Today's Tids Issue
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Happy Red Sox Win:
Comedians
of yore used to navigate the fine line between criticizing humorously
and slitting throats.
More
and more my smartphone has become a repository for
meaningless advertising. How smart is that?
The
scariest thing of the moment is the fact that the Markets
went down yesterday based on poor earnings performances.
Hillary
Price informs us that tea makers have developed a new
type of fast brewing drink for people on the run called Ooshort…a hybrid of
oolong.
Maybe
if we start telling people the brain is an app, they’ll start
using it.
I’d
like to give you all a clear and concise Tidlet on the effects
and substance of Brexit, but I don’t understand it any better than PM May.
The
Mega Millions drawing tonight is nearing One Billion
Dollars. So, go out their Tidsters, and win it! Piece of cake.
The
Question:
Who was America’s first Chief Justice of the Supreme
Court?
The
Headlines:
--Red Sox Take Down Houston; Await Winner Between
Milwaukee and LA Dodgers for WS.
--US Stocks Open Up Sharply As New Earnings Look
More Positive; US Deficit Skyrockets To %779B.
--Saudi Prince’s Aide Shown Walking Into Consulate After
Khashoggi Is Now Considered Key Suspect; Pompeo Invokes Saudi-Arab Honor To
Hold Saudis To Account; Saudi King Emerges To Check Son’s Power.
--US and Mexico Agree On Plan To Control CA Caravan
Insurgence.
--NYT’s board Member Says Dems Need Intervention To
Curb Hillary.
--Afghan Elections Stalled After Top Government
Officials Are Assassinated.
--Facebook’s Zuckerberg Hires Former UK Associate PM
Nick Clegg To Run Global Affairs And Communications Division.
-- Musk Announces New “Lower Priced” Version Of
Model 3 At $45K, Which Still Sells Way Above Promised $35K.
--Trump Admin Puts Out Currency Cheating Monitoring List:
China, Germany, India, Japan, Korea And Switzerland.
The
worst thing about writing the Tids is reading it a little
while later and discovering the stupid typos, misspellings and word
misinterpretations.
For
instance, my mind-finger relationship fails often when writing
“form” instead of “from” and for some unexplained reasons, typing “could”
instead of “good”.
Don’t
worry, artificial intelligence will never replace natural
stupidity.
On
a per capita basis, the States that spend most on welfare
are New York, Alaska, Massachusetts, Vermont, Minnesota, New Mexico, Delaware,
Maine, Oregon and Kentucky. Georgia spends the least.
Yesterday
I had several quotes from Nobel Prize winner Crick. Another
of his views was on “Gossip”, saying, “what people gossip tends to be what they
really care about”.
If
you think the “deep state” bureaucracy doesn’t like Trump
now, wait until he implements his new across the board departmental 5% budget
cut.
I didn't think that my beloveds, the Red Sox could do it. I thought the pitching and especially the Bullpen, was suspect. And happily, I was entirely wrong.
I
wonder if all the naysayers about government inaction in Puerto
Rico after two devastating storms are rethinking after seeing Michael effects
-- Jeez, maybe acts of God are really too big for any government to control and
resolve immediately. Probably not. Its all about politics, and logic never
enters that consideration.
When
I get together with friends we often turn to talking about what
is good on Netflix or Amazon Prime. There are so may offerings and lately my
fellow critics, male and female alike, have been disappointed in more than less.
The
other scary news about the stock market is that China’s
economic pace has slowed again down to the worst levels 9 years ago, which as you may remember was
the time of the global financial crisis.
The
best things about the magical coloring of leaves is just
that…tourists “leave” -- from the coastal towns northward to overcrowd the
mountain highways and byways.
From
time to time, Cheetos taste different. That can be mildly
disturbing, especially when I have conjured up enjoying at slow-down-time that great
taste all day. At first I was thinking that the precious orange snacks are made
in different bakery factories. But, lately I’m thinking deeper, wondering if it’s
my mood that alters satisfaction of the well-known delicacy from super and
mouthwatering to drab and uninteresting. This is serious! Being a Cheeto lover is
difficult.
“There
was a scary moment
in the work place the other day. We got a fax! Almost all of the employees
didn’t know we had a fax machine. The entire department just stared at it. I
poked it with a stick.”
One
good thing about typing the news each day is that I learn
how to spell new words like Khashoggi.
To
all those living in Washington DC and to the millions
driving south through the morass, your congestion may begetting worse (Yes
Worse, if such a thing is even conceivable) Rumors with substance are emerging that
Amazon’s HQ2 maybe moving there.
Reading
Between the Lines Movie Reviews:
--Halloween is well, “Halloween” all over again, with
all of the gory murders and frightened teens. But, this one is different
because it has the return of Jamie Leigh Curtis, the original babysitting teen
in slaughterville…40 years ago; in the final confrontation It will be a
nostalgia trip for all those adults now wanting to return to their gory days.
--Critics love Robert Redford in just about
anything, and Sissy Spacek, too. The two are pretty good in this film forma
true story about a bunch of old criminals who captivated the public’s emotions.
It’s about Forest Tucker, the 70-year-old who escaped from San Quenton and went
onto form a gang for a 10-year robbery spree. The pursuing detective also is
shown as impressed with the thief’s dedication to his craft, as is his lover.
--The third big new general release film of the week
is The Hate U Give, which was reviewed here a few weeks ago. It’s about a black
girl comfortable in her new contrasting environment, a wealthy prep cool,
emotional light years away from her poor, dangerous neighborhood. She must
choose between standing up against a police shooting of her best friend and her
new life, and the opinions of her new friends. I think you get the picture in this
BLM tale, which by the way has a critic-audience disconnect.
Is
that Redford film supposed to be telling us that we lock up
too many good thieves who should be out there enjoying plying their
considerable skills to steal from people?
The
Answer:
John Jay was the 1st Chief Justice.
Have
a great weekend, E-v-e-r-y-b-o-d-y!
Is
it really laughing if you feel guilty about what you are laughing
at?
I
always enjoy this, and ever feel guilty about repeating it
over again:
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