Out to defy science.

Today's Tids Issue 3,915

For No-Stress Eating:

It used to be the “Dog Days” of August, but with the growing population of dogs and their rapturous, overly attentive owners, it appears now that every day is a dog’s day. Thus, poor August has lost it’s one claim to fame. Oh, VJ Day is still in August, but PC advocates say that it is not nice to celebrate that amazing victory and final cessation of a grueling, deadly war. August to me always mean dusty playing fields and slow movin’. Perhaps that little twinge of excitement about returning to school began to accelerate, and that was always pleasant anticipation. Today it’s about “Back-To-School” Ads. But, I like August now, because up around here it is typically the beginning of the retreat away from stifling summer days. Except of course this year where the corn is late because of cold nights in July. So, August about not much of anything. It is about baseball teams getting tiered or giving up, And, football teams finding out who’s who. For me, it is about not much of anything except several great people in my family who have birthdays.

My smart phone apps struggle to react when my fingertips are encrusted with Cheeto dust.

One of the more consistent predicters of a downturn a has been debt. It appears there are some ominous signs of debt deterioration looming as credit card companies are beginning to show increased losses from non and late-payers. And in China, some of the more frivolous banks are issuing bonds to pile up cash as the prospects for repayment from big speculator borrower’s wanes. Euphoria always at some time has to face the grump in the crowd.

Venezuela sorely needs a second amendment, if you get my drift.

The Question:

They just made movie about the reclaiming of famed U2 Pilot Francis Gary Powers. But, do you know how he died? Bonus: What was the name of the University of Texas Bell Tower Shooter who killed 14 on that campus? Super Health Bonus: What popular restaurant chain was rated to have the unhealthiest Pasta dish and what was the dish?

The Headlines:

--Markets Look Strong At One O’clock; Auto Sales Continue To Cool; Street Looking At Apple China Sales Which Have Declined For 6 Quarters.

--It Appears That Trump Will Have All White House Staff Personnel Reporting To Kelly.

--Venezuela’s Madura Strongmen Take Away Two Opposition Leaders From Their Homes.

--US To Conduct ICBM Test.

--Pete Rose Allegedly Had Sex With Underage Girls During His Barbell Playing days; Girl Who Was 14 At the Time Comes Forward.

“Hey, look at me, I’m in the White House”. “I’m an authority” “I can do anything I want. “With Kelly on the scene, could playtime finally be over? Let’s hope so, regardless of personal views, the country needs the semblance of a stable presidency.

That big Scripts-Discovery buyout merger yesterday could forecast the beginning of massive consolidation among cable TV channels.

From what I have observed so far on Golf broadcasts, I’m sorry that Nike is trying to arbitrate clothing choice among golfers.

Here I was happily sitting here dreaming about Jimmy Deans latest breakfast treat – stuffed with meat and cheese hash browns, when out of nowhere a good reader sent me a vivid, colorful picture of luscious biscuit drowning in white pork sausage gravy. The excitement was much too overwhelming for a guy my age. I crumbled. I hope the rest of the Tids turns out ok. Sorry.

Could Dow 22,000 be the magic number that signals a time for a pullback?

The biggest danger to the way women look are clothing designers. Or better stated, women choosing the wrong design simply because it is trendy. It isn’t about whether or not it looks good on models or in ads, but whether or not it looks good on you in mirrors.

NK is making enormous strides in their ABomb delivery technology, but further review of videos of the most recent test reveals to experts their lack of reentry capability. So, maybe we can breathe quietly a little while longer.

The Answer:

Francis Gary was killed in 1977 when his Los Angeles KNBC-TV News helicopter crashed upon running out of fuel. Bonus: The Texas Bell Tower shooter was Charles Joseph Whitman. Super Health Bonus:  A According to the Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI), Cheese Cake Factory was deemed unhealthy for a couple of dishes but it was the pasta dish that grabbed my taste buds, had  me enthralled: Called “Pasta Napoletana”, it was a plate of parmesan cream sauced linguini topped with meatballs, sausage, pepperoni and bacon. So!

Breaking News: Cornell University has just announced that obesity is due to taste buds! Uh-oh.

Well, have to run. Time to go shopping for all of those products I need to disprove health science. I love life or death challenges.