Today's Tids Issue 3,319
Opening Stuff:
If you aren’t relearning,
you’re dyin’. This advancing tech world brings so many daily changes, not only to the
way you manipulate devices, but also then ramifications from the devices that
are foisted upon us. If we have ever had to remain cool and under control in
our daily lives, it is in this era of app wizardry. It would be nice to grow
old comfortably oblivious to he hecticness of society, but somehow being an outcast
in a new dynamic society is becoming more unsettling. But if retirees think it
is tough to garner the changes, think of the younger generations who see great
jobs disappearing right before their eyes. And, kids looking at a world ahead which
may never be close to that that so fondly described by parents. So, I’m guessing
I will morph into this changing technical world, but I will have real trouble
adjusting if people keep on messing with sound morals and values. If we can
hold those virtues which are the essence of a civilized, understanding and
considerate society, than every generation can grow positively no matter what
new eras bring.
Yes, we are in a new world. Nothing defines current
adaptations better than the current Hoopla in Providence RI for the May 15 New
England Cannabis Convention! The email and radio commercials tout the latest in
smoking, vaping and growing accessories. There will be over fifty booths, supposedly
all about Medical marijuana. But you have to imagine that many a local free
minder will be there for the wiffs. A cannabis
Convention! Who wouldda thunk it.
Some in the older
generations
are having some problems with this new normal. In fact, my rechargeable batteries
are revolting.
The Question:
William
Shakespeare was just 52 years old when he died on the same day he was born
which just happens to be today’s date. What are considered Bill’s most popular
plays?
The Headines:
--Stocks
Open Lower; Good Earnings Continue To Be Mixed Bag; Caterpillar, Dunkin’ Up;
3M, GM, P&G Soft.
--Deutsche
Bank To Pay Record Fine For Misleading On Libor; Petrobas (Giant State Run Brazil
Oil Company) Set to Write Off $17 Billion Due To Corruption.
--Giant
Volcano Erupts In Chile.
--McCain
Says Rand Paul Is Worst Possible National Security President.
--Clinton
Charities Expected To Refile Income Tax Returns Due To Foreign Donation
Reporting EWrrors.
--Hillary
Team Moving To Beat Down Author Of “Clinton Cash”, Peter Schweizer.
--Michael
Brown Parents To Sue Ferguson.
I never get tired of that
Shriner’s commercial. Maybe you’ve seen it – it’s where kids who should seem sad,
bring laughter and tears to our eyes with bright smiles and wonderful
achievements. I particularly like the section where the kids describe what is love
– “Love is being independent”; and a boy
without arms plays the piano with his toes. Or the girl in a binding body
contraption tells us us, “Love is Dancing” and she proceeds to tear out my heart
as she happily tries to perform. And it is beautiful. I’d better get off this,
before I melt down. I’d send money to Shriners. The great announcer kid in the
wheelchair would be real happy.
There is something vacuous
about American Idol. Maybe it’s Harry Connick Jr. who just can’t stop being too
clever for words, and increasingly inappropriate. But, it’s the singing that
seems so lackluster to this tin ear. I continually hear missed notes and pitchiness.
Where is Randy Jackson when you really need him? It appears that Jax is emerging
through the smoke with Nick right on her heels. Clark Beckham could challenge,
but Tianna and Quentin will be lagging. But then, I still miss Joey. Sorry music
experts, I just can’t get excited.
A political observer
describes Hillary as “hard wired and inescapable” and for the Democrats she’s
like “your cable company” – she’s all you got and you can’t get rid of her! That
is, unless Dems consider Lincoln Chafee, which the observer describes as a
viable candidat who beneath that meek surface is a most steely and stubborn politician.
This observer, Matt Bai, says that Linc will file papers and run. He adds that
Chafee sat with old friend Michael Bloomberg, another Repub turned Dem, before
making a decision that he felt he should make. Now, some Dems will want to have
more than the Hill on their plate, and Licoln Chaffee thinks he has something
more than O’Malley and Webb to give them. So, Rhode Islanders laugh, but
Chaffee is serious, and Hillary may not be cackling as reality take form. As
Bai reminds his readers, Hillary was wired and inescapable in 2008.
If you were feeling snug and happy with your
wireless provider, wait til Google gets rolling. Yes the gods at Google want Verizon
and AT&T to begin looking over their shoulders as the search giant rolls
out its new service, probably using Sprint or T-Mobile networks. The pricing
may have users thinking twice about tier current carrier. The basic charge for texting
and WiFi tethering will be $20/month. Data will cost $10 per Gig. But here’s
the big idea – Users will get a full refund for data not used! The Google
product is only available on the Jointly developed (With Motorola) Nexus 6. So,
it is going to be quite a while before you feel the pressure to change. But
then, these days you can never get too comfortable.
Will this computer last five years’
Obsoletely!
China told the world yesterday that North Korea has a lot
more nuke warhead and fuel generation capability than imagined by the US and
allies. Just what the workd needed – nuts with nukes. Ugh.
The New England governors
are meeting
to discuss the regions highest-in-the-land Energy costs for businesses and
consumers. Part of their discussion, it is said, will center around alternative
energy sources, which just happens to be the most expensive energy source of
them all. I believe we should be looking for new ways to create energy, but
that is not the economic problem at hand in NE. But then that’s what PC does,
it undermines intelligent conversations.
Have you noticed how young
singers on
these talent shows are always amazed when they discover songs that have never
hear, like those form the 60’s and 70’s! Yikes. But, here’s the cool thing.
Once taught, they find they love the melodies and thoughts of these songs, old
standards they never new existed. Just as I may have when as a kid reflecting back
on 20’s and 30’s music -- On the Sunny Side of the Street or Let Sunshine be
Your umbrella. We can always find something nice in the kinder side of our
parent’s pasts.
The Answer:
Ok
lets start with one of my favorites (Yes I am capable of reading Shakespeare)
where I always felt sad for Othello. 9 is Taming of the Shrew. Next is Twelfth
Night followed by Julius Caesar, Richard III, MacBeth, Midsummer Night’s Dream,
Henry the V, Romeo and Juliet and number 1, – Can you guess? Quick now. -- Of Course, Hamlet. I have checked other top
ten lists and one has the top four as Hamlet, Macbeth, Julius Caesar and The
Tempest, and adds King Lear and Much ado about Nothing, while. another gives us
a Top four of Hamlet, Romeo and Juliet, Macbeth and Julius Caeser, and adds
another newbie to the top ten – the Merchant of Venice.
What is Love? Ask the Kids at Shriner’s
hospital.
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