Today's Tids Issue
4,115
For understatement:
I
think it is a big deal that President Moon of South Korea
met with Kim Jong Un of North Korea. I think it is a big deal that they seemed
to set the stage for peace and not conflict by agreeing to change the 1953 armistice
to a peace treaty later this year. I
think it is a big deal that they pledged to remove all nuclear weapons from the
peninsular. I think it is a big deal that Kim said he is looking forward to meeting
President Trump in the next several weeks. Kim said: “We bade farewell to the
frozen relationship between North and South Korea, which was a nightmare. And
we announced the beginning of a warm spring to the world.”
Some
will say I don’t believe a damn word of it. Some will say,
thank God, there’s hope.
While
I expect most sane Americas will see this is as a very
good step in the constant battle for world peace, some will worry that Trump
is might get too much credit while others will push for him to get all the
credit. But that’s just here. It’s there that matters.
I
could get this Tids thing done a lot faster if I didn’t
have to get up and down to monitor Robo calls.
The
Question:
--What are considered the five most common
grammatical mistakes?
The
Headlines:
--Kim Jong Un Steps Onto South Korean Territory;
Movement Sparks Breakout Of Peace; NK Dictator In Near Jovial Mood.
--Germany’s Chancellor, Cool And Rational Angela Merkel,
Having Working Lunch With President Trump At White House To Discuss Trade, NATO
And Other Key Issues; Merkle Will Push For Tariff Exemptions For EU, and For
Iran Deal.
--House Intelligence Committee Releases Findings On
Russian Election Interference; 250 Page Report Finds “No Evidence That Trump Campaign
Aided Russia’s Election Meddling”.
--Amazon Raises “Prime” Price From $99 To $119.
--Knife Attacker In China Kills Seven Children,
Wounds 12.
--Tom Brokaw Latest To Be Accused By Several Woman
Of Unwanted Sexual Advances.
--Wells-Fargo Now Under Fire For Upselling Employees
Into Expensive Retirement Plans.
--Oklahoma’s QB Baker Mayfield 1st Pick
In NFL Draft.
People
with a B Negative blood type are generally pessimistic.
The
city of Boston approved a change requested by Red Sox
owner John Henry that would remove former great owner Tom Yawky’s name from the
street next to Fenway Park. He said he had been haunted by it for years.
Haunted? Haunted by a man that took a deplorable, downtrodden Red Sox
organization of the 1930’s and built it into the championship organization that
Henry bought. Haunted? The rap on Yawky, a man who established his charitable foundations
that raised and contributed hundreds of millions for Boston hospitals and charities,
were allegations of racism, some perhaps legit and many built upon misinformation
and innuendo. The Sox are what they are today because of Yawky, not Henry.
That’s why TY is (Sorry, was) remembered. We got to get rid of these incidences
of mis-rewriting the past to conform to hysteria of the movement of the moment.
I’m just plain tired of tearing down icons, besmirching people for illusions
beyond their primary importance. Haunted.
Well,
I guess Tom Yawky now knows what it feels like to be segregated.
I
can’t boycott the Red Sox in protest because I can’t afford
John Henry’s ticket prices in the first place.
One
thing I’m glad they haven’t found a way to dismiss: Those old clam
shacks built on or near ocean marshes before environmental agencies banned
everything human.
We
have a politician here named Lincoln Chafee. His Dad was a
truly great senator (To me). A good guy, who knew the difference between party loyalty
and constituency loyalty. In 2016 Lincoln,
who has been a pretty successful Mayor and Governor and Senator, ran for President
on a platform, “Bring the Metric System to the USA”. He has been ridiculed as
odd from time to time. Last night I saw him interviewed and came away thinking
this guy is more right than wrong. And he had another huge plus -- he is
incredibly honest. He believes in things and rarely if ever backs down (Some would
say that’s a minus). He was the only US Senator who voted against the war in
Iraq. I’ll keep you posted.
One
of the reasons the New England Patriots Don’t mind their draft
picks sliding downward is because it is very expensive to pick an untested
player early. In case you missed it, #1 is guaranteed $22 Million of a must sign
4-year $32.99 Million deal. #2 is guaranteed $20.98 out of a 4-year $31.49 Mill
deal. And down it goes until the last pick in the first round who is guaranteed
$5 Mil on $9.54 Mil 4-Year deal. BTW, the last guy picked at #256, “Mr. Irrelevant”,
will get a signing bonus of $70K for a$2.428 Mil 4-Year deal.
So,
why did I name this issue of Tids Hyperbole sucks?
It basically because it is overused by politicians to create onc-sided,
preemptive arguments in support of nothing more than hyperbole.
QB
Josh Rosen was the 10th Pick in the draft. He
said, “There were nine mistakes ahead of me.” Think he is a little cocky. It
appears that his proclivity towards grabbing headlines is one reason he may
have slipped. People don’t generally cotton to boasters and braggers.
A
teacher asks a student: “Are you ignorant, or just apathetic.
The kid answers, “I don’t know and I don’t care.”
Haunted?
Reading
Between the Lines Movie Reviews:
--The big one opening to big audiences is Avengers: Infinity
War. (Wow, that sounds like endless action).
The Avengers and a host of Super Heroes could sacrifice it all to stop basically
the ed of the universe. Big stakes, I would say. How do you stop powerful Thomas?
That is the question. Lots of action, and if this is your type of mega film, this
is one of the best.
--Disobedience is an all Rachel star vehicle – Weiss
and Adams. A woman returns to her home town that once shunned her for an
attraction to a childhood friend. Upon her return, their passions are rediscovered
and their faith and sexuality are tested. It is considered well done, but so
far not a grabber for me.
-- In House of Tomorrow, a lad raised by a nana in a
tourist attraction Geodesic dome learns of the outside life and then must choose
sis future life -- being Buckmaster Fuller or Sid Vicious…or something else entirely
The
Answer:
--The big five people, have trouble with are: Its
and It’s; There, their and they’re; Subject-verb agreement; Comma splices; Apostrophes.
Some would add to that list – Misplaced modifiers and Pronoun errors. Some other’s
are like There, Their and They’re – Who’s-whose; Your- You’re; Incomplete comparisons
(Often used by ad writers and politicians; Dangling Modifiers. Everybody has a pet
grammar peeve. I don’t know enough grammar to have one. I’m still working on
spelling
Fleetwood
Mac.
1976:
Have
a great rockin’ weekend, E-v-e-r-y-b-o-d-y
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