Today's Tids Issue
4,011
For Bad Jokes and Small Laughs:
So,
did you hear that Mrs. Clause got really angry at Santa
for tracking mud through the house after last year’s trip around the world? “It
was the rain, dear,” he replied skittishly.
When
the CVS/Aetna deal goes through, the new company will
be the 2nd or 3rd largest in the USA just behind Wal-Mart and
perhaps Berkshire Hathaway but surely ahead of Exxon and Apple. CVS is
currently 7th in the country ahead of GM, AT&T and Ford. Interestingly,
CVS began as a small discount merchandise store in RI. It was called “Consumer
Value Stores, but the founders found that it cost too much for signs that
spelled out the entire name, so they shortened it to CVS. As they say, from
humble beginnings…or was that Exxon?
I
just got word that my 11 yo grandson was kicked out of his
school chorus doing a Trump impression. I hope it was funny.
Jay
Leno just spent about $13.5 Million for a new home in our
town. I don’t live near him.
The
Question:
--Frank and Clare Underwood got rid of a lot of
adversaries throughout the seasons of House of Cards. Name 5 of them.
The
Headlines:
--Fast Moving California Wildfire Explodes, Consuming
31K Acres, Knocks Out Power To Nearly 200,000 Homes; 27,000 People Evacuate In
Ventura County Fire.
--Markets Looking For Direction; Investors Looking
For Tax Planning Signals As Congress Moves Towards Final Plan Vote.
--Supreme Courts Says Ok To Trump Travel Ban…For Now;
Judges Take Up Case Of Religiously Challenged Wedding Cake Baker.
--UK Considering Adding Bitcoin To Money Laundering
Watch List.
--Russia Probe Twist: Mueller Subpoenaed Deutsche
Bank About Data Related To Relationship With Trump.
--North Korean General’s Favorite TV Show: “Morning
Joe.”
--Trump Shrinks Size Of Utah National Monuments Amid
Cheers and Boos.
--Muslims Tell Trump That Naming Jerusalem As Israel
Capital Is Crossing “Red Line”.
--Former Congresswomen Corine Brown Sentenced To
Five Years For Charity Fraud And More.
--Colin Kaepernick A finalist for Tie Person Of The
Year; Others Are “Me Too”, Mueller, Trump, Bezos, Kim Jong Un, Patty Jenkins
(Producer of Winder Woman) The Dreamers, Saudi prince Mohammed Bin Salman and
China’s Xi
--Conyers Will Not Run For Re-Election.
--Fast Food Price War Could Intensify As McDonalds
Announces $1.00 menu.
“Cyber
criminals just have to find one weakness. Cyber security
companies have to find them all”. That is, in case you haven’t been paying
attention, an immense problem, and it does not bode well for the security of
personal information going forward. With all of the scary things going on in the
world, control of everything by evil-doer's keystroking through a nefarious
internet could be the most terrifying of all. It has ramifications that can not
only destroy personal financial security, but basic infrastructure as well. It
appears that cyber thieves love Christmas shopping too, as too many people open
doors wide as they attempt to procure last minute gifts on line. Tis the season
to be wary.
One
of our incredibly knowledgeable readers reminds us
that Jaye P. Morgan was also the funniest panelist on the “Gong Show”.
There
were many good performances on The Voice last night.
For the first time, I was impressed with Brook, who instead of shouting her way
through a tune, began acapella to show the luxury of her voice. Amazing Grace, never
sounded so good, and her “voice” shown through for the first time. One of my favorites,
Red Marlow, once again did the country thing just right and Addison was, well,
Addison all over again. That means excellent. Chloe who I like got raves from the
judges, but I thought her voice got lost in the band. Davon showed again that he
can really sing. Adam Cunningham did a good job, but I don’t think he has a lot
of voter appeal. On the other hand, the observers are thinking Shi’Ann must
have a secret reserve of admirers who don’t buy on ITunes or vote in the test
polls. She was decent. Kiesha did a nice job with a Celon Dione tune and will probably
save herself again. Noah, the favorite of the raging hormone set didn’t excite
me last night, but he did prove his creativity. Ashland did her thing pretty
well, and is a real down to earth country singer. But, regardless of
performances, two have to go tonight I think the main candidates are Adam, again,
Ashland, Shi’Ann and perhaps Kiesha. I would put Noah in there too, but that’s
not going to happen..
