Today's Tids Issue
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For Good, Deep Roots:
So,
did you hear about the guy who thought it a good idea to attach
to the front of his house a sign that said “Neighborhood Watch”? That is, until
people kept coming to his door wanting to know what time it is.
Some
people say you are what you eat. So, Ok, I’m a Cheeto.
But, am I crunchy or puffy?
A
strong West Coast woman writes to the Tids with heartfelt kudos
for US Naval Academy Graduate and Commander of the Destroyer USS Porter, Commander
Andria Slough. No, that is not a Tids-Typo. Andria is a woman, and effectively efficiently,
calmly ran the operation of her ship which along with the USS Ross launched 59 tomahawks
against the Syrian airbase. But why highlight this? What’s so unusual about
women doing great things. Think of her as opposed to the crowd who while
awaiting The Hill booed and ridiculed Nikke Haley who was presenting to them real facts about a
nasty world – which should be of concern to all. Over time people always see
what is real versus unreasonable. Trees of thin roots will topple in slight breezes.
Signs
of the times: Tesla has passed by General Motors
market value, becoming the most valuable car builder. Shocking!
The
Question:
Name
the ten most popular Easter candies of today.
The
Headlines:
--Markets May Make It Back Later Today..
--Trump To meet With Business Leaders On Infrastructure
Program And Tax Reform; Tillerson In Russia.
--US Says Russia Had Knowledge Of Gas Attack.
--Gunman In San Bernardino Trauma Had Record Of Domestic
Abuse And Drugs; Dead Teacher Was Estranged Wife.
--NK Says It is Ready For War.
--Woman Charged With Robbing, Raping Male Taxi
Driver; Man Granted Divorce After Claiming His Wife Was Possessed By Satan.
One
person’s Dancin’ with Stars top three dancers of the night appear
to be Rashad Jennings and Emma (Received A “10” to hoots and hollers). Nancy
Kerrigan connected, really connected with several observers with her story and moved
smoothly in a wonderful foxtrot. Simone Biles story reached the hearts of people
and her dancing with Sasha was her best yet, These may not be the best of this
season so far, but are making the most progress and could challenge in the final
weeks..
On
The Voice, Lauren Dusky remains one of my favorites. There
were judge Bravos! for several, but they have drifted the back of my mind. Shirley
Jones son Jack Cassidy lost to a dynamic Vanessa Fergusson who I thought Was a
Little screechy at times. I was sorry to see Marley-ish Brando Royal leaving.
There are enough uniquely good singers this year that the routine ho-hummers
who have made it through in the past aren’t now.
While
we’re On TV, Kiefer Sutherland in Designated Survive,
looks more like Casper Milquetoast high school teacher than a leader of the
free world. Actually I always DVR tis one, not just to race through the commercials
but also Kiefer’s ideological speeches.
And,
how about that Homeland finale. Zowie. Good thing
they have signed on for two more years.
One
of the biggest inhumanity problems in this world is in Venezuela
where the Socialist Dictator has ruined the country, with people unable to find food and other necessities
of living. One of the problems is that leftists are winning elections in
neighboring countries thus emboldening the greedy Madura to continue the typical
socialist path to destruction. The Tids will be sending staff members the for
further reporting. Can you say Cuba?
People
who continue to deny that entering the USA illegally is
unlawful, will eventually fade away because even in new technology America
people understand that irrational thinking makes so little sense.
Let’s
just say for purposes of argument that the doctor
carried off the United Airlines plane was behaving peculiarly, demanding some
action. The release of the phone video over social network would have only been
part of the story, but the highly prejudiced evidence against the airline would
have been chiseled into the minds of 10’s of millions before the entire story was
revealed. Trial by cell Phone could become a serious legal problem in the years
to come. There is a national crisis potential of too much furor over too little
evidence. or worse manufactured evidence.
The
same Tids reader and renown jokester who gave us our
opening quip, also urges all of God’s children to become rebels and look
forward to Mondays! Shout halleluiah!
It
will be interesting to see what happens with the Tillerson Russia
talks. I doubt if Tillerson will see Putin, simply because of diplomatic card
playing. But, he is in a good spot. Putin is smart and wants the world to know it. Playing with bad boy Assad has become
an embarrassment for this wannabee world leader. I don’t believe he thinks
WWIII is good idea. But, he is now in face saving mode, so sword rattling could
be part of that; he and Iran could dump Syria as being more of a problem than a
help. Or he may negotiate with them going forward, handing over Assad for his
retention of the big Mediterranean Russian naval base in that country. Opinions
will be cheap for a while.
When
Lou Gerstner first arrived at the sprawling IBM headquarters in
Armonk NY he immediately saw one example of why this overweight former model of
efficiency and innovation was stumbling in a new era of the industry they
invented. He found that employees of this fat and lethargic giant were using
FedEx to deliver messages and papers from end of the massive building to the other.
Hey, wait a minute, we’re a computer company, he would say. There’s got to be a
better way.
Peter
Drucker in Forbes today says always follow effective action
with reflective inaction.
Gerstner
used the term “Obsessive Perfectionism” during his
prosecution of the old IBM empire. I love it. Get things done, he urged. Don’t study
or engineer it to death. There are many company that found its death and final
burial by overengineering products that often nobody wanted in the first place.
Frankly,
I’m much more concerned about the unknown. Kim Jung Un. BTW, today is the 105th
anniversary of the birth of the founder of NK, Kim’s granddad Kim Il Sung. Let’s
Hope the grandstanding grandson doesn’t view missiles as roman candles. He
might.
You
have to wonder if the cloistered NK population was ever
set free, if they would have any idea of what to do when having to make up their own minds.
As
we look around it could be that Obsessive Perfectionism could
have been the culprit contributing to the decaying infrastructure. “Let’s bring
in a consultant to study this.” Just do it.
All
I want this coming Sunday is one of those giant statues from
Easter Island…all in chocolate
The
Answer:
#1 is Reese’s Peanut butter Eggs! I’m there. After
that we have Cadbury’s mini eggs, Cadbury Crème Egg, Chocolate Lindt Gold
Bunny, Easter Pastel M7M’s, Cadbury Caramel Egg, Hershey’s Solid Egg, Snickers
Egg, Jelly belly’s and Nestle Butterfinger NestEggs. We in the older days got
the same things without the band names. And of course, Peeps Too. Peeps are #12
on this list, and don’t come with brand names!!
See
you tomorrow. Gotta run.
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