Today's Tids Issue
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A lone gull, on a dreary day:
I
love the rocky coasts of New England. I walk upon the grey, orange
rocks, giant pillars of yore seemingly unmoved by time. Pounded, pounded by the
unrelenting forces of oceans wrath. Yet, always emitting the gentle sprays from
the violent clash; soothing mists that caress a furrowed brow. I am but a tiny stranger
in this insistent environment. I am dwarfed by the immensity of power, yet I always
find comfort, even on the most explosive days. From an ocean that never stops;
even on those days with barely a ripple, the power sculpts. Why are we drawn to
the endless sea? To rage beyond our control?
How
are we ever going to bring back manners in this country,
when all of those democrat women are wearing white after Labor Day. Tsk. We’re
doomed.
That
new TV program on CBS, “The World’s Best” is the latest
example of production over kill. What ever happened to just enjoying performances
without grimacing judges, and now in this one, 75 global opinionators. The acts
almost appear as an afterthought. Remember when shows like The Toast of the Town
brought on acts to entertain, and not to win prizes. Did anybody ever walk away
thinking, I wish they had manic judges that voted on who was best. No, you knew
what you enjoyed. Do you need anything more than that? The World’s Best has
moved up into my “World’s Worst” of the Year” TV show race. \
A
seagull, grey and white, with a beak of rich yellow, huddled
up against the cold, is walking comfortably outside my window. I’m trying to
catch his or her eye. But it just turns and walks away. There’s something cool
about a seagull walking outside your window, even if they don’t stop to nod,
hello.
The
Question:
What is the 11th Amendment to the Constitution?
The
Headlines:
--Weak Earnings, And Lower Industrial Output Reports
Out Of Germany Has US Stocks Opening And Continuing Lower; BB&T To Buy
SunTrust Banks For $28 Million; Chrysler Downgrades 2109 Outlook; Twitter
Misses; New Claims For Unemployment Bennies Down Again.
--Dem House Intelligence Committee Expands Investigation
Way Beyond Russia Involvement To Anything That Ever Happened In Trump’s Life.
--Nancy Says There Will Not Be Another Shutdown.
--The First “American Indian” Running For President Warns
That There Are Probably Many More Documents With Her Disingenuous Claims Of
Indigenous.
--Wells-Fargo ATM’s, Mobile Banking Capabilities
Crippled By Widespread Outage.
--Huge Gas Blast In San Fran Sets Fire To 5
Buildings.
--Fed’s Powell Says Lack Of Economic Mobility Is
Biggest Challenge For US Economy.
Did
you know that 70% of kids in organized sports drop out by
the time they are 13 years old? The kids are probably real happy. But, the fathers
are most likely in rehab.
We
oldsters like to talk about the strict living during WWII. In
1943 the government rationed leather shoes, limiting each person to 3 pairs a year.
3 pairs a year! Today, I buy one new pair every three years. I always took the lessons
of my youth to heart.
I
hear that John Steinbeck considered writing a novel about
the time when Adam Trask became a baker. It would have been called “Yeast of
Eden”.
The
Tids Management from time to time, as long-time readers know,
picks a random Obituary page from the big statewide newspaper to give you an
idea of the average death age. Most of the time it works out better than the national
average. Today there were 18 obits. The average ages was 79, which surprised me
since their were no deaths of people in their 70’s. The high was 98 (7 People in
the 90’s) and the low was 46. That plus 56, the next low, probably skewed the average
down a bit. There were 6 people in their 60’s. The good news is that the median
age was 88. I’m going with 88.
That
comment above from Powell about the inability of the
American people to get beyond their current economic status could be the seed
that nurtures this movement of Socialism. How can capitalism open more doors?
As
some reluctant Republicans, a bit surprised and totally relieved
after the SOTU, said: Now, if he just stops tweeting for three or four months.
I’m
naming my smart phone “Willow Tree”. It charges in minutes and
dies in seconds.
Of
course, Adam Schiff will make sure his tweeter thumb is
alive and ridiculous.
As
a friend advised me yesterday, “Lying in bed on Sunday
shouting OMG does not count as church attendance.
I
just learned that the first untethered spacewalk
was in 1984. That freaks me out. I always thought there were those apron strings
to mother at all times. “Free of any life line” -- This coward cringes. The first
two to walk as though they were human satellites were Bruce McCandless and
Robert L. Stewart. Bravo.
I
really don’t like the Feds setting minimum wages for
states.
Many
Repubs are backing off pursuing the Justin Fairfax Case as
being too eerily similar to Brett’s. Don’t open cans filled with crawly things.
Envy
can be very expensive.
Trump
was entirely correct when he said we must abandon this new
era of revenge politics. Now we know he was basically protecting himself, but the
fact is true and probably the biggest cause for disunity in the country. Myopic
revenge has become the rallying cry for both parties since at least the nineties.
And, they only thing that could come of it is that good possible leaders for America
will stay on the sideline. Revenge is a lose-lose situation.
Scientists
have
just proven that bees can do math. Thank God for scientists.
Just
in case you are interested, global warming began 18,000 years
ago and continued except for the interruption by the Younger Dryas Cold Episode
10-11,000 years ago. Sea Levels in RI were about 350-400 feet lower than it is
today. It rose rapidly until about 8000 years ago, and since then has risen
more slowly, The early rapid rise was due to melting ice caps. Above, I began
this Tids as a poetic coastal dream walk, but wondered as I sought words what
made the coast what it is today. I wondered why parts of the rocky cost here and
in Jamestown look similar those in Maine and Nova Scotia. Well, I don’t have
time to go back in time 565 million years ago and discuss the micro continent Avalonia.
But, lets just say, that the earth has always been changing, and it will continue
to change.
The
Answer:
The 11th amendment was ratified 1795 and
it was designed to protect the sates Sovereign Immunity by restricting the
ability of individuals to bring suit against states in Federal court. There
have been some SC decisions that abrogate the law in cases of bankruptcy or
state officials violating Federal law.
That
question wasn’t as exciting as I thought it would be.
Personally,
I think is has been the weirdest winter in my recent memory.
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