Waiting for the bomb.

Today's Tids Issue 3,719

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If there is one thing that all Americans agree with, going into these last few days of the electioneering, it is – Make it stop, I can’t take it anymore.

This is that time of year when 50 degrees feels nice and warm.

I’m brushing up on the local candidates so I can vote somewhat intelligently for that handful of Town Council seats. Frankly, those people, and in particular the schoolboard, are generally the hardest to vote for because you really know so little about them, especially the newcomers. I came across one woman who seemed particularly intelligent, had great experience, was a disciplined engineer and had grandiose thoughts about the future needs of our town. Then I read that she wants to do away with plastic bags in grocery stores. I love plastic bags. Next!

I think that parmesan polenta with rosemary would be a great side dish for roast pork and gravy, or pork chops with a cabernet wine demiglace.

Have you noticed the past few days that Trump is speaking softer and The Hill is on an ear-piercing rampage?

The Question:

A series of car bombs has a lot of the world’s premiere golfers dropping out of the Turkish Airlines Open in Turkey. More and more people are reconsidering travel in an increasingly dangerous world. What are the most dangerous countries for tourists?

The Headlines:

--Markets Lackluster; Ford Sales Down 11%.

--Des Moines Iowa Police Ambushed And Murdered In Separate Attacks.

--Trump Ahead Of Clinton For The First Time IN Honesty/Trustworthy Poll; ABC/ Washington Post Poll Also says Race Is Deadlocked; 6 Of 10 disapprove Of How Hillary Has Handled FBI News.

--World Series Moves To Deciding 7^th Game; High Angst Among Fans In Chicago And Cleveland.

--Black Turnout In Early Voting Falls Far Below Last Election; Obama Disturbed.

--Iran Air Deal For 80 Boeing Aircrafts To Be Firmed Up In A Few days.

--Russia Tells Syria Rebels To Leave Town Or Else; Rebels Under Gun From Many After Reported Civilian Deaths.

There are two conflicting statements about the same thing that people for centuries have wrestled with: “Out of sight, out of mind.” And “Absence makes the heart grow fonder”. I tend to go with the latter. If it’s “Out of sight…” then there was probably little there in the first place.

There are some things so magnificent in nature that it is impossible to recreate that beauty in words. Even for the brilliant writers of our times. You cannot describe the autumn sun’s reflections on the seas, and inlets that describe the bounds of islands and peninsulas reaching out to continents beyond. The glistening light so bright, intense, that turns deep blue to sinless white. On a perfect Autumn day, there it is out before me, a picture I cannot draw. Yet I live, I immerse myself in the awe.

Could the venerable sedan become the next relic of a society past? Auto companies are living off of sales of Pickups and SUVS. There just has to be some good sales on the horizon for sedans. Auto companies have always been rather reactionary.

Finally, a vegetable trend I can go along with – Cauliflower is the new Kale, so say the cultural elite. I never got the tasteless scrungy Kale phenomena, but I’ve been eating and liking the C veggie all my life --- especially smothered in gobs of cheeses sauce.

Young people should be taught that the mind isn’t as complex as it seems in their youth. We all grow older, learning along the way what counts and what is clutter.  

Of course, vegetarians can be quite delusional when they try to sell the meat eating public their versions of things that grow. The latest so-called hot dish in Vegan land is the “Cauliflower Steak!”. It looked kind of blah to me, just lying there in its pale whiteness amongst tomatoes. You have to wonder if real serious vegans approve using the word “steak” with one of their dishes. It may be too juicy for them.

You just gotta sense that Podesta’s peons are working overtime for some kind of explosive counter attack for the weekend.

The Tids web page at worldviewetc.blogspot.com has a new Autumn flavor. Check it out.

The Answer:

Tourists are finding it risky to go to Columbia, Russia, Nigeria, India, Afghanistan, Ethiopia, Lebanon, Yemen, Guinea-Bissau, Iraq Sudan, Central African Republic, North Korea, Syria and Mexico.

I think I’ll stay home and dream.