Now isn’t then.

Today's Tids Issue 3,928

For Changing Eras:

I think too many people try to measure the past based on what they know about today. I have been reading tons of history about the original families  and communities of New England and Long Island NY, which were highly interconnected by water. I see there in the mid 1600’s a lot of people making something out of nothing. I see mostly regular people working hard just to raise a family and keep their children alive in hardened conditions. Paradigm change is not only of today’s technology, but of religious and economic conditions of those harsh early days up to the Revolutionary War. People had to be mobile because of changing needs and severely changing mores. I see instead of the double incomes of today, two strong backs of yore, a husband and wife working together to basically survive; Children working the farms or entering the workforce at young ages to stabilize families. I see religious persecution and bravery standing up for beliefs. I see the fate of the family of the famed Anne Hutchinson and her settlement of 20, annihilated one sunny morning by their friendly neighboring Indians in what is now near the Throgs Neck area of the Bronx. And, their best friends, the William Thornes across the East River on Long Island watching the deadly smoke rise black into the sky.  When I look closely at the history of our beginnings, I see what so many fail to understand today. It didn’t just happen on Instagram.   

Basically, all I want from Trump is for him to make nice to everybody so the stock market remains stable.

As the last note fades away, there is a silence buoyed by what had gone before. The comforting melodies have ended but the quiet air lets you feel them peacefully.

          

The Question:

This question may tell you a lot about Americans. What ten popular restaurant chains do you think are considered to be highest in customer satisfaction? Bonus: What is an “Antifa”?

The Headlines:

--Stock Market Losses Continue After Yesterday’s Tumble; US Consumer Sentiment Higher In August..

--Concerns Over Trump Temperament Has Stock Markets Cautious.

--Spain On High Alert After Second Terror Attack Reported At beach resort; US Puts HS on Alert As Threat Of Copy Cat Attacks Looms.

--Case Against Wasserman-Schultz IT Aide Imran Awan Expands; Indicted On 4 Accounts Including Conspiracy.

--Missouri State Senator Maria Chappelle-Nadal Says She Hopes trump Will be Assassinated.

--“Art Of The Deal” Ghostwriter Tony Schwartz Says Trump Will Resign; Writer Acknowledges That He Is Of the Hate Trump Crowd..

I personally like a good wine glaze on steaks.

The quite liberal owner of the Boston Red Sox, John Henry, says he is “Haunted” by his thoughts of previous owner Tom Yawkey. Yawkey was from South Carolina and owned the Sox from 1933 til he died in 1976. Then his family Trust took over until JH bought them out in 2002. For 69 years the Yawkeys owned the Sox through thick and thin and provided many a memorable moment for the fans. So they named a street after Tom, “Yawkey Way”, which is outside Fenway park. But now Henry is “Haunted” by a man he never knew, but who some called a racist.  Haunted. Players on Yawkey team members interviewed yesterday say Tom Yawkey was a great owner and his attitude towards race had changed dramatically over the years. But, some people never forgive, and some people like to feel haunted. Haunted?

Oh yeah, John Henry wants to join the eliminate history crowd and rename the street after a good ballplayer who didn’t play in the field, David Ortiz. It should be Yawkey Way, but people will be swayed, because that’s’ what’s happening today.

Putting “Haunted by an imagined past” into perspective: A new Marist poll in conjunction with PBS says that 62% of Americans think that statues should remain as historical symbols. 27% say no and 11% aren’t sure. 52% on the same poll says Trump missed it (“Should have been stronger”) in his initial reaction response to the Charlottesville tragedy.

Egos of men have brought them down. Take for instance Peter Stuyvesant, who just plain hated Quaker hats. And he was particularly irate when they, his inferiors, would not remove them in his presence. He just could not get over it The men wearing them drove him crazy to the point of irrationality. The Flushing NY Quakers were particularly annoying to him for their repeated attempts at establishing a free community and he spent an inordinate amount of his time trying bring them down. But the more he tortured and persecuted them the more they banded together in resolve. And then, two things happened: Stuyvesant was relieved of his position by Dutch authorities after he deported a brutalized Quaker Leader to Holland. The Town of Flushing established a Freedom of religion community similar to that of Rhode Island. And, it was all because of one man’s obsession with hats.

Sorry folks, but yesterday I forgot to go back and edit a Tidlet about the emergence of WalMart and Target as potential big, pesky competitors of Amazon. Today WalMart reasserted that they have no fear of Amazon in the grocery biz.

Trump should have learned by now that he doesn’t have a chance with the press. If he stood there and read a speech completely written by Barak Obama, he would be roundly criticized by the press. That’s one of his problems, his ego won’t let him learn. Regardless how nice it is to be independent of traditional politics, you still need allies in the public and private sectors and in the press to get things done.

Now, I believe that the left Marxist anarchists are also a huge problem in this country. They just disguise their hatred with the pretense of kindness.

The more you read history the ore you see that old problems never change.

Reading Between the Lines Movie Reviews:

--Logan Lucky seems to be the favorite of the critics, but that could be because they love the director Steven Soderberg. Two brothers try to reverse a family curse by attempting an elaborate scheme for a robbery during the Coca-Cola 600 race. Has some laughs and drama.

In Shot caller, a DUI sends a businessman to prison and transforms him into a stoic ruthless prison gangster. Adapting to the new brutal, violent code of ethics will assure is survival. But he slowly loses his identity as the new prison family replaces his own. Sounds interesting.

--I have a feeling there is a little too much chit-chat in The Hitman’s Bodyguard. A protection agent is hired to guard his mortal enemy a hitman. Lots of car chases through Europe. Sounds like a poor man’s Bond! A good cast. Samuel Jackson, Ryan Reynolds, Salma Heyek and Gary Oldman.

The Answer:

Well, I had one pizza at #10, Little Caesars, and never went back. But #9, KFC with its luscious gravy is at the top of my list…for any restaurant. Next is Dominos, which I though was better when it began, And Dunkin Donuts which I consider below average, especially when they basically forced out the far superior Tim Hortons. I was underwhelmed at my first visit to # 6 Chipotle Mexican Grill and will never go back. Arby’s roast beef tastes like rubber. And there is number 4, Subway, which if you order a sandwich without any veggies, you basically get a near empty roll. Now our New England sandwich chain d’Angelos is head and shoulders above Subway. #3 is Papa Johns, another sub par pizza joint. Now, Panera Bread is several levels above any of the previous restaurants except KFC. PB has imaginative well prepared food in a good feeling environment. #1 is Chick-fil-A which continues to lead the way for most Americans. I have only been there once and liked it, but don’t remember raving about it. Bonus: Antifa is a violent leftist group who, for instance, yesterday raided The Hennipen County Minn Court House, burned the county flag and hoisted their own. Antifa stands for “Anti-Fascist” and it was the group that destroyed parts of Washington DC during the last inauguration. They are also the group that attacked the Nazi group marching in Charlottesville.

There are some groups who will call anybody who has an alternative opinion a racist or a fascist. I don’t listen to them at all. And that includes John Henry.

Find a good recipe for a red wine reduction sauce, and enjoy a good meal.

See you Monday, E-v-e-r-y-b-o-d-y