Today's Tids Issue 5,356
Facts always get in the way:
How many talents have been suppressed over the years, simply victims to the battle of surviving ups and downs of daily life. How many songs have never been written or masterpieces not painted? It’s always good to stop and take a breath and look inside. There may be some magic in there just ready to burst out for the world to enjoy.
Phil was a little late this morning. He was negotiating a NIL contract. Some people will think it is bad the Punxsutawney town fathers gave in because it’s 6 more weeks of winter. I guess that's bad if you don’t like winter.
I have to say that 32 degrees with sun and no wind is about as beautiful as it can be outside.
If you think about it, climate change mania is an excellent way for governments to control people's lives.
One pair of glasses says, “But I should of”. The second pair says, “Stop right there. It’s, should have." That was a corrective lens.
Sorry Phil, but today is also National Tater Tots Day! What a great way to store energy for 6 more weeks of winter.
The Question:
Who wrote the great Whitney Houston song, “I will always love you”? Bonus: In what year did the proverbial groundhog first crawl out of his winter abode to predict the winter. Extra Bonus: Which big time college football programs had the top ten recruiting classes for this just closed signup season?
The Headlines{
--Lower Interest Rate Increase Has Tech and Retail Stocks Soaring; Dow is Down.
--GOP Congress Moves to Impeach Homeland Security Secretary.
--US and Philippines Ink Deal That Would Expand American Military Presence There.
--Biden Admin Take Major Step to Regulate Gas Stoves and Ovens.
--Niners Indicate That Garopplo Will Not Be Returning.
No matter how much big Tech has been smacked around lately for being too aggressive during go-go Covid, there are a lot of really, really smart people out there, undeterred, working on something we never heard about that will change our lives in five years.
I think people have to laugh more at their own shortcomings. People being offended is getting out of hand. You know I write this mess to a broad range of people and mostly it is innocuous nothingness, but somebody will always find something to that is offensive. Maybe like this Tidlet.
I was walking this morning thinking that to be trendy and progressive in some sectors of society you have to give away your privacy to an app. I won’t. Does that make me an old dinosaur or cautious?
Harry Truman wanted to begin Civil Rights reform in the 1940’s but Southern Dems stopped it cold.
Did you know that in 1953 the president of the Student Body of the High School in my nice suburban town was a black woman, Tan the next year it was back man. Of course, you didn’t know that. But it is kind of interesting, isn’t it, 70 years ago.
It’s going to be an expletive cold tomorrow!
So, this is Black History Month. January felt like Black History Month already.
A football coach from a prominent big-time program said that recruitment now involves Third Parties, Agents, Marketing Representatives, Lawyers and “Collectives”. The players aren’t going for the school colors or historic traditions anymore. Pay up or I’m outta here.
Let’s see. The USA just signed a deal with the Philippine government to expand military operations in that country. Now if I’m not mistaken, the Philippines is pretty darn close to the South China Sea. What do you think Xi is thinking about this morning?
Remember when wearing mums to a football game in the fall was kind of a heartwarming scene. Now people paint their bodies or worse. Whatever happened to raccoon coats?
The Answer:
The Houston iconic “I will always love you” was written by Dolly Parten. Holy Chicken Fried Steak, Batman! But Dolly didn't write it as a love song. She wrote it to say good-bye to her adoring fans when she left the Porter Wagoner show. Bonus: Phil’s ancestors first come out of their den to predict the winter in 1887. Extra Bonus: Alabama was far and away the bug winner snagging 9 of 39 (23%) Five-Star recruits. The rest in order were Georgia, Texas, Oklahoma, Ohio State, LSU, Miami, Oregon, Tennessee and Notre Dame. What... no Clemson! The car dealers in SC must have run out of money.
I will always love you. Interesting now that you know what Dolly was really saying.
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