America the Absurd:

Today's Tids Issue 4,539
Think First: 
(This issue was written Friday and for some unexplained reason, well perhaps because the writer's mind went dead, it did not publish. Sorry Folks.)


I see the streaming tears.
Over many loves lost.
Of sons, daughters
Of husbands, wives.
The worst of our fears.
An unimagined surprise.
From across deep waters.
Bombs evaporated lives.
That Quiet Sunday morning.
That solemn day of prayer.
I will never forget.
They are not forgotten here.


Nothing spoils a good story than the arrival of an eye witness. –Mark Twain.


The latest American fascination over nothing is this Peloton “controversy” which is about nothing at all. How absurd we have become.


As I have said recently, Trump appears to be loving being in control of the stock market just by uttering China deal on or China deal off. But, frankly, more important is that he playing very well these negotiations well, mainly because China really need s to forge a deal. According to several knowledgeable sources, there is no need for compromises because the US doesn’t need to back down. Especially since there are finally hopes of putting an end to the damage that has been done, and clearly documented, from China’s theft of intellectual property.  That is one of the great injustices in the world today. Just getting that part of the deal right is worth the hemming and hawing. IN the meantime, US people are paying a tax in the form of higher cost imports from tariffs to get the deal done correctly. That is the balancing act dilemma.


The Question:
Quick, give me three of Stephen Wright’s funniest Lines.


The Headlines:
--US Jobs Report Of 266,000 New Hires Crushes Expectations For Mere 100,000; Markets Soar; Dow Up 325 At Noon..
--Conges In tense Situation As US 14 Days Before Running Out of Money; 12 Key Spending Bills Still Unresolved; Continuing Resolution Expected.
--Pearl Harbor Shooting Is Followed This Morning By Shooting At Pensacola Naval Air Station; 3 Dead Including Shooter; Multiple Wounded Sent To Local Hospitals.
--Biden Says He Would Consider Kamala As Veep Pick.
--Much Of France Shut Down As Result Of Pension Strikes.
--According To Federal Indictment, Mueller Witness George Nader Boasted Direct Access To Hillary And Bill, Funneling $3.5 Million In Illegal Campaign Contribution.


When yesterday Nancy Pelosi said, “No choice, but to act,” was she referring to the fact that she is has had it with the incessant pestering fromthe Progressive wing of the Des?


Now here a report that will shock your socks off. Uber has reported that they have received 5,981 sexual assault claims! Holy Weinstein, Batman. While that maybe considered a small percentage against the 2.3 Billion total rides, even one is not small to the person assaulted.


This is a weekend of some good college matchups that mean a lot – conference championships, and even more important, the pick of the best paying bowls to the victors. The thinly disguised NCAA Football Championship is just affinely tuned promotion to reward big dollar sports empires. The big ones are LSU vs Georgia for SEC, Ohio State vs Wisconsin for Big 10 and Oklahoma vs Baylor for Big 12. Also on tap, Clemson versus Virginia for the ACC title, which only has ramification of Clemson loses. The NCAA Championship committee will be sitting white knuckled hoping that LSU and OSU don’t lose. That they will have come up with excuses that justify  picking their favorites from big conferences over those who won on the field, to temper the complaints from those who look for fairness.            


Thinking after the grizzly London bridge stabbings, I’m wondering about just exactly who would walk around carrying a narwhale tusk for defense.


Clemson coach “Dabo” Sweeny has been named whiniest winning coach ever. Is he called Dabo because he is always dabbing his crocodile tears?


One of the craziest mysteries of our time is that of the “Lost Squadron”. It has never been solved. You may have read about it. At 2:10 Pm on Decenter 5 1945, a squadron of five US Navy Avenger Torpedo bombers s took off from Fort Lauderdale Fla for a routine 3 hour training exercise that would cover 213 miles. About two hours after take-off, the flight leader, who knew the area, radioed to say that his and his fellow flyers compass and back up compasses were not working. Land based radios tried to triangulate to give the squadron directs, to no avail. After two more hours of confused, sporadic radio chatter, the radios went dead after a fonal message, “Prepare to ditch, no fuel”. Around an hour and a half later a Mariner aircraft with 13 aboard took off to rescue the downed airman. It was never heard from again. None of the 27 bodies or plane wreckage was ever found. Nobody knows what happened. But it has fed the lore of the Bermuda Triangle.


Wiley, the creator of the daily cartoon “Non Sequitur”, repeated himself this morning. I remember the first time he used it a couple of decades ago, because I actually reproduced and handed it out at some customer meetings. In it, two sides are represented: “The facts as they are” versus “The Truth as I see it”. I can see why he revised it today. There is no reason a good idea should, just evaporate if it can stand the test of time.


There are two kinds of people in the world: Those who listen to critics and those who just enjoy what they see.


Take a look at that famous recent picture of the line of climbers waiting to summit Everest and you get a good sense about people avoiding common sense.


There are many who say, a fast close to the impeachment process would better for President Trump. The longer it goes on, the more info that may be discovered.


Reading Between the Lines Movie Reviews:
--A pretty good scary sounding movie is ‘In Fabric”. A lonely woman recently separated from her husband visits a London department store in search of a dress that will transform her life. It does.  And many other’s lives too. It unleashes a curse that threatens all who come into her path.
--The Aeronauts is about a woman daredevil hot air balloon pilot who in 1862 joins up with a renown young meteorologist to explore outer space to gather knowledge on the effects of higher atmospheres. To do it, they must fly higher than anybody ever has, and that becomes a dangerous ride. Very dangerous. They fight for survival as the air thins, as their emotions soar.


The Answer:
“I’ve been getting into astronomy, so I installed a skylight. The people who live above me are furious.” “I spilled spot remover on my dog and now he is gone.” “I was Caesarian born. Can’t really tell, although whenever I leave the house, I go tough the window.” “I broke a mirror in my house and I’m supposed to get seven years bad luck, but my lawyer thinks he can get me five.”


Have a great weekend, E-v-e-r-y-b-o-d-y!!


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