Today's Tids Issue
4,357
Disassembled, Discombobulated:
Two
more weeks to pay your taxes,
Hoping that you don’t hit the maxes.
So you slash with accounting axes,
Looking to the day when you relaxes!
And all that income they don’t seize,
They’ll get back with ubiquitous fees!
I
have to think that hitting a golf ball into a 45-mph gale is going
to be difficult. But, accepting difficult challenges is good for the soul. And
frankly, that’s just about the only way you can play Spring golf in the North.
The
new trend in state houses is governors taxing or feeing anything
that walks, crawls or just standing their looking stupid. How about cutting! Cuomo
of NY and Lamont of Conn seem to be having a contest to see which head of state
can irritate the people the most. King George was kinder than some of our governors.
I
don’t know anything about Nipsey Hussle. But, from what have
been reading, every community should have a Nipsey leading the charge against neighborhood
deterioration. As they say, how come good guys die young.
The
Question:
In 1956, CBS TV brought two soap operas to the Tube for
the first time. Name them. Bonus: Who was known as the “Mother of Soap Operas”?
The
Headlines:
--Markets Look To Continue Moving Upward; Walgreen’s
Earnings Disappoint, Shares Plummet; Amazon’s Whole Foods Issues New Lower
Prices.
--Emerging Political Star In Turkey Indicates That
Erdogan’s Power May Be Slipping.
--WH Whistleblowers Allegations About Security
Clearances May Be Overblown.
--Trump Making Moves To De-Liberalize the 9th
Circuit Court; Feinstein Fuming.
--Short Sellers Enjoying Lyft’s Stock Price Crash.
--29 Yo Eric Holder Named As Suspected Killer Of
Nipsey Hussle.
--Biden Camp On Full Frontal Assault Against
Repeated Allegations.
--Ukraine Comedian Win Says The Joke’s On Incumbency.
--Mick Jagger To Undergo Heart Surgery; Planned Tour
Excepted To restart In Late Summer.
Down
in ACC land, The North Carolina fans were disappointed
when their beloved Tar Heels got knocked out. But, my favorite spy in Fayetteville
tells me all that sadness turned into immediate jubilation when the Duke Blue Devils
went down, missing the Final Four. Duke should have gone down twice. There are
many roads to happiness.
A
guy named Steven would say naturally, “Good Evening” On
the other hand it wouldn’t be unusual for Stephen to say Good Ephening. A reader
told me that it drives Spell-Check Crazy
The
government Shut Down brought about a lot of scare press, but
just about all of the people came out of it just fine. On the other hand, a border
shutdown could play havoc with everything remotely economic in the USA.
I
have heard that the caddies down at the prestigious Westchester
County golf club Winged Foot, where DT is a member, have nicknamed the President
“Pele”. He is named after the great soccer star because he is known for kicking
his ball out of the bushes into the fairway. Now, that’s pretty funny. But also,
very sad.
Our
office defibrillator didn’t work. Nobody was shocked.
Urban
congestion is raging as Urban living becomes trendier, ride
sharing becomes prominent and Amazon and others send in delivery-trucks at a
greater frequency. Sounds like a nightmare, and it is. The solution being explored
in many cities, and now implemented in the Big Apple is “Congestion Pricing” – I.e.
charging tolls to enter typically congested areas, hoping that people will find
other means of getting there. Congestion is a problem, but is more taxes the
answer? We’ll see.
Note:
The latest report says that 131, million people drive to work. 116M drive alone
and only 14M car pooled. Only 8M used public transportation.
I’m
thinking that in the future the only perfect places to live will
be inland, off the beaten path, away from attractions. There are many a small
villages or towns, nestled in the gentle scenery of nowhere that have a way of slowing
your anxiety and fueling your love of life.
GM
seems to be once again going down that path that hurt the
company badly in the 1980’s – just changing logos on body styles. Yes, this is the
company that was deemed in the 80’s as having cars designed by accountants. Once
again, I’m seeing Chevys that look like Buicks and Caddy SUV’s that are remarkably
identical to GMC versions. Car buyers like distinctiveness. Maybe it’s just me, but that’s’ what I’m
seeing.
My
body got an early start on the Tids this morning, but my brain
didn’t show up.
In
my email this morning, I received pictures of Joe Biden
nuzzling Adam Schiff, Jeb Bush and the Statue of Liberty. A lot of people are
hoping Joe announces and stays in, because the humor would be priceless. Then there
are those who feel that serial nuzzling does not rise to the levels of Matt
Lauer and Harvey W; that eventually the kindly old Uncle Joe will be looked
upon as a victim of political vindictiveness. The left doesn’t like Joe, but there
are more people in the middle.
The
Answer:
If you know Soapy’s the you probably knew that it
was “As the World Turns” and “The Edge of Night”. Bonus: Irna Phillips created
the first Soap Opera, “Painted Dreams”. But, she didn’t stop there. She went
onto bring to the radio world of the 1930’s “Guiding Light”, “As the world
Turns” and “Another World”.
As
many of you reflect upon you romantic dreams as sponsored by
P&G and Lever, the Tids guy will be out looking for his brains.
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