Today's Tids Issue 3,202
Opening Stuff:
One of the little keys to life is to compromise a
little luxury in order to accommodate a bigger opportunity.
The Director of Association of Physicians
and Surgeons,
Jane Orient, said yesterday that the CDC has more “Absurd” and
expensive restrictions on the minor irritant Second hand smoke and other
non-hazards, than those regarding Ebola, a lethal organism. Another
reason why he word politics is lethal to the American
society, or any society for that matter.
Did you see where “Tank Man”,
ex-Prez candidate Michael
Dukakis testified in support of Boston Bomber Pal? He said the kid was a
nice boy and confused by the FBI. In addition, his lawyers added that
the boy was “High on Marijuana” and didn’t remember what or if he did
anything? Thinks about it – with the legalization
of MJ we may never a have any young people in jail of “High on Pot” is
allowed to condone any bad or criminal behavior. “I didn’t know I was
driving while impaired because I had too much to drink!” Yikes.
Note:
A lab technician who handled the specimens
of the Liberian who died of Ebola in Dallas has been quarantined on a
Carnival Cruise Line trip. This is a classic example of how easily the
Toxic disease could be spread no matter how great the US medical system
as described by Tom Frieden. Sytems are good
until you introduce human behavior.
The Question:
Double “Q” Friday: 1.
Every year, American homeowners
lose millions to creepy-crawly pests. But there are several easy
preventative steps people can take to protect themselves from the tiny
marauders. Name five.
2. The “Global Dow has been hanging in there during the downturn of the US Dow. What stocks comprise the G-Dow?
The Headlines:
--Wall Street Looking At Rally To End Week’s Horror Show; Opens Up 180; Up 66 At 11:30..
--Giant Hurricane Gonzalo Baring Down On Bermuda.
--Saddam
Hussein Former Pilots Said To be Training IS Fighters; MIG 21 and MIG
23 Jets Were Captured In Takeover Of Syria Airports.
--SF Giants to Join KC In WS.
==President Obama names Ebola Tzar – Biden Pal And Beltway Hack Ron Klain.
--Joe
Biden’s Son Dismissed From Navy After Testing Positive For Cocaine;
This Was Second Chance For Veep Son Who Had former Charges Waved.
If the government is worried
more about the economy
of Liberians than the health of Americans, are they really doing their
number one job? The CDC Chief said yesterday, That they don’t want to
restrict travel to West Africa because it would just harm the economies
there. I thought CDC was a medical department,
not the commerce department. Politics makes people incredulous.
If Bill Belechick
is a “Defensive Genius” how come
last night’s defense against the so-called hapless Jets didn’t look any
better than the sieve like defenses that lost two super bowls to the
Giants and an AFC championship to he Colts? You’d think a genius would
learn from past history. Or is the definition
of genius, a-r-r-o-g-a-n-t?
Remember that the Dow
is just 30 of the thousands
of stocks available for trading. It hurts when those thirty are down
because most people think that because they’re among the biggest and
best run companies, that they are safer.
The new winter wear rage
from Patagonia to LL Bean
seems to be the downy, puffy jackets, you know colorful versions of the
kind that the North Korea army wore during the Korean war. Personally I
don’t like em, so I guess I’ll be out of style until my look returns in
about 5 or 6 years. I’ll just keep wearing
the same smle on my face.
You’ll know the fashion fad is waning when you start
seeing racks of them in TJ Maxx or Marshall’s.
The big new growing dining fad
is “Digestives”, which
are typically expensive, sweetish specialty wines that supposedly put a
perfect end to great meal – let you push away the table with the
perfect taste in your mouth. Personally, I like the taste of rich brown
gravy and I doubt if any digestive could improve
the experience. But, the real problem with this emerging market for
grape growers is that it is utterly confusing, like walking into a wine
stoe with thousands of alternatives. The truth is that many of these
Digestives are what we used to call after dinner
liquors. If I ever need a digestive, I’ll take Hennessey. I like
simple..
Yesterday,
a well known political operative justified
out right lying in ads as “Just politics.” I thought he felt he looked
foolish. And people wonder why fewer and fewer people vote, unless of
course, the dead in Chicago.
While I still feel the wounds,
more like knife stabbings
than pinpricks, there still hope that this week’s Wall Street
projectile vomiting wasn’t the beginning of the huge downfall. One big
reason is that the experts on Clueless Lane are as confused as ever,
with most having trouble putting a finger on the reason
for the mid week calamity. So there will be some upward surges, maybe
throughout the rest of the year, but a day of reckoning is still in the
future for sure.
Reading between the Lines, Movie reviews:
--Fury
is the big Promo movie of the week – “WWII movie of the Century,” they
say -- and it isn’t that great. It overdoes the gore and blood,
and loses its reason for being in the over the top actions of the
actors. Don’t expect more than a WWII movie that doesn’t add much to he
genre. I’ll take Battleground.
--The
Best of Me is a High School Sweethearts re-united 20 years later,
movie. The two were driven apart in HS because she was rich and he
was from the word side of the social spectrum. They find their fries
still buring and fall back in love after re-meeting a funeral, but the
original forces against them return, even though the guy has risen above
his past…and this time the trheats are more
serious. It is not great, but won’t be a waste of money for some.
--The
supposed feel good movie is and English film, Pride. During the
Thatcher years the National Union of Miners is on strike and a
Gay-Lesbian
alliance in London raises money for families – rejected initially by
hard nose union members. The G-L group picks a small mining village in
Wales where they go, and lo and behold the two sides find that standing
together is the best union of all. I think you
can write this one.
ISIS would never
have made to a 7-11 if Carrie Mathison was in Baghdad.
The Answer:
1.
First, destroy bridges by trimming away tree,
bush branches that touch the house. Eliminate entry points – Holes in
screens, siding and hiding places in cabinets or baseboards. Keep your
kitchen, eating places clean, free leftover crumbs. Keep gutters,
downspouts free of leaves – breeding places for mosquitoes.
Inspect basement and attic, looking for nesting materials, droppings
and damage. Repair leaks that make rotting wood a temptation for
termites. Look for nesting sites around the yard and remove
immediately. Feel better?
2. The Global Dow consists of 150 stocks including all of the
American companies like IBM, Verizon, Alcoa, Wal-Mart and P&G, plus a
broad array of overseas companies Like Nippon Steel, Tata steel,
Nintendo, NewsCorp, Novartis, China Construction Bank,
canon and Honda. ( Check it out --
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Global_Dow ) .
I must have a lot of free time, because these recent
Tids seem longer. I think I’m in a quantity over quality era.
This should make you smile into the weekend:
Have a good one E-v-e-r-y-b-o-d-y!!
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