Layng quietly in fields

Layng quietly in fields
Glstening lights

Wednesday, June 13, 2018

Not quiet on the Eastern front.



Today's Tids Issue 4,149
For New Beginnings:

While there has been a fair amount of restrained jubilation from military and geopolitical experts about the results of the Summit, there are greater concerns among Pentagon leaders and their advisers about the pursuit of a geographic advantage by China and to a lesser respect Russia. If you look at the undernews, you will notice that both of those huge countries are establishing beachheads around the world and building bigger navies and greater forces to defend them. And, that neutralizing NK’s Nukes has been a nice gift to China, in addition to securing the hope for peace for SK and the world at large. In other words, there’s always something.

Define Sawbones: What happens when a doctor looked at an XRay.

The decision that let the AT&T /Times Warner deal go through is momentous. Expect mega mergers to boom for the remainder of the year. This will be especially true of vertical mergers, that is merging two or more noncompetitive companies that only add to the overall strength of the company but not detracting from direct. Competition. Interestingly, this vertical concept acceptance could be a problem for Sprint and T-Mobile who want to merge horizontally but have been stymied because of the competitive thing. But the fact is that for real competition in an industry dominated by AT&T ad Verizon, that merger should be allowed.  

The Question:
Which US presidents have lived the longest?

The Headlines:
--FIFA Approves Combined Canada/Mexico/USA Bid To Hold 2026 World Cup In North America; Trump Lauds Cooperative Effort.
--Markets Expected To be Strong Despite Prospects Of Rate Increase; Gas Prices To drop As Oil Production Increases; Tesla To Lay Off 9% Of Workforce; Citi Could Replace 10,000 Humans With Robots.
--US Stocks Back In Favor With Global Investors.
--Credit Service Intuit Shuts Down Payments On All Gun Purchases.
--KIA Sorento, Volkswagen Atlas and GMC Acadia Named Best In Newest Crash Tests.
--“Never Trump” Critic Mark Sanford Loses Congressional Bid In South Carolina; Dems Make Gains In Virginia.

What I heard loud and clear after the summit: North Korea would be a lovely place for condos!” There has to be a greater hope for the world than more stinking condos.

Engraving on a Tombstone: “Here lies John Yeast. Pardon me for not rising”.

Speaking of staying alive, I can take or not take BBQ sauced stuff. Frankly I worry about the amount of sugar. So, everything in life boils down to options. If BBQ and cake with butter cream icing are on the menu, I pick the cake.

Regardless of what you think about Trump, I’m now thinking that Pompeo looks like the perfect choice for pursuing peace on the Korean peninsula.

Nicki Haley for President.

Years ago, companies used to integrate vertically to control their own destiny. For instance, Ford at one time wanted to build their own steel mills, rubber plantations, textile mills and specialty parts company factories, and not rely on suppliers. That will never happen again unless we can get beyond the “Knowledge Economy” which pretty much reviles cumbersome in-house manufacturing.

I don’t know how the new economies will work, but it seems like humans will be borrowing money from robots to buy products to keep robots busy in factories. Or, perhaps the companies will forced to send Big Government all of the lost wages represented by robot replacement to provide income for humans who will be buying condominiums in North Korea.

The volatile first quarter for stocks could be in the rear-view mirror.

Lemme see, the Repubs tend to preach family values and yet a pimp, brothel owner, HBO adult reality star wins the Nevada primary for government. Silly me, and I thought the pendulum was swinging back towards human decency.

Wow! It looks like Giuliani is needing a new divorce attorney, as separated wife says the was playing around with a New Hampshire Hospital administrator before they split. Maybe DT will vouch for him.

Expect to see Mark Sanford hiking the Appalachian Trial looking for Argentina. If, you get my drift.

You just have to think, that somewhere in the hearts of some CNN newspeople they are getting tired of having to be so one sided in their commentary. You just have to believe that it is impossible for humans not be so hostile to daily happenings and accomplishments that clearly have two sides.

Inscription on another Tombstone: “I told you I was sick.”

Mama let Your kids grow up to kick balls, Department:
NBA Stars make a lot of money. MLB and NFL players can be up there too. But, world soccer players seem to be the big winners in the sports income sweepstakes. At the top is Argentina’s Lionel Messi making $111 Million/year. Next is Cristiano Ronaldo of Portugal at $108M. The rest are Brazil’s Neymar at $90M, France’s Paul Pogba at $29.5 M and Oscar of Brazil at $27M. Now we’re down in NFL QB, MLB Pitcher or NBA scorer land.

The Answer:
George HW Bush turned 94 yesterday making him the first president who ever lived that long. He is followed yy still living Jimmy Carter who is currently 93 and close to turning 94. Ronald Reagan and Gerald Ford birth died at 93. John Adams lived 90 years as did Herbert Hoover. Next at 88 is Harry Truman followed at 85 by James Madison, 83 by Thomas Jefferson, 81 by Richard Nixon and 80 by John Q . Adams. Martin Van Buren stopped breathing at 79 while Ike and Andrew Jackson made it to 78. The youngest was JFK at a mere 46. Garfield was murdered when he was 49.

Regardless of how it appears, it is a beautiful day in June this morning, and I know it can only get brighter.




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