Today's Tids Issue 6,180
At the Delta:
Have all the tricks been played. Has all the bombast been basted. Is it now just sit and wait or is there one last weeekend explosion to come. Yes, in just five days we'll start seeing the results of it all. And fifty percent of the country will be unhappy.
I'm more worried about Alphabet losing over half a trillion dollars in a day. Zowie, yikes and Holy craparino, Batman. And that followed today by massive losses in the Mag seven.
Is today AI Reckoning day? The markets are telling us something. Is it confluence day when all the streams of doubt surge together. How long can words and theories support facts.
Thoughts of a Dog: Stealing a sock from the laundry: easy. childish. been done many times before. Stealing a sock directly from the human’s foot: brave. daring. immediately in the history books.
The Question:
Who are considered the five greatest orators of US Presidents?
The Headlines:
--Crypto Exchange Binance Withdrawals Halted After hackers Steal $6.3 Billion; North Korea May Be Culprit.
--Court Rejects Trump's Latest Effort to Impound California Ballots.
--Nasdaq in Dumpster Early, Dow Joins later for Probable Disaster at Closing; Alphabet says it is Happy That AI is Canibalizing its Biggest revenue Stream.
--Intel Stock Plunges 26% on Terrible Outlook; Worst day Since 1974.
--Pope Leo Cats Historic US Vote.
--DoJ Subpoenas California Election Officials; New Subpoenas Issued in Alaska Case.
Somebody just stole $6.3 billion in crypto. What do you do with it?
The Pack woke up and the TidsPickers are already down One. Our record after last week's 7-7 is now 60.5-46.5 (56.5%). The big five ganes are pretty good – Ravens-Bills, Browns –Steelers, Vikes-Lions, Chiefs-Broncos and maybe the best of the week – Seattle and Chicago... two mighty "D's". The big issue in the Buffalo Baltimore game, is Jackson Playing? He is. Will he be able to run like Jackson is Q2. I don't think so. I'm picking the Bills. Not only are Pitt and Cleveland historic rivals, they are playing for first place in the AFC North. It will be close an I like the Browns, but I think the Steelers are a little better overall. The Lions are still in position to win the NFC North and nobody is sure that Minn is for real. This is their test. They will fail. I take Detroit. The Broncos seem to have flaws. But the Chiefs looked quite ordinary last week. The Chiefs bounce back. Chicago is making believers out of a lot of people. Caleb W has the feeling. They are tough. But for some reason, I think the Seahawks are tougher. If they show up. They will this weekend.
On to the rest. Who knows about the Cowboys. Arizona is quite iffy. I'll take Dallas. The Raiders and Jets surpassed early expectations. Both now look disheveled. This is a tough pick. I'llpick the Raiders. No, I'll pick the Jets, Yeah, the Jets. TB woke up. The falcons did too. But I'll Baker Mayfield and his Bucs. I have to pick the Jags over the Colts and the Bengals over the Titans. The Battle of LA is on this weekend. It shoulda bina good one. Is this the day the Chargers wake up. Or are they really hopeless. The Rams are probably just too good for an awakening this weekend. I have to pick the Rams. Washington and Philly is normally a huge game. Not this year, I don't know who to pick. I'll go Eagles to surprise me. Lastly, it is my Pats against the Dolphins who finally won last week. The Pats are pretty good this year. I pick them and hope for no more injuries.
Actually, I don't know if anybody reads these picks, but it is one of my little fun things in life to do. Humor me.
Pentagon Officials working with Congress are Quietly Planning for $4 Trillion in cuts to Trump's Millitary Budget. DC observers are saying it is a sign of expected headwinds following Elections. My defense contractor stocks aren't looking so hot.
Cats don't play poker in the jungle because there are too many cheetahs.
Sometimes a restaurant with the right atmosphere can overcome mediocre food options. Of course, the best atmosphere are the people at the table
Italian Restaurants are the dominant restaurant flavor in the US. Its restaurant count is skewed higher because of the overwhelming number of pizza joints. But, watch out trattoria-ville, Mexican restaurants are growing so fast that Italian restaurants' could eb surpassed in the next decade, 35 to 80% of Americans enjoy Italian but Maexian is closing thc gap with 33-36%, and now with at least one Mexican restaurant in 99% of US counties, But, here's the real news, Gen Z'ers and Millennials strongly prefer Mexican and Asian over Italian with Mexican a strong Number 1.
Personally, I like a good sauerbraten and spaetzle.
The College football weekend looks weak. A fun game is up the road from here – Notre Dame and Navy. I'm a big Navy fan but It won;t be fun for Navy. The best meaningful game is Florida-Georgia. Also, while not as glamorous, Cincinnati-Utah is a big game too. Games that may have been great in the past like Florida State and Clemson are on and meaningless. Miami could make UNC's Belichick really angry. Ohio State-USC is another that might have been a great intersectional game in the past. Now its just a below average Big 10 Game. But I'll get sucked into something.
I fail to see the advantage of streamed sports. There's still commercials and it's much harder to watch three different games at once. Maybe streaming goes better with tacos.
It's Friday afternoon. It's peaceful. I think most people have had their fill of political hyperbole. I'm feeling a wave of relaxation enveloping me, And I like it. There was a time when a candidate spoke to you from the back of a train, and then the train moved on. Politics was better before media consultants.
The Answer:
Abe is considered Number One, FDR follows. Then we have the very listenable JFK. Number 4 and 5 are Ronald Reagan and Barack Obama.
Have a great Weekend, E-v-e-r-y-b-o-d-y!!