ITunes
sales for Voice singers had Brook as #2. #4 was Chloe and
Addison also made it to the top five again. Kiesha hit the top 10 at #10. At 14
we had Red followed by Adam at 16 and Noah at 18. Chloe snuck back in at 21 for
last week’s performance and Davon got 30. Ashland did well at 47 and Shi’Ann
was in the top 100 at 71. The rest of the Itunes Voice winners were 3 Chloe’s
and 2 Addison’s who now look like the clear favorites with big loyal fan bases.
For
all of you who like House of Cards, the decision has been
made to return for the final season sans sexual harasser. The sly tricks of Robin
Wright, who was assuming the top perch last season (Like they knew something
bad was coming), will be the focus this year. Her character Clare is as evil as
the man who won’t be there. More good news – Homeland will return again in
January and it promises to be very good as our heroes’ fight against a constitutionally
challenged president. And, later in the spring we will see the final season of one
of my favorites, The Americans. There are plenty of loose ends in that one Hopefully
they can tie them into a nice little package I can take. I still miss Justified.
Many
of our politicians suffer from a blather control disease.
12
superhot techno Gadgets for Christmas: TrackR Bravo – App
creates network of smart phones to find lost item. Siren Song – Personal
protection devise emits ear piercing sound to deter bad guys. KeySmart
eliminates the need for bulky Key Chains. FixD – This one tells you what’s
wrong with car when the dreaded “Check Engine” light comes on. Makes you
smarter than high priced mechanics. Peeps – Carbon technology cleans glasses
like never before. (Used on Space Station). Snap Smart Cam – Security camera
doubles as smart phone charger. GlowBowl Fresh – Light up your toilet bowl
while freshening the air, if you like eerie lights for those middle of the
night trips. Hydra Smart Bottle – Water bottle also plays music, lights the way
and side of the road emergency beacon. Smart Back Pack – Thieves hate this tech
device backpack that also has a tracker and charges devices. Will call your
cell phone, “Hey you forgot me”. Selfie Drone – Mini Drone takes the best
selfies. Night Sight Driving Glasses – Greatly reduces night driving glare and
clears up rainy and snowy nights. I’m buying one. Huddy – transforms your smart
phone into a driving directional display.
The
difficulty in achieving name recognition is a thing of the
past. Most obstacles to success aren’t what they used to be.
Nobody
pays much attention to NCAA Hockey, so The Tids mighty
sports department comes through again bringing you the latest Top Ten rankings: Denver, St.
Cloud State, Clarkson, Notre Dame, North Dakota, Cornell, Minnesota, Minnesota
State, Providence and Northeastern. There is definitely an above the Mason
Dixon line bias. Hey, you have to do something in the winter.
After
nearly a year, Spell-Check still isn’t giving me the option of
a capital “T: for the word trump. Is this a deep government conspiracy?
How
about Wapo journalist Kathleen Parker comparing Sarah
Huckabee Saunders to The Wall? Parker said she was just attempting to describe
how hard it is to get past Sarah for info, but most intelligent lookers who
were present thought it a was an uncalled-for fat joke. Maybe Parker could assist
Trump writing tweets.
One
of my hobbies is looking for sales on coffee. Basically, I’m
trying to see if those coffees I consider way to high in price are actually worth
the premiums. Many times, I find some new favorites when prices go down (like Seattle’s
Best #5), but often I find many higher priced coffees like Peets give me little
for the extra cost. But, this morning I opened a new bag of a mystery brew, which was
pleasantly cheaper than its normal shelf price. It was labeled “Dark Roast”, so
my first ominous clue of what was to come was the much less than “dark” color when
I opened it. It got worse when I tasted it – watery and with diminished flavor.
Coffee adventures are not for the feint hearted.
Outspoken
Dems are grasping at Mueller moments, only to find that
their exhilaration is a bit premature. They don’t retract well.
(Thanks
to Brookins
and Mac Nelly for blather control, a little humorous yellow journalism.)
The
Answer:
Zoe Barnes tops my list, but Peter Russo is named
number one by voters. Zoe is #2 followed by Rachel Posner, Lucas Goodwin,
Freddy Hayes BBQ Joint, Edward Meecham, James Miller ( C&F Allow his throat
to be slit by Islamic forces to divert attention from them.), Michael Corrigan
and Wharton’s dog strangled by Frank at the opening the series.
Actually,
something did surprise me this morning – I didn’t think I had
much to say. But then, you may agree that I didn’t! It’s the old quantity/quality
thing.
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