Keeping up with the publicists.

Today's Tids Issue 4,162

For Cooling Breezes:

Well, it’s that awful time of year.

Weather brings us summer drear.

That old summer sun beats down.

High humidity makes you drown.

And so, I imagine that golden fall,

To help me sanely get through it all.

While others will dream of more heat,

And winter Florida’s crowded streets.

Being a Tids writer is a little like being Pavlov’s dog. It only takes a few notes of appreciation to keep my tail wagging while torturing myself.

Have you noticed that most young families buying a new homes crave an enormous kitchen, at a time when more people are eating out or bringing home prepared meals.

Am I seeing signs that it may be time to hold your breath when Q2 profit reports start flooding the biz news? I have always had this fear about the premonitions coming out of July for the fall, and this year they are earlier than ever.

A sad story came across my email last night. It wasn’t about family member or a friend. But then maybe it was. It was an email written with angst by a guy name Ed Shea, telling all of the people who loved his efforts and have enjoyed his 2^nd Story theater for the past 18 years that he was forced to close down. Ed, a truly great actor, brought wonderfully entertaining theater to many across the region at affordable prices. And now to the amazement of throngs, it is a gone. Just like that, in what seemed like seconds. I hate writing obits about the death of a person’s dream. Tanks Ed.

The Question:

Dhallywood is the film capital of what Asian country? Bonus: Who invented the “QWERTY” System and why?

The Headlines:

--Trade Fears Up, Trade Fears Down – Stocks Expected To Follow Emotions; Opening Is Positive For Today; Trump To Back Off Limiting China US Tech Investment; US Effort To Shut Out Iran Has Oil Prices Rising.

--Bernie Socialist Ocasio-Cortez Beats Powerful Dem Crowley In NY Primary; Former Kennedy Aid Dumps Dem Mentioned As Potential Pelosi Replacement; Other Dem Races See Candidates Revolting Against Pelosi; Popular Repub Candidates – Romney (UT), McMaster (SC) And Donovan (NY) Sail through; Chelsea Manning Trounced By Cardin In Maryland Primary.

--HCMS’s (Health Care Sharing Ministries) Making Positive Progress As Health Care Insurance Alternative.

--Bolton Mets Putin In Moscow To Discuss Confab.

--Starbucks Schultz Says Climate Change Could Diminish Coffee Industry; General Mills Q2 Profits Down 13%; ConAgra Buys Pinnacle Foods For $10.9 Bil.

--“Red Hen” Owner Resigns From Community Business Group.

--RI”s Classical HS Jacob Furland Wins National HS Hammer Throw; Two Other RI’ers In Top Five In Nation.

Eyes are focused on the US southern border but mass migration is a global problem where today several other countries are reacting to border assaults. I believe that migration will continue to grow as a huge problem, perhaps the biggest we all face, as the millions with nothing seek better places that have something. What’s the solution? Well, it certainly isn’t transforming functioning societies into chaos. The problem seems to be in the governing of the places with nothing. Financial aid from the bigs certainly hasn’t been working. So maybe that UN Human Rights Committee can begin to turn itself around, starting by adding a little muscle to the fight for the survival of those millions of innocents ravaged. Perhaps the USA will come back if they start dropping the hammer on despots, despite the smiles of thier diplomats.

I have to say also, that it appears to this simple observer that private non-profit enterprises and the amazing selfless people in those organizations are doing more for citizens of have-nots than than their own governments.

It’s faster that internet, well almost. Boeing’s new hypersonic plane will get passengers from the US to Europe in 2 hours! That’s probably safer than disassembling through the internet.

Before you great cheese, freeze it. This is especially helpful when grating softer cheeses.

Showtime’s “The Affair” is back for another season. I watched the first episode of season three and see it as probably the most depressing show, or at least among the top ten, of all time. Nobody is ever happy, and when occasionally you see some body smiling and elated, you know it won’t be long before the deep crash. Yes, this show for some reason has gathered a large devoted audience and I for one at least wonders why. It is a show that has no point, no reason to watch another episode because two seasons has proven that it goes nowhere, except down. I don’t why it exists, much less how it ever gained such popularity. Unless because it is a show that tries to normalize dysfunction. If you call that going somewhere. Great for antidepressant meds sales though.

But, maybe The Affair does reflect on real life. In a letter to the advice columnist this morning, a women asked if she should marry her ex-husband for the third time now that he has promised to stop beating her like he had in the first two marriages.

Netflix has a new 6-episode series, “Secret City” that I like quite a bit. The conspiracy drama takes place at the seat of government in Australia and revolves around the Chinese takeover of South China Sea islands, and that down under country’s US/China relationship. You never know who’s on who’s side as mysterious Aussie intelligence operatives and so-called Chinese “diplomats” are in and out of the sights of intrepid reporter Harriet Dunkley, who is digging herself into a life-threatening hole. I’m hooked.

People are buying homes with bathrooms bigger than basketball courts at a time when more people are going to spas outside the home.

There is not journalism more useless than that here in RI when the big newspaper devotes space to comments from the four democrat congressional puppets about national events about the republican administration or congress.

The potential good thing about rising gas prices is that it may give us back our beaches as tourists stay home by fire pits in their back yard.

Fire pit sales are booming and from where I’m seeing, it is all about America’s new love affair with roasting marshmallows.

I always had a fire pit when goring up. It was called burning leaves in the back yard.

Government buffoonery at its finest: Up in Providence, the Mayor who would love to be managing a sanctuary city, announced with fanfare that the city will issue a new Providence ID card, with picture, but no sexual identity. This card cannot be used to drive, vote, buy booze or butts, receive public assistance or board a plane. Am I losing my mind, or what.

The Answer:

Dhallywood is the center for film making in Bangladesh. Bonus: In1868, Christopher Latham Sholes introduced a crude typewriter the US using keys in alphabetical order in two rows. This layout caused jamming for frequently used pairs like ST and TH. In collaboration with educator Amos Densmore, he figured out the current combination which would eliminate all possible jamming and speed up typing. Querty made its debut in 1872. In 1874, Remington introduced the first typewriter to the broader market. But it took people a while to get used to finding their letters in QUERTY.

Maybe that’s why I have so many typos – I’m still trying to break free from alphabetical order. Conservative views die hard.

Well, I’ve managed to pare down my guilt laden list of simple chores. So, this old dog’s tail is wagging. Which is great for tales from Tids. Life is good when you get things behind you.