Today's Tids Issue 3,123
Opening Stuff:
Bam! Happy week of the forth everybody. And of
course, Happy July! It’s here. The month of sweltering days when people rush to
air conditioned theaters to watch bad movies. When beaches are overwhelmed and your
favorite pristine quiet hide-aways are suddenly discovered by all. It’s the
midpoint for baseball and the start for NFL Football. This year World Cup Soccer
drowns out mighty Wimbledon. Your golf begins to suck just as the tomato plants
start to bear fruit. And, of course, fresh delicious Rhode Island corn on the Cob
abounds on roadside stands everywhere. And with spectacular music and
magnificent displays of fireworks after hot dogs and apple pie, we celebrate
independence from tyrannical governments. Hey, wait a minute!
The ocean seems
warmer than usual for this time of year. The air is still cold, so
languishing beneath the salty waves in the pure quiet of caressing waters
belies the commotion above where windswept seas, foamy crests nipped by
offshore breezes tingle the bodies of timid bathers shivering in knee high
waves. The sea is restless and indecisive. But under the cacophony inches
above, I find the calm.
I think the most
ambiguous word of all is “Fix”, as in “I will fix immigration”. It all
comes down to who is defining what‘s broken.
The feel good story
of the week is that Toronto Mayor Bob Ford gets out of rehab today – 8 pants
sizes smaller. Don’t you just love a nice little human drama with a good ending.
The Question:
What do you think are the Top Ten Fireworks Displays in the
USA for The Fourth of Jiuly?
The Headlines:
--Israel Launches Bombing Attacks Against Hamas Locations
After Buddies Of Three Kidnapped Teens Are Discovered On West Bank; Reality Of
Middel Es-ats Expected To free Up Stae Departmen For Something Rational.
--Ukraine Military Launches Air Stikes, Artillary Shilling
Against Separatist Strongholds In East; President Says He will Not Renew
Ceasefire.
--New report From American Health Policy Institute: “Federal
And State Spending On Healthcare 166% Higher Than Private Employer Spending Per
Person
--Supreme Court Says Corporations Can Make Their Own Decisions
on Certain Aspects Of Healthcare Affected By Religious Beliefs; Decision Paves
Way For Muslim Business Start-ups.
--Group Of Ex-Lawmakers Seeking To Reform Washington Political
Deadlock Suggest Changes Along Paty Lines. (Say What?)
--Iraq Parliament Fails To reach Agreement On Next PM As
Kurds And Sunnis Skip Out.
--0-Man Says He Will Act On Own Bypassing Congress On
Immigration “Reform”.
I see where a new
scientific report says that the Antarctica ice cap is growing. How can that
be?
Hey!, you can be
like an anti-pollution celeb and destroy the environment with your private jet
too! Yes there are websites where you can get some pretty cool deals in this
era of global warming from last minute under sold private jet aggregators.
JetSuite.com which flies to 2,000 airports is one that sells last minute deals.
For instance one recent available flight from LA to Cabo was priced at $499 for
four or $124+ per. Or NY to Bahamas for $179/person, or Orange V=County to Chi
for $136! If you need a little more planning, there are other sites that
aggregate with very good deals but not like the last minute boys. There is surf
Air and FLITE Air Taxi to name two where deals from, say Boston to Sarasota
Fla, would be about $525, but in many of those cases you would have fill the
plane with friends or family for a total cost of $3,000+. Put on your
sunglasses and ride in cushy leather luzxury. You may, though, have to bring
your own red carpet!
Robo-Trash Pick-up
is the new automated process being introduced around the country by garbage
giant Waste-Management. As far as I can determine, it will most likely be good
for corporate profits at the expense of customer convenience. Sounds like big
Government all over again mandating self-serving change.
Actually I’m not
quite the curmudgeon I appear to be, as I always try at least to adapt to the
stupidity of the latest modern
convenience or life concept.
Speaking of not
changing, I heard a new term from a women who defined herself as technologically
inept-- ”TechTard! I like it. Actually she had demanding job that utilized much
new technology, and she talked to herself and the machines throughout the
process. But she made it work. Survival is a great motivator.
Immigration activists
are just the latest group who think the US Treasury has no limitations and
the taxpayer has infinite income. I guess it will work as long as we have China.
You may have noticed
that I omitted Movie reviews on Friday. I am just finding it difficult to
review some of the crapola that is hitting the screens. I have heard avid movie
junkies crying at the lack of watchable films as the summer dumbs down the
plots and increases the noise volume for the brainless who obediently sit munching
away mesmerized. Now, I would have said after reading some reviews of the new
Transformer movie, that it didn’t offer much new and was not even up to the
minimalist plots of the past Transformer efforts. Yet, on the first weekend at
least $100,000,000 was spent to have it accompany overpriced popcorn and big
drinks.
The Ukraine could
get real ugly, real fast.
Not to mention the
Southern Middle east now that Israel has bombed the hell out Gaza. Let’s face
it, the Middle east is beyond The Pope and John Kerry.
The Stock Market In
reality is a little like World Cup – When you lose you win. The ISM Index (The
Institute For Supply Management), which measures the expansion of manufacturing
companies, dipped a bit, but on the less than expected news stocks were booming
at three digit levels. Of course, what is hidden in the combined measurements
is that new orders rose by 2 index points, thus promising a potential IMS increase
next month. We hope.
The Answer:
Sorry Barack, but DC only comes in at #10. Number Nine is
Lake Tahoe flowed at #8 by Addison Texas! New Orleans is 7 followed by 6- NYC;
5 – Chicago; 4 – Atlantic City; 3 – Boston (With the “Pop’s concert on the
Charles leading into it…and playing along with the booms and color; 2 – Idaho Falls.
What! Idaho Falls. This is the biggest display West of the Mississippi and begins with huge $22 buffet dinner followed by
the Idaho Symphony and the computerized display where each piece of fireworks
is tied to each note of patriotic music. Number One is where it all began. The place
where brave leaders from across the colonies stuck out their necks and risked
their fortunes to proclaim independence from an ungiving, domineering England.
Philadelphia. Let the Liberty Bell ring!.
Here’s a little Idaho Falls for you:
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