The Reckoning.

Today's Tids Issue 4,703

Just way too many factions, fracture:

 

Today could seem like black Thursday for investors as it appears we will be getting reports of the worst Quarter in American history. Bleaker than  depression eras of the past. A Bloomberg consensus will tell us, it is expected that in the second quarter, “The economy contracted at an annualized rate of 39%.” Optimists will be looking for less than horrific forecasts to support the last vestiges of optimism for a future recovery. It is even considered good news that this report will show us an economic hiccup caused by  an unheard of lockdown of thee economy, which will never be repeated again. It is a big Hiccup and it may need more than somebody behind us shouting” Boo!”. But a hiccup, just the same.

 

Why do retired people go on vacation? To get away from relaxation.

 

I have heard from a knowledgeable wine guy that because of Covid you can get great deals on very good California wine by the case.

 

A test tube baby has a womb with a view.

 

The Question:

As we all know by now celebrity and game show host Regis Philbin just passed at age 88. Who are considered the best game show hosts of all time?

 

The Headlines:

--Markets Expected To Open Seriously Lower AS wall Street Awaits GDP Report From bad Q2; Facebook, Amazon, Apple And Alphabet To Post Earnings After Closing Today.

--US Covid Deaths Pass 150,000 Mark; Texas, Cal And Florida See New record In Covid Deaths; Australia State Of Victoria Hit By Huge CV Case Rise; New Lockdowns There Excepted; Britain Expands Isolation Fearing Possible “Second Wave”.

--New Storm Isaias Is Nearly 350 Miles Wide And Is Aimed Up The Florid Peninsula; There Is Uncertainty About Strength; Storm Now Near Puerto Rico, Seems On Track To Terrorize East Coast.

--Dems Beat Up Big Tech For Bigness; Repubs Beat Up Techs For Bias.

--Repubs In Senate Frustrated By Inclusion Of Non-Covid Items In Stimulus 2 Proposals.

--Over 100 Police Agencies Pulling Out Of DNC Security Arrangements For Democrat Convention

 

People seem to be amazed that young teens don’t know Beatles’ music. I’m thinking that I in my early teens would have had to have had an appreciation of 1890’s tunes. And, we were so big into Mairzy Doats that we didn’t about those 90’s care at all.

 

In case you are tested, some of the Pop Tunes of the 1890’s were “Semper Fidelis March”, “Anvil Chorus”, “Down upon the Suwanee River”, “The Mocking Bird”, “The Washington Post March”, “Throw him Down McCloskey” and “You’ll Miss Lots of Fun When You Are Married” by John Phillip Sousa and Edward Taber. Yeah, they weren’t top of mind for a fifties kid.

 

“What’s another word for thesaurus?” --Steven Wright

 

I now have a better understanding of outdoor dining. And I’m enjoying it.

 

Ah Congress. Just when American industry and business is trying to overcome the scourge, the burden wrought by Covid, our August body goes after some of the most successful among us.

 

The Disease Among Us, Department:

Who has cancelled more of American tradition and culture – Covid or protesting children at play?

 

The stock market is beginning to reach back up to pe-Covid highs. Is it too high?

 

I don’t know about you but Houston Pediatrician Dr. Stella Immanuel sounds like a certified nut job to me.

 

The Answer:

Number is Alex Trebek! After Alex comes Bob Barker and then Richard Dawson, Gene Rayburn, Pat Sajak, Bob Eubanks, Monty Hall, Dick Clark, Steve Harvey and at #10. Allen Ludden. The next group has Chuck Woolery, Bill Cullin, Regis, Wink Martindale, Drew Carey, Peter Tomarken, Wayne Brady, Ray Combs, Jim Perry and at #20 , Jim Lange. The original Jeopardy host, Art Fleming is all the way down at #24. Other notables form the past lower than 30 are Jack Barry, Garry More, John Daly, Dennis James and Bert Parks.

 

Covid is proving once again that there is a prominent part of the population who have no sense of responsibility. That it’s me or nothing.

 

“Is it weird here, or is it just me.” –Steven Wright