Today's Tids Issue 6.060
Say Uncle:
Nothing would be finah,
For leaders meeting in China,
That each might persuade
To gain an edge in trade.
But behind faces deadpan
They're wondering the plan.
Affecting Taiwan and Iran.
It's nice to know that people still listen to music.
Politics has become so predictable, repetitious that it's not interesting anymore. Yeah, crass and angry too.
I always worry when I go into a restaurant and some of the employees are wearing jackets with the word in large letters, “Staff”.
The Question:
Name Ten Battles that helped shape America.
The Headlines:
--PPI Comes in much Hotter than Expected – 6% vs 4.8%; Now Wall Street Waits for News on Trump XI Meetings.
--SC Supreme Court overturns Alex Murdaugh Conviction; He Was Found Guilty of Murdering his Wife and Son; SC SC Says Judge and Prosecutor misdirected Evidence; Murdaugh Will remain in Prison for his Financial Criminal Activity.
--US Intelligence Assessments of Iran Military Capability is Significantly Stronger than Reported by Admin; Iran Retains 70-75 % of Missiles, Plus Control of 30 0f 32 Missile Sites in Hormuz Region.
--US Says Chinese Firms Plotting Secret Arms Sales to Iran.
--Walmart to Cut 1,000 Corporate Jobs to “Address Redundancy.”
Considering all the sarcasm I use when writing about movies and Hollywood, I have to say that the composers write some pretty great scores. They make the Actors look better, the plots scarier or more romantic or majestic. If you produce a movie and it looks like a dud in the initial viewing, hire a musician.
My fingers are still so frozen from playing golf this morning I can't type.
Another quiet golfer who was a pretty consistent performer in days gone by was Dow Finsterwald. I liked him. He was calm and resourceful, likeable. He finished in the top 10 45% of the time. He won 12 PGA Titles, one Major and was on 4 Ryder Cup Teams, He was also the non-playing Captain of the Winning 1973 team. He always seemed to be in it. How come nobody ever talks about Diow Finsterwald anymore.
Clint Eastwood when talking to inquiring fans about not looking his age borrows this quote from a friend of his: “I never let the old man in”.
Great idea.
One of my favorite baseball players who never seemed to get the proper recognitions was Brooklyn Dodger Right Fielder Carl Furillo – two NL Batting titles, and what an arm he had, consistently throwing out runners from right field.
Two baseball thoughts; I gave up baseball entirely when they moved the Dodgers to LA. To me, the most exciting plays in the game are outfield throws that cut down runners.
I'm looking at the weather reports, and this week looks like April and next week looks like May.
I love swimming neath the sea.
The calm.
The quiet.
The sunlight, shimmering above.
The surge.
That feeling of energy when I break the surface.
The Answer:
First, we had Bunker Hill. Then we have Yorktown, New Orleans, Mexico City, Gettysburg, Manila Bay, Second Marne, Midway, Normandy and Pusan Perimeter. The Mexico City was an interesting situation. President Polk ordered a daring move after Mexico refused US offers to buy land, and assigned General Winfiekd Scott ot force Mexico to acquiesce. After several US wins, they still didn’t, Mexico ambushed an Americal patrol on the Rio which added to the tension. Scott then led 12,000 US troops into Mexico and onto Mexico City to take on Santa Ana and avenge the ambush. He was outnumbered 3 to 1. Among the US heroes in that force were Robert E Lee, James Longstreet, George Pickett and in Particular US Grand who initiated and preformed several creative feats of bravery. Check it out.
A little music to get us over Hump Day.
