Today's Tids Issue 5,448
It's the music, stupid:
A piano is playing a simple but peasant tune, the snow is falling, and my brain is much too lethargic. And my mind needs a swift kick in the ass to get this Tids thing rolling. Ouch!
Trump just couldn't stop himself from being stupid. Here was a time when the Media was dwelling on The Special Prosecutor’s description of Bidens Bewilderment, and all the Trumpster had to do was sit back and let the country increase their doubts about the mental agility current president. But nooooooo... he goes after Nikki's husband and wishes that Russia would attack NATO members who don't pay. Is that like sending thugs into beat up a shop owner who doesn't ante up for protection? So, here we are with quite the choice, the Plagiarist versus the Egoist.
Speaking of intimidation, how about those iPad tip suggestions pushed out to you under the glaring eye of a worker... when picking up takeout food?
The number 288 is never mentioned in polite society because it is two gross.
The Question:
What are considered the five biggest presidential election upsets in American History?
The Headlines:
--Bad Anticipated Inflation Numbers Have Stocks in Dumpster to Start the Day.
--Senate Passes $95.3 Billion Aid Package for Israel, Ukraine and Taiwan; Expected to Have Trouble Passing in the House.
--Snow Arrives on Schedule in Northeast; 1000 Flights Cancelled.
--Superbowl Most Watched TV show Since Appollo 11 Moon Landing in 1969; Latest SB 123 million Viewers, Moon Landing Estimated 125-150 Mil.
Here’s an idea for Wall Street – don't make predictions. That way missing numbers will never be factor, How easy is that. And as a bonus it will quell the corrosive environment produced by irrational exuberance.
Puns have been around forever. Homer used them in the Odyssey. Victorians in England loved them. If you could understand Shakespeare, you would find many in his words. They have been used in presidential politics, like this one in 1852: “We Polked You in ’44, We Shall Pierce You in ‘52.” Yes, that pun literally launched underdog Pierce into the Presidency. A pun my friends can change the world.
Did Mahomes win the game for KC, or did the injury to Dre Greenlaw win the game for KC?
Yesterday, I accidentally swallowed some food coloring. The doctor says I’m okay, but I feel like I’ve dyed a little inside.
Those numbers recalled today about the moon landing TV audience just remind us of the ho hum attitude, the apathy towards truly amazing technological advances today.
Newy but oldie, Department:
Abbot: Have you seen the devastating report on Pres Biden’s mental condition”
Costello: Who wrote it?
A: Hur
C: But who is she?
A: Hur is a man,
C: I don't care about her pronouns,
A: No, he is a man, His pronoun is he”.
C: Her pronoun is He.?
A; Yes, Hur’s pronoun is he.
C: That makes no sense at all, I'm going to ask President Biden,
A: He said to ask Mitterrand.
(From a Ya, Ya, Ya... fan reader buried in a snow cave.)
If NBA players played like politicians both teams would foul out in the first quarter.
The Answer:
--Number five is James K Polk beating Henry Clay in 1844. Next is Zachary Taylor who in 1848 beat several well-known names for the Repub spot and then Dem William Cass after Martin Van Buren jumped as a third party and siphoned off Dem votes. In 1880 James Garfield's big upset occurred in the Repub primary where he nosed out incumbent Pres Rutherford B Hayes. He beat Dem Winfield Scott Hancock for the top job. In 1816 Incumbent Woodrow Wilson went to bed thinking he had lost to Carels Evans Hughes, a mere 12 votes away from the win. He awakened to find that the Western US states had come to his rescue, and he won the Electoral college by 13 votes. And then there was 1948 when the headlines teh morning after read: “Dewey Wins”, But we all know the rest of the story about Harry Turman.
By the way, Polk was a pretty effective Prez and lived up to a promise he made before the election, a promise we would hope more politicians would give us today. He promised not to run for a second term. Are you listening Senator Marky.
Music makes the emotions in love stories on screen come alive. Even in the goofy at times Truman Show there was a romantic escapade between Truman and the woman of his eyes played by Laura Linney, which was as beautiful as any I have seen. The piano music of Chopin carried it and heightened the attraction between them. Just imagine as you listen below the wakening of two hearts of in people who were never supposed to meet.
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