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Today's Tids Issue 3,972

For Black Cats with White Paws:

What now! Austin Rogers has lost. He was taken down by a very smart woman named Scarlett Sims.  But, is she funny? That is the question. Austin was retired as the fifth all-time money winner, and he took defeat like you might expect – gracefully and humorously. 7:30 PM will not be the same.

It is easier than ever for words to be taken the wrong way. Perfectly honest, innocent words that don’t agree with an ideological vocabulary will be considered poison. And the speaker, writer will never know what hit him or her.

Icons in Biz and entertainment are falling like Autumn leaves in a hurricane. The man everybody feared was taken down, and now no power predator is safe from the formerly helpless prey.  This could be the start of the sexual de-revolution, and the world will be a better place for it.

The Question:

Caitlin and its spelling variations is a pretty popular name. Name five different ways that people spell Caitlin? Bonus: Consumer reports has come out with their new Top 10 Worst Cars. What do you think they are?

The Headlines:

--Legal Fees Eat Away At Wells-Fargo Earnings; Autos And Gas Sales Push Retail Spending Numbers Higher; US Consumer Prices Surge.

--Trump Healthcare EO Will Change Landscape for ACA; Rand Paul On Board With Prez, Saying America Is Best When Marketplace Works.

--Amazon Suspends Entertainment Division Chief After Allegations Of Sexual Harassment; Oliver Stone, Fidelity Star Stock Picker and many More Named In New Accusations.

--“Dreamer” In South Carolina Accused Of Killing 18 Year Old Student.

I’d probably never do well on Jeapardy because I can never remember how to spell the show’s name.

I had a nice little sad story about lovable goofy penguins slotted for this spot. But, I read further into my research, double checking my source and found I had started based on a false premise. So, I spiked it. That’s what all journalists do, right?

I think the Wienstein Group may just be a little bit open to law suits as they gave Harvey a contract that essentially allowed him to sexually attack women without  fear of company repercussion. Sell your WC stock.

“Autos ad Gasoline Push Retail Sales Higher For Month.” How is that helpful to understanding the base retail businesses like dress and shoe shops, hardware stores and jewelry shops. I think analysts need to recategorize the categories.

Amidst the huzzahs on Wall Street, there are several ominous signs creeping into reports. One is the big banks growing fascination with mortgage/finance companies dedicated solely to the “Flipping” business. Loans there are over $40 Billion, which is reminiscent of the days before the 2007 mess. In addition, the Credit Card write-offs are continuing to grow higher for several successive months. Some big banks have divisions that provide affordable credit for people of high risk, and others are looking at the idea. Someday people will have to pay the bill. Yes, paying bills is still part of American life. Remember around 2008/09 when the outcry was that banks have to get back to stricter risk analysis. I c-guess banks can only grow so much without lendin to losers.

I know a guy who made a bundle in the marine industry because he had a flare for signaling from ship to ship.

A hole in the ice in Antarctica is called a polynya. Why can’t scientists just call it a big hole in the ice?

Cadillac will be pushing a new station wagon called Escala, which looks longer than a slow freight train to Chattanooga.

Some people will agree with Trump’s EO on healthcare and some will oppose it. That’s for sure. Another thing that’s for sure, Trump with EO now owns ACA and all of its positive and negative ramifications.

By the way, I was always an independent business person looking for affordable healthcare. There were groups we could join to get the semblance of big company group insurance. It seemed to work ok then. Today though, you hear of ay people who just take jobs to get healthcare, salary be damned. I think that comes from the politicizing of what used to be a business.

Forget feminism and manhood for a second. But, which sounds better – “him and her” or “her and him”. I mean, this is a test of phonetics not sexual loyalty. Can you say that?

Reading Between the Lines Movie Reviews:

--The critical favorite this week is Professor Marston and the Wonder Women, which to me from the title sounds unwatchable. This is actually a fact-based tale. Marston, a1940’s Harvard professor is the creator of Wonder women, a character he pabsed on hihs wife and their lover. Tis was secret he had to keep, lest he be forced to leave the university. Hmmm. I wonder what Harvey would ahve thought of this arrangement. So, is this a film supporting three-way affairs.

--Actually, The Foreigner looks real good to me. It is an action thriller with Jackie Chan as a father who lost a daughter in a terrorist explosion pitted against Government official Pierce Brosnan blocking his efforts to track down the terrorists. Yup, sounds like a winner to me, and probably lots of people.

--Marshall is a well-crafted look at the life of the first Black Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall. Should be good.

--Happy Death Day is a darkly humorous look at slasher movies. I might be enticed to going.

They are calling the Marston movie, “Ground breaking”. I thought we are in the midst of witnessing today in the HW scandal what happened from broken moral ground.

The Answer:

Caitlin can be Kaitlyn, Kaitlin, Katelyn, Catelyn, Kaytlin, Kaytlyn, Caytlin, Caytlyn. The se may be the most popular spellings, but one source says there are actually 237 ways to spell the popular name. So, if somebody named Caitlin says, “you spelled my name wrong,” you are probably right. Bonus: Many of these worst cars are based on too high a price for the added benefits. And a few are just bad cars. #10 is the Mitsubishi Mirage. Next is the Mitsubishi MiEV followed by Fiat 500L, Chrysler 200, Toyota Tacoma, Dodge Journey, Mercedes Benz CLA, Maserati Ghilal, Land Rover Discovery Sport and Cadillac Escalade. (Note: The Escalade is clearly one which is much too expensive for what you get, so says CR. Great for wealthy athletes, says TT)

Well, we made it through another week, somehow, penguin disasters and all.

Have a great weekend, Ev-e-r-y-b-o-d-y!