My heart saddens for the Americans who have never known the glory that we had.

Today's Tids Issue 3,622

For reflecting:

What kind of country censures the truth from the people – Castro’s Cuba? Stalin’s Russia/ Loretta Lynch’s America? Wait a minute, did I just equate the US of A with regimes that squashed their people, exiled them to darkness? Is this the legacy of the current administration? Is this change without Hope? They say the world is scarier than ever. I think it is the US too.

There is a little good news for believers. The “ancient” papyrus discovered several years ago that tended to show that “Jesus had a wife” is pretty much being declared by worldwide experts as a modern day forgery. Amen. See, there is hope after the hysteria.

That new TV show Brain Dead produced by the Good Wife team is a bit odd to say the least. I guess it’s a metaphor for do nothing Congress people. I am actually leery of this program, as Good Wife turned into a Hillary propaganda show as it wound down. They already have Repubs literally losing their brains to alien bugs. No…it is a lot odd.

The Question:

What are the last names of these Cheers characters: Sam, Diane, Carla, Cliff, Norm, Frazier, Woody, Rebecca, Lilith… and the first and last name of “Coach”? Bonus: Personally, I thought Shelly Long as Diane was one of the funniest on the show. She had a popular role in a popular current show. What was it?

The Headlines:

--Cal Fires Continue To Erupt; Two Burning Close To Each Other Could Merge Into Fearful Giant.

--Iran Intelligence Disrupts Huge Terror Plot Against Teheran; IS Rebels Drive Syrian Troops Out of Raga Province..

--Incoming President Of Philippines Eduardo Rodrigo To Meet With Leaders Of Two Islamic Rebel Groups; Taliban Suicide Bombs Kill 14 In Kabul.

--Money Scorecard: Hillary $43 Million; Trump $1.3 Mil.

--20 Year Old British Man Michael Sandford Tries To Assassinate Trump.

--Three Heavily Armed Men Corralled By Police At NYC’s Lincoln Tunnel.

Did you see that news item about the guy who while using Google Earth discovered what may be a sea monster off the northern tip of Antarctica? Now, I’m wondering how much time this person sits a a computer looking at an empty ocean waiting for something to emerge from below. Do you think he has a job?

A lot of people have had trouble deciding the difference between port and starboard. That’s what I think of when I get headaches deciphering the difference between Sunni and Shiite -- There must be an easier way I think.

Murmurs from the battlefields tell us that lawyers are running wars.

Rule 2 on The List of Customary Rules of International Humanitarian Law is: “Acts or Threats of violence, the primary purpose of which is to spread terror among the civilian population is prohibited. See, all we have to do to get it to stop is issue citations to ISIS. How simple is that!

Actually, ISIS Must have some pretty good lawyers in that the rules of war exclude those who do not declare war, and that would  include Belligerents “who would enact Isolated acts of terrorism or subversion, which do not, however, constitute acts of war nor create a state of war.”

How did I get on this International war law kick. Oh yeah, murmurs.

Hillary must feel like the luckiest women in the universe.

Actually, as much as I have problems with Sunni and Shiite, it may be worse with metaphor, simile and hyperbole. I just write it; I don’t name it.

I think drones is great way to fight a war…if the lawyers let the soldiers pull the trigger.

The Answer:

It was of course Sam Malone and Diane Chambers, Carla Tortelli, Cliff Clavin, Norm Peterson, Dr. Frazier Crane, Woody Boyd, Rebecca Howe, Lilith Sternin and Ernie “Coach Pantusso! How many did you get? Bonus: Shelly began her comedy career at Second City, and after Cheers (Where she won several best comedic actress Emmy’s) made a lot of so-so movies, received an Emmy nomination for a reprise of Diane on the Frazier show. Most recently, she entertained audiences as Dede Pritchett on Modern Family.

Doesn’t the phrase “Rules of War” sound strange?

I don’t know why this Tids turned to war,

After all, I’m just a simple a loving man.

But I’d like the potentates to raise the bar.

And let soldiers fight, like we know they can.

So, are you wondering what the difference is between Sunni and Shia Muslims? The divide between the two sects arose at the death of Muhammad. The Sunnis favored the first caliphs Abu bakar, Umar and Ottoman, while the Shia insisted the only successor could come from the family of the great prophet. Sunnis vastly outnumber Shia who are found mainly in Iraq, Iran, Syaria, Pakistan, Yemen, Bahrain and Lebanon.