Love or anger or apathy.

Today's Tids Issue 3,358

Opening Stuff:

I was having trouble finding a good opening for today’s Morning mess. I couldn’t decide between an ethereal poem of romance, or an attack essay on the political system.  Or perhaps a short pithy diatribe on the most recent cultural mind boggler. Would it be stomach acid anger at arresting a 6 year old for drawing a picture of a gun in school; politicians skating free after defrauding tax payers again and again? Or would it be – Feeling the love in the heart of thee, setting the binds in my mind free, sensing the days tensions flee.  It’s always best to take love you see; For anger and me doesn’t agree.

I love Tchai’s use of the tympani in the first movement of his 4^th symphony.

Popeye’s Lament, Department:

OK, what’s with the disappearance of good ole’ leafy spinach in favor of the baby version that‘s now dominating grocery store shelves. And when did spinach cease to be a vegetable and become a salad ingredient. Baby spinach – is that designed to go with veal and lambkins. You have to wonder about the hearts of vegans; the whimperin of tiny leave, curling inward as the fork approaches; the sting balsamic on tender veins and nodes  Innocent baby spinach! Horrors. Bring back real spinach.

Personally I think that the only difference between the beauty of rolling gassy fields, framed by leafy trees, brisk with wildflowers and flitting birds; and the awesome never-ending rolling oceans with wind blown crests, seagulls hovering… is that humans will not soon build upon the ocean. The beauty of stonewalled fields always brings angst to me. I know somebody is looking at the land differently.

The Question:

In which state did Miranda complain about his rights? Bonus: Which of the Beatles sang “Yesterday”? Double Bonus: Which Are The fastest growing US Cities in the USA?

The Headlines:

--Greek Stocks, Bonds Collapsing On Default Fears; EuroMarkets Jittery.

--Two Teens Lose Arms In NC Beach Shark Attack; Two More Hurt In Cal Rollercoaster Accident.

--Warriors And Blackhawks One Win Away from NBA and NHL Championships.

Jebster Expected To Announce Today.

--Putin Beats Out Obama For #1 Most Powerful On The New Forbes List; Mag Points Out Prez Being Stymied Over ISIS; Rest of Top Ten Are Xi Jinping, Pope Francis, Angel Merkle, Janet Yellen, Bill Gates, Mario Draghi, Sergey Brin and Larry Page, David Cameron.

--Country Of Georgia Flooding Frees Animals In Zoo Killing At least 12.

--Obama Transfers To Oman 6 More Gitmo Prisoners, Including Osama Bodyguards; Admin Was Considering having Joyce Mitchell Smuggle In breakout Tools.

Stock Market analysts seem to be softening up the investment community for a “correction”, just as the renown U. Michigan consumer satisfaction index is showing a nice leap upward as people see for the first time in a long time bigger paychecks. So who are you betting onto win this race?

I think that a reason why comedians have to resort to repeating F--- and S--- so often in routines to get dummies in the audience laughing is because PC has smothered what used to be fodder for humorous commentary. People are afraid to have people laugh at them. Obviously I’m not by putting out this mess every morning except Saturdays and Sundays.

A wise old stock guy I know says tht investors are nervous about the markets, which means they are doing anything rash. Even though prices appear high with little room for growth, this is not an irrational exuberant moment. Investors are watching their numbers and being cautious..

The headline yesterday read, “AMA to mount campaign against quacks like Dr. Oz”. Apparently young interns learning the trade are tired of misguided information coming from TV celeb Doc wannabees. Of course the truth these days will not stop anybody for picking the rght ting. Like Oz who is making millions is going to say, “Yeah, I get it, I’m gogintot step down for the good of the people.” Everybody is defining teir own truth depending upon what there personal goals may be.

I signed up for one of those Doctor web sites where you can find your own info on line. What was revolutionary is that they actually had a “Decline or Accept” Agreement: which was very short and in plain English, which was entirely understandable. Now there’s an idea for an app.

The only good thing The Hill did Saturday at her less than filled to capacity rally at NY’s Roosevelt Island was not to evoke the give-away policies of LBJ. She assured all of the gleeful attendees that she would continue on every liberal policy know to man especially as conceived by her Impeached hubby, FDR and inept 0-Man. Yes, she actually said she would keep the lib policies of of “O” moving along. Everybody was eating sponge cake last night. And ISIS was doing the Jihad jig.

Let’s hope that Fox Sports first attempt at he US Open Coverage next week doesn’t overwhelm the golf with excessive gadgetry. Sometimes people and entities try too hard to do things that only require profound simplicity

I was thinking yesterday that if I were to buy a giant $1,500 TV I could save the cost of a $3,000 eye operation.. .and make $1500!

When I walk onto a golf course or downtown wearing my beloved Red Sox hat, people are now snickering. “Why’re you still wearing that thing,” they chide. Of course I get up on my soap box and rail on for loyalty. I say fandom does not just belong to the good times. You stick by your teams just as you would stick by friends and spouses and loved ones when things get tough. And on I go until I see heads dozing or arms cocked ready to throw golf balls at me. It’s tough being an apostle these days.

There’s been a lot of incidents lately of animals escaping from zoos or circuses and killing people. Have our beasts been watching trailers for the new movie thriller, Zoo?

I had to chuckle slightly when reading the Celebrity birthday list Saturday. One line had “Mary Kate Olsen – 29”. The next line had “Ashley Olsen – 29.” It just struck me as humorous. Maybe I’m weird.

The Answer:

The Miranda rights decision came out of an incident in Arizona in 1966. Bonus: Paul McCartney sang “Yesterday”. And, I always thought it was John Lennon. But, I was probably thinking of “Imagine”. Double Bonus: The Villages with 114k people growing at 5.4% Is number one, way ahead of #2 Myrtle Beach growing at 3.2%. The rest are Austin Tx, Odessa Tx, St. George Utah, Cape Coral, Fl, Bend Or, Greeley Co, Midland Tx, Naples Fl and Houston. There are none in RI.

The local Pols here always tout the natural beauty of RI as a good reason for businesses to move in. Of course, Texas, from my point of view, is anything but post card picture perfect. Businesses move in there and people follow because they can make money and the folks can earn enough to live better. Ironically, RI is a pretty place and draws many tourist and vacationers, and now the wise ones up at the capital are going to tax vacations rentals too, and put an administrative Burdon that includes huge penalties on rental unit owners. Beauty is in the eye of the beholder, and money without onerous strings is winning out as the pretty little thing..

The Irish should be rich because their capital is always Dublin.