Today's Tids Issue 5,772
Red Barber Memories:
When all the writing ends.
You hope what lasts the test
Is the never-ending love
Of all your greatest friends.
Did you hear it! Did you hear it! The crack of the bats and the balls pounding into mitts; the crowds roaring and the shouts of, “Peanuts here! Get your peanuts here!” Yes, Baseball is back, and I'm smiling. My beloved Red Sox might have a chance.
Yes, the grand old game is back, and it is officially Spring.
Today is “Clawback" day in Social Security Land. It sounds ominous, worse than it is. From what I've read – it covers only about 1% of all distributions. That doesn't mean it won't be hard on the clawbackees. Most of whom don't know they are clawable. It could be very hard.
The first rounds of this year’s Women’s NCAA Mad Madness is down in TV viewership by 22%. They had better start grooming more Caitlin Clarks.
Why does China have the best baseball team? Because they took out the whole world with one bat.
The Question:
What is the difference between a baseball and Prince William?
The Headlines:
--Markets Lower Again; Trump Announces 25% Tariff on Foreign Autos and Some Parts.
--Consumer Confidence Plunges 7.2 points to Lowest levels since Jan 2021[ New 92.9 Reading Short of Analysts Prediction of 94.5
--US Department of of Health and Human Services to Cut 10,000 Jobs and Close Offices, According to RFK Jr this Morning.
--Germany Says it will Not Give into US Tariffs; France, Canada and China Echo Similar Disgruntlement and Resolve.
--Newly Discovered Fossil “Prototaxites” Isn't Plant Animal or Fungus; Bizarre Organism is Said to be Entirely New Life From.
--New Yahoo/YouGov Poll Shows Trump Favorability Numbers Falling; After Election Personal Fav 49%, Unfav 48%; Now Fav 44%, Unfav 52%.
“Entirely new Life Form”! Yikes!
People in the USA never bought European cars because of low prices. Oh, maybe the Volkswagen in the 1950s.
Doctor: What did you dream about last night? Patient: Baseball. Doctor: Don’t you dream about anything else? Patient: What, and miss my turn at bat?
I may not agree with everything on NPR and public radio but I believe strongly in keeping them alive and healthy.
Actually, Red Barber was a traitor. But...
I’m spending a lot of time looking for signs of life in the bushes, flowers and grasses' I planted last fall. It really is not an efficient use of time.
A young Mexican man named Jose was curious about America so he snuck across the border. He wanted to go see a baseball game so when he went home, he could tell his family all about it. When he got there, the game was sold out, so he decided to climb to the top of a flag pole to get a better look. When he returned home, his family was anxious to hear about his experience: "What happened?" asked his family. "Well, America is the nicest place in the world!!" he said. "Before the game started, all the people in the stands and all the players stood up, looked at me and said, "Jose, can you see?"
Are things we buy breaking down more now or is it just me thinking everything should be perfect and not interrupting my days of doing nothing.
What is an alcoholics least favorite part of a baseball game? The bottom of the 5th.
The Answer:
One is thrown into the air. The other is heir to the throne.
Batter up! It's the call of bakers. Enjoy opening day, Everybody.
I was going to end with a Genesis tune like Firth of Fifth, but their songs are too long. I like them, but they aren't right for a Tidlet mentality. So, I’ll just go with Love. We need mroe of it nayhow:
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