Go to a tummy tuck surgeon and get a flesh start.-- rwo

Today's Tids Issue 3,634

For Seeing:

Ok, everybody with a perfect plan for their lives raise their hand.  Hmmm. Not too many. Yup, I knew it all in my overconfident youth. Experience? Who needs experience, says I. The passes through mountains were obvious, clearly marked to these optimistic eyes. But, of course there would be landslides that blocked the easy path. And with each new impasse, you start to learn more about real obstacles that exist naturally in any human society, often the biggest being me. Slowly you learn that changing directions, is an art in the process of maturing, not a flight due to weakness. Fresh starts, unencumbered by but with full realization of negatives of the past, are the most efficient use of all of the powers in a single human’s resources. Then, over time, you find you are never too old to learn what’s new. To get out and climb new mountains. You are just wise enough to sort it out better.

Republicans are actually finding themselves to be quite happy with the failure to indict Hillary. An indictment of The Hill would surely have brought on a popular Joe Biden who would look like bright sunshine after the dark clouds of Mrs. Clinton. Now the Repubs still have a sullied Hillary, whose many untruths about the emails were confirmed several times by the FBI director. So, Hillary is not in jail, yet. She is still the same conniving person now officially deemed too careless with bad judgment ever to be president.

The Question:

Yippie - Triple Header “Q” Day: 1. Who was the first black woman to win Wimbledon? What year? 2. At what ballpark was the first ML Baseball All-Star Game played? What year? 3. Thomas More was a leading intellectual of the 15^th Century and key advisor to Henry the VIII. For what reason was he beheaded.

The Headlines:

--New Conversations Begin About Hillary’s Casual Acquaintance With Honesty.

--Dow Opens Down 70+, Softens At Mid Morning: Goldman Says Expect 10% S&P Drop Before Year End Comeback To 2100; Negative Lending Drag On Global GDP; Record Lows In US Treasury Yields Coupled With Increase In Gold Purchases Are Warning To Stock Purchases.

--US Now Leads China And Saudi In Oil Reserves.

--Red Sox And Cubs Lead The Way With All Star Selections.

--Mega Million Jackpot Grows To $508 Million.

--Pistorius Gets 6 years In Jail For Murder.

I am really getting tired of the current Spiderman Comic Strip storyline.

For as long as I can remember, golf tournaments at the Firestone Club on Akron Ohio have always been among the best, and that includes last weekend’s match.

Trump should let his pal and former persecutor Giuliani do all of his talking on the Comey/Hillary affair. The talking hairpiece could mess up this new gift about Hillary’s credibility real fast.

The great thing about Brexit is that it is getting people talking about the dangers of globalization and the forming of mega governments unaccountable to the people of the countries to whom they will send burdensome edicts.

It’s always good for credibility to go beyond Fox News to get comments about any political morass. John Dickerson of CBS said while not legally indicting, Comey did in fact indict Hillary’s credibility. The Face the Nation host added that it let people see that what Hillary says is not exactly what she will do when nobody is looking. Dickerson also said that much of what she said on his Face the Nation show does not now hold up at all. So, CBS, once known as the Clinton Broadcasting System, has now learned more of the truth about the deviousness of the Clintons, and why they as a news organization shouldn’t trust their statements.

It was really sad to read about the murder of that American student in Rome. Here’s a kid on the threshold of freedom and new vistas in learnng, not knowing that what is safe at home is not necessarily so overseas. While the family and people with hearts mourn, others are seeing it as an opportunity to educate young people about reality when flying away from their secure and happy nest. 19 year old Beau Solomon was a bright young man who had already beaten cancer,. Now his death may help save the lives of other young fearless Americans.

In an informal survey of present and past FBI agents by intelligence community insiders, the overwhelming majority thought that the case was strong enough, and should have been brought to the Attorney General for prosecution.

As one prosecutor has said, thieves don’t broadcast “Intent”. Their intent is usually defined by observing what they hide, what they lie about and what records they destroy.

I’m wondering which is the biggest force overtaking the world – Islamic extremism or veganism?

I opened this daily morning mess talking about always being adaptable to fresh starts. But I may never be able to change enough to eat vegetables with salsa for the rest of my life. Give me rice and meat gravy, and I am in heaven and contented in my dinosaur past.

The Parking Lot: Chapter 67.

   Nancy was looking at her phone as she heard the mystery boat roar to life and leave the island in a rush. They weren’t here long enough to discover anything, so maybe the unapproachable coastline convinced them they had misinformation.

   The sound of the motor began to fade and then slowly ceased. Nancy thought it was odd that she couldn’t hear it longer on a quiet, windless night upon open lake.

   Why wasn’t McGuire returning her call. Was he caught up in the excitement of the parade? She looked down at Fred and patted him the head. Good boy Fred, you didn’t make a sound. Then she walked over him to the rear and pushed up the branches, feeling better about a little early morning moon light. “Jared, shove us backwards out of this place.” The boat slowly moved and nestled into the small entry inlet.

   “Hold it steady.” She got out and crept up the hillside which would still be hidden from the area where that boat should be. The binoculars easily picked out the boat about a quarter of a mile away, anchored. There were two guys sitting in it, just staring it appeared at their island.

   She scooted down and pulled out her phone and hit an app for local news. It blasted up to her, “AG McGuire Murdered At Bristol 4^th of July Parade.” A shiver went through her. She looked down the lake and made out the boat again. Somebody thinks we are still out here.

The Answer:

1. Why isn’t the great Althea Gibson hailed more? After all, she won the Wimbledon tournament in 1957. 2. The first baseball All Star Game was in 1936 in Comiskey Park in Chicago! 3. Saint Thomas More was against Henry getting a divorce, the protestant reformation and especially Martin Luther and the establishment of Henry’s church in England.

As some observers on NPR said this morning, part of the appeal of Trump is his random craziness. And they added, that he has been given an opportunity, If he doesn’t mess it up with too much craziness.