Hoot!

Today's Tids Issue 4,527

Some days you just feel crazy:

Where have they all gone, those friends of mine from years gone by. They are older now, just like me. How many still waken to see the glowing sun, feel the warmth and anticipate the calling of a new day. Do any who I have not seen for years think of me? There are so many who were so close. So many who drifted away. Or was it me who didn’t look back. Life is filled with people you loved, people you admired, people who helped you through those days that seemed so black. Where have they all gone, these close friends I had. Do they wonder of me? Do they remember the days we had?

Swamp Yankees don’t like Facebook.

It’s is starting to appear like all of those retailers who have been slashing prices to assure a future, may not a have one.

Trump did not get killed yesterday. In fact, it appears that the witnesses yesterday quelled some of the tempest, and certainly didn’t rouse the broader citizenry. Will today’s star witness Gordon Sondland be the first nail or will it again be overhyping. You remember Gordon, the guy who first appeared to be the guy with firsthand knowledge that supported the Trump explanation, who then became the story charger welcomed with open arms by Dems. Today, he may be answering questions under the threat of possible jail time. We’ll see.

Meanwhile, while everybody seems to have their attention locked firmly into Washington far away from Houston, the Dems will gather together for their next big Debate Tonight. I think 24/7 politics is beginning to blunt people’s minds.

“Hoot”, as in “I don’t give a…", "that’s a …", "Owls…", "the British parliament is a place where the throngs like to holler and …"! It’s great to have access to words like “Hoot”.

The Question:

In one swell swoop, the intro of Lans and PC networking and the amazing multitasking capabilities of Microsoft’s innovations including Windows, wiped out this super barely two-decade old giant growth industry – the mini computers. Name five of the big Mini companies that said nothing can stop us, especially puny home computers with a windows operation system.

The Headlines:

--New China Trade Fears Has Markets Stumbling; US Backs HK Protestors; China Vows Retaliation..

--Shiff And Pals Ready For Sondland; EU Ambassador Says There Was Quid Pro Quo, And Slams Giuliani; 19 Page Opening Remarks Points Heavy Finger At Pompeo; Everybody guilty But Himself.  

--Israel Strikes At Iranian Positions In Syria; Israel Government Still Unsettled As Deadline Closes In; Neither Gantz Or Netty Have Been Able To Form Government.

--In Bi-Partisan Effort, Congress Will Take On Robocalling; 5.7 Billion Robocalls were made last Month –17 Calls Per Person.

--Booker, Harris, Sanders And Warren Threaten To Stay Home From Tonight’s Debate If NBC Doesn’t take Serious Action Against Company’s handling Of Lauer And Other Allegations Of Sexual Misconduct.

--Lowes Joins Home Depot With Disappointing Results; Lowes Raises Outlook Significantly, Stock Price Jumps..

--Taylor Swift, Halsey And Bruce Springsteen Miss Out On Newly Released Grammy Nominations; Big Winners Are Lizzo, Billie Eilish and Lil Nas X; Rap, HipHop Seen As Fading..

--Former Baltimore Mayor Catharine Pugh Indicted On Fraud Charges Related To Her Children’s Books.

--Jesse Smollett Sues Chicago.

Just sitting here observing from afar, I can see that Target just seems to get things right.

A lot of movies today just look like propaganda for one agenda or another.

The media and the ambassadors, envoys themselves keep stressing that the diplomatic service is non-political, that they are all as pure as the driven snow. But they forget one thing. They are humans. And 99% of humans take sides whether or not they know it.

If snails are so slow, how come nobody ever sees them coming? It’s always like Bam, there’s a snail,

Restrictive regulation destroys competition, the basic economic concept which still is the best way to assure new and better jobs, and the future alive and contemporary.

How come Auto Correct never thinks I mean what I’m writing. It’s like a government takeover trying to regulate my word usage.

I think, that The Voice judge Blake has the weakest team, which is unlike him. But it appears to me that the program is trying to get away from country dominance, and attempting to spread across a younger and broader demographic. As of last night there is one Country singer left – Jake Hoot.  

So, let’s hear it for the Hoot-Man

The Answer:

The big five who grew rapidly and created the so-called “Massachusetts Miracle”, and fade from view equally as fast, were DEC (Digital Equipment Company, Data General, Wang, Prime Honeywell and Computerizing. I used to do business, or at least try to, with these guys and many smaller breakaways who thought they had a better idea. But whom spent most of tier time chasing money.

It’s that time of life when you don’t get a return email from somebody, you start worrying. And that makes you think about how may people you hold dear in your heart.

Is a paper cut a trees way of getting back at oyu?