Chocolate covered Baseball.

Today's Tids Issue 4,353

Double Yum!

Today is “National Eat an Eskimo Pie Day”. Think about that when things may go awry. Think about not feeling guilty when enjoying yourself.

Isn’t chocolate better than politics?

Well, I am for sure that baseball is better than politics. Today is opening day for the marvelous game of which I never tire. I love the fluidity of an infielder snagging a ball while flying perpendicular to the turf. A graceful outfielder running like the wind deep to the wall, leaping, catching; then turning and with one marvelous arm throws a lightning strike to the catcher at home to catch a runner tagging up. My eyes are glued to the pitcher, analyzing, deciding, before bearing down. And a hitter, all eyes, in a split second seeing and hitting a near 100 mph fastball out of the park, or off the wall or a rifle shot just beyond the grasp of a stretched out third baseman I love feeling the tension of every pitch, of pacing the room when it’s all on the line. And the cheers. I love the cheers. “Getcha hotdogs here. Getcha dogs”

If you analyze cable news offerings by common subject, it becomes apparent that the DNC or RNC campaign “Planks” committee are driving the tenor of the news content and discussions.

I threw an Asian man down a flight of stairs. It was Wong on so many levels.

The Question:

What are 3 Questions prospective home-buyers should ask before beginning their search for a home?

The Headlines:

--Stocks Look To Have Better Day; Fears Of Global Slowdown Easing.

--China Offers Strong Concessions To Foreign Tech Firms; Proposals On Technology Transfer Are Unprecedented.

--British PM May Says She Will Step Down After Brexit Resolution.

--Winning Power Ball Ticket Sold In Wisconsin; $768 Million Third Ever Largest Jackpot.

--President Steps Into Freddie/Fanny Reformation Mess With Plan For A Plan; Observers Were Hoping For Full Proposal To Set the Mortgage Giants Free.

--Trump Last Night: “I will Declassify FISA Documents”; “FBI Acted In Treasonous Manner”; President Calls For Resignation Of Shiff.

--Graham Proposes Special Council Like A Mueller To Investigate FISA Abuse.

--Sony To Close Smart Phone Plant In China, To Move To Thailand.

--Trump Says DOJ/FBI To Look Into Smollett Case.

--CBP: Border Breaking Point In El Paso Has Arrived.

Personally, I’m waiting for “National Eat A Chocolate Caramel Magnum Day”. Did you know that there is a Magnum “Pleasure Store” where you can create your own bar?

The Magnum Pleasure Store was a pop-up test retail ice cream operation in Soho NYC. I can’t imagine it failing.

Johnathon Livingston just arrived. I may take a brief pause to watch him eat the plastic off my grill cover. That’s great, I have a pet I don’t have to feed.

Just in case you are interested, a news item this morn said that new Sharia Law in Brunei will make gay sex punishable by death from stoning. I wonder what congresswoman Omar thinks of that.

How did I escape Iraq? Iran.

I notice that in their settlement for opening over 2 million accounts without approval from account holders, Wells-Fargo paid out $110,000,000. Big Number, right? But if you take away the class action legal team’s estimated one third, that leaves about $75 Million. That would mean that each abused account holder would get $37.50. That would be good for about 5 Magnum bars. That sounds better than $37.50

BTW, the Cable news stations had significant turnarounds in ratings after the Mueller Report Announcement. MSNBC and CNN fell noticeably while Fox soared. Rachel Maddow of the “All Mueller, All The Time:” MSNBC saw ratings down 19%. And Fox was up by double digits.

A math teacher called me average. How mean!

Kobe Bryant has named the 3 Greatest Basketball players of all time. Humbly, he has himself as #1 followed by Michael Jordan And LaBron James. That’s a good objective list, alright. Why do media outlets print or run stuff like that?

A headline this morning read, “Group to build multimillion-dollar psychiatric Hospital in Maryland outside DC. I wonder?

The Answer:

The answer may be more obvious than sensational, but surprisingly many people buy on emotion without thinking practically. 1. Where do you want to live – with respect perhaps to schools, commute, noise, established or new neighborhoods, recreation. 2. Think about where your life may be in ten years, and what kind of house will be most optimal throughout, will best serve now and hen adapt to probable needs. 3. How much or little work do you want to do to after a new home purchase?

Yes, today is opening day. But, alas, the Red Sox are going to be in Seattle. In fact, they won’t show up in Fenway for over another week. Late night West Coast games are no way to start a season. But, the feeling is still good.

Belgian chocolate, caramel and baseball. I’m flyin’! Or, am I having a diabetic meltdown?