Today's Tids Issue 3,321
Opening Stuff:
They just don’t create road intersections named Succotash at Gooseberry
any more.
Give me a field of Black-eyed Susan’s
waving in the breeze on a sunny day, and I’ll give you a poem.
To battle the encroachment upon vast and beautiful
farm and grazing lands fostered by the power of HUD using schemes like PUD, I
have formed an opposition group called CUD – Cows Udder Disillusionment. Chew
on that for a while.
“Not a shred of evidence” is traditionally the defensive
position of people, usually politicians and white collar criminals, who are caught
with their hands in the cookie jar. “Not a shred of evidence” has no bearing on
the truth but only indicates of how well the accused has or thinks he or she
has buried or eliminated documents, or witnesses to their misdeeds. Hillary and
her gang uttered that phrase last week. To a “Where-there’s-smoke-there’s-fire”
guy like me, that usually means they are guilty as sin.
The Question:
Croatia’s
Tesla and America’s Edison were invention giants, each spawning huge, competitive
electric product manufacturing companies, one base on AC and the other based on
DC. Name the companies and which inventor used AC or DC.
The Headlines:
--Nepal
Still In Shock After Massive Quake; Death Toll Up to 3,700; Google Exec Among
Dead Everest Climbers.
--Greece
Concerns, Deutsche Bank Earnings Hit Have EuroStocks Falling; Wall Street
begins Apple Earnings Watch.
--US
Military In Europe Asking for More Powerful Weapons As Russia/Ukraine Tensions
Increase.
--Warren
Hits Obama On secret Trade deal.
--Israel
Air Strikes Foil Terror Operation At Israel/Syria Border.
--Iran
Ayatollah Berates Recklessness Of young People With Too Much Money After Deadly
Car Crashes.
--Hillary
Ops Admit They Made Mistakes; They Weren’t Supposed To be Caught.
--17
Million Americans Watch Bruce Jenner I am Woman Show.
16,283 pounds of trash were picked up on RI
beaches at the end of last year’s summer. So now as we look forward, the
beaches are pretty pristine, yet unfortunately awaiting users with little
regard for maintaining the purity; they are devoid of responsibility to others,
ready to cast ciggy butts, beer bottles, DD Coffee cups and Mac wrappers into
the natural land and seascapes. And, that 16+ K pile of discarded crap was only
that found on beaches and doesn’t include what is routinely seen on city
streets, in suburban neighborhoods and
along the highways. I have several pet peeves, but this is surely one that aggravates
my tender stomach the most. And unfortunately it says much to much about the
insensitivity of the human race. But of course, if this blight is wrought
entirely by teenagers, than the inconsideration is more easily understood.
The youth are pretty excited about the possibility of
the disappearance of Cable company dominance. They and many other technohipsters
like the idea of computer, tablet or smart phone distribution of entertainment in
the household,. As I read though, I see articles like the most recent showing
Hulu tying up the rights to much of Turner Broadcasting programming on TNT and
TBS. Hulu already has rights to distribute 2oth Century Fox originals like
Fargo. And Hulu is only one of many
tying up rights to the entertainment you want in your home. So cable will hang
in for network and related programming while we all pay $8-10 a month to the
many different companies who own what we really like. It may be cool to cast to
the TV, but it will never be any cheaper, because as opposed to hopeful
thinking, the entertainment communications industry isn’t a new welfare movement.
Entertainment companies are only in business to make money. Enjoy the ride, because
we will all be seeing lots of change, plenty of enticing options nipping away
at our family budgets. Join “TUD” – Television Under Duress.
I can always find a soothing moment in the symphonic notes from
the pen of Juan Sibelius. There is something special about his Fifth Symphony.
As national economies interlock
globally a
significant emerging new characteristic is a discernible surplus of labor!
Surplus of labor forces wages down. (That’s based an old economic truism called
supply and demand) So now as economic boundaries are grayed, the impact reaches
deep within the former world power nations. But here, it seems the “Supply and Demand”
maxim has been usurped by an outré economics maxim -- wages by demand
regardless of economic value added. The world economy is forcing down US wages
and will continue to do so until the tides rise in third world countries. But
the argument to pay what society can’t afford will continue.
They say there is a
revolution
in men’s fashion. Which, judging by some of the specimens I see grazing our
streetscapes, it is a good thing. But for me, while I appreciate the
hardworking boutique owner, LL Bean still has the best oxford cloth, button
down shirts in the land.
As far a I can determine, having the first gender,
race, ethnic or sexual persuasion elected official can only assure the
electorate that they will see more of their government on Entertainment Tonight.
The Boston Red Sox spent the winter building
up a “power house” line-up. Yesterday, of the nine hitters, 2 were in the 290’s,
one was at 264, then 239 and another at 203. The rest were under 200! The team
average was.224. No wonder the paucity of key hits with men on base. I know
most all of you don’t care, but sometimes I have get rid of my toxins.
Sadly, one of the negative signs
of Spring is the rise in news reports of serious motorcycle accidents.
I really like the Richard
Strauss (No
relation to Waltz King Strauses) waltz -- Der Rosenkavalier. In fact I may be induced
to write that it is the best waltz ever written. But. who am I to say that what
I like personally is better than favorites of other people who may really, really
like for instance a Berlioz, “Unrelated” Strauss, Tchaikovsky, Chopin or von
Weber waltz. The point of this Tidlet is this. Don’t let a
critic guide your tastes. If you want to see Mall Cop 2, go and see it. Look at
a painting for your self, not because eitis the “in” art. Critics only do one
ting really well --- they make you feel uncomfortable enjoyong something they
don’t like.
Jobs I would never like: Changing light bulbs atop Hong
Kong skyscraper casinos.
The Answer:
Tesla
sold the rights to his inventions to George Westinghouse, another powerhouse
inventor of the times. Edison’s fledgling company went on to become GE. Westinghouse
and General Electric battled for the hearts of the electric industry for tens
of decades, with obviously GE winning out fairly recently. Oddly though, in the
beginning it was Westinghouse trumpeting Tesla’s “AC” theories while GE went to
war with Edison’s less practical DC. Interesting note department: George
Westinghouse made his fortune developing the Air Brakes for the railroad
industry which was the major economy driving business of the times. George
always liked his Air Brake Company better. It like Steve Jobs saying, “But, I really,
really like the “White Out” business I bought form George Hamilton.”
Well, the Tids today was a little better than a
Dud. And surely, several steps above Crud. Yet, some days it’s like wallowing in mud after a
flood, giving you pints of my blood. But then, what would you expect from a
Stud!
Join CUD.
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