Today's Tids Issue 3,234
Opening Stuff:
There are a lot more
dividers in power in this country, than healers. That’s for sure. Maybe we
all need Jiminy Cricket to return and wish upon a star. You know Jiminy, with a
conscience.
A guy was ruing
the idea of celebrating the birthday of arguably the greatest President ever,
George Washington, with mattress sales! JFK, Clinton sure…but George?
The new world is
not better exemplified than the reaction to insults by the leader of North
Korea who in response to his distaste for the new film The Interview, ordered
his tech guys to hack into Sony, Several films like Still Alice and the new
Annie have been leaked into the world of piracy. Five Star Hacker may just become the highest ranking officer in
the armies of the future. Get used to change because it is coming at you more
rapidly that ever.
If there has ever
been a friend of the USA in recent times we don’t want, it’s Turkey.
The Question:
Young people fear growing old based mainly upon a
misunderstanding of what really happens when aging occurs. Name five most
prevalent fears about oldness among 1-64 year old peple and the % of people
over 65 who actually experience it.
The Headlines:
--Wall Street Still Looking For Year End Rally.
--Lawmakers Thwart Obamas Ability To Shut Down Gitmo.
--ISIS Leader’s Wife, Son Captured.
--Group f Roving Teens Bludgeon Bosnian Man To Death With
Hamers Near Ferguson.
--Rampaging Killer Of 4 In West Virginia Found Dead.
--O Admin Moiving T de-“Milatarize” Police Across Nation.
The country is
probably in the grasp of deflation. Predicted here, and also in intelligent
circles, as inevitable with the rise of global economics. The US income used to
be generated through value added but now it’s only the impetuous from the “I
wanna higher salary” chorus. By the way, I read somewhere today that the next
proclamation from the White House will be to force companies to pay more
overtime.
One of my favorite
Christmas songs is Candlelight Carol.
I’m thinking that one
of the scariest things in the USA is all of this Internet insecurity
Joan of Arc was
Noah’s wife.
I actually have to
leave the room when they start hawking the juicers on the TV. They fill the
canister with a garden of vegetables and mash it into a thick soupy bilious green.
Drinking that to me seems worse than waterboarding.
Speaking of
mattresses, I can’t believe people buy so many that you need a sleep store
on practically every corner. Actually I sleep very well because I send all of
my anxiety out in the Tids.
There were several
good performances on The Voice Last Night. I thought Damian was outs
tanding and perfaps the best of the night. Matt McAndrews was also good as he
joined D in passionate pleas. Craig wayne looked poised but I didn’t thin k song
choie gave him much o work with. Danika was excellent but then she was sig on
of y favorites from Heart. While my ear said this song is repetitious and is
getting tedius, Chris Jamison is an outstanding pop singer. My attitude about
TYLOR WAS SIILAR. Ryan sang nicely, but he is still and underperformer. Luke
Wade tried to be different, but this talented guy missed it. Three are going
hime, and in my mind it should be Taylor, RYan and Luke (Off of last night’s
performance). But it’s all about voter loyalties now, and Danika and Damian could
replace Taylor and Luke on the out list. We’ll see. Whatever the results, we
are going to lose somebody good.
I got a phone call
from a great old friend today. It was good. It got me to thinking -- why am
I such an asshole who never makes calls.
A guy I didn’t know
before Thursday was waxing eloquent over the friendliness of Midwesterners,
especially over North easterners. I disagreed nicely but vehemently -- that I
thought people in the East were quite nice. He wouldn’t let it go, telling me I
was so jaded living here that I was unable to recognize real friendliness. Then I learned that he was
born and grew up in New Jersey – and it all came together.
The Answer:
Number one fear of youths is memory loss, yet only 25% of
oldies experience it. The youths fear not driving but only 14% give it up. Next
is serious illness only experienced by 21%. Of the rest of the imagined ills of
growing gray, actual experiences shows that only 21% are less sexually active,
20% feel sad, 9% don’t feel needed, 17% are lonely, 16% have trouble paying
bills and 10% feel they are a burden. So the next time a kid tries o help you
along, just tell them they’re imagining it.
Let’s Wish Upon A
Star:
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