Today's Tids Issue 6,068
Always the Brave:
Why do we need wars.
Why should we need days to remember.
Yet the wars are fought.
And the solders die;
Too many return disabled or worse.
And Americans reach out.
We remember the bravery, never forgotten.
Wouldn't it be better, though,
If Memorial Day was one of hope,
That all would only fight for peace,
Before the bombs destroy.
My great grandmother and her sister were both pensioners of the Civil War. Their two men came home beaten, one after being released form the notorious Andersonville prison, He was never himself again. How can humans do what they do to other humans.
My friend couldn’t pay his water bill, so I sent him a get well soon card.
What maneuvering. What a finish to the Indy 500. I couldn't sit down.
The Question:
How many US Men and woman in the military have died in the hell of all the wars.
The Headlines:
--Americans Remember the brave, those who gave all for Freedom and security,
--Trump Says We Should Wait for Iran Peace Plan; Iran Says Deal Not Imminent.
--Russia Continues to Bombard Ukraine.
--DN Congo Ebola Deaths Rise to Near 1m000.
After watching the Indy 500, the Nascar 600 looked like it was standing still.
Thanks to Frank and Ernie for telling me that weeds that keep on coming back over again are called “Bloomerangs:”.
Most of the time the intersection of I95, Route 2 and Division Road in East Greenwich RI feels like the maneuvering at Indy. Gets your blood flowing fast.
Fomo can lead to some really bad investment decisions.
Someday I’ll study “Large Language Models” so I can explain it to you. But today is a short Tids day.
My ex-wife was struck by lightning, She’s now my current wife.
One reason to be careful about reporting the results of AI searches is because they are scouring information dumped into the internet by humans.
The NFL publicity machine is quite amazing. Right now in the midst of the NBA and NHL playoffs, the sports talk shows are mainly about the NFL schedule which doesn’t start until September.
Yesterday, the Nascar Coca Cola 609 was streamed in Amazon Prime. Streaming is a nuisance if you like watching several events at a time.
I always looked forward to the Memorial Day parade; standing there, hearing the drums int eh distance; anticipation. Watching neighbors all together. They were once the great focal point of community pride. Internet communities will never match it.
Well, it’s a short Tids day.
I'm still thinking, why do we need wars. Why did we ever need wars,,, to take something somebody else had. Why do loved ones have to come home in caskets, Oh what these brave men and women have given to us because only evil is in the hearts of some. Oh, the tears.
Let's hope they aren’t using AI to write the Iran peace plan.
The Answer:
655,000 deaths in the Civil War, which was the bloodiest. 476K wounded in action. The rest are WWII – 405.4, 670,846; WWI – 116.5, 204K; Viet Nam – 58.320, 153K; Korean - 36.6, 102.2; Global war on terror – 7K, 53.5K. That’s a total of 1.3 good Americans killed and 1.5 wounded. Between 35K and 75K were killed in the Revolutionary War, though most were from disease and hardship conditions.
Remember. Always remember and hope, one day that humans will look to peace
