De-louding is good for your health.

Today's Tids Issue 4,243

Thinking in Unison:

You need to be an accountant or mathematician these days to read and understand the baseball sabermetric centric sports pages. I tend to look more at the heart of the player. Call me a romantic.

I used to look at TV news clips showing mobs chanting in the streets of third world and socialist countries, and think, God, it’s great to be an American where we are at least sane; where we can intelligently and calmly talk out our differences. Hmmmm.

Russian nest dolls are generally disliked because they are so full of themselves.

The nut, if the same person, sending bombs for Soros, Clinton And Obama is not doing Repubs any favors.

The World Series these days basically means that I wake up in the morning to find that I have slept on the couch.

The Question:

Who were John Allen Muhammed and Lee Ben Malvo?

The Headlines:

--Red Sox Take Game One In WS; Fenway Fans Jubilant Over LA Manager Roberts Return To Place Of His Dastardly Deed Against Ya, Ya, Ya…

--Strong Boeing Earnings Had Wall Street Looking For Sweet Day Until Homes Sales Report Turned Up Sour; September Homes Sales Drop To New Two Year Low; Previous Two Month’s Reports Revised Lower; Latest Info To Indicate That Rising Mortgage Rates Are Having An Effect.

--$1.68 Billion Mega Millions Ticket Sold To Winner In South Carolina.

--Trump Says Khashoggi Murder Worst Coverup In History.

--Secret Service Finds Possible Bomb Packages Sent To Homes Of Clinton And Obama; CNN Evacuates NYC Offices After Suspicious Packages Found.

--Prez Also Says 10% Tax Cut Coming To All Americans; Dems like Booker And Harris Jumping Into 1020 Prez Campaign Present Several Give-Away Schemes.

--Bolton Meeting With Putin As Nuke Treaty Negotiations Intensify.

If you are looking for a quiet place in the cacophonous Washington DC to enjoy a cup of coffee and a good sweet bread, you might stop into the new Starbucks “Sign Language” shop near Gallaudet U. No matter what you think about Starbucks, they are very good at looking at the needs of various groups of people.

There’s no truth to the rumor that the Democrats in Congress are calling on Trump to send troops to our northern borders under attack from 8,000 Russians coming in to vote for Republicans. Yes, there is no truth --Dems would never ask the president for anything.

Separated at birth: Tim Cook and Anderson Cooper.

The “Battles” on The Voice had their final bouts Monday and Tuesday. In the Tuesday event I enjoyed quite a bit the duels between David Fenley and Keith Paluso, and Jake Wells and Natalie Brady. The Brady-Wells effort, especially the super smooth opening, was particularly pleasant to hear, and while I liked the pick of Jake, I thought Natalie should have been stolen. Dave Findley is a real performer, but Keith stolen by Adam could be one of the surprises. 13-Year-old Reagan Strange was eerily good. The fan favorites for the night were Wells, Strange and Fenley. Last night on the voice, the final for the battle rounds, the best of the group was probably Kameron Marlowe who beat another one I liked, Kayley Hill. Also, Sarah Grace could be a contender.

There’s new electric car on the drawing boards that will suck up miles without filling up. Yes, Dyson company, the big vacuum cleaner imagineer is getting into the race begun by Tesla. We are in a new era of engineering diversity, when interdisciplinary transfer is easily facilitated though chips and software. Of course, you have to have bright, open minds to make it work.  

Once I asked a management guy why he was still personally drawing plans for customized machinery products instead of using CAD/CAM. He said it was because that is what he was good at, and he liked it. That’s why apparently good companies with competitive products go under.

Apple’s new big three are iPhone XR at $750, XS at $1,000 and Max XS at $1,100. For $250 bucks less, the only things the XR doesn’t have is a double lens camera and the ultimate pixel’s for screen clarity. I would bet that the screen clarity of the XR is far better than what I have now, and I think what I have is perfect. $250 is $250, and I see no need to spend more, unless, I guess, if I’m a professional photog.

Women spend more time wondering what men are thinking than men spend thinking.

The big controversary today in Providence RI is an example of the problems in US dialogue. The argument is whether or not to accept a plan that would be a step towards assuring that the city would have a platform upon which to grow into the future or stay firmly in the past. Like the New America, when opposing sides seem dug-in with little sense of looking to blend Ideas, like in this instance where the historic character of the city could easily be preserved while opening a door to a progressive, competitive future. Blending for the future is the result of bending in the present.

The Answer:

Muhammed and 17 yo Malvo were the Washington DC snipers of 2002. Muhammed was executed and Malvo is in jail.

In all honesty, I’m not really looking for any dramatic new technology for my home life. Just lower prices. Techno advancement should find a way to make things cheaper.