Today's Tids Issue 3,448
Opening Stuff:
Yesterday
I talked about technology for technology sake. But as I
thought about it, I realized that the Tids, your favorite morning mess is often
words for words sake. I seem to be creating complex explanations for simple thoughts.
Often, that’s just to use words and more words. It’s time to chill and let the
events speak for themselves with just a little prodding from these fleeting
fingers. Let’s go back to pleasant harmony way before anger politics and world disgruntlement.
I used to be pretty good at harmony and kindness.
If
you like the taste of fish, just season it with a little
salt and pepper and a dab of olive oil and grill or broil it. If you like the
taste of something else, just coat it with the something else.
The
Question:
Name ten of the most misspelled, misused words.
The
Headlines:
--Ryan Ready to Seek Speaker Post; Seeking Broad,
Factionless GOP Support.
--Clinton Team Politicizing Hearings On Benghazi,
Slamming Committee Ahead Of Her Appearance.
--New Canadian PM Trudeau Tells “O” His Country Will
Pull Out Of ISIS Air Strikes.
--Assad Takes First Trip Abroad Since Start Of Rebellion
To Moscow to meet Putin; Iraq Leadership
Wants To Ask Russia For Air Support..
--Arab States Pushing UN to Nix Israel Ownership
of Jerusalem Wall.
--White House Would Veto Senate Bill Deconstructing
Sanctuary Cities.
--The Giants Fall, And It Is Beginning To Look Like
It’s Mighty IBM’s Turn Now.
--Tesla Knocked Around In Consumer Reports New
Most reliable Cars List.
Walking
though a department stores or any store I wonder how much
of what brings people there is shopping for shopping sake. How much of what’s
bought is needed? Some people like sports, others like bridge or knitting. Shopping
is just another spare time alternative. It’s slightly less expensive than
gambling.
Sanctuary
cities are basically a means to aid and abet criminals without
breaking the law.
A
thousand dollars today is like what a hundred dollars was
in the not so distant past. I don’t know about you, but it seems to me that contractors,
auto dealers and service people of all kinds seem to think little of moving
casually to a thousand dollar quote. Whatever happened to value?
I
was at an estate sale in a pretty wealthy seaside
community around here called Watch Hill. The stuff in this beautiful home with the
pool overlooking the ocean wide; this large home with wonderful woodwork and
cabinetry and imaginative kitchens and bathrooms was being sold for very reasonable
prices – Just t get rid of it, fast, said the estate sale company. The reason
all of this perfect stuff is going from this pretty much perfect home is
because the owner is going to gut it and rebuild everything. I guess that’s why
contractors think that a thousand dollars doesn’t mean much to people. They are
redecorating for decorating sake, and money is no object.
Too
many young people seem to be taking courses that teach them
how to make a good living on government programs without working or putting up
with bosses. One example is the Guy with a girlfriend and two children. He uses
his mom’s address for himself and buys his GF a home. She appears to be a
single mother and gets multiple free government checks including $800 for mortgage,
free college tuition, Obamacare and food stamps among many more including tax
write-off’s. The couple pulls in about $75K tax free. They are probably included
in the country’s poverty statistics because they have no income. No wonder Canadians
voted liberal.
So
much of what is done in the non serious world is done because
it can be done and at any given moment masses of people can be cajoled into
accepting just about anything. So, perhaps that’s’ why Miley Cyrus is planning
an all nude show --- that would include the audience! Didn’t they do that just
before Nero burn down Rome?
I
could be famous too, if I had no morals.
New
Democracy in America, Department:
In Everett Middle school in crazy SF California a
principle would not approve the results of the school elections because there
were not enough Blacks, Latinos or that of a new American demographic “English
learners”. Everything was done fair and square according to kids and sane
adults. but the results were did not match what was in the principle’s mind. As
a solution, the School Committee will create a government title for every kid
in school. That should work.
You
may have seen the new Consumer Reports’ list of most
reliable cars. Lexus tops the charts once again followed by its less expensive
sister Toyota. After those we have Audi, Mazda and Subaru for the Top 5. The
next ten are Kia, Buick, Honda, Hyundai, Mini, BMW Volvo, VW, Porsche and Nissan.
The bottom five are worst Fiat, then Jeep, Ram, Cadillac and Infinite. Tesla
fell off the list entirely.
P/R
over Substance Department:
How about that Elon Musk? His Tesla can’t even get
on the list of CR’s most reliable, and his space ships blow up just after
launching. Are you thinking twice about your Mars trip?
I’ve
got to stop turning a simple Tidlet into a rambling
Tidsification.
The
Parking Lot: Chapter 23 continues…
Fred
reached down deep n to his bag of political divergences, offering a quick handshake
to his dour intruder. He’d seen the guy before, probably glaring in the back of
the room during one of those intimidating meetings at Rackovic’s place.. He guessed
at the name. “Jerry,” he spoke forcefully, then seeing saw a slight movement in
the man’s expressionless, killers eyes, he continued, “Come around for that beer
I promised. Let’s get away from these politicians and have some fun. He winked
at his fellow councilmen, and mouthed “old collage buddy” and pushed Jerry
towards the back entrance.
Did you know
that Fred ever went to college,” they all laughed at humor at Fred’s expensive.
Fred didn’t join in.
The guy
looked at him angrily after the shove, but Fred stayed cool, at least on the exterior,
His stomach was grinding. “What are you doing coming in here like that?” Am I
signing my death warrant, thought Fred. I can’t get this job done for your boss
if it looks like I know mysterious outsiders.
“I don’t
care, keep moving”. Jerry finally spoke. Now Fred was really worried. This wasn’t
small town politics as usual.
The cold
air hit them as the shoved open the
heavy rear door. “Get in the car.” Jerry pointed to a small BMW in the cornor
of the lot.
“But, I
have to get…” Fred started to plead. He shut up when Jerry moved aside his coat
to display a big black pistol in a holster.
The
Answer:
Well, Mispell is often misspelled. Here are the
rest. Lose vs. Loose; Weird. The we have There, Their, They’re; Your/You’re; It’s
Its. How about Definitely or Judgment. Then and Than are on the list, as are Effect
or Affect and Weather or Whether. Don’t forget Principle or Principal. Alot and
Afterall are not words at all, but can written A Lot or After All. Nor is infact
which is In fact. Knowledgeable is difficult, as is accommodate and commitment.
Now wonder I always have a headache after writing the Tids.
The
new era of a softer kinder Tidsville begins:
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