Angry noise is the new litter on the streets.

Today's Tids Issue 3,928

For Reflection:

The eclipse of the sun may be interesting, but more-so is the spectacle of TV sets falling from the sky. Yes, people are just sick and tired of the politics and the reporting. They are literally getting up from the couch, going to their set, picking it up and throwing it through the nearest open window. “I can’t take it anymore!” Yes, it has gotten that bad.  I think it is just plain cheaper to change the station to HGTV and listen to the cliche’s while drifting off. Very relaxing.

A reader writes to tell me that Californians will only be concerned about an A-bomb attack if nuclear fall-out contains gluten

Those who meet only in garages are destined to be driven apart.

Free trade is much better for an economy than “Tariffed” trade.

Upping the war in Afghanistan is insane.

It is said that line dancing was started by women in restaurants waiting for the ladies’ room.

A couple of very good comedians died this weekend. Jerry Lewis and Dick Gregory could not be further apart in style, but they both made me laugh exactly the same. It was somewhat generational. For instance, when I was a kid I never laughed harder than I did when Baby Snooks was on the radio. As a teen I rolled on the floor holding my sides to the TV antics of Jerry Lewis. As “sophisticated” college student and young adult I laughed intelligently at the cutting satire of Gregory. He was one of the best if not the best ever at that. Interestingly both Lewis and Gregory gave back to society, Lewis in his well-known and tireless fund raising for MS, and Dick Gregory for is work as a civil rights activist. Both never gave up til death. I hated it when Dick went on hunger strikes, not because of what he was trying to achieve, but because I missed the laughs. “I ‘ve been reading so much about cigarettes and cancer that I quit reading.”

The Question:

What does the Name “Lego” mean?

The Headlines:

--Wall Street In Dead Water.--Over Weekend 6 Police Officers Shot, Two Killed In Attacks On Lw Officers.

--Another US Naval Ship Collides With Tanker Off Asia; 10 Sailors Missing.

--Barcelona’s Chief Rabbi Urges All Jews To Leave Europe: “We Have Lost,” He Says; Spain Terror Suspects Still On the Loose.

--Elon Musk Calls On Congress To ban Killer Robots. Say What?

--Corporations Rally Against Bigotry After Charlottesville; JP Morgan Donates $2 Million to Various Groups.

The AGT performers are rising to the top. Tomorrow’s program highlights the second dozen of possible winners in the current quarterfinal competition. Last week, you just couldn’t help be amazed at the 12 year old ventriloquist Darci Lynne Farmer, who can sing better with her mouth closed than others can with it wide open. She is charming and pretty funny. Also among my favorite winners last week was the Air Force Academy a Capella singers “In The Stairwell”. Angela Hale, another youthful singer also showed up big. The Roller skating Brother Sister act, the Englands, are certainly good if not outstanding, but, it is always just more of the same. Preacher Lawson, is funny, I think. I have trouble understanding him, but  he commands the stage. Christian Guardino is a very good singer, but not special enough. I can say the same for Yoli. Personally, I liked Puddles the Clown, but the people didn’t. Darci is the early favorite to win it all.

Too many people appear to be caught up in the alleged guilt of their forefathers. Or, they are being paid by George Soros to act that way.

Speaking of the Billionaire Hedge fund left wing financier, a reader sends in a good name for this second, 100th anniversary, Bolshevik revolution that’s I trying to gain traction in the USA – “Sorosheviks”.

Amazon Prime has a new super hero satire series named “The Tick”, that looks quite humorous, with many great puns. It has some of those wonderful characteristics similar to the Adam West Batman series.

This statue thing is a great example of how misinformation is strangling a once fantastic society. Watching the media exploit numskulls ripping down statues of yore belies the fact that only 27 % of Americans think they should come down. Talk about a disservice to the public.

I was thinking of giving up Cheetos cold turkey. But all of a sudden a big shopping bag full of mini-Cheeto bags showed up on my doorstep. So. I’ll just ease off, instead. God is watching over me.

But that’s an age old problem here – splinter groups create make believe emergencies while the majority of people have concerns about family and friends that go well beyond the activities of lemmings. But, the left has always been excellent at taking advantage of the majority of society too busy to form groups.

Anton Bruckner has written some bountiful masses, in case you are stuck on Beethoven, Bach and Mosart.

We need to forget about Trump and bring back a reinvigorated Tea Party.

I’ve seen football analysts who picked the NE Patriots to go 19-0 this year. I think they were all blinded by the offensive weapons at maestro Brady’ fingertips, never looking beyond that to at the total defense. Experts do get star struck just like any other football fan. But, in fact the Pats had some holes at the beginning of training camp. And they are getting worse as some serious injuries and retirements have thinned out the group. The price of the Tids subscription is allowing me to be a homer from time to time.

By the way, my heart is racing as I fall deeply I love with the current Red Sox team.

Left leaning legal expert Alan Dershowitz says the activities of Mueller is troubling to democracy. He likens what this could become to What KGB’s Beria said to Stalin, “Show me a man, and I will find a crime.” In an interview where he stated that there is no crime, Dershowitz reminded a listening audience that he voted for Hillary and is no fan of Trump; he added he is a fan of civil liberties which is why he is criticizing Mueller.

Spain may have been the beginning of the new post Mosul assault of the Non-ISIS world. Word is out that a new ISIS has as a base operating procedure keeping quiet and out of the limelight until ready to attack. Law officials are concerned saying that will make it harder to pick up chatter, and evidence of pre-event plotting.

The Answer:

LEGO is derived from the Danish word Leg Godt, which means “Play Well”. And people have been doing that since 1949 with well over 600 Billon billion bricks have been sold.

The crucial moment in Twain’s “A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur’s Court” came when the Yankee Clarence said he could out do Merlin. With prior knowledge of an Eclipse he proclaimed to the court that he could block the sun and darken the earth. Of course, he did it; the black came and coolness made the gathering crowds shiver. At that time the King and his court was in awe. Seeing that, Clarence said he would let the darkness recede, and it did, which was much to the relief of the crowd. Yesterday it was magic and today we understand it through more science.