Dropping Dimes like Rockefeller.

Today's Tids Issue 3,868

For Black Eyed Susans:

It’s much too hot for this old guy

But if go slow, I just might get by.

I hate to say that I feel a thrill,

When cold winds, blow in a chill.

Depending on what really happened, the special prosecutor could be very good for an administration that needs to clear the air.

This all-out assault by the press and Dems is ruining my stock portfolio.

When I write here of flowers waving in gentle breezes wisping across seaside meadows, I am most often thinking of Black Eyed Susan’s, my personal favorites.

The Question:

What, according to a new Harris poll, are the USA’s five favorite Burger chains?

The Headlines:

--Europe And Asia Stocks Continue Losses; US Futures Down; US Treasury Secretary Sees 3% Growth; Cisco Announces 1,300 Layoffs..

--Former FBI Director Robert S. Mueller Picked as Special Prosecutor In For various and Sundry Accusations Against Trump.

--Morgan Stanley Pegs New Target for Apple At $177; Apple Customer Loyalty Rate Soars To 92%.

--Milwaukee Sherriff Clarke Takes Job With Homeland Security.

--Soundgarden Rocker Chris Cornell Dies at 52.

--21 Member Of Brutally Violent Gang MS-13 Arrested In LA; This Is Largest Ever Law Enforcement Effort Against the Gang.
--Trump Tells Coast Guard Graduates He Has Been Most Unfairly Treated Prez Of All Time.

One of things that the media doesn’t often report when they are out to get somebody is the tone of a conversation, the context of inflaming information with in the whole. Nothing in this new journalistic environment is as damning as it may be until all of the facts are in. This, at least, is the observation of Alan Dershowitz.

Word of the Day:  Impermanence.  It is actually much as it sounds, “not being permanent”. Synonyms: Ephemerality, Evanescence, Fleetingness, Momentariness, Temporariness, Transiency. Get it. Where did this idea of ephemerality of the US presidential office first develop – in the mods of third world immigrants?

Ephemerality, Evanescence? (Note: Spell Check has no clue about these.)

Note: A reader liked yesterday’s “word of the day” Tidlet. So, I will find a way to continue.

Yesterday’s melee outside the Turkish embassy looked like a country I and many never wanted to be.

A lot of Wall Street observers are saying that the market was overdue for a decent correction, and the White House Turmoil was a good excuse for a movement downward. That doesn’t mean that it hurt any worse, but it does leave room for renewed growth.

Is it a good thing to produce for young audiences a TV series like 13 Reasons, which follows the thoughts of a young woman pandering suicide. The “thirteen reasons” are those that would support committing suicide. That’s the premise in a nutshell. There are a lot of fragile young adults out there who may need little to push them over the edge, much less 13 reasons flimsily addressed in a teen movie. Suicide is a serious issue, obviously never to be taken lightly. Many psychologists think the program, which they say was not well done nor realistic, could easily be too much for many to rationally comprehend. For quite some time now we have been in a society that overdiscusses everything. That works for some, and for many not so much. I think a lot of people were better off with a lot less information. Too many live and death decisions are processed through the eyes of a movie maker.

The Preakness is on tap for this Saturday. The great running for the Black Eyed Susan’s is the second of the classic three, and it looks like betters are loving Derby champ “Always Dreaming”. In this shorter race, “Classic Empire”, the Derby favorite, has the speed to get in front and stay there. “Lookin’ at Lee” paid well and is getting some early money, but a lot of people are liking the very contemporary “Cloud Computing”. An underdog to watch – “Multiplier”. The hedge fund crowd loves him, but he still is at 30-1.

One reason the Apple loyalty rate continues to grow is because many who have come to dislike the company under Tim Cook have already switched away to Android or Microsoft. Never take statistics at face value.

In case you are interested, it seems that far more police than not are cleared in trials about shootings. Despite the way the media writes headlines.

Crazy greed, Department:

I feel for young Lonzo ball, the potential #1 basketball draft prospect. His father is out of control trying to make obscene money on his kid’s talents, and he may be ruining the kid in the process. First he went to the big three sneaker makers –Nike, Adidas and Under Armor --  and said you can have my son for a billion. They all said no way, and quickly closed the door to the laughter inside. So, Levar Ball went out and developed his own brand of sneaker, “Big Baller Brand”, which he priced at a consumer barring $495! Then he took his brand and offered the big three sneaker makers marketing rights, but now for $3 Billion. Do you think we have a problem here? Oh Yeah, and he ticked off women’s groups with the name of his company.

What coach would want to draft a player with hovering father like that?

What NFL team owner needs a player’s wife like Giselle Bundchen. Her casual comments about “Tom’s Concussion” may have opened a can of worms for Pats Owner Robert Kraft. And of course, the media has already overblown the comments, of course. “NFL Commish Sits Brady for First Four Games as a Health Precaution!” Yikes.

Smart phones are capable of doing so much more of what I will never ever do or even want to do. We are in the new era of technology advances for technology advances sake. You don’t need it, but we can do it.

The Answer:

Your first clue is in the question – “Five”. Yes “Five Guys” is number one, taking over the spot form “In-N-Out”. The rest of the top five are Shake Shack, Wendy’s and Culver’s. I like Five Guys, but I really don’t like “Papa Johns”, just named in the same poll as favorite US Pizza chain. Other national Best-of’s’ are Cheesecake Factory as best casual dining (I agree), Ben& Jerry’s for Ice Cream -- and for Coffee and Quick Service Restaurant of the Year – Guess? Sure, it’s Starbucks.

The current politics are moving too fast for a daily column. By the time I offer an opinion here, some leaker will feed the hungry get Trump press another Tidbit. As I have often said, Trump is not a guy I have ever liked, but, I am for giving any admin the benefit of a doubt for the appearance of stability to the world. And I believe that Trump, while I shudder at his trumpeting for himself, is right about being the most assaulted president of our or any times. No losing party has ever been so vindictive for not doing their own job properly. The progressives thought they were on a roll with 0-man, but they found out how much US voters were disgusted withtheir intolerance for any but their own. Sure, the US got a somewhat shaky President, but it also got some needed programs and undoing’s moving forward; a necessary change from Obama that many people dearly wanted. It is a quandary for Admin supporters.

One of my biggest concerns is who is leaking the information? Who is dropping the dimes on the Admin?