Today's Tids Issue 3,354
Opening Stuff:
The cops arrive on a
scene because somebody called them to stop something that is out of hand or
illegal or scary to others. But somehow, the media only shows or reports what
happens after the police arrive to quell tempers or control dangerous
situations.
Even as Stock “Crash”
pronouncements begin to clog Business headlines with a little more intensity,
it appears that there still just too many Bulls pushing the up side. That feels
hopeful, but after many predictions of a crash for about a year and a half now,
you have to wonder when the steam will dissipate and the correction will take
hold. “Never going down again,” is something that has never happened. It’s time
to start thinking of what may happen in Mid-July when the Q2 reports are drifting
in on hot summer days. The Ides of July are upon us. Is time finally running
out?
Happy father’s day,
Department:
“When a son said his ambition was to drive an army tank, his
father said, ‘I won’t stand in your way’.”
You can tell the
economy is getting better because there are an awful lot of new Theater groups
springing up, and old movie houses being upgraded for live performances. Whether
they like it or not, a booming business environment is always good for the
arts.
As far as I can see
it now, the do anything to get elected campaign of Hillary is basically is
calling Repubs anti-black, anti-women and anti-Hispanic. That’s good for
rebuilding harmony in America after having it torn down by the current admin.
Yeah, sure. At least socialist Bernie Sanders believes in and stands for
something other than destroying the word “United”.
The Question:
Quick, name 5 books by Charles Dickens. Bonus: Who are considered the top 5 all-time USA Women soccer
players?
The Headlines:
--Euro Markets Expected To End Up Red For Fourth day; US Stocks
Expected To Follow..
--President Of USA Tells G7 He Hasn’t Figured Out Yet What
To Do About ISIS.
--ISIS Militants Kidnap 88 Libyan Christians; Hezbollah
repels ISIS Attack On Syria Lebanon Border.
-- Bernie Sanders Surprises In Wisconsin Straw Poll; Hill
Beats Him 49 To 41 As Her Perceived Dominance Thins.
--TSA Workers With Terror Ties Slipping Through Hiring
Screening.
--Syrian Activists Take Down US Army Website.
--Fiat-Chrysler Activists Looking For GM Merger.
The Jenner thing is
looking like it’s more about promoting Caitlyn’s TV program that will add
to his/her millions than something deserving of a courage award.
Hope Solo skated by
for outrageous behavior that would have landed an NFL player in jail. Solo
looks like a pretty creepy person to me, or maybe she’s real nice but just
drinks too much. The soccer Gods should have done something, even as charges
were dismissed (Note: the Prosecutor may be appealing the dropping of charges
as new arrest evidence pours in). There are two kinds of toughness, and the
best kind is when a great heart refuses to give in. Then there the intimidating,
bullying kind of false toughness of the Solo‘s of the world. I’m tired of it,
and I’m real tired of those who enable it.
I received a very
funny Birthday card showing Jesus standing ready to perform the Miracle of
Loaves and Fishes, with people shouting, “Have you tested for mercury?”, Or “Is
it gluten free”, or “I’m a vegan”. Remember when life was simple and almost
everybody belived in something good.
So, did you hear
about the woman who was pulled over for driving erratically. The officer came
up, looked in the window and asked, “What’s in that glass Maam?” The woman
replied immediately, “Just water, Officer.” Would you please hand it to me,”
asked the policeman”. She did and he sniffed it. “Hmmm, this smells like wine.”
“Oh darn,” exclaimed the woman, “Jesus must have been in my car again!”
I guess soccer player
Megan Rapinoe heralded as a good example for old people is Ok, if you
consider 33 old age.
There are genteel fishermen
in Orvis outfits, and then there are the fishermen of South County RI currently
promoting their big upcoming tournament – “Fluke Til Ya Puke”!
Have you seen or
heard about that Black rabble rouser Named Rev, Raymond Wright who often
appears on MSNBC and tells us not to worry about ISIS, but “USUS” – meaning black
people who, he implies, are fomenting beneath the surface because of all of the
perceived and real injustices, and ready to bring America down/ The President
could help out here. That is if the media who seem to like fanning the flames
allow him to stand tall for all. I think it is serious stuff.
Column writers like
to call Hillary a polarizing figure. Why in hell do we need a polarizing
figure?
You have to figure
that President Obama Doesn’t think his Solicitor General didn’t do a very
good job arguing the ObamaCare case before the Supreme Court, because he is out
there in public chastising the nine. It is becoming clearer that 0–Man only believes
in one branch of the Government.
Think about that headline,
“Syrian activists take down US Army Website”. The power of giant armies is changing
dramatically.
There is a growing trend
where companies are putting out post GAAP (Generally Accepted Accounting
Principles) public earnings reports with releases showing adjustments that improve
the company’s profitability image. Often these are misleading and not indicative
of their day to day, year to year business events. The chief 15 culprits are
Regeneration Pharm, Autodesk, Alcoa, Adobe Syst, Blackstone, Hologic, Century
Link, Express Scripts, Red Hat, Tesla, Twitter, ServiceNow, Amazon, Palo Alto
Networks and LinkedIn. For Instance Twitter showed a GAAP net loss of $162 Mil,
but in an adjustment release that excluded Non-cash expense such as stock based
compensation to Execs (Dilutes other stockholder value), profit was shown as
$47Mi Yikes.
The Answer:
Dickens wrote some of the best known books of all time
including his first – the Pickwick Papers and others A Tale of Two Cities,
Great Expectations, Oliver Twist, Nicholas Nickelby, The Old Curiosity Shop,
David Copperfield, Bleak House, Hard Times, Little Dorrit, Barnaby Rudge, Martin
Chuzzlewit and Dombey and Son. Bonus: The
all time worldwide best female soccer player list has two Americans, #1 World
Wide Mia Hamm and Abby Wahmbach. However, Abby is only #3 in the American list
with Kristine Lilley #2 behind Hamm. #4 is Michelle Aikers followed by Brandy
Chastain, Julie Foudy, Alex Morgan, Joy Fawcett, Hope Solo and Megan Rapinoe.
It’s nice to have a quiet
Tids morning knowing that the day is about to explode.
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