Today's Tids Issue 5,049
And, no answers:
Why do dogs always rush to the front door after the doorbell rings when it is hardly ever somebody for them?
I personally think that food preservatives are a good thing.
What do you think is going on in the stock market? Like yesterday, when a Dow up about 300 points in an instant reverses direction to end down nearly 400 points because one case of Omicron shows up in San Fran, can only be described as an irrational overreaction to me. If you read or listen to current varied financial opinions, everybody has a theory, often one at odds with the other. But maybe its just big institutional investors looking for excuses to reorder their holdings into a more operational year end position. The best advice I have heard is, “Don’t panic”.
My eyeglasses seem to last longer in the winter. I think it’s because I have more pockets, and they don’t get smooshed quite as much. Smooshing is bad for eye glasses.
Today everybody is excited about this new invention called “food delivery series. In fact, investors are ecstatic about pouring billions into companies full of people who know how to drive cars. But I remember weIl as a kid when we had regular systematic bakery, fresh fish, and a wide variety of dairy product deliveries, among the many traveling merchants who stopped by.
The Question:
America has voted on the Best Coffee Shops. Name the top ten.
The Headlines:
--Dow Futures Up; Apple Seriously Down At Opening On Negative iPhone Rumor; I US Manufacturing Index Hits Super Healthy 61.2
--House Dems Announce Plan to Fund Government To Avert Shutdown.
--New Biden Covid Plan To Feature Free Home Tests, But His New Travel Restrictions Less Demonic Than Feared; Merkel Severely Bans Unvaccinated Germans from Many Ordinary Activities – Shops And Bars.
--MLB Owners Trigger Player Lockout Option As Contract Negotiations Strike Out.
--Another Top Aid, Symone Sanders, Leaves VP Harris Staff.
--Tensions Continue To Build On Ukraine Border.
I remember as a young lad that the moms of my friends who were the best cooks served Danish and crumb cakes from Entenmanns.
Have you ever noticed yourself spending five or ten minutes rearranging a dishwasher for one more item when you could have washed it in in 30 seconds?
There are a lot of mixed signals coming from Americans on the Mississippi abortion case now being argued in the big court. It appears that only 24 % wat to overturn RvW. But a larger percentage don’t like some aspects of RvW, especially the 24 week limit. The conclusion of the action of the court may result a lessening of that limit, but not suggesting an overturing of the previous decisions approve RvW. I other words, if your read beneath all of the inflammatory rhetoric, it is not as black and white as it appears in daily news items.
The Tids Pickers struggled last week to reach 10-5 taking our record to 120-61-1 (66.4%). There are more so-called easy picks today than mind busters of the past several weeks. So, let’s reverse the order and pick them first. Note: We have had more upsets with “easy Picks” than with hard ones this year. That’s why so many teams are bunched together with similar records.
OK here are the picks that appear to be sure things: Arizona the is number one rated team in the NFC and da Bears are mediocre. Te Cards should win, Indy is hot and Houston has lots of flaws. Indy keeps it up. Minn will finally have an easy game this week against the Lions who have lost their roar. Atlanta is still in it , but TB is in it more. Go TB. The Rams have stunk up the place for three weeks now, but Jax is not much of team at all; LAR Stops the skid. Seattle is another team that seems lost. San Fran is finding it and will mine gold this weekend.
Tonight, we have New Orleans at Dallas. Well, NO has the better coach, but QB is a problem. Dallas as a QB but finding a way to win is a problem. But they will at home tonight. Cincy has looked like world beater at times and then not. But, so have the Chargers. But Sunday the Bengals will scratch their way to a victory. Miami was a team that was going nowhere and now it is. And similarly, are the Giants now back from the dead. I’ll pick the Dolphins who appear to be going somewhere faster. Balt versus Pitt has always been a war. But I don’t know of the Steelers have enough this year to rise to the occasion. This could be one of those surprise upsets. But I still have to pick the Raves. (I’ll be rooting for Pitt because a win for them is good for the Pats.) KC is on a roll and looking more like their Championship selves. But Denver has awakened and will give them a tussle this week. But I gotta stay with the Magician and his pals. And that brings us to Monday night when my beloved Pats play the pre-season AFC East favorites, the Bills. But Buffalo has looked quite average at times, and the Pats are coming together. Playing in front of raucous fans up at wintry the city by the lake can be daunting, but it wasn’t for lowly Jax. I will make that emotional pick and stay with my guys -- Pats in a close one. .
Writing that the “Markets are opening higher” in the morning has really become irrelevant with regards to reality lately.
Today is National Mutt Day! It’s ok to love a mongrel. I feel wanted.
RI has successfully made it difficult for a lot of businesses to work profitably in the state. That forced us to resort to tourism as is the case with any other third world nations. Now I read that in a couple of days they will raise the Newport bridge toll by 50%-- from $4 to $6. (For non-RI EZ pass drivers). That means that for mainlanders and out-of-staters going to dinner or lunch in Newport will cost an extra $12!
All I have to do to make somebody angry is write something that sounds moderately positive about Trump.
When some app or phone operating system says suggests, “Do this or that, it’s good for you,” it generally means give me all your data.
The Answer:
Well, #1 isn’t Starbucks. It is Dunkin Donuts. Actually, #2 isn’t Starbucks either. It is Caribou Coffee Company! OK, # 3 is Starbucks, which is followed by Tim Hortons (Always was better than Dunkin to me), The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf, Peets Coffee & Tea, Dutch Brother’s Coffee, Seattle’s Best, Gloria Jeans Coffee, and at #10, Lavazza. Going on we have Costa Cafe, Cafe Barbera Since 1870, Mc Donald’s, Scooters Coffee, Tully’s Coffee, Second Cup, Green Beans Coffee, Black Rock Coffee Bar, Juan Valdez Café and at #20, PJ’s Coffee of New Orleans. There are many great local roasters with nice, creative food options too. Actually, Seattle’s Best coffee is sold in local supremacists and I believe it is the best coffee per dollar per pound. I’ve tried all expensive brands when they are on sale, and none, including some big fancy coffee places, come close to SB.
The first day of a month is easy because I write about the month to come. The second day just lays there and at least from a Tids writer’s viewpoint, is generally blah.
Does it disturb anyone else that “The Los Angeles Angels” baseball team translates directly to “The The Angels Angels”?
You smiled a little, right?
No comments:
Post a Comment