Today's Tids Issue
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Goodbye November, So-long Rains:
These
are the days of intense setting suns and sculped
clouds. The days of long shadows that frame the beauty of winterscapes; of
defining contrasts and rich simplicity. The ocean depths seem darker, yet the cresting
waves burst in air with diamond confetti. I love my fading autumn. I love the
cooling air and vivid, softer scenes of change.
Cohen’s
admission of lying comes just days after President Trump submitted written
answers to Mueller questions. I wonder…?
The
road to success is always under construction.
The
Question:
Peace is generally nice. Here’s a list of Peace
Treaties. Name the war that each ended. Treaty of Versailles,
2nd Treaty of Paris, Treaty of Tempe, Treaty of Canandaigua, Treaty
of Ghent, 1898 Treaty of Paris and Treaty of San Francisco. Bonus: When was the first Treaty that
banned the use of Chemical Weapons?
The
Headlines:
--Stocks Muddling In Anticipation of Trump/Xi
Meeting; Nasdaq And S&P Pick Up In Late Morning.
--Marriot Acknowledges That Personal Data For 500
Million Of Customer Accounts at Starwood Division (Sheraton, Four Points) Have Been
hacked.
--Trump, Justin Trudeau And Enrique Pena Nieto Join Together
To Sign new USA, Canada, Mexico Trade pact.
--FBI Raids Trumps Former Tax Attorney Edward Burke;
Tax Lawyer Had Saved DT $14 Million In Property Taxes.
--Jerome Corsi Says He Will File Criminal Charges
Against Mueller.
--The Cowboys Upset The Saints With Stifling Defense.
Just
in case you have been curious about the direction of
the new Dem controlled House, their first bill HR-1 will, among other things Trump
oriented, mandate Presidents to disclose tax returns “as part of a package to
improve government transparency”. Cable news is sharpening their pencils.
Note
to Zak Preston: It’s sticky stuff for your fingers, sticky
stuff…not Wesson oil.
A
donation is a country full of money.
I’m
all of a sudden noticing that these Tids are leaving the
Tids machine much too late. I either have to get up earlier or write less.
All
these afternoon TV talk shows do is intensify the divide
in America.
The
reason I’m not attracted to avocado dip is because when I look
at it, I can only think of The Exorcist.
We
know that SUV’s have practically driven sedans out of
business in the USA. So, I wanted to se what was selling in Europe. Economists
say the the SUV effect is equally strong there. The Ten Top selling cars in
Europe are VW Golf, VW Polo, Renault Clio, VW Tiguan (Just withdrawn from US by
VW due to low sales), Nissan Qashqai, Ford Fiesta, Skoda Octavia, Peugeot 208,
Citroen C3 and Ford Focus. Of interest, Fiat’s 300 is only #23. It is also said
that Tesla is doing very well, taking market share away from big, expensive German
sedans.
The
President of the USA seems firmly planted in panic mode.
Stacy
Adams received more votes than any Democrat in the history of
Georgia. Yet she says there was voter suppression. Politics lives in an
illogical world.
In
case you didn’t know like me, the Skoda Octavia is a Czech
small family auto.
PS:
There is nothing at all wrong with tax attorneys legally saving clients
millions in taxes.
Reading
Between the Lines Movie Reviews:
--Regardless of all the publicity about tis new Exorcism
film, The Possession of Hannah Grace, it is advised by critics and humans that
you avoid at all costs. An Exorcism out of control takes the life of a young
woman Hannah. She returns with demons and all.
--Anna and the Apocalypse is a Zombie movie that isn’to
bad if you like walking, disfigured dead people. This is a musical comedy! Surprise!
When a zombie apocalypse threatens a sleepy town, teen Anna and friends rise
up, slashing and singing to overcome destruction, They soon realize it may be
entirely hopeless and they turn to each other.
--Rudyard Kipling’s Mowgli comes alive beautifully
on the big screen. A lad Mowgli in the middle of two worlds – the jungle and civilized
society – navigates through the dangers of his uncertainty to find his destiny.
Great cast, beautiful to watch; exciting.
The
Answer:
The Treaty of Versailles ended WWI. The 2nd Treaty
of Paris brought to a close our magnificent Revolutionary War. Treaty of Tempe
(196BC) in ended the 2nd Macedonian war (Good for Jeopardy). The
Treaty of Canandaigua end the wars between the US and the Iroquois nations. In fact,
there were over fifty treaties involving agreements between the US Government and
Indian tribes and groups of tribes. The Treaty of Ghent ended the 1812 War with
England. The1898 Treaty of Paris stopped the Spanish American war almost before
it began. Remember the Maine. Treaty of San Francisco officially ended the US
war with Japan in WWII. Another Treaty of Paris officially ended the war in
Europe against the Axis. There were hundreds of treaties over the years that ended
wars or settled disputes with various Popes and/or the Holy Roman Empire. Bonus:
In 1675, the Strasbourg Agreement between France and The HRE banned the use of
Chemical weapons, in this case Poisoned bullets.
There
were many Treaties of Paris over the centuries proving
once again that love is stronger than bullets.
Did
the Tids seem a little meatless today, like an all cauliflower
Tids? Maybe I was mesmerized by the sheer power of sunlight sparkling in clean
crisp air.
Hope
you all feel it this weekend! Enjoy it – E-v-e-r-y-b-o-d-y!
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