Know where you are going, or you are nowhere.

Today's Tids Issue 4,585

Be somewhere:

There is no question in my mind that the USA needs a couple of Adults at the top.

Are there any real people living in Hollywood?

Over the weekend a man followed google maps and walked into the icy Mississippi River in Minneapolis. Of course, if the man had looked up next to where he stepped upon the ice, he would have noticed the bridge! Many people I know and myself always look at a real map before blindly following s disjointed voice without questioning. The same should be said about questioning much of what is delivered through your phone. Unfortunately, too many people regard their phone as their common sense.

There is a movement afoot to stop people from calling their animals “Pets”. And, “Furkids” just doesn’t do it for me. What do San Franciscans call men on leashes crawling on their hands and knees? Identity in America used to be quite straightforward.

Pitchers and catchers report to spring training camps this week. Now that’s straightforward and simple. Pitchers are pitchers and catchers are catchers. And that brings us one of the great sounds of America -- a high sped leather ball colliding with a leather mitt. Smack!! I’m ready.

One of the great dichotomies of America: Corporate leaders and job creators are considered bad rich. Movie stars and athletes and politicians and their hanger’s on are considered good rich. I guess life is all about who has the biggest megaphone.

In cased you missed it, The Tids Drama Department picked the five top winners on Friday – Parasite, Phoenix, Zellweger, Pitt, Dern.

Speaking of being nowhere, how sad is it for all those quarantined on that luxury cruise liners where the Coronavirus infection rate is increasing daily? Nowhere to go, and all you know is that the chances of getting the virus are increasing daily.

Last night I dreamt I ate a giant marshmallow. This morning my pillow was gone.

The Question:

Who are these people? Sheila James Kuehl, Julie Warner, AJ Buckley, Charles Shaughnessy and Rose Leslie. Bonus: Name Mia Farrow’s greatest hit.

The Headlines:

--Traders Seem Cautious At Beginning Of The Week; Waiting For More Info On Virus And Words Of Powell; China Struggling To Get Factories Running Again; Central Banks Around The World To Report Growth Numbers During the Week.

--Trump To Present $4.8 Trillion Budget; Good For Military, Wall; Not So Hot For Foreign Aid, Safety Net And Rising Dept.

--NH Primary Will Reveal How Far Butt Has Risen Against Bern; Biden Odd In Answering Young Woman’s Question With Western Movie Quote; Tulsi Gabbard May become Darling Of Libertarians In NH.

--Iran Announces New Generation Ballistic Missiles.

--Taiwan Jets Scramble To Intercept Chinese Jets In Their Air Space.

--Flight Attendants Union Says Their People Want Bigger Payback After Helping Airlines Return To Profitability; Some Sort Of Slowdown Action Threatened.

“Can punsters possessing the acumen to puncture the bloated ego of another by his pun pricks be called an acupuncturist?”

Parasite is the best movie of the year?

I watched much of the Dem debate last Friday. The two voices I couldn’t abide were Warren and Biden. They just seemed whinier than all the others. I realized that Yang reads better in print than he appears live in the flesh. My sense was that while he comes on as a successful business person, he is actually interested in the gov micromanaging various aspects of corporate life. Pete got caught up in some of his past pronouncements and didn’t save himself well. Steyer made several good points with one main one being that endless discussion of health care will drive us all insane. Amy sounded like the adult in the room, looked good and perhaps like somebody who might do well in the Oval office. But if America needs “Glitz”, she is not for them. Maybe she could get J-Lo for a running mate. Bernie was, well, Bernie and answered questions well, but Bernie is walking in place and his schtick is getting worn. That said. Bloomberg has a shot.

Now, it is on to New Hampshire.

Do you have a good memory for faces?

I think so.

Good, because I just broke your bathroom mirror!

(Appropriated form Mother Goose and Grim)

I hate people who use the phrase, “That said”. Hey wait a minute, I don’t hate people. I just abhor segregating jargon and cultural lunacy.

I don’t know whether my body is getting used to the cold, or that it has been just been warmer weather. But, it sure felt great outside this morning and it was only 28 degrees.

The new People mag had a pic of Harry and Meghan over the headline, “Their Fresh Start”. Like we‘re suppose to feel sorry for this duo escaping from being forced to live a fairytale life with infinite resources.

Lazy Minds Department: People should know where they are in the new technology world besieged by facts often not researched or reliable and most certainly biased. You don’t want to follow google into an icy river, so you should always ask a few questions beforehand to thaw out cold hearted rhetoric.

My parents grew to like my girlfriend so much, they take her as the own daughter. Now they started looking for a proper boyfriend for her.

The Answer:

Sheila James Kueh was a very smart young kid who was recognized early for her comedic talent and went on to star in radio TV and film. But she was probably best known as Zelda Conroy in “The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis”. She went into Politics ascending the ladder of California state offices and was the first openly gay member of the Cal Senate. Julie Warner was spotted as a kid, got a role on Guiding Light, went to Brown U and then came back to Glitzville with many roles mainly among them -- Opposite MJ Fox in Doc Hollywood, and co-starring with Billy Chrystal in Mr. Saturday night. AJ Buckley, a Dublin Ireland born actor had several good film roles but was best known for is continuing role CSI: NY as Adam Ross. Charles Shaughnessy was born in London to the writer of “Upstairs, Downstairs” and actress mom. He has been in many aspects of entertainment, including Hollywood Squares. He and Patsy Pease became a soapy super couple playing Shane Donavan and Kimberly Brady on Days of Our Lives. He won an Emmy for his performance as Dennis the Goldfish on Stanley. Rose Leslie is famous as Ygritte in Game of Thrones. Bonus: Mia Farrow is best known for her first big role as Allison Mackenzie in Peyton Place and as Rosemary Woodhouse in the scary Rosemary’s Baby. And for a brief marriage to Frank Sinatra. And for starring in 13 of Woody Allen’s films. And for her allegations of Woody’s sexual assaulting her 7-yo daughter Dylan.

I wrote a script years ago for Mia’s mom Maureen O’Sullivan. The NBC Today Show writer’s cut it from 6 and half pages to one and a half, and nothing about the content changed. That’s when I learned about editing. And that your personal favorite precious lines aren’t as great as you think they are.

Always keep yourself in perspective and never assume you understand everything about somebody else’s feelings. No where you are in space and time and emotions.  Enough preaching. I should leave that to Oscar whiners…I mean winners… drinking too much wine.