Today's Tids Issue 5,858
Dreams among daisies:
Wistful,
Can be blissful
On a lazy day in July.
One thing I know is that Americans will find a way to feed the hungry who governments have cut out of the loop.
Doesn’t it seem like there have been a lot of old-time celebrity deaths lately. How does the media pick eth ones they go overboard celebrating?
So, one of the wittier friends of Tids a writes to say: “I was watching an Australian Master Chef episode, and the audience clapped when the chef made Meringue. I was surprised, Australians usually Boo meringue.”
The Question:
Who was the w first woman to walk in space?
The Headlines:
--Markets Floating; Japan Pushes Back Against US View of Trade Deal; Intel Stumble's.
--Starvation Becoming Major Problem Gaza.
--FCC Approves $8 Bil Skydance-Paramount Merger.
--Tesla to Launch Robot Taxis in San Fran this Weekend.
--Powell and Trump at Odds Following Unusual Presidential Visit to Fed Building Construction Site; Prez Softens Tone later.
--Thailand Warns that Clashes with Cambodia Could Rise to War.
In case you didn’t know, Skydance which is taking over Paramount is owned by David Ellison who just happens to be the son of the second richest man in the world, Oracle Founder Larry Ellison. Jeez... and I thought he was just a kid who had a good idea while in college and worked his way up to super rich status.
A woman who Chairs the board for a coffee shop cooperative in Rockland Maine writes to tell me that the NY Times was at their shop for five hours getting grass roots info for a stray about the high cost of coffee. Some shops across Maine, Including this one, are wondering how to balance higher costs with keeping customer happy as some Brazilian coffee seems to up near 70-80%. Is the diappearnc of small business worth the price of getting new manufacturing factories full of robots?
Not unsurprising, Japan differs with The White House over some key points in the just ballyhooed deal, and especially how the profits from the $550 Billion Japan Investment will be divided. The US says it gets 90% while Japan says it was to split the profits. Oh yeah and American consumers will see arise in costs for Tariffs. It appears that the base of 10% as announce on “Liberation Day” has risen to 15%.
Do screaming mobs on streets during morning TV talk shows and singer performances really like what they are hearing, or they just madly cheer and wave to get on TV, “Look at me, Mom”.
The USA was great because it found a way to strike a balance between diverse citizens. Even though we had to fight a civil war to od it. It seems as though we are at war within.
The summer used to start to wind down after the Folk and Jazz festivals in Newport RI. Now those big events seem to be a kickoff for the extended season that lasts until mid-October.
AI may be smart enough to write for you, that is if you want to lose your personality. But I have to say it can find anything really, really fast. And sadly, that could become finding a way to become us.
I never allowed myself to like the use of form letters and AI is just an advance form of form letter writing. But then I’ve always done things the hard way. It feels more rewarding when you get there.
Tesla maybe has lost its magical position in the car industry. Some auto analysts are asking, are they just another car company fighting off increased competiton with good technology. Things like this come with advancing maturity.
The Answer:
She was Soviet Cosmonaut Svetlana, Yevgenyevna Savitskaya. It's always good to remember the firsts. History these days has a way of losing things.
The Tids will be funnier next week. I rpomise
Have a great weekend, E-v-e-r-y-b-o-d-y!!
