Today's Tids Issue
3,711
For Fitness:
“HORRIFYING”
in two inch, bold black grabbed me by the neck this morning as I opened the
paper to read about the debate. You could hear the collective gasps from giddy
east side liberals all the way down here in Newport; joining equally dismayed
lefties from the port city. The media had jumped on Trump’s reluctance to say
he would support the winner. Yet, I heard so much more about what can happen to
America. Like Hill’s description of her Supreme Court which would shape the Constitution
to meet the ideologies of the progressives. Horrifying! I heard her jump on Russia
to pivot away from answering shocking accusations that are clear in WikiLeaks emails.
Horrifying. What was probably perplexing to Trump supporters was his inability
once again to pounce on obvious opportunities before retreating to his usual
indictments of the condescending Hillary. Here was Trump not pointing out that
the Finance of the slain Chris Sevens was in the audience to support him. Horrifying.
While The Hill kept repeating the accusations of woman, Trump could have
repeated over and over, Sean Smith, Tyrone Woods, Glen Doherty, Chris Stevens,
the names of the four men killed at Benghazi. But, he didn’t Horrifying. No, I’m
glad I watched to hear the facts myself instead having to rely on translations
by media. Unfortunately, the debate deteriorated and I switched off after one hour
that seemed like six.
Better
to have watched the video I just saw on line of a pod of
50-60 dolphins yesterday racing a sailboat through deep, dark, choppy waters
off Castle Hill and Beavertail a mile or so from here. We get lost in the shallowness
of humans forgetting the magnificent of nature which always lays before us to
inspire our positive imaginations and thrill our senses.
You
just don’t really need a lot of the new technology that
seems to be invented every day.
The
Question:
What is the name of the former actress who once
kissed Elvis and is now known as Reverend Mother? Bonus: Name the 13 states that were in the Louisiana Purchase.
Hint, one of them is Louisiana!
The
Headlines:
--US Jobless Claims Rise More Than Expected To
260.000; Home Sales Up Reversing Direction; Markets Lower At Midmorning.
--Cleveland Fans Dancing In The treat As Tribe
Wallops Toronto To Move To World Series.
--Iran Seeking Billions Of Dollars In ransom To Free
US Citizens.
--Turkey Planes Attack US Backed Kurdish Troop
Fighting Against ISIS In Mosul; Attack Ups Tension Between US And Turkey; ISIS
Fightr Seen Leaving Mosul Dressed In Woman’s Clothing.
--Philippine Children Hold Their Country’s Flag Along
Side of China As Leaders Meet To Form Strong Pacific Alliance; Philippines Nixes
Long Time Ally US.
--Media Across Nation Writes Off Trump Because It
Wants To.
Do
you get the feeling reading the news these days that US
prestige in the world is diminishing?
I
don’t know why I play golf any more. I’m beginning to suck
badly. Some people I play with would probably say, “Beginning?” I guess it’s
good exercise, and the scenery is great.
Frankly,
I’m not a big fan of Early voting. I feel the campaign should play out as long
as possible. But that’s just me, an old line American.
I
thought that Chris Wallace did a good job. He certainly
looked smarter than the two on the stage, and he had a sense of humor which I
have failed to see in many of the other sanctimonious moderators. At times as I
looked at him, I thought he may have been thinking, “Why am I hear listening to
these two insults to the American voter.
Hey,
the Tids sports department woke up last week to achieve
an11-4 record while experts across the country were averaging around 7-8. And
two of our so-called “Easy” picks – Pitt over Miami and Denver over San Diego were
two of the four loses. (Sorry, I need a little bragging after the horrendous
start.) But maybe the league is tougher, or at least te teams are more equal
week after week. Even the matches between two losers can go either way on any
given Sunday, say they say. This week will not be easy either. The year to date
record is 44-33.
