Today's Tids Issue 3,549
Opening Stuff:
Saint
Patrick’s Day gets underway around here tomorrow morning
with the big parade. Everybody is in green from Poles to Italians to women in Shamrock
burqas. St. Pat is the great unifier as everybody wants to be Irish on the day …or
at least drink beer. It is a big deal around here, and you can be sure I’ll be
standing there with goose bumps, and chills down my back as the bagpipers come
marching down Broadway. I’m one of those cryin’ Irish.
Report
From Area 52:
Reports are trickling out of the sacred site, and
one of the first says it has been determined that calories are in fact tiny alien
creatures that live in closets where each night they sew clothes a little bit
tighter.
50%
of people use Google to search. The other 50% use Google
to see if the internet is connected.
The
Question:
Name the last five Men’s and Women’s March Madness
Tournament Winners. Which 5 M & W teams have won the most NCAA Basketball
titles?
The
Headlines:
--Obama Shifts Blame For Libya Chaos To Allies Cameron
And Sarkozy; Many Would Say Poor Judgment By Secretary Of State Clinton Was Big
Contributor To The Problem.
--Markets Open Higher; Oil Rally And New
Confidence In Yuan Calming Investors.
--Turn Your Clocks Ahead This Weekend.
--Wounded Warrior Execs Fired After Spending
Scandal.
--Ben Carson Endorses Trump; GOP Debate Hum-Drum
As Civility Returns.
--Nestle Issue Recall Of DiGiorno, Lean Cuisine;
Glass Found In Some Meals; Company Thinks It May be The Spinach.
--Report: NK Orders New Tests To Improve nuke
Capabilities.
The
new trend on campus seems to be protests asking admins to curtail
micro aggression. (?) This would be like controlling nasty outbreaks of gender
bullying like using the word person as a neutral solution when the word contains the ugly slur to the gender tolerant,
“Son”. Or, Presidents of colleges bending to pressure because of their outrageous
behavior when welcoming before proud parents of the new fresh-per-somethings as
your sons and daughters instead of the more sensible “general neutral su twenties” Yes, the world is going nuts. And
remember that this amicable thinking is from the generation that will dominate society
say in 20 to 40 years, unless the post millennial kids come back to
sensibility. It’s just another roll on the floor laugh for me.
As
one black analyst said: “They should have entered college
with emu when it was outright macro aggression.”
It
seems to me that Cruz’ criticism of Trump on the
“Loyalty Oath” is somewhat misplaced. I guess the Repub establishment never
thought it would come to that point of having to be loyal in return to the Trumpster.
Too
many people today think their computer operating
system is Facebook.
LOL
Department:
Speaking of “The Establishment”, I heard a woman yesterday
(Forgot her name) who is big in the Repub party say that she is proudly a
member of the “Reformed” Establishment! Get used to Reformed Establishment
going forward. As if a P/R name change can ever change anything in DC. “Reformed
Establishment. I’m lying on the floor laughing with tears in my eyes.
Refor….hee ha hee hee ho ho ho haha ah…
The
general consensus is that Rubio is done and that the
big donors are ready to move to the next candidate. The problem is that Rubio’s
staff signed on for a long run at the presidency, and frankly according to
insiders, they need the jobs. So what would be the practical solution is being
waved in favor of the human situation. And, therein lies the problem with
reducing the size of Government – there has to be millions of employees that
are virtually unnecessary, but the threat of new high employment on DC is hard
to comprehend. Maybe we could send Government management to China and bring
back manufacturing the devaluation of one overpriced government city for the
rebirth of 60 or more manufacturing cities.
A
new employee getting to know her co-workers is asked why
she left her last job. She answered that it was because of something her boss
said to her. “Oh, what did he say?” a woman asked. “You’re fired!”
Politics
is loony, but maybe not as nearly as brain dead as the
Cleveland Brown’s management. First of all, the team has been losing free agents,
several of whom are mainly from the very valuable offensive line. I believe three
pretty good players there are gone, and a solid, experienced OL is the unsung
crux of most championship teams. But the real mind boggling decisions I
understand is in the front office where Jimmy Haslam is intent on hiring Ivy
League lawyers for just about every key position. It is sad to me as I have been a quiet Browns rooter
since the wonderful teams of the forties and beyond. I even had several heart
palpitations last year as I thought I saw them toughening up, an occasionally
beam of light reflecting off of Lake Erie. I expect Cleveland readers will tell
me where I am wrong, but to me, the future looked better last year.
Justin
Trudeau is a nice looking guy with a charismatic
presence. But, if anybody takes time to listen to his ideas it gets a little
scary. I hear that is visit with 0-Man was a love fest. Canada is real a nice
place which many Americans may view as a model they would like for the USA.
