Today's Tids Issue 3,796
For Clarity:
From
what I’ve been seeing, the only alternative to Trump seems
to be mob rule. We’re doomed.
(Editors
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Half
the people around here say they would rather be in the warmer
climates. A quarter, like me, say “I love winter unconditionally” -- because
among other things it keeps my soda pop cold in the garage, and I get to wear
my plaid flannel shirts. The other quarter says, hey, it’s New England, it’s
winter, it’s just like it’s been since the beginning of modern times. I made it
through last year and the years before, and I will again.
Some
analysts are saying the Patriots were lucky. Then, I guess
it is rather amazing that they have been lucky for the last 17 years*. *(Except
against the New York Football Giants.)
Yes,
I’m still into the Pats win.
The
Question:
The “Sharks” of TV’s Shark Tank -- Mark Cuban, Lori
Greiner, Barbara Corcoran, Daymond John, Robert Herjavec, Kevin O’Leary --
invested with 319 contestants, 237 who had been interviewed for an article in Forbes
Magazine. 1. About how much do you think the six Sharks invested in the 237:
$10 Million, $25 Mil, 40 Mil 60Mil, 75 Mil? 2. Which Sharks have invested the
most and about how much do you think for each over the course of the years
The
Headlines:
--Giant California Dam Could Burst Sending Out
Thousand Of Gallons Of Water In Potentially Devastating Flood; 188,000
Evacuated!
--Abe And Trump Jointly Condemn NK Missile Tests.
--Trump To Meet With Neighbor, Young, Liberal
Canadian PM Trudeau.
--Repub Congressional Leaders Say Angry Dems Has
Nothing To Do With Going Slow On Health Care and Tax Reforms.
--Venezuelan Citizens Number One On List Of Those
Seeking Asylum In USA.
--Hamburg Airport Closed After Mysterious Toxin
Downs Passengers; Gas Seemed To come Through A/C System.
--Yale’s Historic Singing Group, The Wiffenpoofs,
Forced To Admit Women.
One
of the true great satisfying moments in daily life is quenching
a thirst with a cool drink.
A
friend of mine complains that he took the road less taken,
and got lost.
You
have less than 24 hours to create some magic for the man
or woman you love.
Our
Local Toastmaster’s Club calls itself, “Island Foghorns”!
Tremendous!
Yesterday
was Abe Lincoln’s Birthday, just in case you were wondering
why you had tis urge to bake a cake.
I’m
a pretty conservative guy, but I’m also a realist. I know
there are a lot of really smart, kind, delightful people on the other side.
That the margin of differences between reasonable opinionated people is
actually quite slight. Repubs were as surprised that Trump won as Dems were
angered when The Hill lost. What we seem to be seeing here is more that vast
gap between the gloaters and the angry shouters, not the potential for
agreement between concerned opponents. Rational conservatives are as
embarrassed by the gloaters and anything goes winners as rational Dems are by
the out of control, single minded deniers. The good news is gaps in this
country tend to close over time especially as the cooler heads start
talking…and listening… to each other about substance. I think there is hope,
and we will get back to just disliking each other’s politics instead of good
people personally hating good people.
One
of the more positive things the country has going for it is
that Trump likes to be liked. So far, that’s not working out too well for him,
but that desire holds potential for us all..
I
see where somebody in NYC is opening a club that
would bring back the scantily clad Playboy Bunnies. I think they may have a
problem, considering all of the competition just walking down any street in the
USA. No, we aren’t in Victoriana any more Dorothy.
If
I were President DT, I’d be on a plane right now to Oroville
Dam to assure residents of Government backing, and to talk about getting the
Infrastructure projects sunder way.
In
their anger against Hillary losing the election,
the left’s well known intolerance against anybody and anything not of their thinking
is being magnified.
A
lot of great golfers have very good years in their 40’s,
and then the best of them always strike it rich on the Senior Championship Tour
after 50. Unfortunately, it is appearing that perhaps the greatest player of
them all, Tiger Woods, may not be one of them.
“Tremendous”,
Department:
I always turned off a Obama press conference pretty
quickly for many reasons, one being his lame attempt at trying to talk like a
street guy. I think I turn off Trump press conferences faster mainly because he
says “Tremendous 17 times in three sentences. Basically, I think I am
apolitical, and am just tired of politicians in general. I think I’m on the
path not taken – it’s called lost in Rhode Island.
In
a world of bigger and bigger TV screens it is perplexing to
watch the new Direct TV commercial where they want you to pay $35/month to
watch TV on a 3” by 5” smart phone. Tremendous.
Donald
Trump is waking up a bit to reality though. His move to
smooth ruffled Chinese feathers was good for the US and, judging by Abe’s smile,
very good for Japan too.
