Layng quietly in fields

Layng quietly in fields
Glstening lights

Thursday, May 7, 2015

The Crowds gathered in the dark of night; a lone boat shown bright in East Passage



Today's Tids Issue 3,329
Opening Stuff:

Is Janet Yellen saying “Irrational Exuberance” all over again? I think she is. Is she precursing a 2000 style ending? Or, is she talking about over inflated footballs ready to explode to cover the effects of her probable rate increase in June, which could really sack the market for a loss? The fed is running the sidelines on a tightrope in this stock market environment as the bears growl and the bulls find ways to continue to milk the cow. Is it time to suck it up an go for it at 4th and 3, or punt before the ball loses all the air? I believe we are in mystery time in the stock market. There is a consensus though among a number of Wall Street Seers that the basic quandary is that Janet Yellen and the members of the mighty Fed are as confused as the rest of us. Gadzooks!

Just in case you are interested in the current status of the Repub field, Quinnipiac has this new Poll: Scott Walker has leaped way ahead with 21%. 21% is a significant lead over two tied for second, Rand and Marco with 13%.. A smidge behind those two is Ted Cruz at 12% who is followed by Huck – 11%, Ben Carson 7% and in seventh place Jeb Bush with but 5%. Yikes. The Jebster is a casualty of Bush deflation.

So, the NFL has delivered the news and it looks bad for Tom Terrific (Already labeled by the accusatory press as “Shady Brady”.). A couple of employees, mainly Ball Guy O’Malley didn’t come off well, but Superstar Brady looked a little devious in his handling of the situation – not a stand-up guy as the pocket closed. So, he deserves a little condemnation and a penalty of some kind. My full view on this is that the original accusations were much ado about nothing, as all QB’s attempt little tricks to give them an advantage. The problem is that Brady and The Pats are winners, and I can believe that an ego guy like a Lord  Irsay von Creepsville of the Colts would do anything to take  the shine off champion’s accomplishments. So I’m a Fan. Shoot me, but the fact remains that the Pats beat the Colts in the AFLC Championship 55-6 and Brady was better with the inflated balls than the deflated balls. The Colts as you may remember have a history of trying to beat the Pats by changing the rules instead of playing better football. But then, that doesn’t change the way Brady seems to appear in the report.

The Question:
100 years ago today a catastrophic event caused the USA to enter WWI. What was it? How many people were killed?

The Headlines:
--Tornadoes Rip Through the Sooner State; High Damage Rate , But No Deaths Reported.
--The IRS Payed Out $5.98 Billion In Fraudulent tax refunds.
--Alibaba Rocks Through Estimates; Stock On The Rise.
--Netanyahu Barely Forms Hardliner Government Ahead Of Deadline; Palestinians Angry; Hezbollah Fighters Attack Syrian al-Qaida Gathering.
--China Warns Philippine Aircraft To Avoid Disputed Sea Area.
--Ukraine Separatists Appear To Be Gathering For Fresh Offensive.
--NFL Deflategate Report Makes Brady Appear Clintonesque; Super Star Caught In Little White Lies; Team Exonerated; Hopes Are That Expected Penalties Come Faster Than Report.
--ISIS Vows To Kill “Draw Mohammed” Organizer Pamela Geller.
--The IRS Payed Out $5.98 Billion In Fraudulent Tax Refunds.

When you look at an old colonial home, one built in the 18th century, your eye is treated to the classic design that has stood the test fo time.  While savoring the intrinsic beauty of these masterpieces of simplicity you should also consider that they were built without powered machines, modern transportation or contemporary materials. Just skilled artisans and lots of sweat and muscle.

With the rapid advance towards legalizing marijuana it appears the next new layer of USA billionaires will be former vicious drug dealers. Remember how the Bronfman’s came out of Prohibition?.

This is the time of the year when watching two Singer talent shows that my mind wanders off. Everything begins to blend together except perhaps Sawyer on The Voice. But last night it was 12 performances on American Idol with Jax again emerging as a winner. Nick, along with Clarke the other “Cover” boy, had another of their no mistake but not inspiring performances.  Clarke continued to prove that reaching out showed his limitations. Ravon actually was very good, but he was due to get the axe because now is the time when Voting blocs count most. Next week, Clarke should go and I am predicting that Jax will win over Nick in the final, despite the singers female appeal. Now I’m not a fan at all of the total Jax, but I think she brings more to the table. But then, AI voters have allowed mediocrity nip creativity in the bud in the past. Remember Daughtry.

The fraudulent IRS refund payments of $5.8 Billion is only due to one thing – the overexposure and use of the Social Security number. They tell seniors o hide their SS cards, but the number is printed on the Medicare cards they shooed always have with them. Credit card companies demand SS numbers to obtain credit ratings. Hackers raid department store accounts to primarily get the SS numbers of customers who must give them over to open accounts. So, how do you put this toothpaste back into the tube. The IRS announces a new special Tax Number, which if course requires that you give them your SS# to get it. Hmm, that won’t work. Your SS# is out there somewhere, and more and  ore people are fiding ways to access it. Maybe if we just shut down the government, divey up the money in the treasury and then declared bankruptcy.

Some of the most intelligent people on this planet read the Tids. One of them, a regular opiner, sent me his views on the deplorable situation with the cost of higher education. He agreed that a mini-Tid could never due justice to a travesty as large as the rapidly escalating Ed costs. The college debt, 1.3 Trillion, is often carried by families well into their fifties at the time where the debtors now parents must alos assume new debt for their own kids! The government is saying they will come up solutions. But, as we have seen from health care, higher education itself and government bailed out wall street, the infusion of taxpayer money for free, only tends opt inflate the cost of anything left without risk. Stay out of it, congress and Obama. Let the rivers ebb like in the summer after a flooding spring.

Another reader tells me that there is a growing segment of the population who lay awake at night worrying about the increasing amount of spelling errors on the Internet. Spelling errors? I don’t get it.

If you need a good example of how unreliable Government statistics can be, you only have to look at Unemployment numbers where people who have stopped looking for work are not considered unemployed. Gov stats are intended for one thing – to support the often times wasteful spending of taxpayer dollars.

The latest apocalypse report circulating around the Internet is that the 16 US intelligent agencies are preparing for WWIII – as early as 6 months from now. Basically, it’s probably the combined agencies PR company planting scare seeds to help pump up their new Fiscal year budget.

I’m not necessarily saying I’m unlucky, but after never even coming close to winning Publishers Clearing House Sweepstakes, I’d problem go on Craig’s List only to sell something in record time to a virgin hunting Islamist named Sean O’Conner who would show up at my house wearing a vest bomb. You don’t look like Sean O’Con….baroooooom!

It’s a world I don’t know out there.

The Answer:
100 years ago today the Lusitania was sun by a German UBoat. 128 Americans were among the 1198 who lost their lives.

One of the problems with Tids writing is getting lost in the research for stories and Tidlets. I learn a lot along the way, but you get late Tids. But then life isn’t fair. Maybe we need a government regulation to close the knowledge gap..

The crowds who showed up in the dark to watch the Leg 6 winning boat Dongfeng slide up East passage to the harbor at 10PM was impressive. In fact, returning sailors said it was the largest crowd of any port, including those where they finished in daylight. Newport is the sailing capital of the world.

Have fun.

I think today is daydream Thursday.

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