Today's Tids Issue 3,501
Opening Stuff:
(Note:
If you get a weird message from me, say like a subject that
may seem generic like “Salutations” and a content that only shows a link, do
not open! My email has been compromised – Which is something Politicians are
unable achieve! Of course many of you may think the Tids are weird.)
That’s
not the way I like to start the Morning Mess, but after
looking at the stock futures, that appears to be the least of my concerns.
Yikes. I’m just hoping its a traders got to trade to make money thing, and it
can’t go up much until it goes down. The market has been essentially hovering
for almost a year now, and it could be that’s the peak which current global and
US economies can generate.
I’m
beginning to sense a ground swell for Trump. Solid
thinking people who were once quite amazed that he was doing so well and
couldn’t figure it out, are now firmly in his column thinking that anything
other the traditional politicians is a big step forward. In addition, some of
the big media experts, campaign operatives and pollsters are seeing him now as
a cant miss winner of the nomination. Iowa may be a downer for him, but Iowa has
been out of context with the norm considering that the past two Repub winners
there have been Huck and Santorum.
I’ve
always had an enormous amount of admiration for
Ken Griffey Jr. when he played. Some people just rise above, and you could see
that in this new Hall of famer with a record breaking vote percentage.
The
Question:
Name ten of the regulars who gathered around
Cheers bar. Extra points if you can name 5 of the actors.
The
Headlines:
--China Exchange Stoppage And Oil Record Low Price
Expected to Pound US Stocks Again Today. Futures at -333.
--Jobless Claims End Year At Lowest Level Since
1973.
--George Soros Calls Ugly Market A Crisis.
--Congress Sends ObamaCare Repeal Bill To President’s
Desk; Faces Certain Doom, But War Is Ignited; Repubs Offer Solution Blunting
0-Man Negative.
--Libya Truck Bomb Kills 60 Policemen, Injures
300.
--No Winner In Powerball; Like Will be Well Above
$700 Million For next Drawing.—January Layoff Announcements Mounting Up As
Business Looks Forward To More Sluggishness In Economy.
--Joe Biden Having Second Thoughts About Not
Entering 2016 Campaign.
--Alabama Top Justice Tells Judges Not To Issue Gay
Marriage Licenses.
Somebody
said
to me recently that, “sitting is the new smoking”! Shoot me. Does that mean the
government is going to sue couch makers and bring a judgment to change the name
“Lazy Boy”. And yesterday I read that Kale was the King, the Pontiff of
produce!
It
is easy to wallow in hopelessness until you force yourself
to crawl out and realize how easy it is to something about anything.
A
guy named Walter Cavanaugh, AKA “Mr. Plastic Fantastic, has 1,497
credit cards giving him a line of credit of about $1,700,000. He says he’s
responsible and uses them wisely within his means. $1.7 mil could be a very
tempting danger to many.
Best
headline of the day: “The Great Fall of China.”
Yesterday
I gave you two current wall street slogans, “Go to cash to
avoid the crash” and “Keep calm and carry on.” But after this morning I’m
thinking. “When stocks don’t fly, curl up and die.” That’s a bit dire.
By
the way, there’s a local beauty parlor called, “Curl
up and dye.”
Apparently
a bake shop in NYC sells really fancy donuts for
$100/per. People buy them by the dozen. Is it me or is there just too much
money around with nothing to do?
Big
apple denizen’s unrealistic views on value is why RI’ers trying to sell tier
homes look for New York license plates coming in the driveway.
“I love New York, unless I can get a better deal in RI.”
There’s
some scuttlebutt rising up in the woman’s magazines
that modesty may be back in vogue in women’s clothes. And also among psychologists,
that the 70’s free love concept maybe wearing thin, especially for people looking
for more in life. Culture has always been a pendulum.
The
Parking Lot: Chapter 39 continues.
Jared was
roused awake form his comfortable slumber on the living room couch by the noise
of activity in the kitchen. He ran to the bathroom first, got relief, and then
after cleaning himself up felt he could present himself to Nancy. There she
was, deep inside her computer. He was already hours behind her.
She looked
up and smiled, then reached back with a dangling arm that said hold my hand.
Jared obliged happily, “What has your juices going this morning?” he asked.
“Everything,
including you,” she said softly through her eyes. I like quiet, so I got up
early to get something done.” They both turned their heads to the wooden table
where her phone was vibrating against the surface. Our friends, she said casually,
but you could see the tension as she rose, walking over. Jared went to the
coffee maker, keeping his ears attuned.
Nancy
turned on the speaker, “Nancy, Nancy, are you there, this is Fred.”
“Yeah, I‘m
here, Fred.”
”Both of
them stood in silence listening to their semi ally struggle with his words. “You
got to listen to these guys…” The voice was interrupted by one much gruffer. “You
got one f---ing day to show up, or we start sending body parts to your post
office box. They both heard a loud gasp just before the sound of “click”.
Nance
turned, her face very serious. “The good news is that we have a day. That’s all
we need.” But, Jared could see she was scared for Fred.
The
Answer:
Personally, on of the first of the funniest for me
was Shelly Long playing Diane Chambers. Others: Sam Malone, Carka Tortelli,
Cliff Clavin, Norm Peterson, Dr. Frazier Crane, Woody Boyd, Rebecca Howe, Dr.
Lilith Sternin, Al and Ernie “Coach” Pantusso…who were played by Ted Danson, Rhea
Perlman, john Ratzenberger, George Wendt, Kelsey Grammer, Woody Harrelson,
Kristie Alley, Bebe neuwirth, Al Rosen and Nicholas Colasanto. I’m still laughing…except
at Woody.
Let’s
hope that today comes around a little. Even the markets are
creeping back form opening highs. Stay cool.
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