Today's Tids Issue
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For Mindless Whistling:
Michael
Weatherly fans are probably pacing, waiting for the
start of his new TV Show, Bull! It is about a Jury Selection Psychologist modeled
after the real life, pre-Oprah days of Dr. Phil (Who just happens to be the
producer). The new show for Weatherly follows his old show NCIS, the great old favorite
show of multitudes who are also feverishly pacing. So, if you see a lot of
twitchy people today, that’s why.
Sorry
I’m a little late, but the sports pages were a little
better than usual. And, I’m still wallowing in a good Pats victory and a great
showing by First game QB Jimmy Garoppolo. I’m equally saddened, though, by the
misfortunes of the Cleveland Browns. I was looking forward to a rebound year
for the talented RG3, and maybe taking the Browns for a nice ride. Hey, but the
Indians are looking great as are the star-crossed Cubs. The AL East has the
most competitive race, but those teams have winning percentages lower than
leaders of the rest of the divisions. Led by the Cubs at .643!. My favorite nonchalant[RH1]
golfer Matt Kucher was added to the Ryder Cup team along with a disappointing
Ricky Fowler and a resourceful JB Holmes. Dustin Pedroia is still one of the
best ever Red Sox. I think the Steelers are going to be formidable competition
for all. Lots of good, real sports news this morning makes the world feel a
little better.
It
must be the end of summer, because my wireless signal is
getting stronger.
Somebody
is trying to make news about the August calm in the
Stock Markets. It’s almost always calm in August. The real market begins in the
second week of September, so I was not dismayed by the huge sell-off. It turns
out it was a speculative sell off where big players who daily predict the odds
for a rate increasing saw rapid rise 18% to a nervous 24% belief in a rate change.
But, it was so tender that it only took a few consolable words from The Fed to
bring back the market on Monday. Do you think the market maybe a little
skitterish right now? The more intrinsic issue seems to be the increase in bond
yields, meaning bond prices are dropping. The better yields mask the glow of
the big dividend producing stocks so popular this past year. There is no magic in
the market for the little guy because the bigs are so powerful that the market can
react violently when they inhale. They inhaled this morning, and wit it forgot
the soothing Fed words of yesterday. Hang
on tightly!
The
Question:
SUV’s are becoming more and more popular. What do
you think are the Top Ten Best under $25K? Bonus:
The post first week NFL power rankings just came out. Name the top ten.
The
Headlines:
--Stocks Open Considerably Lower As Oil Falls and Positive
Fed Outlook Monday Fades Quickly On Tuesday; Fickleness Indicator Of Potentially
Heart Stopping Volatility.
--Obama And McConnell Have Reasonably Positive Day
On Continuing Budget; Prez Itching To Spend Zika Funds.
--“Never Trump” Organizer Lindsey Graham Has Strong
Ties To Super Hill Pal Huma Abedin; Clinton Foundation Ex-Head Band Talks Of Comfortable
Relation Between The Two In Newly Released Emails.
-- Princeton Once Again Tops US News
And World Report’s Best College List. Harvard Was Second While U Chicago Moved
Up A Notch To Tie Yale For 3rd.
--The Hill Doesn’t Think Pneumonia Is A Big Deal;
Docs Disagree.
--Bathroom Laws Has NCAA Yanking 7 Events From North
Carolina.
--Former Clinton CIA Director James Woolsey Endorses
Trump.
--Congress Subpoena’s The FBI To Turn Over All
Emails; The FBI Does Not Determine What Congress Is Allowed To Read.
There
is word going around that if Hillary gets elected, baskets
of Deplorables will be rounded up and sent to Guantanamo. That is the real reason
0-Man wanted it empty.
Aeropostal
is
just the latest example of how fads giveth and the slink off quietly and die.
It will be interesting over the next 5 or so years watching Apps and social networks
receive last rights.
Do
you think the world is ready for a 470 Horsepower
Maserati Powered Motorcycle? Get out of my way! 470 HP to push a motorcycle!
