How hot is too hot?

Today's Tids Issue 4,190

For a return to civilization:

From what I have been hearing, the Ohio congressional election today is supposed to tell us all we need to know about the midterms. Democrats have already declared a victory, and that this election is the start of a winning trend through November simply because the candidates are tied in what is a traditional Repub stronghold. Operatives are saying that the GOP candidate is losing the “Republican” women’s vote, and if that becomes reality, it will be the big news for the rest of this potshot season.

“Chicago, Chicago, it’s a toddling town…” Tod is the German word for death, and toddling has gotten way beyond political rationalization. The news there breaks my heart. Something has to be done about indiscriminate killings and return the neighborhoods to the families. Does the Mayor there understand the word “Tough”? The German word for “Tough” Is Hart. You gotta have Hart…

I had a piece slotted for this spot based on yesterday’s WSJ story that talked about Facebook and banks getting together for a deal where banks would get access to Facebooks huge fact-filled user list in trade for the banks knowledge of customer account balances and credit card movements. This morning, Facebook denies that, but does not deny that they want to work with banks for the good of their customer base, and that would require some access to banking information. Regardless of the rumor and he denial, it sounds like an opening for fraudulent hackers to me.

I’m seeing lots of mediocre houses going for over a million, primarily because a lot of people are willing to overpay for less. Is there anything called value, left? Yes, history tells us that when there is so much money around that home buying becomes hysterical, the downturn is generally lurking behind the potted plants.

I’m not a lawyer, but I would have to say that the absolutely worst type of client is one who can’t stop talking or tweeting publicly.

I don’t know much about Demi Lovato, but I hope she is taking her new opportunity for life seriously, and that we are not just hearing the words of a publicist.

The Question:

The famous iconic Hatfield and McCoys feud involved families from two states. Name the states. Bonus: What are said to be the three main constituents of the angry, aggressive anti-capitalist organization – Antifa?

The Headlines:

--China Economic Rebound Pushing World Shares Higher; Iran Sanctions Spurt Oil Prices Higher.

--Mendocino Fire Becomes Largest In California History; Mammoth Blaze Still Consuming Acres.

--President Reinstates Sanctions On Iran As Tool To Gain World Peace.

--Key Primary. Special Election Races Today: Columbus Ohio Is A Special Election, While Congressional House Primaries In Kansas City MO, Suburban Detroit And Suburban Seattle Are Considered Bellwether Events; Senate Races In Mizzou (Measuring Enthusiasm Fir Vulnerable Claire McCaskill) and Michigan (Looking For Strength Of Debbie Stabenow).

--2.8 Million Leave “SNAP” Program Since Trump’s First Month As Prez.

--Israel Accused Of Assassinating Top Syrian Scientist.

--Manafort Trial Continues; Judge And Prosecutor In Fierce Battle Of Words; Gates Admits To Committing Criminal Acts With Manafort.

The gossip media is trying way too hard to turn Duchess Meghan into Princess Diana. Every insignificant thing she does becomes an irrelevant headline, and if she goes along with such foolishness, she will become the fool.

The app “Movie Pass” is just the latest of tech service companies who have learned that if you give away too much for nothing, you’ll go out of business. Maybe the liberal left should consider that concept.

Fomo is one factor driving the overheated housing market. Looking at homes as businesses as opposed to shelter is the other one. Regular citizens are waking up to this fact, and are now saying in polls that the rising cost of housing has become biggest problem in today’s society. Fear of Missing Out has people scrambling to get in on what seems like bonanza.

There’s no truth to the rumor that the California congressional delegation has led he way to get Dem approval of “The Wall” after it was discovered that straws had been smuggled into the Golden State. That sucks, said one Congress person. Ouch! Psychiatrists open for business.

The last person I would want to meet in a dark alley is a member of Antifa. Get me outta there!

I would have hoped that our intelligence communities had been on top of the Drone threat way before the Venezuela alleged attack. The media always thinks it has discovered things.

People who hate dairy puns are Laughtose intolerant.

A lot of populist movements, some with merit some without, all get caught up with over-zealousness where often the innocent become the victims. It’s like a big non-discerning vacuum cleaner that sucks up everything in its path without discrimination. Honey, have your seen my diamond earrings?

From good sources, I have been told that a highly paid lawyer for a major sports factory university has one job.  – Reduce athletes’ felony charges to misdemeanors. It is said he is busy continuously. So much for the scholar athlete.

The story about Japanese sword fighters is too complicated to Samurais.

Amazon has sold 50 Million Echo type devices featuring Alexa with the hope that it would become the go-to source for ordering crap. So far only 2% of Echo owners have used it for ordering, and of those, 90% didn’t use it again. Is it destined to become a curiosity like the lava lamp, with blue circles illuminating the night air?

I have always liked Joe Lieberman and I still do. Too bad other Connecticut politicians haven’t followed his sensible lead.

The Answer:

The Hatfield’s were from West Virginia, and the McCoy’s were from Kentucky. The feud is quite a story with many on both sides killed. The Hatfield’s were actually quite wealthy. The feud began when one of the McCoy’s, a Union soldier, returned from the Civil  War and was shot dead by the Confederate Hatfield’s. The McCoy’s, also Confederate except for the deceased, rallied around the family first and thus began the fighting which went on for many, many decades with many killings. In 1979 the two families battled it out for a week on “Family Feud.” The McCoy’s won the series and the big prize, a Pig, but the Hatfield’s won more money. In the year 2,000, 5,000 Hatfield’s and McCoy’s showed up for a big family reunion. Bonus: It doesn’t appear that there will ever be a happy, great coming together day among Antifa and their enemies. Antifa is made up of far left “Anarchists, Communists and Socialists.”

Congress is thinking of adding Punning to the list of those qualifying for capital Punishment, after reading the efforts in Today’s Tids. No tidillation at all.