Credibility, credibility, credibility.

Today's Tids Issue 4,180

For Thinking Before Sending:

Only criticize what deserves criticism; Only support what is supportable. Exactness, understated fact, begets believability.

I’ve decided to change the name of my bath room from John to Jim. I think it sounds better saying, “I went to the Jim this morning.

Edgy: Typically, this pop word of the moment means having a bold provocative or unconventional quality. Today it is used to excuse crass, inconsiderate comedians who routinely attack non-liberals with deplorable exaggeration…which is never funny. Edgy equals enabling excremental excess. Yes, when a liberal commentator uses edgy, he or she is asking you to feel good about being rudely insulted.

Now here’s a technological advance that just doesn’t make sense to me – robots for gardens. I always looked at gardens as quiet places, escapes form cajoling and anger. A special place to nurture life.  To bring color and beauty to an environment. To feel a warming satisfaction. So, now it will be, Alexa, tell your friend Robbie Robot to deadhead my zinnias.

I wouldn’t be surprised to see Eric Holder gaining momentum as a major challenger for the Dem Nomination in 2020.

The Question:

Who was the first American President born a US Citizen? Bonus:

Gallop has just issued approval ratings for DT in his second July. In what order do you think Presidents ranked in their second July approval ratings from Ike forward?

The Headlines:

--Markets Expected To Rise On Strong Profits; Goldman Says China Trade War Could Severely damage US Corporate Profitability; Harley Reports Good Profits On Strong Overseas Sales.

--NK’s Kim Seen Dismantling Key Nuclear Facility.

--Greek Wildfire Traps, Kills At Least Fifty On Athens Beach; Death toll Could Reach 200; Fires Rage In Scotland And Sweden; Laos Dam Collapses – Hundreds Missing.

--In US, Fires Ravage West, Flash Floods Drown East.

--New York Daily News Lays Off Half Of Its News Room.

--Tesla’s Musk Begging Suppliers To Reduce Prices So His Company Can Stay Above Water.

--Nicaragua Could Erupt Into Brutal Civil War.

--National Geographic Star Nicholas “Duffy” Fudge (Wicked Tuna) Found Dead At 28.

In all my years upon this orb, I don’t believe I have ever read a story about a woman being impaled by a beach umbrella. In the past week and a half there were two of them. Is that due to climate change or not eating enough kale?

I think we need a poll that asks two questions: 1. Do you like President Trump as a person? 2. Do you like President Trump’s policies? That is a differentiation that would be useful to know for the congressional races. At least, if I was running, that is info I would like to have in my backpacked.

I don’t know about you, but after eating a hot dog I generally find a speck or two of yellow mustard somewhere on my clothes.

Many a business man has misapplied business management theory as written in books or taught in universities, often setting companies on a path to ruin. Likewise, the theoretical glories of socialism as read by the naïve never lives up to the promise, and always ends in ruin. Reality is always he proof.

I’m finding that Alexa doesn’t understand me when I talk with my mouth full. Maybe in a strange way that is good for society – as it could help teach kids the practicality of manners.

For every credibility gap there is a gullibility gap. –Richard Cobden

Two funeral homes invented a marijuana coffin in a joint undertaking. Shoot me.

Iran could be a first-rate global economic player if the energetic, resourceful people there could get out from under the considerable thumb of the Ayatollah.

How come after you press “1” for “English”, they immediately transfer you to India.

Nothing is not always negative just as nothing is not always positive. But, that’s about where we are in the national debate today.

Painting outside just doesn’t feel good on a hot summer’s day.

Incomes are not keeping up with rising home prices. So, it is not strange that home sales have fallen for the third month in a row. This always seems to happen at the end of a long economic boom. – people rush to inflate home prices to sell before the decline.

I joined a group for procrastinators; We haven’t met yet.

The Answer:

Martin Van Buren was the first President not born in British Colonial America as a British subject. Bonus: #1 was George W. Bush with 72. Next was Ike at 70 followed by JFK at 68. GHWB was 62 followed by Nixon 59, Obama 46, Clinton 43, Trump 43, Reagan 42 and Jimmy C at 40. 

Credibility has been consumed by the parasite politics.

I understand that Einstein got along well with his parents, relatively speaking.