Today's Tids Issue
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For Kind Hearts:
Me
thinks there are too many views,
Often some that routinely abuse
And so many more without clues,
Have me and others cryin’ the blues.
So I’m lookin’ for a new court jester.
Not the kind that snidely pester,
Opening new wounds that fester.
No, more with the wisdom of Nestor.
Less burning words that often demean
And always shady, and far from clean.
No, I’m for comics just plain funny,
Who brighten our day crisp and sunny!
Not those who insult other’s goodness,
Or wallow in some obligatory lewdness,
Or ridicule to ignite moblike rudeness.
No get me out of anger and vulgarity
Get me back to genuine, simple hilarity!
Make me smile and feel only what’s good
To be kind to all; no matter what, as I should.
So how do I get to what I would choose?
It’s simple, just turn off the news!
This
stock market does seem to be in a seriously scratch your
had mode. It appears that bond yields are down and there is a noticeable move
to safer blue chips. On the other hand, there are plenty of investors who don’t
want to be left out on the growth tech stocks side. In other words, we are entering
a transitional balancing act moment, where there seems to be room for upticks
in techs, but with sense of fear welling up from below – grave world conflicts,
too long at peaks, paradigm changes at old standbys like retail…and buy/sell excuse
are becoming more trivial. So, keep your eyes open and temper your enthusiasm
with wariness.
Seriously,
when was the last time you ever learned anything new from a celebrity
interview?
Check
out some new photos, some with a touch of Spring, on the Tids
web page worldviewetc.blogspot. (Note: I don’t type out the entire link as some
servers, browsers or email services would look at this Tids as Spam.) In the
big photo, the large building behind the daffodils is the first and oldest Quaker
Meeting House in the US. Newport RI was a haven for persecuted religions. Also,
many Quakers from Mass couldn’t take the Puritan’s antics and moved to Long
Island, another safe harbor for the group. I have found a bunch of Quakers in
my family past. Maybe that’s why I’m so silent.
The
Question:
Why did the ottoman Empire Arise?
The
Headlines:
--Trump Wins Release Of American Aid Worker Held In Egypt;
President Issues New EO’s Relaxing Dodd-Frank.
--Stocks Take A Dip Waiting For French Election; Oil
Prices Below 50; House Sales Surge,; “Bebe Shuttering All Stores.
--Paris Attack Could Affect Election; ISIS Claims responsibility.
--Critics Saying Schools Siding With Activists To
Squelch Conservative Speech.
--Israel Says the Syria Still has Large Stocks Of
Chemical Weapons.
I
may have said this before, but “Fresh Off the Boat” produces
at least 3 perfect chuckles in every 30-minute show.
And
I still like smiling every time I see Gronk open that
door to the White House press conference.
I
wish I didn’t develop a serious case of cringe-itis
every time The President of the USA stood up to speak.
Anti-death
penalty people were probably cheering in the streets after stopping
the rush to execute eight Arkansas prisoners convicted for ugly, inhuman crimes
up to 27 years ago. Half were white and half were black. E media only showed
the black faces) I read synopses of the crimes for all. 90% of the people
brutally murdered and more were women. The mainly young victims are all still
dead. Their relatives are sill mourning, feeling the voids. Yet the criminals
are living, eating, seeing the morning sun ever day. “Rush to execute?” It’s
been 25 to 27 years.
On
a similar thought, the lawyer for Aaron Hernandez wants to
make a case over whether or not it was a suicide. He is pretty good at creating
conspiracies out of thin air. You remember Jose the lawyer who also go off
Casey Anthony, and was said to have been paid with sexual favors. You have to
give him credit, he has a knack for creating reasonable doubt for the juries,
but he does not seem to be able to alter public opinion against clients. This
one appears to be all about money. If Aaron was murdered, which Jose is
proposing, it changes the dynamics of potential windfall income becoming
available to pay his bills. I’m already tired of the mess. But with a news
industry hungry for sensationalism and a lawyer ready to prolong the case and
prop up the memory of a true dangerous Psychopath, we will be bombarded for a
while. I won’t be reading or watching. It will dribble on as a yawner. That’s
why so many people ask me why I take o many naps.
Really,
I’m trying to be kind to media and lawyers and politicians.
Kids
are generally just plain ole’ happy until they
hit their early teens or get a smart phone. Maybe we could bottle children’s metabolic
juices and inject adults as they walk under grey clouds. I strive to be happy
like a child all of the time. Matter of fact, right after this, I’m writing my
first letter to Santa for next December. I have always liked being first in
line.
