Today's Tids Issue 3,117
Opening Stuff:
 
First there were ten, then twenty. Fifty. One hundred and twenty. And still they came, Predators all. Circling. Thrashing. The seas were churning, foaming as the hunger intensified. They smelled the prey and it became a scene of porpoise eat porpoise to get to the rich prize first, as each maneuvered for the strike position. The prey was Bermuda and the predators were sailing ships and their crews from around the US and the world. 190 of them sailed off into the empty, often forbidding ocean about an hour or so ago. 190 sleek ships with strong, saavy men and women to guide them. Large sails, small sails. Sloops, Yawls and Ketches. Three masters. It was a beautiful sight on a cloudless cool humidity-free day, as each of these sculpted, magnificent ships fought for the advantage that would send them to victory in the oldest, most respected ocean sailing race. Newport to Bermuda. And I stood on the shore with thousands, all with smiles on their faces and awe in the hearts.
 
Volatility is the word of the moment on Wall Street today. That means that nobody knows what the other going is going to do, and the Iraq skirmishes give license for more people to know nothing.
 
I was driving down a country lane in mid island yesterday when I noticed to my left in a field of lolling cows, a 12-13 year old, quite hefty and vastly overweight boy running like the wind. Eyes shut, arms pumping, sweat rolling down this cheeks, resolute, he pushed; his chubby legs churned and he seemed to be reaching down for every last bit of energy. Wow, I thought this kid is determined to get that body in shape. Then I heard through the still air of lazy farms, whimsical music, and I looked up away from the boy to the road ahead. There it was, the goal, an ice cream truck! He was gaining on it. A true champion.
 
By the way, beginning with this week end the days start to get shorter. Winter is just around the corner. So don’t pay attention to hot July. It is an illusion.
 
The Question:
Where were you when the OJ verdict came down?  Bonus: Name five attorneys involved in the case.
 
The Headlines:--Boehner Asks President To Send US Troops To Mexican Border.
--New Concerns Arise Over "Dangerously Overvalued" Stocks.
--ObamaCare Signees Struggling With Premium Payments.
--Dems Joining Repubs In Disbelief Over Missing IRS Records.
--“O” Extends Family Leave Rights For Same Sex Couples.
--Hundreds Of Egypt Women And Girls Kidnapped And Converted To Islam.
--Markets Up But Tender.
 
We’re in the process of anointing a Queen
Some would call her, Hillary the Mean.
Oft condescending, and will demean.
A cackling soul which to me is obscene.
When Irate she’s a venting machine.
With an extra-overactive spleen.
But she says she’s America’s dream,
And her record, spit polish clean.
And the pleas from her Beghazi team,
She swears that she’s never seen.
So lemmings abound oh so serene,
Quietly waiting to splay serpentine.
How can we, ever change this scene!
 
One of the big discussions around the World cup opinion circuit is flopping. Then I realized that the NBA and President Obama have been flopping for years. So why shouldn’t such a global sport be in touch with a Nobel Prize Winner.
 
A good reader writes to say that Ithaca College in upstate NY near Ivy Cornell is one of the best for Theater Arts. And several people I know have blossomed in theater at Catholic U in DC.
 
When buying Reggiano Parmesan you get what you pay for. If you find it at an extraordinary low price you soon discover that you’re just eating cheap cheese, despite the name.
 
I would hate being a sales person today considering that an employer will know where you are by tracking your phone and EZ pass, and know what you’re thinking by reading your emails and watching your web travel. “So, how could you have a $400 dinner in New Jersey with six clients when your EZ Pass says you were in Massachusetts? And the GPS in your company car took you to your wife’s best friend’s house and then to a ball game; and you company credit card activity shows that bought seventeen beers, and was used to bail you out of jail.” It’s no fun  being a salesman any more.
 
More and more It appears that the real reason Dems want a higher minimum wages is to pay for the higher costs of ObamaCare.
 
It’s nice that people want to save the earth by packing their own cloth bags at grocery stores. But, they should have to pass a packing test before being allowed to pack their own while blocking lines.
 
Reading Between the Lines Movie Reviews:
--Well, if you like Frankie Valie music then ether’s a chance you might like the Clint Eastwood highly promoted Jersey Boys. Then again you as a FV fan might go mad waiting for the first big song as the drama of his and his friends lives dominates the first hour. It’s about Frankie and the Mob for a good part of the film, and yet that is the real story of the popular singer, often masked by the power of his music. Me, I saw the play, and that’s about all I need. But, those who go will probably find it likeable.
--I have no intension of even coming close to seeing Think Like A Man 2. The only thing cool about it to me is that it reminds me of the name of one of Valie’s songs, and that’s a nice coincidence.
(Note: I’m just going to stop reviewing some of the junk being produced for the theater and TV. Some of it is just too far away from a rational world, that my opinions are irrelevant)
 
Is there any humor on current TV sitcoms that isn’t related to “Gettin’ Laid”?
 
The Answer:
I was in Palmer Massachusetts having lunch with clients. I remember how the bar area went silent when  it was announced the verdict was coming, and the sounds of dismay when  it was read by the Jury.. Bonus: I’m remembering Marsha Clarke and Christopher Darden fit. There was Johnny Cochran and F. Lee Bailey. There was Robert Shapiro, Gerald Uelman, Robert Blasier, Carl Douglas and Robert Kardasian! And of Course Alan Dershowiz. How many hours did you spend watching?
 
Well we made it through another week. Happy weekend E-v-e-r-y-b-o-d-y!
:o)