Low hanging fruit.

Today's Tids Issue 4,405

Peachy:

Grab it and run. Walk through a sunlit field and take an apple or a pear or cherry, and munch along the grassy fields. And today, grab a headline without knowing anything about the depth of the story, the technology, the financials, the effects on all. Too many journalists are delivery the low-hanging fruit.

Every time I listen to a Tchaikovsky symphony, I wonder why Critics like slamming him for being too loud. Do they miss the beauty of his eloquent passages, some of the most soothing and comforting ever written?

There are often stickers on front windshields of cars, for special parking situations, inspection, et.al. Now some people complain that the sticker blocks their view, while others never see it. It’s the difference in focus among people, some fixated on the sticker that has been predetermined to be annoying, and the others on the big picture through the wide windshield, dismissing the sticker entirely. Today cogs are blurring our broader views.

Politicians have always promised us the moon, but none more than JFK who pledged a lunar landing.

At a high school graduation speech yesterday, a student reminded everyone, that in the phrase “Student-Athlete”, Student always comes first.

The Question:

Who was the “Star” in The Texaco Star Theater? Bonus: Name the founders of each of the 13 original colonies.

The Headlines:

--Mexico Deal has Investors Singing Ole, Ole; Stock Prices Back Up Again, Dow In Triple Digits.

--Boston hero Baseball Player David Ortiz Shot In Home Town Of Santo Domingo DR.

--Citi Thinks We Are On the Way to Full Bear Market; Mnuchin Says There Are No Signs Of US Recession..

--Trump Threatens More Tariffs On China; China Threatens Tech Holdbacks; WH Seeking Hold On Huawei Ban.

--New Aerospace Giant: Raytheon To Merge With United Technologies.

--China Blames US For Hong Kong Protests.

--California Dems Approve Health Benefits for Illegals.

-Nadal Wins 12^th Men’s French Open, Australia’s Ash Barty The Women’s French. ; McIlroy Wins Canadian Open; US Open To Begin  At Pebble Beach On Thursday: NHL Boston Bruins Force Seventh Game Against Stain Louis; Toronto Raptors Could Win NBA Title Tonight, Red Sox Lethargic.

A lot of restaurant ads for lobster rolls will show a picture of this delicacy featuring a big red claw on top. I prefer mine minus a featured big red claw, with all meat chopped evenly. But, that’s just me.

When one door closes and another door opens…you are probably in prison.

New 2020 polling reports show Biden’s wide gap over the rest narrowing significantly. I don’t think that should be much of a mystery at all. He got the big Intro Bounce, and then the people woke to find that eh was still the same old Joe Biden. His big gap now narrowed has Bernie, Elizabeth and Pete bunched up behind him. And, we still haven’t had a debate.

Reincarnation is a life changing experience.

Ironically, the mega book store that helped shudder many delightful small shops, Barnes and Noble, is reinventing itself after being brought private by a new Hedge fund owner. They will become chain of small lovable bookstores, all over again.

The latest local story where emotion is driving reactions against reality is in the RI hospital scene. A big local hospital group used some deceptive scary facts to stall a proposed merger between another large hospital group and big, world-renown Boston operation. The emotions had the day in place of reality. The reality that says among other things, the Local big chains cannot generate enough cash in this small state, in this new world of healthcare to live up to the promises espoused by the complaining big group.

I have seen snippets of food eating contests, and they always convince me never to attend one.

When you think about every, and I mean every big controversy that consumes our energy and befuddles our minds, it is almost always about m-o-n-e-y. Libs want to inhibit business to free up more money for their social service industries. New energy companies like the idea of Climate change to shift money to the development of their new technologies. Just take a peek at any of the big angry discussions and you will most likely find dough-re-mi behind the angst.

One of the reasons that countries outside the US have a particularly jaundiced view of the President of the United States, and even US foreign Policy, is because CNN is the most dominant news organization in world wide news. It’s where not only other country populations get news of the USA, but also leaders of countries, who wake up listening ot it.

Is flipping, flopping? The rise in home prices, due somewhat to speculative buying has flippers scurrying to find houses priced to make a profit. Flipping ops combined with outsiders buying houses for non-resident use (Like Air BnB) are most likely the real reasons behind soaring home costs. It certainly isn’t because average homeowners love overpaying for necessities. Ugh.

Will FedEx delivery robots be licensed to carry guns?

There is a difference between a nobleman and a noble man. And noble women for that matter.

We live in a nation of low hanging fruit. People see what they see, grab it, but aren’t interested to see what it take to get atop the tree. It takes work, mental and physical. Yes, people are willing to accept bare bones theories without understanding the underlying truths or facts.

Yes, I guess I am preaching to the choir. I guess I’m just sharing my frustration with those who understand. Sorry, folks.

Ah the advances made by the internet: Wayz brings hordes of aimless drivers through quiet neighborhoods. AirBnB brings hordes of noisy weekend neighbors to quiet neighborhoods. Twitter brings masses of immature and shallow options confuse quiet minds.

If you can get through the dairy section of a big supermarket in the summer, then there is no reason you can’t get through a northern winter.

The Answer:

“Mr. Television”, Milton Berle, was the star of the Texaco Star theater that brought families together for an hour every Tuesday on the early black and white days. Bonus: This will be a tough question for some Americans who probably haven’t been taught that we had 13 Original colonies. In 1607 John Smith founded Virginia, the first colony. In 1610, Lord de La Warr became the first English governor. New York was Number two and discovered original by Henry Hudson for the Dutch, subsequently governed by Peter Stuyvesant, but the official colony founding itself is attributed to the Duke of York. The John Winthrop led Puritans founded Mass. George Calvert and Lord Baltimore Founded Maryland. #5 Rhode Island was founded by Roger Williams, and others who left a growing hostile-to-all-religions puritan Massachusetts, like John Clarke and Anne Hutchinson. Thomas Hooker founded Connecticut. Captain John Mason and John Wheelwright founded New Hampshire. Peter Minuit and the New Sweden Company founded Delaware. North Carolina was founded by Nathanial Batts and several Virginia colonists. It was originally the “Carolina Colony” but was divided North and South when a charter form King Charles gave South Carolina to eight noblemen. #11 New Jersey was founded by Lord Berkley and George Carteret. Quaker William Penn founded Pennsylvania and #13 Georgia was founded by James Oglethorpe.

The speaker of the RI House, who controls just about everything in this state, said, “We are focusing on the financial ramifications of new proposed bills and resultant higher taxes and fees, versus ideological hopes. That’s kind of refreshing.

I think that I’m hearing that younger generations are promoting kindness, and practicing it in their lives. How thoughtful of them.

Happy Monday, E-v-e-r-y-b-o-d-y!