Cheetos for all.

Today's Tids Issue 4,586

The crunch that binds:

If love is blind, why is lingerie so popular?

Amy Klobuchar had a very good night in New Hampshire. Vote analysts said she moved independents her way and chief among those were older people, better educated people and mostly, “moderates looking for a candidate to unite the country.”

And, DT supporters and no-ax-to grind analysts are saying that Trump needs to do a lot of work with indies, moderate Dems and even Repubs who like his policies but not him. And all those who hate the national division. His base, who always show up, is very supportive but the numbers there are not high enough to win again.

As we plow through this week of rapturous love, I have to say thanks for all of you, my most magnificent readers who abide my thoughts and ideologies, puns and typos. Readers are like best rich creamy chicken gravy of all. Thanks for holding my feet to the fiery blogs, burning contently and slowly on a cold winters day. Every once in a while, somebody writes to say thanks, "I like it", and it is like a giant Valentine’s Day card.

I spent a good full minute yesterday trying to delete a period from a sentence. I kept hitting delete and it kept messing up my paragraph. I figured it was one of those new hidden techno-glitches that always seem to come with an update. But alas, I found, finally it was but a spec of dirt on my screen. Cyber meets simple.

Are too may tech stocks residing on bubbles? That’s really the big question.

Simple love is orange.

The Question:

Name five of the main Characters in “Peanuts” comic strip. Bonus: Name five famous Media Ministers who got caught with their hands in the cookie jars, et.al. Extra Bonus: What was the first “State” College or University?

The Headlines:

Markets Gets Injection As Investors Shake Off Coronavirus Fears; Global Markets Join US.

--Butt Right Behind Bern In New Hampshire, But Amy Is The New Star; Biden And Warner Sag.

--Chicago Special Prosecutor Hands Down 6 Charges Against Jesse Smollett.

--China Military Technology Continues To Leapfrog Traditional Powers.

On Valentine’s Day, the mathematician decided to plot his relationships on a graph using the Ex-axis and Why-axis.

In case you are confused, know that WHO (World Health Organization) has given the Coronavirus a new name Covid-19.

Now that it is shorter, I may write more about it.

Bloomberg’s suddenly emerging tape about “Frisking” may gain him more voters than he loses.

In NH it was Moderates 53% and Progressives 35%. That’s way too close for my liking.

Bern’s NH voter base were, “the Young, liberal and financially insecure”.

For some, the best part of Valentine’s day is the following day when all the chocolate goes on sale.

Would America be happy being led with a crusty old socialist who was endorsed in NH by AOC, Ilhan Omar and Rashda Tlaib? Roll that around in your mouth for a day or two.

The Answer:

Well, of course there is Charlie Brown. and Lucy and Linus. And Snoopy and Woodstock. I like Marcie and Peppermint Patty. Schroeder plays Beethoven while Pig-Pen kicks up dust. And every once in a while, we see sister Sally Brown adding more grief to Charlie. Poor old Charlie.  Bonus: The sinister ministers are Ted Haggard, Jim Bakker, Bill Gothard, Shoko Asahara, Tony Alamo, Bob Coy, Fred Phelps, Dave Reynolds, Doug Phillips and Jimmy Swaggart. Extra Bonus: In 1794, students went to class at what is now the University of North Carolina.

Personally, I honestly believe that Americans could unite under a common love for Cheetos. We’d all have the same orange finger malady; nobody would shudder being touched by another. We could agree that the taste is mouthwatering and succulent, and that deliciousness on average is better for contentment than guilt for health. In other words, we would be seeing each other as our naked selves, unashamed at taste simplicity, enjoying what is meant to be nothing more than enjoyment. No pretense, no guilt mongering, just pure understanding love.

Has there ever been a war fought over Cheetos? I don’t think so.