You
have to like the Japanese PM who opened his remarks
at te Friday White House press conference saying: “My name is ‘Ah-beh’, but
most Americans call me ‘Abe’. I like this, because Mr. Lincoln was a very good
president.”
Many
moderate Dems worry about the noise on the streets
pushing working Dems further into the Trump camp. The regular Democrats are
probably more fearful of a progressive/socialist takeover than Repubs. If you
are not in a cave, you are seeing a lot of the news amplifying speeches and
antics of Celebrities and crowds marching, but the silent majority of Democrats
are not smiling, saying among themselves -- what hath Bernie, Elizabeth and
Barak Wrought.
I
didn’t begin to watch the Grammies last night because I’m
generally tired of celebrities. And, I’m really not up to date on popular
music. Actually, I had it on for a minute and the first person up started implying
how bad America is today. Politics is never on my mind when I true in something
for pure entertainment. So I was outta there. But, I hear there were fewer
airheads than usual and that it was a pretty good show. Adele’s glitch was the biggest,
most talked about moment his morning. According to one rater, the five best performances
were “A tribe called Quest and Anderson Paak (You have to wonder if the high
rating was because it was so anti Admin.). Number two was Beyoncé followed by Chance
the Rapper, Kirk Franklyn and Tamela Mann. Number 4 was Adele who was followed
by Bruno Mars at #5. Keith Urban and Carrie Underwood were 6th
followed by Alicia Keyes and Maren Morris. Next was Katie Perry followed by
Adele’s George Michael tribute (With the Glitch) and at Number 10 was John
Legend and Cynthia Erivo. The worst performance of the nigth was supposedly
Little Big Town, Demi Lavato, Andra Day, Tori Kelley with the Bee Gees Tribute.
The
Parking Lot:
Nancy’s eyes
widened a bit. Finally, she thought, something stronger than intuition. “Who is
it?”
“Now that I
think of it and have heard what you’ve been up against, I guess I’m not
surprised. That was the voice of Lieutenant Governor Jerry Howland’s special assistant.
He is known to be the guy doing all of Howland’s dirty work.” He paused, “Not
that there would be any of that in this state.”
She smiled as she muttered “The Howlands.” Nancy
had read much about the feuds and agreements between the two families. She remembered
now one of the last big disputes in the early 18th century from the writings
of Martha Prescott. Nancy often drifted into her past as the writings of her
ancestors white and Indian seemed so vivid, like she could walk right in to any
scene. She felt part of it even today. And she knew that feud was still alive,
or at least the new era Howlands were seeing a lot of money in the Hicks lands.
They had
been in that car for about an hour and it was getting cold and uncomfortable,
despite the heater. Sitting in a car just isn’t home by the fireplace. The two
had been talking all the while with Nancy telling Alex what she had essentially
told McGuire before he was killed.
Finally,
after mostly listening, Alex responded, “McGuire must have told somebody what he
was about to do, and I have to figure it wasn’t going be so good for the Howlands.”
“And,”
interjected Nancy, “Perhaps he had tracked down more information about some of
the characters we had encountered, and their connections to Jerry or somebody close
to him.”
She grew silent
as only she could, this time thinking of Jared probably wondering where she had
gone. She hoped he didn’t do something stupid.
The
Answer:
Of the total deals, 160 were solo and 73 were with
other Sharks. The total amount invested in the interviewed 237 was $63 Million.
Mark Cuban had the lead with $18.7M (32 Solo - $11.7; 43 Group - $7M). Next was Robert H at $16.7M ( 24 solo
- $12.8M; 27 Group - $3.9M). I thought
Lori may have been first. She invested $10.6M (35S - $7.6; 25G – 43M). Daymond
John was 4th at $6.4 M ( 27S
- $4.7; 17G - $1.7). The guy who talks most Kevin O’Leary came in 5th
doling out $5.4M of his precious bucks (14S - $3M; 17G - $2.4M). Last was
Corcoran at $5.3M (28S - $2.8M; 18G - $2.2M). These numbers represent On-Camera
Deals. Some Sharks have invested more as the companies grew and promised more
potential.
Also
interesting is that 73% of the contestants did not get
the exact deal they made on TV. Of that 73%, for 43% the deal was altered, and
alas, for 30% the deal was cancelled!
Yikes. Generally, a cancellation is the result of further due diligence
by the investor, or contract clauses unappealing to contestants. Many of the
contestants said that the appearance on TV was worth more than the deal itself.
For instance, a company called “Grinds” which makes chewable coffee pouches,
had its deal from John and Herjavic die in negotiations. But, the exposure was
all they really needed: Before the Shark appearance, the company sold a total
of $300K. In one month following the show they had $330K in Sales. In the year
of the episode they brought in $1.35 Mil. This year they are expecting to reach
$4M. Zowie! Advertising and Publicity works!
Hopefully,
I will have my email back sometime later today. I think I
pressed too many buttons. This is not Tech-Tids.
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