Today's Tids Issue 3,329
Opening Stuff:
Is Janet Yellen saying “Irrational Exuberance” all
over again? I think she is. Is she precursing a 2000 style ending? Or, is she talking
about over inflated footballs ready to explode to cover the effects of her probable
rate increase in June, which could really sack the market for a loss? The fed
is running the sidelines on a tightrope in this stock market environment as the
bears growl and the bulls find ways to continue to milk the cow. Is it time to
suck it up an go for it at 4th and 3, or punt before the ball loses
all the air? I believe we are in mystery time in the stock market. There is a consensus
though among a number of Wall Street Seers that the basic quandary is that
Janet Yellen and the members of the mighty Fed are as confused as the rest of
us. Gadzooks!
Just in case you are
interested in
the current status of the Repub field, Quinnipiac has this new Poll: Scott
Walker has leaped way ahead with 21%. 21% is a significant lead over two tied
for second, Rand and Marco with 13%.. A smidge behind those two is Ted Cruz at
12% who is followed by Huck – 11%, Ben Carson 7% and in seventh place Jeb Bush
with but 5%. Yikes. The Jebster is a casualty of Bush deflation.
So, the NFL has delivered the news and it looks bad
for Tom Terrific (Already labeled by the accusatory press as “Shady Brady”.). A
couple of employees, mainly Ball Guy O’Malley didn’t come off well, but Superstar
Brady looked a little devious in his handling of the situation – not a stand-up
guy as the pocket closed. So, he deserves a little condemnation and a penalty
of some kind. My full view on this is that the original accusations were much
ado about nothing, as all QB’s attempt little tricks to give them an advantage.
The problem is that Brady and The Pats are winners, and I can believe that an
ego guy like a Lord Irsay von Creepsville
of the Colts would do anything to take
the shine off champion’s accomplishments. So I’m a Fan. Shoot me, but
the fact remains that the Pats beat the Colts in the AFLC Championship 55-6 and
Brady was better with the inflated balls than the deflated balls. The Colts as
you may remember have a history of trying to beat the Pats by changing the rules
instead of playing better football. But then, that doesn’t change the way Brady
seems to appear in the report.
The Question:
100
years ago today a catastrophic event caused the USA to enter WWI. What was it?
How many people were killed?
The Headlines:
--Tornadoes
Rip Through the Sooner State; High Damage Rate , But No Deaths Reported.
--The
IRS Payed Out $5.98 Billion In Fraudulent tax refunds.
--Alibaba
Rocks Through Estimates; Stock On The Rise.
--Netanyahu
Barely Forms Hardliner Government Ahead Of Deadline; Palestinians Angry;
Hezbollah Fighters Attack Syrian al-Qaida Gathering.
--China
Warns Philippine Aircraft To Avoid Disputed Sea Area.
--Ukraine
Separatists Appear To Be Gathering For Fresh Offensive.
--NFL
Deflategate Report Makes Brady Appear Clintonesque; Super Star Caught In Little
White Lies; Team Exonerated; Hopes Are That Expected Penalties Come Faster Than
Report.
--ISIS
Vows To Kill “Draw Mohammed” Organizer Pamela Geller.
--The
IRS Payed Out $5.98 Billion In Fraudulent Tax Refunds.
When you look at an old
colonial home, one built in the 18th century, your eye is treated to the
classic design that has stood the test fo time. While savoring the intrinsic beauty of these masterpieces
of simplicity you should also consider that they were built without powered machines,
modern transportation or contemporary materials. Just skilled artisans and lots
of sweat and muscle.
With the rapid advance
towards legalizing marijuana it appears the next new layer of USA billionaires will be
former vicious drug dealers. Remember how the Bronfman’s came out of
Prohibition?.
This is the time of the year when watching two Singer
talent shows that my mind wanders off. Everything begins to blend together
except perhaps Sawyer on The Voice. But last night it was 12 performances on
American Idol with Jax again emerging as a winner. Nick, along with Clarke the
other “Cover” boy, had another of their no mistake but not inspiring
performances. Clarke continued to prove
that reaching out showed his limitations. Ravon actually was very good, but he
was due to get the axe because now is the time when Voting blocs count most.
Next week, Clarke should go and I am predicting that Jax will win over Nick in
the final, despite the singers female appeal. Now I’m not a fan at all of the
total Jax, but I think she brings more to the table. But then, AI voters have
allowed mediocrity nip creativity in the bud in the past. Remember Daughtry.
The fraudulent IRS refund payments of $5.8 Billion is only
due to one thing – the overexposure and use of the Social Security number. They
tell seniors o hide their SS cards, but the number is printed on the Medicare
cards they shooed always have with them. Credit card companies demand SS numbers
to obtain credit ratings. Hackers raid department store accounts to primarily get
the SS numbers of customers who must give them over to open accounts. So, how
do you put this toothpaste back into the tube. The IRS announces a new special
Tax Number, which if course requires that you give them your SS# to get it.
Hmm, that won’t work. Your SS# is out there somewhere, and more and ore people are fiding ways to access it. Maybe
if we just shut down the government, divey up the money in the treasury and
then declared bankruptcy.
Some of the most intelligent
people on this planet read the Tids. One of them, a regular opiner, sent me his views on the
deplorable situation with the cost of higher education. He agreed that a
mini-Tid could never due justice to a travesty as large as the rapidly escalating
Ed costs. The college debt, 1.3 Trillion,
is often carried by families well into their fifties at the time where the debtors
now parents must alos assume new debt for their own kids! The government is saying
they will come up solutions. But, as we have seen from health care, higher education
itself and government bailed out wall street, the infusion of taxpayer money
for free, only tends opt inflate the cost of anything left without risk. Stay out
of it, congress and Obama. Let the rivers ebb like in the summer after a flooding
spring.
Another reader tells me that there is a growing
segment of the population who lay awake at night worrying about the increasing amount
of spelling errors on the Internet. Spelling errors? I don’t get it.
If you need a good example
of how unreliable Government statistics can
be, you only have to look at Unemployment numbers where people who have stopped
looking for work are not considered unemployed. Gov stats are intended for one
thing – to support the often times wasteful spending of taxpayer dollars.
The latest apocalypse report
circulating
around the Internet is that the 16 US intelligent agencies are preparing for
WWIII – as early as 6 months from now. Basically, it’s probably the combined agencies
PR company planting scare seeds to help pump up their new Fiscal year budget.
I’m not necessarily saying I’m
unlucky,
but after never even coming close to winning Publishers Clearing House Sweepstakes,
I’d problem go on Craig’s List only to sell something in record time to a virgin
hunting Islamist named Sean O’Conner who would show up at my house wearing a
vest bomb. You don’t look like Sean O’Con….baroooooom!
It’s a world I don’t know out there.
The Answer:
100
years ago today the Lusitania was sun by a German UBoat. 128 Americans were
among the 1198 who lost their lives.
One of the problems with Tids writing is getting
lost in the research for stories and Tidlets. I learn a lot along the way, but
you get late Tids. But then life isn’t fair. Maybe we need a government
regulation to close the knowledge gap..
The crowds who showed up in the dark to watch the
Leg 6 winning boat Dongfeng slide up East passage to the harbor at 10PM was
impressive. In fact, returning sailors said it was the largest crowd of any
port, including those where they finished in daylight. Newport is the sailing
capital of the world.
Have fun.
I think today is daydream Thursday.
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