Where
is it written that a President has to accomplish everything
in 100 days?
I
just got a new chair for my office. I hope it doesn’t
affect my writing style. The new one is sleek modern. The old chair was early
19th century, maybe 18th. Maybe I will become more contemporary;
make my grandchildren happy.
Lots
of media critics are opining about the fate of Fox News. “Is
there anybody out there wo could possibly recreate the ratings of O’Reilly,”
they say. I say not a problem. Conservatives need a station they can listen to without
a bottle of Tums nearby their favorite easy chair. The assault against media
like Fox from the left will continue, because the left just hates opposing opinions.
Take a look at colleges speaker confrontations. But Fox will remain a force and
will continue to battle the bias found in just about every other news media.
Outside
Media monitors are saying pretty clearly that NBC,
CBS and ABC prefer to trump up the negative side of the president’s daily
accomplishments. If it’s positive they generally don’t report on it. The numbers.
One group, Media Tenor says that CBS and NBC only reported 3% of Trump news as
positive. The second observer, Media Research Center, measured the last 3 months
and found that 89% of all presidential reports were negative. They should just
close the press room. The media hates Trump more than Billy Bush’s girlfriends.
Their pre-anointed gal lost, and they are still crying.
In
Rhode Island, the Unions don’t bother negotiating with
companies any longer; these companies that have been bargained off to other states,
that is. No, the Unions here bargain with the friends in the state legislature
who then impose labor friendly mandates on beleaguered companies. All the talk from
the leaders in the state about creating jobs seems a bit shallow. Even as they
talk today with earnest faces, they introduced a new bill apparently looked
upon kindly by the State Legislature which would mandate a full week of sick
leave for all employees, requiring no excuses from the doctor. In other words, another
week of vacation. Maybe this is part of the new make Pot Legal package – free paid
days to stay hoe and get high.
BTW,
the state continues to wrestle with the legal Pot question
at a time now when they have yet to solve the ongoing Pot hole problem.
The
TV show Designated Survivor program is looking exactly like
a far-left Doctrine. It features ugly warlike Repubs and kind gentle
understanding Dems. It’s not unlike “Homeland” which this year sought to be nice
to Muslims and accuse US hard working intelligence agencies of plotting against
the US. But then, that’s Hollywood. It’s like these programs are co-produced by
Rosie O’Donnell and Barak Obama.
The
Parking Lot will return next week. Honest. No more
procrastination.
Reading
Between the Liens Movie Reviews:
--I Can’t imagine that kids and adults alike won’t
love the new Disney animal documentary “Born in China. It’s cuddly and
informative with great photography of animals native to China.
--The Lost City of Z looks like something I could
watch, as long as they don’t have too many snakes. It is a riveting true life
adventure into the wilds of the Amazon Jungle. The photography is brilliant.
The story is good and full of action and tension as English explorer Percy
Fawcett seek to finds a mythical city of Z. It
is a story of a man’s courage and
passion, and the people he left behind. He mysteriously disappeared in 1925
after several subsequent trips with his sons.
--Unforgettable is a barely watchable domestic thriller.
Oh, the cast is good and will hold your
attention, and maybe even overcome a cumbersome plot. A newly divorced woman
finds that her ex and new wife are moving into her home, with her and her their
child. Of course it’s odd. And of course jealousy rises, as does pathological
evil.
--Some people will like Free Fire about an arms deal
that goes wrong in many ways. Others will find
this action comedy a bit tedious. And anti-gun people will love it
because deep down inside, that’s what it is all about, the absurdity of guns.
--Critics are quite luke-warm on The Promise, but audiences
seem to love it. It is your basic love triangle film set in a politically
simmering Ottoman Empire. An Armenian women is in love with a famous American photojournalist
when an Armenian brilliant medical student steps into the picture. Jealousies
arise. The American is here to expose political truth. As the Ottoman Empire
crumbles in to war-torn chaos they must forget their conflicts and join forces to
help others an for the own safety.
The
Answer:
The Ottoman Empire which grew to cover much of th
eatrn Asa, Northern Africa and Southern eastern Europe was a powerful world force
centered in Constantinople. The Empire was the result of the “Great schism”
between Latin (Catholic) Europe and The Byzantine Eastern Orthodox Europe. A
coupe of early leaders and aggressive conquerors were Osman and Murad I. It is
a festinating historical story.
Have
a great Weekend, E-v-e-r-y-b-o-d-y!
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