I don’t hate you.

Today's Tids Issue 2,208
Opening Stuff:

I think the media has finally gone too far by over promoting…The Sun. Stirring peoples passions to the point where they must mindlessly jump in their cars to follow the big ball of heat in the sky. And when they have savored their god while roasting their bodies, what is their reward? Gigantic traffic jams.

I’ve talked about this before, but now that the silly season (Isn’t it odd that we can dub the period in which Americans analyze and determine who will be their future leaders, the silly season) is in session, the “Hate” rhetoric accelerates. Isn’t it awful that people can actually say that they hate people because of party affiliation? I mean people have to start being a little more flexible. How can you hate another human being who you could easily like personally…and vice versa…just because of some superficial tag they are wearing? How can we assume that all people dubbed with some ideological designation automatically think exactly alike. Frankly, it is impossible. Like just because you are for a strong military, it doesn’t mean you have to support fighting stupid wars. Or just because you feel for the poor, it doesn’t mean you can’t help them without giving them money for no effort. I may not agree with a lot of things other’s believe in, but I don’t hate them for believing. I find it hard to believe that everybody can’t be perceptive and as understanding as me!

Every generation of kids always looks back at pictures and swears they neve r wore those ugly clothes of their era. Burnt orange, saddle stitched, pegleg pants! Never.

The Question:
Name five of the earliest great explorers of the US East Coast.

The Headlines:

Stocks Down In Lightest Volume Of The Year.
--& US Soldiers Killed In New Afghan Fighting.
--Prez Exhorts GOP To Halo Pass Small Biz Bill; GOP Faithful Wonde3rs Why Prez Didn’t Listen To Public When Signing Public Unions Extortion Bill.
“Earl” Roars Through Northern Caribbean; Could U’S’ East Coast Be Next?
--American’s Spending A Bit More; Economy Still Limping.
--100’s Of Thousands Of Good Old Americans jam Lincoln memoriam For Beck’s “Restoring Honor’ Rally; CBS Lowballs Crowds At 87,000 (+9K); Most Other Media Have It Between 300-500K.
--Roger Clements Pleads Not Guilty.

Back to More Stuff:

Two of the best picks by the Patriots in recent drafts have been Gostkowski and Gronkowski. I think they’re onto something.

I was thinking as Woods got off to his 6 under start in the FedEx, that if he would win some writer will argue that the FedEx should count when measuring majors against Nicklaus. You know it is going to happen someday when somebody decides to rewrite history.

After a long hard winter, Spring brings a welcome releaf.

When Calderon preaches to American citizens, I'm trhinking... is there a worse person to talk about how to run a country

The Sun is ruining my summer!.

Regardless of what the media declares as the official estimates for the Beck rally, the reality is that there is an incredibly strong undercurrent of “Lets do something about this rudderless government of ours” grabbing the American public. This will foster higher turnouts by conservatives and independents which may get lost in “do you like” polling. Let’s say that the polls say 51% Dems over 49% GOP, but 85% of Republicans and Indies show up to vote -- GOP wins. That has been evident in some polling misreads in the early primaries.

There is nothing new under the sun Department:
Pundits are praising the cleverness of Google for the way it changes its logo for the occasion. And I agree it is clever…just as it was very clever for the same logo alteration technique for Time Magazine promotions 35 years or so ago.

As far as I can see, this entire fascination and over saturation of news about “green diets” is sure to accomplish one thing – higher priced lettuce.

I have come to the conclusion that the group in America most deserving of the title “Entitlement Kings”, are adult bicycle riders.

In addition, through careful observation I have determined that the car most consistently baring the Obama bumper sticker is the Subaru. Call me an ideological profiler, but I now look askance at anybody driving a Subaru.

The Answer:
The first that comes to my mind is Henry Hudson. Then I think of Adrian Block. Samuel de Champlain, Lief Erickson (Maybe Newport RI), Thomas Walker and Giovanni da Verrazzano’

The End:
In response to Today’s Tids, Subaru reports a high incidence of service reports with the words “scratch off Obama sticker”.

Due to an extraordinarily slow computer, TTSE didn't not make it today.

They may have Subaru, but I love them anyhow.

Hate speech.

Today's Tids Issue 2,098
Opening Stuff:

How easily does appear that the modern human falls into hating? When even in the most disagreeable person there is always something inside to love. Why since the beginning of time has the human heart been inflicted with hatred of something? Was the world before the “Apple” one of hearts with only love? Is it that for which we are really all striving. A world with the absence of hate. I just hate the word hate unless it is associated with Brussels sprouts and mushrooms.

It figures that a “Leaderless” GOP would spend nearly $2,000 at a “Topless” club.

