Today's Tids the Season Issue 4,802
Drifting into the Spirit:
O what a beautiful morning. Mornings are good, aren’t they. No, make that great. The first glimpse of sun. There is really nothing better. As you get older you all of a sudden realize that there are so many who were a part of your life missing the warm greeting of each new day. “There’s a bright golden haze on the meadow, the corn is as high as an elephants’ eye, and it looks like it climbing right up to the sky; Oh what a beautiful day, I’ve got a beautiful feeling.” That could be a Christmas song. Oh what a spectacularly beautiful day, to awaken and be thankful the friends met along the way.
The good news may be that a return to strong post Covid profits will push the markets through 2021.
There are a lot of funny lines about Christmas from movies, TV Shows and opiners that people remember through the years that made you laugh. Just for fun, here are what are considered some of the most memorable lines, ranked:
1. "Oh my God! Santa, here? I know him! I know him!" — Buddy the Elf, Elf
2. "We're gonna have the hap-hap-happiest Christmas." — Clark Griswold, Christmas Vacation
3. “You’ll shoot your eye out, kid.” — Santa Claus, A Christmas Story
4. “My husband’s idea of getting the Christmas spirit is to become Scrooge.” — Melanie White
5. “Keep your friends close, your enemies closer, and receipts for all major purchases.” — Bridger Winegar
6. "Christmas is awesome. First of all, you get to spend time with people you love. Secondly, you can get drunk and no one can say anything. Third, you give presents. What's better than giving presents? And fourth, getting presents. So, four things. Not bad for one day. It's really the greatest day of all time." — Michael Scott, The Office
7. “I haven’t taken my Christmas lights down. They look so nice on the pumpkin.” — Winston Spear
8. "Let's be naughty and save Santa the trip." — Gary Allen
9. “That’s the true spirit of Christmas; people being helped by people other than me.” — Jerry Seinfeld
10. "Nothing’s as mean as giving a little child something useful for Christmas.” — Kin Hubbard
11. "First we'll make snow angels for two hours, then we'll go ice skating, then we'll eat a whole roll of Tollhouse Cookie-dough as fast as we can, and then we'll snuggle." — Buddy the Elf, Elf
12. "Went to the store/Sat on Santa's lap/Asked him to bring my friends all kinds of crap." — "The Christmas Song", Friends
The Question:
We tend to follow the top men golfers in the world, but rarely do we see rankings for the top Women in the world. Who are the top ten women golfers in the world? Bonus: Famed author Nathanial West was killed in an auto accident on the way to the funeral for one of the great American authors. Who was he?
The Headlines:
--Market Rebounds Nicely This Morning.
--Pfizer And Moderna Testing Their Vaccines Against New UK Strain.
--Elves Rushing To Polish And Pack Last Remaining Gifts As Santa Greases Up Runners On Sled; EPA Sends Warning About Greasy Run Off From Melting Snows; Santa Lawyers Scurry To Workshop.
--US Nuke Powered Guided Missile Sub Slides Through Waters Between Iran And Arabian Peninsula As Iran/USA Tensions Rise; Iran Builds Underground Nuclear Facility.
--Mnuchin Says Stimulus Checks Ready To Be Sent Next Week.
--70 West Point Cadets Accused Of Cheating On Exam; Five Caes Dropped Fir Lack of Evidence.
--Trump Still Trying To Block Biden Win.
--South Korea Scrambles Jets After Russia, China Incursion Into Air Defense Zone.
Happy Birthday, Puccini, whose music has stirred hearts and brought tears for over the years.
I wonder why they never built a statue honoring Bernard Goetz, the everyman hero?
It seems like everybody knows Tesla shares are way overpriced, including Musk himself, except the millions who keep on pouring billions into the stock of a company that last year lost over a billion.
If there a was never a store selling, Christmas would still be the same. Because after the paper ripped and scattered and the ribbons yanked and tossed, we all still look around the room and see that almost all the true gifts we have are all sitting with us.
For me, it’s going to be fun struggling while watching the Patriots being rebuilt.
Have you noticed that Russia and China are well entrenched in Africa, and we’re not. Or else somebody in DC isn’t telling us something.
The Answer:
Lydia Ko, a Korean from New Zealand, is one helleva golf champion and the current #1, which she just reconfirmed. Next is Yeon Ryu followed by Ariya Jutanugarn, Lexi Thompson, In Gae Chun, Shanshan Feng, Inbee Park, Ha-Na Jang, Amy Yang and Anna Nordstrom. The Koreans have owned the sport. Bonus: Nathanial West was killed along with his wife in a car accident on the way to the funeral for F. Scott Fitzgerald.
Here’s another line from the list above, that perhaps may be somewhat relevant to this year:
"I'd like everybody's attention. Christmas is canceled." — Michael Scott, The Office
Perhaps not.
Not so fast, Michael. You’d better talk to Virginia about that comment. Christmas is never cancelled because the love it generates lives in the heart.
Yes, Covid or no Covid, Christmas always lives. Thanks, Virginia.
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