Maple syrup.

Today's Tids Issue 3,294

Opening Stuff:

 

Surely one of the great little joys of life is not having to wear shoes and socks.

 

I loved Netanyahu’s opening line to his speech to an Israel support group yesterday, “Never has so much been written about a speech that has yet to be given.”

 

Wouldn’t you think that a gourmet bakery in  the south would make really exceptional biscuits? I guess the concept of biscuits is just beneath some people.

 

The Question:

The highest paid celebrity on TV makes $47 Million/year! Who is it?

 

The Headlines:

--Iran Calls Obama’s 10 year Nuke Demand “Unacceptable”.

--NY Times Says Hillary May Have Broken Federal Record Keeping Laws; Used Personal Email System Bypassing Federal Recording.

--Iran Aiding Iraq Soldiers In Ticrit Offensive; Progress Being Made Despite Roadside Bombs.

--Afghan Army Expected To Mount Offensive Against Taliban In Coming “Fighting Season”.

--Libs To Skip Bibi Speech.

--Thieves Steal $4.8 Mil In Gold Bars From Truck Going From Miamai To Attleboro Mass Jewelry Company; Thieves Attack Armored Car On I95 In NC.

--Painter of Clinton’s Official White House Portrait Included Shadow Of Lewinski’s Blue Dressss.

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The Nasdaq reached the 5000 mark yesterday, and immediately images of the DotCom crash filled the heads of investors. Fortunately, Nasdaq is significantly more diversified and not built of stocks measured by burn rates. The DotCom bonanza was a complete fairytale, more academic theory than reality.. Today’s tech billionaires have learned how to put meat on the their fantasies.

 

There’s been a lot of talk about the Clinton’s nefarious contributors of big money to their fund. This is the stuff of political junkies and Repubs are gleefully rhapsodizing about the consequences of the dirty deed upon The Hill’s campaign. Of course, the vast majority of the potential Clinton voters have no idea about what the angst is all about, nor do they have any real interest in learning. In the minds of fans, the ugliness has no baring on the fact that she is a woman and a member of the give-away party.

 

McCafe may produce the best aroma upon opening the package of all of the coffees I have tasted lately. And it tastes very good too. Mickie D is in the coffee business and putting out very good coffee at lower prices than the fancy brands. I’m a fan.

 

The graphic designer wet dream packaging for all of these chic cutely named coffees are actually brilliantly executed and must be attractive to the buyer, making decisions difficult. The problem is, to me, that cans are much better way to store coffee, and the wider top is certainly significantly more convenient for scooping.

 

I was moderating a session on International Current Events a few days ago. One of the forty of fifty people asked the question: “How can 20,000 ISIS militants control 2,000,000 in Mosul. I said probably for the same reason that only about half of Americans vote in presidential years and about 1/3 in off year elections, most don’t care. They aren’t tuned in. Just leave me alone and Ill do what you want.

 

The newest report on least friendly states for business are the worst, Louisiana, followed by West Virginia, Kentucky, Mississippi, Alabama, Hawaii, New Mexico Oklahoma, Rhode Island and Tennessee. RI is moving up in the world.

 

The Answer:

Judith Scheindlin, also known as Judge Judy makes $47 Mil a year. Yikes! She just resigned for 3 more years and expects to go on til 2020. I watch.

 

How come down south everything is decorated with palm trees when up north where we have the magnificent Maple, stately Elm and mighty Oak – all by far more beautiful than the spindly palm – and we don’t put them on anything.

 

Today kicks off the opening of the Grapefruit League baseball season. Crack! I love the sound of the bat chitin the ball! Life is good again.

 

And I say, keep it slow. Too much of life is run by the clock, and baseball lets you drift.