Hermits don’t like New Years Eve.

Today's Tids Issue 4,555

Done!

Twas good a year as it could ever be,

As long as you turned off the TV.

If you just enjoyed people you know

And gave back what you could bestow.

Enjoyed simplicity, flowers that grow,

Wading in waters; shushing through snow.

Oh yeah, Wall Street made lots of dough!

When you loved your best gal or beau.

In good times; when the harsh winds blow.

Yes, I’d say it was good in two oh one nine,

The way my heart’s swelling, it was just fine.

Here’s to all the people who don’t think drinking yourself to death is a good way to celebrate the end of the year.

What’s the problem with jogging on New Years Eve? The ice falls out of your drink.

While driving around New England I could always tell from the gigantic smile on the face of another driver that he or she was listening to Imus. Yes, the old curmudgeon could make you laugh. He and his very funny cronies skewered everybody, and everybody thought it was an honor to be skewered on his show. His faithful sidekick of over 30 years, Charles McCord, had to put up with the funnyman’s trips to utter lows and temper his flights to the top of the entertainment heap. Imus could make non-PC’ers blush, and PC’ers crawl into holes. Yeah, he was controversial, he was crass and he could be downright ugly, but he made you laugh, and he made many a trip to work the best hour of your day

The Question:

What were the three biggest food trends for 2019? Bonus: It really is hard now-a-days to tell what Bowl games are where and even remember what names they are calling themselves year in and year out. But once upon a time their were four major bowls that featured all the best teams. What were those four original big bowls and where were they.

The Headlines:

--Most Americans By Pass News For Celebration Plans; Despite Congress, 2019 Was A Very Good Year!

--Slow Half Day On Wall Street Expected To Produce Drifting Stocks.

--Protesters Break Into US Embassy In Baghdad; Trump Holds Iran Responsible For Attack.

--US Judge Tosses White House Aide Charles Kupperman’s Lawsuit Over His Impeachment Testimony.

--Biden Says He Would Accept A Repub As A Running Mate; Ohio’s John Kasich Is Mentioned; Biden Holds Edge Over Trump In Florida Polls.

--Ford’s All Electric Mustang Crossover Reservation List is Sold Out; It Took $500 To Reserve A Spot On The Wait List For The Mach-E.

--Uber And Others Suing California Over “Gig” Law.

Happy New Ears day, local corn lovers.

Watch out for barrage of “20/20 vision” jokes. The Tids Had a headline for that a week or so ago. I thought it was quite clever at the time. I’m finished with them.

This morning I spent considerable time cleaning up mouse droppings, and I’m thinking, is this the end of 2019 or the beginning of 2020.

I was going to quit all my bad habits for the new year. Then I remembered that nobody likes a quitter.

Two of my addictions are winter jackets and antique tables. I guess I could have worse problems.

Rhode Island has a big problem. It is on target to lose a congressperson. And, it appears that the only way to fix it is to import 15-20 thousand illegal immigrants from the Southwest Border. And the really scary thing is that some in RI think that’s a great idea.

The year 2020 is going to be filled with so many puns about 20/20 vision. I can’t wait to see them all.

Oops! Well, that is the last one for sure.

The worst decision you can make on New Year’s Eve is a pour one.

I wonder how large a mountain I could create if I were to pile up all of the Cheetos I’ve eaten in a lifetime?

Question of the day: Does the decade end tomorrow or at the end of 2020?

The Answer:

Number one was Fake Meat, politely called alternative proteins. Beyond Meat’s IPO produced a lot of publicity. Next was Popeye’s Chicken sandwich. And, third biggest Food Fad of 2019 was Hard Seltzer like White Claw, which ran out of product due to enormous demand. Bonus: The four big bowls that all college teams played for were big daddy -- The Rose Bowl (1902) of Pasadena Cal, Orange Bowl (1935) of Miami, Sugar Bowl (1935) of New Orleans and Cotton Bowl (1937 of Dallas. The Sun Bowl also arrived in 1935, but didn’t have the status of the other four bigs. After Sun we had Gator (1945) and Citrus (1946. The Liberty Bowl arrived in 1959. The peach came in 1968, and the Fiesta which is now billed as one of the bigs, didn’t arrive until 1971.

I think it is tomorrow.

As hard as scientists have tried, thy can’t get Pandas to eat synthetic food because they won’t be bamboozled.

Go crazy! Or, stay at home, holding hands, gazing into deep and loving eyes. No matter how you bring the new year, tomorrow is a just another first day of 365. You, me and everybody can make all of them great. And forget the past year, unless you learned something good from it.