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Today's Tids Issue 3,594

Opening Stuff:

I try to walk the side of life that is devoid of potholes; enjoy saccharine tunes that are upbeat and full of life; seek out smilers instead of angered. Who needs confrontation, really, who needs it at all? Why be mad at somebody who views life differently than you. It’s never going to change. And on this Friday, where anything can happen beyond your control, I’m just staying inside and waiting for tomorrow.

Hillary is saying Trump will be a loose cannon. I think the entire Obama Admin is a loose cannon.

Do you think that kids still bob for apples? Only if they’re waterproof.

The Question:

Ok, to which group did Darius Rucker belong? Bonus: What were the famous words in Winston Churchill’s first speech as Prime Minister?

The Headlines:

--Federal Judge Rules That ObamaCare Is Unconstitutional.

--Stock Futures Signal Rough day.

--Apple Invests In Chinese Rival To Uber; Alphabet (Google) Passes Apple As Wealthiest Company.

--Obama To Issue “Decree” On Bathroom Access.

--Trump Ryan Relationship Thaws A Bit.

--Sanders Says He Has A Shot At California; Bigs In DNC Want Him To Get Out; Ruining Hillary’s Image.

--OPEC Pumps More Oil Boosting Surplus.

--Travel & Leisure Readers Say Their Three Favorite Places Are San Antonio, Buffalo and Providence.

Frankly, I thought decrees went away when we won our independence from England.

Investor’s Business Daily reports a new investigation that reveals that the Clintons took $100 Million from Middle East leaders. Large portions of the money came from countries with spotty Human Rights records and from others who don’t have the best interest of the USA at heart. Let’s see how this develops. Some of the proof for these incidents may have disappeared with the erasing of emails from personal server. With the Clintons it’s always something, and is ceasing to be funny.

As far as Airline’s frequent traveler “Points” plans go, Southwest is perched on top and American is a straggler three spots from the bottom in a long list of all world airlines. Southwest changed the way airlines do business, and customer’s adapted because they got more for the buck.

Change, it’s everywhere. At the annual meeting of Hedge Fund barons, the mood was gloomy as many have seen customers pulling out because of poor performance. Some of the bigs at the Hedge Fund festival of excess are saying maybe it’s time to move on to new ventures. Nothing lasts forever, and nowadays, forever is shorter than ever. The next big all American icon to fall will probably be the venerable Department store, and necessarily the malls and mall developers who rely on them. The mass of online purchasing is growing fast, and today it was learned that Wal-Mart is setting up to compete with Amazon. In fact, Wal-Mart says it has developed a faster delivery service. Old tried and true institutions of the past are changing rapidly. I just hope the constitution doesn’t follow suit.

I’m still waiting for skinny ties to return.

If the world isn’t mindboggling enough, I hear word about this thing called “Dynamic Pricing”. This is all I need to keep an aging mind spinning. It’s all about demand, so what you think was the price one minute could change in an instant depending who’s buying what. Why, I cry! Also called surge pricing or demand pricing, this is a method of pricing that is energetic and flexible and it uses algorithms to take into account competitive pricing, supply and demand and other external factors. It is used extensively in hospitality, travel, sports, entertainment and retail situations. It’s great for people who make algorithms. I see a “Dynamic Pricing App” in our future. But, not for me.

It probably was surprising to see Buffalo among the top three tourist attractions. But, many of the great old cities were built upon the core and success of the American dream. Corporations and factories wee intrinsic within the cities, and they contributed to the upscale architecture and cultural institutions. There many like Buffalo and Providence, who have retained their proud heritage, irreplaceable facades, and have built upon that for a new era.

Reading Between the Lines Movie Reviews:

--The big superstar movie Money Monster did not do well with critics or audiences. Clooney plays an over the top TV financial guru, and when a big recommendation mysteriously fails, a man, Jack O’Connell, who lost big takes Clooney and his people hostage. Sounds like a plausible plot that becomes trite. I may go anyhow, even though I don’t like hostage movies which are so predictable.

--The Lobster is considered weird, and probably too convoluted to explain in this small space. Basically Colin Farrell is dumped by a woman, and to confuse matters he lives in a society where they must find true love in 45 days or else they are turned into the animal of their choice. Get it. Supposedly well acted and well directed, but odd.

--High Rise is an equally convoluted film about modern skyscraper where people are divided by their socio economic class. But, as the building sows it flaws especially in the lower class floors, it becomes a battlefield for real a class war.

Weird week!

The Answer:

Of course, you all knew that Darius Rucker was with Hootie and the Blowfish, whatever that is. Bonus: Don’t you wish we had A Winston Churchill who could inspire many sides of convoltuted population. His words in his first speech were: “I have nothing to offer but blood, toil, tears and sweat.”

I should have studied Algorithms in high school.

Have a great weekend, E-v-e-r-b-o-d-y!