Toda';s Tids Issue 6,127
Pals rule:
If I don't get out in the world more, it will pass me by.
In case you missed it, the National debt is now $39 Trillion, 922 Billion and it goes up One Million about every 20 seconds. That is unsettling. In fact the Government spending at the moment is at unprecedented levels for a year without emergencies. Oddly though, the resilience of our current economy is overcoming the imbalances. But that doesn't make insane overspending a great idea. Or help in the battle against intrinsic inflation.
In a new study we see that Parents nationally spent $40 Billion on youth sports in one year. Are the kids having more fun than I did when me and my pals picked sides to play ball on tattered fields, using splinterered bats and taped-up balls. I doubt it. but they may get an NIL bonus somewhere, and unfortunately, that's what it is all about.
My driving instructor told me to pull over somewhere safe. After 10 minutes he asked me why I hadn't pulled over. I said we are still in Chicago.
On grey, cloudy days, I always wear bright yellow shirts.
The Question:
Toyota, Ford and Chevy are way at the top of all cars sold. What is the number of cars sold ranking for luxury cars?
The Headlines:
--Markets Conflicted; Berkshire Hathaway Adds Big $18B Chunk of Alphabet to Portfolio; Micron Stock Hot.
--Trump Reduces Training Exercises in South Korea Because They Didn't Want to Get Involeved in Iran, and Because Trump Says he a has "Very Good" relationship with NK's Kim.
--Supreme Ciurt rejects Trump Appeal in Jean Caroll $5M Sex Case.
--US Second Largest Reservoir Lake Powell is at All Time Low Levels.
--Trump Son-in-Law Kushner Meeting with Netanyahu after Meeting with Head of Hamas.
--Ukraine and Russia Trade Deadly Strikes.
Kids are going back to college, reuniting with old friends, trying to get in a couple of beers before the trials of studying and getting passing grades becomes the essense of college. Right? Precollege kids are trying to squeeze the last juice out of summer, Yet silently within themselves looking forward to seeing many they haven't seen since June. Wondering what their new classes will be like, what teachers they will get. I actually remember it well. Yeag, the summer does wear away, and school was always there to breathe in new life.
The Red Sox aren't good enough to overlook last place teams.
And how about the Milwaukee Brewers going out to LA and taking down the Dodgers to remain the best team in baseball-- with a payroll less than half thatif the Dodgers. The LA Didgers are the new Ya, Ya, Ya... Bronx team. But that doesn't make the Bronx team lovable in any way.
I'd love to discuss the effects of the bond market, but it is oneof those subjects l that eludes my grasp. But not to the extent of wondering why people invest in Crypto. Sometimes it's nice ot e naive. It hides the pain.
Why don't the enemies of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles just flip them on their backs?
I live in a congressional s district that has had Democrat representation for over thirty years. Now I hav eth chice in a Repub primary between two who are described as a guy who is a Florida resident who was one who stormed the Capitol building versus another who condmends as an anti-vaccine advocate. When did Repubs stop being practical and steadying inflences for a rational government that follows the constitution? . If all those statements above were thoroughly true it it would fit nicely into my need for daily political sarcasm. Candidate One, Mellor, is a Maga through and through, but a native born RI'ser with some residential hanky-panky going on, But so does the incumbent Dem. Skoley, R candidate 2, is known partly for makiingban issue of not taking the covid vaccine, but they hey says were because of medical reasons particular tohis own health history He is a doctor. Of course, most of you tids readers could care a twit abut RI politics, but we are all aware of misinformation and the potential for more with social media and AI combined. I'm not saying I like either one of these two, but I'm using this Tidlet to point how little facts become explosive issues in today's digital age. AI is capable of taking anything in a candidate's past make it to look seriously suspect. Though some Politicians just stand up on a stage and do it to themselves.
Think about how much more dominant Scottie Scheffler would be if he was also a great putter, Yes, as hard as it may be to believe, sometimes putting eludes him.
The WNBA seems to have forgotten that it was the play of some bright new stars that got the attention of more fans.... and not sensationalized controversial headlines. For their league's growth sake, hopefully they'll get back to playing ball. Another of the league's problems form my point if view is that after colleges, including many women's games, and the long NBA seasons, I'm pretty much tired of watching people run up and down the court throwing up shots., Baseball is my summer game.
Last week I commented about my total disbelief about all the medea devoting so musch time to the trial of Mangeone who we all saw kill Brian Thompson by cold-bloodedly shooting him in the back But it got worse the other morning when CBS News broke into "The Price is Right" to have a discussion about his Pleas mainly of interest to lawyers and law professors. The Price is Right, they Broke into the Price is Right. Don't they understand America.
Moses was leading his people through the desert for 40 years. It seems, even in Biblical times men avoided asking the way.
People are worried that AI is taking over pollical campaigns. Actually, AI may be a quicker, less costly way to make comercials and ads. The problem arises when the information is made up and totally inaccurate. And that is only because of who is direscting AI. Millions of people can now put up a misleading ads on social media using AI tools. How do you regulate that and the bigger problem that a lot of people believe in anything that agrees with their own thoughts or agenda, regardless of truth.
There are two rules for success: 1) Don't tell all you know.
So, Kim of NK likes Trump a lot. Sometimes you read the news and just sit there and scratch your head,
The Answer:
Ok, Tesla now tops the luxury field just above BMW, Mercedes, and Lexus. Then there is a drop to Accura, Audi, Cadillac and Volvo. Then there are Lincoln, Land Rover, Porsche, Genesis, Mini, Alpha Romeo and lastly, meagerly, Jag, the one time symbol of high end driving.
See you all tomorrow. Time to go out and make people smile.
