Layng quietly in fields

Layng quietly in fields
Glstening lights

Monday, August 31, 2015

Thoughtful issues; Powerful music.



Today's Tids Issue 3,411
Opening Stuff:

A couple of Tids ago I mentioned the great 23,500 pipe organ at the West Point Cadet chapel. A friend of mine, a good laughing person, sent me a pic and a link to the Flight of the Bumble Bee YouTube performance on that amazing organ by Carol Williams. I looked beyond and found this wonderful Flag waving start to the Tids: https://search.yahoo.com/yhs/search?hspart=mozilla&hsimp=yhs-006&ei=utf-8&fr=ytff1-yff16&p=you%20tube%20west%20point%20organ%20concerts&type=

This is in fact sort of a Holiday around here as it is the beginning of that week when the tourists start to go home. Hey, even without a real holiday, it’s never a bad time to get the patriotic juices flowing.

A tip of my ole’ Red Sox cap for the boys of Lewisburg Pensylvania for winning the USA Little League Championship (Even though they lost to Japan for the World’s). How great must it be for the folks around Williamsport and that PA/NY border line to see the local heroes win it all.

I’ve condemned Wall Street as just another member of the growing USA gimmie crowd, liking the free money from the No-Interest-Rate Fed. Every time we hear “Might not raise the rates”, the market soars. But, of course the real problem, the really, really bad situation, is the $18 Trillion in US Debt and the fact that because taxes are inadequate, the Government must borrow money to pay interest. On the other side of the same coin, retirees would like a safer, higher interest rate paying instruments. So let’s put a smile on the faces of seniors and raise the interest rate to 5%. With that, the US Gov interest payments against the debt would soar to $900 Bil/year adding up to an additional $67 Trillion in debt in 20 years, to $85 Tril. Double Yikes, We’re sunk. We’re dead. We’re owned by China and Saudi Arabia. So you see, not raising interest rates is much bigger than corporate profits and WS bonuses. It is about salvation, saving us from an inconceivably destructive dollar crisis, which could sink everything. Sleep tight.

The Question:
Triple Header Day!! Yikes 1. In what town was Michael Jackson born? 2. What well known, beautiful foreign born actress was born and died on the same day 67 years apart? 3. Who is Mary Ann Nicchols?

The Headlines:
--Dow Opens Down 130; Oil Lower Again; Dollar Value Falls.
--New Bloomberg Iowa Caucus Poll Has Trump 1st at 23% And Carson 2nd at 18%; If You Only Count The Number One And Two Place Votes, Then It Is A Tie; Bernie Catching Up To The Hill In Iowa.
--Dems End Thir Meting With No Agreement On Iran Deal.
--Fierce Fighting  Erupts In Ukraine.
--“Nightmare”, “Scream”, “Elm Street” Director Wes Craven Dead At 76.
--U Of Texas Succumbs To PC Overreaction Removing Jeff Davis Statue from Campuus.

0-Man is going to change the name of mount McKinley to Denali. Is nothing in the USA sacred under this man with nothing to o for a year? Maybe The Northface jacket company paid him for a product mention.

I really have trouble with the word “Reform” as it is currently used in conjunction with immigration. We have a well defined immigration program which allows for people to come to the country legally in a regulated basis. The idea behind having real numbers is simple, it permits the debt laden country to control costs of new immigrants and to integrate them sensibly. Currently each year, we have 140,000 spots for high level contributors – Professionals, Skilled workers, Entrepreneurs or exceptional talents in the arts, athletics and science. There are 70,000 openings for refugees. There are no limits for relatives of citizens (Of course this includes the conspiratal fraud inherent in the Anchor Baby scam). The family based immigrants may not be lower than 226,000/year, and seems to be averaging about 480,000 per year. So basically, “Reform” seems to be making excuses for unlawful entrants.

Did you hear about the Mexican train killer? He had locomotives.

Why was six afraid of seven, Department:
Because seven was a well known six offender. Which, brings me to my next subject – “Sex Offenders for life”. I’m thinking of that 19 yo kid at St. Pauls prep school who has been branded for life for something he may not be at all. I’m not making light of the pain exhibited by the young girl he seemed to have molested. I felt it when I watched her interview. What I’m concerned with is a penalty for life for a one time peer driven deed that may not be inherent at all in this boys character. The CDC says that 43 % of 15 -19 year olds have sex with each other. Are they all sex offenders for life?

Is patriotic flag waving a racist act?

Coming off a longish trip, I must say I spent a lot of time looking at car grills trying to come up with a list of most recognizable. I think the two that define the car fastest are the Jeep and BMW (Although I notice that the retired Pontiac and the current Lincoln have tried morph their grill into a BMW Look.) After those I have to go with Audi as being pretty distinctive. Mercedes used be an easy pick, but not so any more as several wannabees like the Hundai have moderated their grills to look like Benz. Volvo still stands out, mainly because of the diagonal bar. The Subaru has a Volvo look minus the bar. And then there is new Ford large grimacing grill, which looks pretty distinctive. So, that’s about it, the end of mindless activity for the day.

“Fighting Sioux” seems like a fine nickname for the Notrth Dakota U. teams.

The Parking Lot: Chapter 11 continues…
   While talking to Beth, Nancy heard the rumble of a slow moving outboard motor. This is ot unusual on a large lake like hers, but everything was making her nervous lately. Or at least putting her on high alert.
   She stood up from her soft cushioned winged back chair, still listening to Beth trying to sell her on getting closer to Jared, while her eyes started scanning the waters beyond the shoreline growth She knew that her island looked deserted and unapproachable. But the odd couple looked tenacious, and were probably good at their trade. She had thought about what they might be, do for a living, and she didn’t like the results of her musing.
   “Beth, I have to go. If you see that old guy again…”
   “It’s Jared. His name is Jared,” said her friend.
   “If you see Jared, tell him I’d like to arrange a meeting.” The hung up without waiting for a response. She moved quickly and quietly to a large antique chest, opened a small drawer at the top, and pulled out a small 22 revolver. She tucked into the back waistband of her jeans. And slipped out of the back door with so much as disturbing a blade of grass. Nancy was good too.

The Answer:
 I. Michael Jackson was born in Gary Indiana. 2. The most intriguing actress of our times may have been Ingrid Bergman, who was born and died on August29 3. This is national victims week – M.A. Nichols was Jack the Ripper’s first victim.

I think the foot work of these organists is quite amazing. Here’s another great West Point organ performance. It’s long, but Bach is always great on a great organ .

I shouldn’t be using the word organ so much as the NSA listeners may have me recommended as a sex offender.

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