Today's Tids Issue 4.614
Blurring Weekends:
The ideal scenario,
considering all aspects of the current world weirdness, would be to have the
financial curve mirror the so-called flattened CV cases curve. People, are
sequestered at home to mitigate the spiking of cases over too short of a time
period. Too bad we didn’t sequester the brokers.
Americans are proving
that they can think and agree as one entity. I would say that if in these times
there was one singular evil segment in society, that most all would pick the panic
buyers and hoarders. Aside from dying, that is probably the worst aspect of the
current situation. See flattened curve Tidlet above.
In peaceful times
when not hoarding, they are probably littering.
Want to Groan:
Last week I was asked by a friend to pick up his sister at the ruler factory. I
was centimeter.
You have to love the Mayor of Buffalo NY,
Byron Brown who told his constituents at his daily CV briefing – that if they wanted
to celebrate the Patriot’s Tom Brady leaving the NFC East, they would have to
avoid large masses and preferably do it at home with less than 10 people!
Irony: Catching the flu
while going out to buy disinfecting wipes.
The Question:
Who was the pleasant old detective who wore a ratty looking
rain coat, smoked a cigar and drove a beat-up old convertible? Sir, just one more
question.
The Headlines:
--Stocks Opening Higher; Stocks Still Looking Stable
At Mid-day Market Cautiously Optimistic; Everything Is Still Fragile.
--Economic Indicators Expected To Be Down As Result Of
Government Closures.
--Cal Gov Gavin Newman Orders 40,000,000 To Their
Homes; Will Only Be Allowed To Go To Supermarkets And Drug Stores.
--Senators Kelly Loeffler and Richard Burr Sold Off
Huge Amounts Of Stock Following Senate Classified Briefings On Coronavirus;
Diane Feinstein And James Inhofe Also Shown To Have Sold Big Blocks.
--USA Coping, For Now.
Gas is getting really cheap,
but nobody is going anywhere.
Is the stock market
appearing to be more orderly because it is all electronic trading now?
With the advent of this national emergency,
it seems that empty nesters are finding their flocks knocking on the back screen-door. Nothing like a little Mom and Dad love when dreams
get interrupted.
Unless you are a teen
cavorting on sandy beaches because your need to just party is more important than
ebbing careful and considerate I dangerous times.
With an attitude like
party at all times regardless, we may have lost WWII.
Could it possibly
be that we may today actually see an upbeat end to a yesterday run into an
upbeat start for today. This has not happened in at least two weeks. I’ll believe
it when I see it at 4:00 PM.
After panic buyers,
the next most evil people could be those senators who, If true, sold off huge blocks
of stock following classifieds virus briefings.
Could it be that it
was Burr under the saddle that actually started the stock market bucking?
This economic situation is not good,
even for eternal optimists like me. A lot of economic fixes could be nice in
theory, but unfortunately many of these skimpy margin, service business may not
exist to take advantage of low/no interest SBA loans, and other economic stimuli
to boost businesses. How that works out determines the answer about how fast we
can bounce back.
Did you ever think that running
your dishwasher would be a major event in your life?
I remember a week or so ago
when I jokingly commented that it would not surprise me to read that some people
began drinking disinfectant as a means of protecting themselves against the virus.
But now with announcement of the possibilities of Chloroquine for use as a Coronavirus
therapeutic, the cost of fish tank anti-parasite Chloroquine Phosphate has
jumped online from $9.99 to $500. Health authorities are now warning American
not to ingest it. This is true, folks.
I once remember reading a law suit case
where a woman won a huge settlement because a microwave manufacturer didn’t put
in their owner’s manual, “Do not use to dry cats after baths.”
I’m getting CV
info that can only be viewed on Facebook. Even the threat of this virus will not
get me to sign up.
I just hope Wall Street isn’t surprised
by deregistering Economic indicators. They would be all the result of a self-fulfilling
prophecy directed related to the plunge itself. It should all be already factored
in.
I would have to believe
that one of the toughest jobs these days would be sports editors trying to find
anything of interest to fill 3 or 4 pages.
Two negative economic factors
that could impact our recovery might be wealthy investors facing huge margin calls
and second-home owners who need rentals to offset high-priced mortgages. Think
of the ramifications of that.
The good news
going around today is that Hallmark TV is going to have a weekend of Back-to-Back
Christmas Movies.
I hate to even think like this
in these dire times, but the USA is beginning to look like the Freedom-less socialist
state the far left would envision for us.
Tom Brady:
“I have always believed that Well Done is better than Well Said.
I have been trying to make these Tids a Happy
Place this week, all the time actually, but this week in particular.
But, I guess the negative news just caught up with me. Avoiding the truth doesn’t
help anybody. I do think that a lot of newscasts focus more on what’s going wrong,
small mistakes by government people instead of looking for what gives us all hope.
We definitely need hope. And the truth.
“Reading Between the Lines Move Reviews”
is closed today. There are no theaters so there are no new releases. So next
week I will try to come up with a continuing list of best entertainment options
for binging. But then what do you do when the binging is over? Note: Some movies
will now be going directly to Streaming. Two new flics going into your homes
are previously reviewed The Invisible Man and The Hunt.
The Answer:
Loveable old detective “Columbo” played by so well
by Peter Falk will be available for streaming. It could be hours of fun, and I suspect
most of us have forgotten how the mysteries were solved.
There is every reason
to be as happy as a clam sitting at home. You don’t have to go outside and Jog.
This Tids guy
is always thinking of you all. Keep smiling.
And have a great weekend
in place. Or better yet take a drive to a beautiful place and a walk around when
you get there. Use some of that low-cost gasoline. make an environmentalist
weep.
This one always brings
a smile:
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