Today's Tids Issue
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For Good Games:
Good
morning everybody! It’s Bracketology Day! The league
tournaments are over, the discussions on who made it and who didn’t are
ongoing. But now, it’s up to every man, woman and child to furrow their brows,
sharpen their pencils, tighten their guts and pick the winning mix. I don’t
believe there will be a tougher year than this one, where no team seems afraid
of any other. Where teams from the so-called glamour, power conferences are
routinely knocked off. The expert’s favorites North Carolina and Kansas didn’t
make it into their league championship game, and Last year’s national Champ Villanova
barely did. Is this the year that Jerry West smiles down again on West Virginia?
Does Gonzaga get over that hump that has seemed like Mount McKinley? Or do all of
those former All American High School players now at NC, Kentucky, Kansas, Louisville
finally wake up. The final Four this year is being played way out West in Phoenix,
and the western teams are rising again from the ashes. It’s going to be a year
like never before. Even if you don’t know sports, throw darts, or just use your
hearts. Get involved on a whim, have fun. Because, knowledge don’t mean a
thing.
When
something good happens to a local team like it did to URI yesterday,
I feel a little twinge of pride in my heart. Actually, I’m one of those who feels
juicy, chills up the spine pride for lots of things dear to me -- Country. State,
town, family; pride about what friends do well; and yes, Tidsters too. Yes, I feel
for accomplishment and recognition, heroes, good people being honored, acknowledged.
Feeling for other’s positive achievements is good thing…at least to me. Basically,
I’m emotional wuss who feels too much about too much.
When
You Think About It, The Trump “Bull” Market Makes Sense. If
you get my drift.
One
big group where lately there is a lot of hand wringing,
is the arts. And it’s not just because that typically liberal community doesn’t
like the Prez or agree with the conservative stance, it’s because of money.
Hey, I believe that all forms of art is an essential quality for any society.
In most instances,] though, art, whether serious theater, classical music or
visual arts, is not self-sustaining. It needs auxiliary funding above sales
which is found in foundations, contributions – and big government largess. So,
everybody is worried that Trump will take the big machete to the various art
budgets. But, I have a solution. Hollywood icons have more money than your average
welder or waitress, and have probably bought twice as much as any human being
needs. They are always touting the “Arts” in “Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences”.
Think of th pool of ready cash they could mount for all of the arts – Instead of
one more Bentley, send the cash to Glitterville Arts Foundation.
The
Question:
Rock Stars have done a lot for Great Britain over
the years. In fact many US school kids probably have no other concept of
Britain’s place in the world except for music. Name ten music icons knighted by
QEII. Bonus: Using a series of radio
talks, FDR was the first president to speak directly on a regular basis with
citizens. What were those communications called. called.
The
Headlines:
--Northeast Winters Storm Watch; Icy Weather Plus Confluence
of Storms From West And South Could Be Another Perfect Storm.
--Markets Like To have Plus Day; Despite Trump
Market, Many Stocks Still Have Plenty of Room For Rise.
--Removal Of Southern NY US Attorney Preet Sharara
Was Surprise Even If New Admin Removals Are Routine.
--Trump Admin Not Expected To Offer Evidence Of
Alleged Obama Wiretapping To Congress
Committee.
--Trump Budget To Arrive On Hill; Expected To Show
Historic Cuts In Federal Bureaucracy.
--Intel Buys Israel Self Driving Car technology
Company Mobileye For $15 Billion.
Here
are Tids Sports department Final Four picks (Do not peak if
you are still working on yours, or if you don’t want to be induced into making
an egregious error.) Duke, Arizona, Iowa State, Kentucky. It could easily be anybody
else
Donald
Trump spent some presidential time the other day tweeting
Arnold S about ratings – you know for that unwatchable show with or without
Trump. Does that mean he may pick a battle with the Kardashians next? Inane tweeting
by celebrities is one thing we’re trying to get away from to make America great
again.
There
are too many nuts around gaining national recognition through
social media, like the Tidster. Yikes!
Another
sign we may be replicating Irrational Exuberance
all over again is this latest news from the Credit Bureaus that some are
eliminating negative information from scores, making borrowers look more pleasing
to eager investors. Equifax, Experian and TransUnion are removing blots like
history of tax liens and civil judgments. It only adds risk to the investment
community. And perhaps a move to adownturn for the average stickowner.