The Question:
What are the origins of the words “Cracker”, “Faggot”, “Kike” and “Wop”? And “Hate”?

The Headlines:
--Northeast Under Extreme Flood watch As Heavy Rains Continue To Pound Saturated Ground.
--US Treasury To Float Issue Of 7.3 Billion Shares Of CitiGroup Stock: Could Reap Handsome Profit For Taxpayer; Tax payer Will Never See it.
--Geneva Atom Smasher Sets Collision Records; Beats Former Mark On California Highways.
--US Mental Institutions Flooded With Calls Day After “24” Fatality Announcement; Facilities Near Capacity From Previous Deluge Of Disgruntled Bracketeers.
--0-Man Says Karsai Sorta OK’
--Chinese Company Buys Volvo.
--Obama Exhibits Lunar Tendencies Of Paranoia In Speak-Out Against Tea Party.

Back to More Stuff:

There is no truth to the rumor that Geely, new Chinese owner of the venerable Volvo car maker, will announce as their first model a commemorative named “The Tianamen” designed to hold their liberal customer base. It will return to the boxy tank-like appearance and have pre-rusted fenders.

Global Warming enthusiasts seem to be in a panicky mood as new theories to support their view of a dying planet get whackier and whackier.

A good electrician knows what’s watt.

Through the Same Eyes: Chapter 63 continues “Kent and I got to know each other quite well. I think once you get past his apparent icy exterior, he is actually a pretty decent person.” I knew Paul would agree because he said the same thing about him.
“I agree,” Paul said on cue. “Several people at the meeting told me that you spent a lot of time in his office.” He just let it lay there.
I responded immediately, “I didn’t think I spent that much time with him,” I paused and watched Paul. He was expressionless, but not questioning. “He was my key person for gathering technology as it applied to our financial offering. Actually,” I added, “That vandalism was quite fortunate as it gave me an opportunity to meet and know Kent Middleton at another level”. And, what a wonderful level it is I thought. How can I talk like this to Paul and not feel anything about what I am saying.
Paul looked a little more relaxed, “I was just surprised I guess that he came to your hospital room.” I had an answer for this expected observation. “But…”
I interrupted Paul, “I think he felt some guilt over my accident. You remember that we were both being followed by some unidentified cars, and I think he felt he should have recognized something earlier that may have helped me.” Then I went over to him and wrapped my arms around him giving him that big gooey kiss I knew he loved.” He melted.
“How are your aching bones?” he snickered. “I could be gentle with you tonight.” He smiled. I shuddered.

A day after plowing through unrelenting rain for over 200 mikes on water slickened highways filled cars going 70 miles/hour or more, you reflect back the next day and wonder how you made it alive. And imagine all of the near miss potential catastrophe scenarios you avoided.

My original Tid’s NCAA bracket predictions were pretty accurate. Oh, not my selections, but the realization that nothing in bracketeering is sacred any more. There are no traditional powers so strong that they can’t be beaten. In fact some of the so-called power schools will be at a disadvantage as top high school-ers who go there rarely stay, making them potential fodder for all senior dominated smaller programs. In addition, kids are learning that sitting on the bench at a school of their dreams is not as good as playing all of the time at another not so bad place.

Today is the first day I can remember, other than hurricane days, when schools were closed statewide because flooding.

We actually live in a new world of selective discrimination. For instance businessmen involved in Global warming are good and all other business people are evil. Liberal blacks and women are good while Conservative women and blacks are not seen as actually women or blacks. The press is violently against today’s “haters”, but supported all hate directed against Bush. All political movements that aren’t for abortion, Obama and Health Care are radical and dangerous.

I learned at an early age that the word hate when used against a person is as vile a word as exists.

The Answer:
Cracker – The white man who “cracked” the whip on slave ships; Poor whites in South who could only afford to eat crackers; (Most common) Person cracks corn in process of making corn whiskey. Faggot -- a bundle of sticks often used in 14th century for fire to burn witches. When wood diminished homosexual males would be thrown on to keep fire burning; (Possible) Italian word fa(n)gotto meaning disagreeable woman. Kike – Most probably from Yiddish word kikel for circle, the mark used by illiterate Jews to sign papers at Ellis Island; From kiekel (to peep) linked to Jewish clothes manufacturers who “peeped” at European fashion houses and produced knock-offs. Wop – Comes from Spanish “guapo” and Italian guappo meaning handsome which later came to mean handsome scoundrel; Another origin goes back to Ellis Island where those “with out papers” would have note WOP pinned to clothes. Most words of this type take on a more negative meaning because of the word “Hate”. Hate comes from the old hatian or German hassen and several other similarities among almost early languages that meant basically to feel strongly against. I guess hate isn’t a new concept.

The End:

I hate it when the Tids are late.