The
academic elite have always looked down on people who
don’t talk so good, or have trouble spelling.
Too
many government agencies seem to forget that Congress, like
it or not, is the representative of the people in this for, of and by the
people country. No matter how powerful some think they are, they are not nearly
as powerful as the people. Period!
There
is an awful lot of money sitting at moorings or tied to docks.
I walked our local large shipyard yesterday and stopped by several 200 plus
foot yachts (One with a helicopter on back owned by former US Treasury Secretary
William Simon) wondering how much it cost for gas. How deplorable of me! But
most of these ocean behemoths are for sale in the $20 Mil and up range. Another
nice looking motorsailer of about 130 feet is for hire – you can charter it for
a week for $147,000 plus expanses! Just in case you need a little get-away from
the incessant drone of candidates. I can dream of a simple, cozy nest in a
country setting with the fresh aroma of the ocean passing by; with a good ole
$400 grey dory with well used oars sitting on the beach nearby. A great life doesn’t
have to be expensive.
I
generally don’t believe any newspaper story that begins with
the words “Clinton Says…”
A front lawn
sign in the quintessential tourist town of Boothbay Harbor Maine has tourists
riled. It says “Black Rifles Matter”. The NRA backer says it has nothing to do with
race. I think what is dismaying to me is that because of it some vacationers actually
cut their visits short! Go down to the harbor and enjoy a lobster, and then a nice
ice cream cone in the shop near the long walking bridge. If you are still upset, go home and report him to Hillary.
In
case you haven’t noticed, Hillary is particularly good at condescending.
BTW,
The Hill’s mention of the word deplorable reminded me of the Indian Caste
system.
The
Parking Lot: Chapter 69.
It was comfortable
sunlit morning in mid-October as the city came alive. People scurried from the bus
stops, or garages where cars were nestled for another eight-hour day. Almost
unseen amidst the eclectic crowds were several men and women in neatly pressed
suits arriving before the big brass doors of the old office building modeled
after a comic strip. Some were walking from nearby offices or East Side homes.
Others came in black chauffeured cars. All appeared tense and unsmiling. Most
just nodded to one another and moved silently to the elevator bank. The silent cars
zoomed to the top floor of this near vacant building, once the hub of a
financially powerful city and now a symbol of an economy ravaged by bad state legislative
management.
But, the
top floor of the building was one of the most beautiful set of offices in the city,
and nobody knew it. The groups filed into the large conference room until 25
sat around a large table. Two chairs remained empty.
At exactly
8:15, one man and one woman stepped in and took the seats at the head of the table.
The doors automatically closed just behind them. Unseen at the back of the room
were three men who now rose and took from their briefcases electronic devices.
They then proceeded to scan the room and the people for listening or recording devices
of any kind. They signaled the front of the room that everything was ok. The
Woman at the head stood up.
“I know
you are concerned about the death of Attorney General McGuire.”
The
Answer:
I got my first Jeep Cherokee in 1987, and haven’t wavered
an inch. I personally liked being high (In the seat) and at the end of a long
day just stepping down out of a seat instead of pulling up a tried body. The Top
Ten under $25K are #10 Jeep Wrangler followed by the new Jeep Renegade, Nissan
Rogue, Toyota Rav4, Honda HR-V, Subaru Forester, Kia Sorrento, Hyundai Tucson,
Mazda CX-5 and #1 – Honda CR-V. Bonus:
The Patriots are atop after week 1. The rest of the top ten are Packers,
Bengals, Seahawks, Broncos, Steelers, Panthers, Giants, Cardinals and Chiefs.
The bottom five are #32 the Browns, Rams, Titans Falcons and Bears. The Niners
moved up the most, 9 spots to #22.
You
have to wonder if people who appear arrogant are really
quite insecure.
I
may start again to end these Tids with music. I had a delivery
problem a while ago, and I attribute it to several things, one being that some
browsers and email services don’t like mass emails that include URLs. In the
mean tine, whistle happy tune!
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