Today's Tids Issue 4,545
And the trumpets shall sound:
Whenever my CD of Beethoven’s 9th
symphony ends, I expect the world outside my window to erupt in tumultuous
applause. Even the resultant silence is an immense crescendo. This is a
masterpiece, maybe unparalleled. And it is so much more than the familiar finale.
It is total of all of the nuanced interplay, tensions, tender interludes and explosive
emotions. It is one that should be listened to carefully. After decades of listening
to this man Ludwig’s genius, near totally deaf at the time of his Chef-d’oeuvre, I
always find something new that stirs my imagination and warms my heart.
If we truly were to
enter a paperless society, what would we do for Kleenex.
Civil War?
Oddly, the photo of the Congressional gang standing at the podium announcing the
two articles of impeachment included Nancy D-Cal and all of the relevant
Committee Heads: Judiciary, Intelligence, Foreign Affairs, Financial Affairs,
Oversight & Reform and Ways & Means
committees -- Nadler D-NY, Schiff D-Cal, Eliot Engle D-NY, Maxine Waters D-Cal,
Caroline Maloney D-NY and Richard Neal D-Mass. Get the picture. Coastal elites against
middle America.
I get a lot of emails
from Dell. Actually, every time I glance at my inbox, I seem to see the word
Deli, and I get hungry. That’s why it takes so long to write the Tids.
Rhode Islanders know how to
make new residents feel at home. New RI Education Commish, former New York City-ite
Angelica Infante Green, awoke last Friday to find all her car’s the tires stolen
and her car up on Bricks. She said that in the Bronx at least they would use
cinder blocks.
Chef-d;oeuvre?
I don’t know if you have noticed,
but there seems to be an uptick in customer service from Internet retailers. I
guess cyber merchandisers have found that humanoids just aren’t the same as those
with blood coursing through their brains and hearts. Yes, when you need some
help ordering or checking back orders, or looking for goods that the computer
can’t find, it appears you can actually reach a responsible, smiling person who
really wants you to be happy. Good people can’t be virtually duplicated
The Question:
This is mainly for college football fans, and anybody
slightly attuned to the sports ages in 1959. Saturday night Joe Burrow became
the first LSU player to win the Heisman since it was big national news in 1959.
Who was the last LSU winner, what was the name of his coach and the nickname of
the exciting defensive platoon on that team?
The Headlines:
--Euro Stocks Hit New Records; US Stocks Look To
Strong Opening; Partial Trade Deal Easing Risks Going Into New Year.
--Comey Says He Made Mistakes In FBI Election
Investigations; Repubs Say He Was Key Culprit.
--Worn Out Attendees End Marathon Climate Meeting In
Spain With Compromise Asking Key Nations To Show Carbon Program Progress By
2020 Meeting.
--LSU’s Joe Burrow Romps To Heisman Award; Breaks
Margin Of Victory Record Long Held By OJ Simpson.
--Trump To Announce Afghan Troop Drawdown.
--Farm Purchase Requirements For China In New Trade
Deal May be To Big To be Realistic.
--New Post Proceedings Fox News Poll: Trump Favorability
Up 3 Points; Big Majority Says He Isn’t Cooperating With Congress; Majority Say
Congress Not holding Fair Hearings; 85% Of Dems Think He Is Guilty, 84% of Repubs
Think He Should Be Let Go; Dems Make Gains With Indies; More Indies Believe He
Is Guilty; After Horowitz, 53% Think FBI Broke Law; 78% Of Americans Don’t Buy “Everybody
Does It Defense”; Trump Go Or Trump Stay Still About 50-50.
--Anti-Impeachment Dem Jeff Van Drew Expected To
Switch Parties.
--Protests In India Growing As Citizen Amendment Act
To Quell Illegal Immigrations Is Looked At As Being Anti-Muslim.
