers for use in
manufacturing. I give you that background because back in 1980, we were trumpeting
the need for rebuilding the country’s tired infrastructure, now the favorite idea
from for the White House to the the town hall.
The
Answer:
My opinion is in conflict with the source for tis
answer, and obviously you will have your own favorites’. First the answer: At #10
they have Fran Tarkington followed upward by Otto Graham, Steve Young, Peyton Manning,
Johnny Unitas, Bret Favre, Tom Bradey, Dan Marino, John Elway and Jow Montana.
First, even with the gaudy stats, I would not rank Marino that high or even in
the top ten. I would have Roger Stauback up there fro sure, ans then what about
older greats like Sammy Baugh. Opeinoions are every where. Here’s a seond
all-tie m list. It has Montana as 1 again but followed by Brady, P. Manning Elway,
Marino, Favre, Unitas, Young, Bradshaw and Brees. This list goes further with
#11 being Aikman followed by Aaron Rogers, Graham, Staubach (He still has the 2nd
highest all time winning percentage), Starr, Tarkington, Eli Manning, Kaspernick,
Romo and Jim Kelley> Kaspernick? Romo?
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