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Today's Tids Issue 3,317

Opening Stuff:

What’s gotten into April? I can’t remember one so warm, and this is especially surprising considering how cold the water had been when April Fools day ushered in another month of showers for may flowers. Does this point to a warmer than usual summer around here?

My feelers are telling me as I ask around about presidential politics’ that the country is ready for relief from edginess, and is in the mood for a George Herbert Walker Bush type of leader. We have to get back into thoughtful hand written notes and away rampant undocumented tweeting and kneejerk accusations. American needs a steady hand capable of reaching out to all.

I was thinking the other day that there may be a lot of traditional hoarders who have found “The Cloud” and are filling it up fast. The contemporary hoarder has become a broadband problem. Hoarding is in danger of becoming a federal offense.

A news flash around here announces a proposal to move the Newport Grand Casino (Not) to Tiverton on the mass line. Poor Tiverton. Since the days just beyond the Pilgrim landing, the quiet town has been…well quiet. Now in a year a mass developer with a gigantic mall proposal wants to bring Cranston to the bucolic seaside community and the legislature wants gamblers there. My heart aches.

The Question:

What are the top 7 universities for producing millionaires?

The Headlines:

--US Warship, Named After “Big Stick” Teddy Roosevelt Heading Towards Yemen; Expected To Intercept Weapon’s Shipments From Iran.

--US Mulling Paying Iran $50 Billion For Nuke Deal; Some In US Calling For Prisoner Swap For Nuke Treaty.

--NY Times Reports New Book Claims Big Foreign Donors Got Favors From Hillary Run State Department; Hillary Says, What Difference Does It Make During Political Season.

--Blue Bell Creameries Recalling Products After Evidence Of Listeria Surfaces; 5.8 Million Chickens At Major Midwest Farm Said To Have Bird Flu.

--Brotherhood Expected To Remain Major Factor In Egypt Even With Sentencing Of Former Prez Morsi; Muslim Organization Has Placed Leaders Throughout Country.

--EU Announces Anti-Trust Charges Against Russia Energy Giant Gazprom.

--US Troops Trading Ukraine Soldiers For Fight Against Russia In Eastern Territories.

--Left Pressuring Hillary to Take Position On Trade Deal.

For the sake of my communications network think it’s about time I learned a little more about tweeting, or is that twerking. As Tweeety bird said  that’s the twouble with today’s terminology -- because what is terwific one day is terminal tomorrow. I guess in the rapid progression of technology  that makes me a tweener. I know enough not to be traumatized, but really don’t care enough to app-reciate every the relentless intwusions upon my defined satisfaction.

Maybe it was the increasing tension of the competition, but there were several shortfalls on The Voice last night. Most obvious to me was Joshua, so sure and competent in his soft rock/folk specialty, stumbled noticeably when he went up beat. Among the five pretty much sure thing keepers Joshua was once one of them), I didn’t think Kimberly was that great last night, but the fans probably did. I have liked the personality and singing of Koryn Hawthorne --- there’s just something about her – and she proved to be the best of the night. Sawyer was Sawyer and that means real good, although not quite perfect last night. India Carney regained her form, and Meghan seemed to light up the Judges, but not me. Of the rest, Hannah proved again that she is a very good entertainer and her song got better as she traveled on all over the stage. Rob Taylor brought down the house, playing the piano too.  He will struggle with voters. I think he’s a real talent. Corey was lackluster as usual, and should go, but his girl appear unfortunately may keep him. That brings me to Dianna m—the girl with my favorite voice. But ast night I saw her inability ot build up a pretty solid base performance. I was too much into Grace Slick as she sang, and she didn’t measure up as I waited for her to find the magic. Corey and Deanna should be gone. Other candidates could Rob or Hannah if the teens save Corey.

One of the good reasons for living in a city is that it is less likely that some developer is going to come in a change your lifestyle with some all encroaching, intrusive project.

While not declaring anything, the news reports this morning seems to be saying we are fighting wars against Russia and Iran. That seems to be a lot of potential all out conflict on the Pentagon’s plate.

I keep reading news reports about The FBI capturing ISIS recruits and people planning bombing attacks. This is good. But, I wonder if some day the ISIS/Al-Qaida/Boco masterminds will figure out that their minions asking for and receiving help from strangers in the US is generally a Bureau sting. That’s the scary part. What starts happening when they figure it all out?

Somehow I’m finding that life is very good without FaceBook.

I think one of the truths I have learned about these TV singing competitions is that many a mediocre male singer who teen girls think is cute go way beyond where there lack of talent should be taking them.

Worried yet?, Department:

A new CNN/ORC International Poll says that Hillary can start decorating the Oval Office. The closest Repub competitor is Marco Rubio who is down by 14 points! Jeb is down 17 and Rand Paul is down 19. We can say that this will change once the GOP picks a candidate. But, the problem is that the Dems with their significant majority of people who want anything the government can give, combined now with voting for a woman for woman’s sake, it is obvious that Hillary merely needs to be good, while the Repub nominee must be absolutely perfect. It’s going to be a tough one.

I attended the kick-off dinner for this senior golf league I play in Spring, Summer and Fall, and the conversation was not about golf swings and putting accuracy, but about new limbs and heart monitors acquired over the winter. And, how to hold your urine while driving to Florida. Fore!

No matter how successful or wealthy a person maybe, I still think that anybody who relies on continuous F-Bombs during conversations is pretty ignorant.

Sorry, I had to take a break to watch “The Price is Right”. Every once in a while a cluttered brain demands simplicity. I won a car!

The Answer:

Well as you might expect, Harvard was #1. And it isn’t too easy to guess that the home of App Nation, Stanford is #2. The rest were Cal Berkeley, MIT, Oxford, NYU and UPenn. As one wag observed tough, hazard may produce millionaires, but has also become tops for foisting upon our nation frantic liberal activists.

Time to start thinking about tomorrow’s Tids.

Have fun!