As the global geopolitical risks
(Brexit, China Trade) abate, you may be seeing the common
use of the investing term, “Melt -up”! This is, obviously, better than melt
Down, but over time could be as deadly. Basically it is a somewhat panicked investment
strategy based on FOBO – Fear of Missing out. Investors for no reason other
than piling up equities will overbuy stocks. The risk then is obvious. As this period
of tempered anxiety comes to an end, the drop in certain stocks could be
startling. Something to thinks about. Greenspan’s Irrational Exuberance all
over again?
Only a nickel
for an embroidered pinwheel? Good buy, crewel whirled!
How low can you go!
Maybe the recent
British election proves that conservative and moderate people can still pull themselves
together when they see the left getting a little too rambunctious, a little too
organized.
This is that season
when you go to great parties and find massive tables full of delectable food
temptations. The problem is that you think you have had a square meal. Maybe I should
spend more time hanging around the celery platters.
Personally,
I think most of America is in reality, “Whoville”. At least, I would hope that
beyond the eternal rhetoric we are singing together.
Good news:
Divorce rates are declining. Not so good news: There are fewer marriages with
more people opting for cohabitating. Or: Another significant reason for the
down turn is that more people are attending college, meaning that fewer and fewer
marry and have kids right out of high school. Women college grads prefer having
their careers fertilized, thus waiting to find perfect mates until after they
have blossomed. And the wait, for both
men and women, tends to make them smarter and more aware of who they are
marrying. Unless of course they wait too long and enter into panic mode. Unfortunately,
these who do get mattered at younger ages still find greeter grass as maturity sets
in.
I think there is one thing
that is pretty certain. If there is a parallel universe, then there is music coming
from some planet in it.
Prez DT is totally wrong
in demanding who should be and shouldn’t be interviewed on Fox News, or any other
news program. Period.
That kid Malcom Perry,
QB for Navy was amazing Saturday running for 304 yards in the big win over Army.
And never even attempting a pass. I’d pay to watch him play, but as talented and
exciting as he is, his only chance for the NFL may be replacing Edelman on the Patriots.
Belichick loves Navy guys.
Why do you have to
make an appointment with a fortune teller?
Generally,
I would say that peeps, Dem and Repub alike, don’t like being left…out.
One of the reasons
I never use the Cross-Bronx expressway is the fear that I may be found on
cinder blocks.
America has
two left coasts. Only in America.
One great way to fight
addiction is to get new ones that are less destructive.
Have you ever noticed how
many magazine, blog or newspaper articles there are with advice about what you should
be doing with your spare time during holidays and weekends? I’ like doing nothing.
But nobody writes, Ok, do nothing.
If homebuyers
stopped overpaying for views, the overall housing market might be more affordable.
The Answer:
It was 60 Years ago when Billy Cannon won the award
playing for Paul Dietzel on the LSU Tiger’s. Billy was whiz-bang player and became
the first NFL draft selection, but opted for bigger money in the new AFL. A highlight
of the Dietzel team were the “Chinese Bandits”, a name given to the 2nd
and 3rd team players who entered games with the job to disrupt
things. It was an exciting team, maybe the first America’s Team. They were the darlings
of America and they and Billy got a lot of press. Billy did very well as
premier player for Houston in the Startup AFL. After playing, he became a dentist
and things looked rosy until he was caught in a counterfeiting scheme after investments
went bad. He did well as a dentist in the penitentiary! But Cannon always had a
bit of bad boy rep, as Prior to his college stardom Billy and friends received a
suspended sentence for extorting money from men visiting Prostitutes. So Billy
was surely a Football, All-American, but certainly not Jack Armstrong! ”The
Chinese Bandits” -- Which brings us full circle to today and the trade negotiations
and theft of Intellectual property!
Bad plots are better
when the music is good. Maybe Congress should hire a National composer.
In the world of music
and art there are always the brash innovators. The first composers and artist
who see beyond the accepted and take the dramatic steps to open eyes and ears,
and, yes, suffer the slings and arrows of critics and those set in their ways.
That is, until others in their fields imitate and broaden the scope of their
daring. Yes, those who were there the night the maestro brought forth his 9th
knew something sounded different, but when the applause subsided, they also knew
they were part of something special. And a deaf man smiled.
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