Today's Tids Issue 5,319
Spontaneity:
One of the little hopes a writer may hold is that the reader at times pauses to reflect, and then goes back to re-read a paragraph or sentence again.
I think that the Woman's soccer finale is a good one with two semi underdogs playing in a World Cup final for the first time ever – Spain and England. Apparently, England's coach Serina Wiegman is some kind of a magician when it comes ot building a winner. She will be knighted by the King hoping that it will persuade her to stay when the US team throws big money her way. Well, I'll be god Dame-d, money won.
Have you noticed that most pronounced in all the reports of DT’s latest indictment is the singular fact that in Georgia the trial will be on TV. The networks and others are licking their chops over the potential rating’s bonanza and opportunities for sensationalizing. Yet, unfortunately not so hot for American worldwide prestige. Maybe they can get a Kardashian or Hoda as an assistant DA.
The “Pickles” comic strip for some reason had me laughing out loud at 5:51 this morning. Just one of those wonderful spontaneous things.
The Question:
I am always confused walking into a large liquor store trying to understand how I could actually pick one bottle of wine out of what seems like thousands of choices. About how many wineries do you think there are in the USA? Bonus: Who were the two drummers for the Beatles?
The Headlines:
--Markets Flatline at Opening, Soar into Positive Territory Mid-Morning; Target Warns; Fed to Release Meeting Notes at 2:PM; 90% if Analysts Expect No Rate Increase Now.
--Maui Deaths up to 101.
--China Regulators Fail to Sign Off on $5.4 Billon Deal that Would Allow Intel buy Israel’s Chip Maker Tower Semiconductor.
--Biden Eventually Going to Maui.
Several of the big retail operations are saying they expect lower results because college grads will have to pay back their loans. What kind of an economy are we building when future business relies on human irresponsibility, thousands of people defaulting on committed loans. In other words, the big retailers' forecasts have been based by big government paying for everything in theconmy How sad is that?
The TPL sent me a note saying he found the garage band which opened for eth world famous Doors -- The Hinges.
Did you see where Harvard is urging and abetting grad students to use Food stamps to eat. At those tuitions, you'd think they can afford to buy an egg sandwich.
The next time you decide to swim nude in a secluded quiet pond surrounded by lush greenery, be sure you aren’t in the middle of an army division holding camouflage exercises.
The Old Farmer’s Almanac is predicting cold and lots of snow for the upper Midwest and Northeast this winter. Yes, I dare use the world Cold in the face of multiple reports this week that July was the hottest July ever. Yet, here in RI we failed for the first time to have a 90-degree day. And August right now is much colder than historic averages. Weather is its own self. Time ot slick up the bottom of the toboggan.
One thing I am positive about... you grammarians out there must cringe at my use of non-sentence phrases.
I had to laugh this morning at the remarks of Congress candidate Sabina Mattos following the meeting of the RI Board of Elections Committee. She said, See I told you so, everything is ok. (She was referring to the fact that she had 729 good signatures versus the 500 necessary to get in a ballot) "Everything is ok”? Is everything ok when 45% of all the submitted signatures were fraudulent or of people dead and gone? There is nothing ok about crime.
On happier note, the mighty Smithfield RI Little League team kicks off its quest ti win in Williamsport today aaginst Henderson Nevada. These kids are resilient and tough.
The Answer:
There are 11,601 wineries in the United States. 83% of them ship 5000 and under cases while nearly 50% (49%) ship under a thousand cases. The monster winery is Gallo which ships over 100,000,000 cases a year. Holy Merlot, Batman! Bonus: Ringo Starr replaced the original drummer, Pete Best. Best was replaced by Ringo in 1962 just before the four became a worldwide sensation. According to multiple reports, Best was canned because the three, George, John, Paul, thought he was a “Lousy” drummer. 30 years later Paul McCartney called Pete to tell him he was geta sizable sum for is work on their successful Anthology recordings where he was drummer. It was probably around $10 Million according to several knowledgeable sources. Best would not confirm, but he was smiling.
Pete was lousy. Here’s Ringo's biggest s and only solo hit to get us over hump day.:
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