That would work if the USA was about 35 million people like Canada. While it is
said that Canada is open to immigration it is still primarily British and
French, with a growing Asian West. It is night and day when compared to the
complexities of the USA. So Americans saying they will move north if Trump is
elected should think twice, It is costly, cold and the unemployment is high. It
is paradise in your dreams.
But,
if Hillary is elected, I’m moving to Canada. Or the wilds
of West Greenwich RI.
Trump’s
call for a 45% tariff seems a little high to me. It plays
well with manufacturing labor, but how will fit into the new economy? For one,
it will be costly for US business. For instance, The “Dollar” store will have
to change signs to “$1.45 Store”. It’s a nice threat, but will it work at all
if the threat has to be exorcised. I doubt it.
The
Parking Lot: Chapter 50 continues…
Jared
took a couple of fries off the plate and slid off his stool. He glanced towards
the front room, and waited for a young couple to come down the aisle until the
point where they were blocking the front room door. He slipped into the kitchen
where several of his friends were toiling in steam and heat. Hey, Jose, he
waved. Jose gave him the finger and went back to his grilling. Jared moved to the
side door that would lead to an alley that nobody can see from anywhere except
the kitchen. Open, step, close – he was free.
He walked
down the alley to the rear of a collection of retail stores, and looked around;
Saw nothing, stuck a fry in his mouth and started walking to Nancy’s getaway
house. Perfect.
Inside the
two tails were actually relaxing with a beer, enjoying a giant pile of cheesy
nachos in front of them. It was just a matter of waiting. They knew how to
wait. Joshua looked at Manny and got up, wiping a drip of melted cheese form
his chin.
Within
seconds, he was back. He’s gone! Josh threw $40 on the table and they ran for
the front door. There were people milling but no sign of their quarry. Manny
touched Josh’s elbow and started running up the alley to the Parking lot. Joshua
was out of breath as he caught up and climbed the remaining five steps. They
stared smiling. His car was still there.
Reading
Between the Lines Movie Reviews:
--Everybody who has seen The Lobster has liked it.
But, they also admit it is definitely an acquired taste. In the near future,
single people face the choice: Join a program to find a mate or be transformed
into an animal. Great Cast includes Colin Farrell, Rachel Weisz and John C.
Riley among others.
--If you like horror and tension, you will
probably like the big pop offering of the week, 10 Cloverfield Lane. After an
auto accident a woman (Mary Elizabeth Winstin) wakes in a cellar with Doomsday
fanatic (John Goodman) who promises her that she is safer there than out in the
near apocalyptic world. Extremely well done film (Goodman is better than Good!)
as she tries toe scape. You just have to be prepared for sudden siocks to the
system.
-- The Brothers Grimsby is an offensive little
tale about the reunion of two long lost brothers, one a deadly M16 spy and
assassin (Mark Strong) and the other a dimwitted English football hooligan
(Cohen) It is really stage for Sacha Baron Cohen’s offbeat humor that
unfortunately crosses too many times poorly. Cohen attempts to close the
reunion while uncovering the plans for a deadly terrorist attack and disrupting
his bather’s mission to stop it. Confusing and distasteful times.
The
Answer:
The last five Men’s NCAA Champs have been Duke,
Connecticut, Louisville, Kentucky and Connecticut. The top all time winners are
UCLA (11), Kentucky (8), Duke (5), North Carolina, Indiana (5). The rest of the
ten biggest multiple winners are Connecticut (4), and with 2 -- Louisville,
Kansas, Florida, Mich State, NC State, Cincinnati (The Big O), San Fran (Bill
Russell and KC Jones) and Okla State. The last five Women’s NCAA Champions are
Conn, Conn, Conn, Baylor and Texas A&M. The all time Women’s champions are
Conn with 10 followed by Tennessee with 8. Other multiple winners with 2 are
Louisiana Tech, USC, Stanford and Baylor.
What about the Mighty Macs – Immaculata? Huh? Well, Immaculata beat U Maryland
80-48 in the first televised intercollegiate women’s basketball game. The
mighty Macs had won three national Championships from 1972 -1974. The first
NCAA championship of the current series started in 1982,
Of
course there are many champions beyond the big
league winners, like Division 3 and 2 and NAIA. They are all winners on the
court, regardless of the financial spreadsheets. I salute them all.
Have
you ever noticed how the big guys just sit back waiting,
then pounce after the facile creative little guys pave the way.
My
Final Four picks next week. Gonna be a lot of luck involved
this year.
Have
a great weekend, E-v-e-r-y-b-o-d-y!
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