Tom
Brady has a new Meal Kit delivery service called “Purple
Carrot” featuring “TB12 performance meals”. They cost about $13 per meal. (The
prices for the popular “Blue Apron” and “Hello Fresh” are below $10.) This week’s
TB12 meals are: 1. Spicy almond butter udon with charred brussels sprouts. 2. Tofu Halloumi with roasted eggplant salad
and almond aioli. 3. Creamy lentil
mushroom stew with Kale. If you hear that I’ve ordered any of this, just tell
me, “you are no longer capable of writing a clear and lucid Tids”.
Does
Purple Carrot come with a dictionary?
Hey,
how about a National Lottery dedicated to the Arts –
“ArtMoney”.
One
major reason for disciplined immigration is to monitor
potential immigrants for diseases, many foreign to the US; many with no known
cures. Yeah, I know, it sounds like I’m advocating, “Let them wallow in their
own misery far away from me”. But, the idea is that in today’s world it is
easier to treat people anywhere on earth, without the potential disastrous
consequences of infecting the rest of the world.
NCAA
Final Four Tickets for “Nosebleed” seats will probably
cost between $300-500! Watch them on TV, and give your money to the arts.
Let’s
see – The Secret Service guarding perhaps a 1,000 yard
fence can’t keep a guy from climbing over it and almost getting into the White
House. Is that about it? So, how are they going to effectively guard a nearly 3,000
mile wall?
You
don’t lose an hour of sleep Sunday morning if you just
sleep for another hour regardless of the clock.
There
is nothing more boring than NCAA games where the losing
teams repeatedly foul to catch up.
One
thing for sure that the new political climate is revealing,
is that Liberals are just as paranoid as Conservatives, maybe more so.
Does
anybody still laugh at the comic strip “Garfield”?
Watching
the League Tournament Championships and NCAA bracket selections
was a perfect night for Kentucky Fried Chicken. That’s “KFC” for those who are
embarrassed by the word Fired.
The
Parking Lot: Chapter 83.
Alex could
barely keep his eyes open, but he knew he had to. Being nearly shot to death by
a high-powered rifle was definitely not an accident.
Is eyes
were darting towards what were the lights of Modessa’s home filtering through
the forest in the distance up the road. They shifted to where he thought the
shot had come from. He remembered it well, because he thought he was dead when
he felt the impact on his upper back. The glass window had shattered into his
face, and there was blood everywhere. While his eyes had blurred he was still
alert enough to know that it was probably a great idea to get out of that car
and as quickly has he could.
He had poured
himself over the armrest, hit the door handle, cracked the door enough so he
could literally slither on to the ground. He shut the door to minimize the
interior light exposure.
Now he was
somewhere, and apparently, it was good place, because several people had come and
gone, obviously looking for him. Hopefully, they thought he had slinked away
and died. The only problem was that he had lost his phone when he was hit, and
couldn’t call Nancy.
He heard
doors slamming and some shouting, but it was not near him, which he thought was
very positive. He reached around to feel I his upper back, and found nothing.
Being lucky was his first advantage. It must have been the seat behind him
exploding is what he felt.
The
Answer:
You probably got a couple of well known “Sirs”, Paul
McCartney and Elton John right off the mark. Sir Mick Jagger also came to my
mind. The rest are Bono (Not a Sir, but a KBE – Knight Commander of the Order
of the British Empire), Bob Geldorf (As a non-citizen Irishman he can only be a
KBE – but his pals call him “Sir Bob”), Sir Tom Jones, Dame Shirley Bassey and
Sir Cliff Richard. David Bowie was offered a knighthood but turned it down
(Ultimate rebel unimpressed by titles). Many musicians have been given a CBE
(Commander of the Order of the British Empire) which is the highest honor any
British subject can receive below a Knight or Dame. Among those are Annie
Lennox, Roger Daltry, The Bee Gees, Rod Stewart, Eric Clapton, Sting and Robert
Plant. Bonus: Whitle Trump talks are known as “What! Not anoterh co=gdamn
Tweet!”, FDR’s were a little more homey and cozt=y : “The Fireside Chats”.
How
would you like to be known as a “Subject”? Glad we won the war.
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