OK,
let’s pick-em. Green Bay’s Rogers has looked
lackluster, but I can’t see da Bears beating GB at home tonight in a real
rivalry battle. The toss-up games this week, to me, are Jints-Rams,
Vikes-Iggles, Raiders-Jax, Ravens-Jets, Skins-Lions, Colts-Titans,
Bills-Dolphins, Bucs-Niners, Chargers-Falcs, Pats-Steelers, Seahawks-Cards and
Texans-Broncs. Hey that’s just about all of them except one, where I am picking
Cinncy over Cleveland – unless the Browns get a whiff of Chief Wahoo’s magic
potion. See what I mean, parity. I going with the up and down Rams over the up
and down Giants. Are the Vikings as strong as they appear? I think they will
eke out this tussle in a tough one. The Raiders were a darling, but have lost some
surprises. I think I’ll pick Jax at home. Will Geno get the Jets going? Wow,
talk about two underachievers. I like watching Jets fans weep at home, so I’m
going Ravens. The Skins-Lions will be a real battle and another mystery pick. The
Lions have played well and Wash is creeping up. But, I’ll stick with the Lions
at home. Two wunderkind QB’s Luck and Mariotta face off in a key conference
game. I think Mariotta is better than Indy now. How good are the Bills. The
Dolphins maybe the most unpredictable team of all. I got to stick with Buffalo until
they lose. I see Kaepernick taking a knee and giving the game to TB. Last week
the Chargers won over mighty Denver. Falcons lost to Seattle and looked vulnerable,
but they are home and I have to take them. Earlier this year I had Pats losing to
Pitt. But the rapist QB is out and Brady looks great. Pats. Sorry Ben. Yikes, the
improving Cards at home against the improving Seahawks. I just have to go with
the home team and cross my fingers. Finally, we have Houston and Denver in what
will also be a good game. Denver will seek revenge against the prodigal QB and
beat the Texans before thousands of jeering fans.
You
probably knew, but until yesterday I didn’t know
there was a large University in the US named Incarnate Word U. As you might
have guessed it is a Catholic U. You probably didn’t realize that it has just
over 10,000 students and was founded way back in 1881! It is obvious though
that this San Antonia U on Alamo Heights does not have a lot of good basketball
layers in that student body. Their team, the Cardinals. this year going into
the new season is ranked 317th in nation. But the U is bigger than basketball,
coming from a tradition based upon giving and helping. It was founded by
Sisters of Charity who came down to San Antonio in 1869 to fight an outbreak of
Cholera.
Incarnate
is an interesting word that is commonly accepted to mean,
“God made human”. However, it was never used in the bible but is often part of
the Christian teachings. A good synonym would be, “epitomize”. A couple of
simple definitions are: “Invested with Bodily and especially human nature and
form.” “Made manifest or comprehensible.” “To represent something, such as an
idea or quality in a clear and obvious way.” Trump might say “Hillary is evil
incarnate.” Or not.
It
seems that the real battel last night was Mark Cuban against
Rudy Giuliani.
I
find it really difficult to understand how Voter IDs would be
a hardship on anybody but illegal citizens. Period!
Trump
represents the objectives of a lot of people who just don’t
like him. Period.
The
world wine output is near a 20 year low, as rain and frost
have hit vineyards in France and South America hard. Yet, when I walk through a
liquor store I always see what looks like acres of bottles of wine that can’t
possibly be sold. I don’t think there will be a shortage a somewhere her is a
warehouse full of unsold cleverly branded wines that nobody buys.
Wine
brand proliferation is a lot like all of that technology
out there which gives you more choices than you will be able to use in two
lifetimes.
Managing
the inventory of a liquor store must be really tough.
Horrifying! maybe the Providence Journal thought it was Halloween.
The
caption under the pic of Michelle Obama smiling, sitting next
to a laughing Bill Clinton with her hand resting on his arm says, “Looks like
Michelle Obama got over being disgusted by lying male pigs fairly quickly.” I
guess it is what pigs is.
.
I
think I have lost my APP-etite.
The
Answer:
Dolores Hart, one of the most popular young
actresses of the times, had the world in front of her before she decided to
become a cloistered nun at the age of 24. She still resides at the convent
Laude Regina near beautiful downtown Bethlehem Connecticut. She along with now
deceased Patricia Neal built a theater there which is still active and
thriving. It is said that the Hollywood community took her choice of God over
them as a personal affront. Duh! Bonus: The other 12 states are
Arkansas, Missouri, Iowa, Minnesota, North and South Dakota, Nebraska, Kansas,
Oklahoma, Colorado, Wyoming and Montana.
One of the
favorite Democrat
speaking points I have heard repeatedly is, “electing Trump would be the end of
Democracy!” I’m thinking that electing Hilary would be the end of the
Constitution. She actually says that every time she outlines her SC objectives.
The media is Hillary
incarnate.
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