Protecting Fiefdoms.

Today's Tids Issue 4,231

For the year 1492:

It is that particular beautiful special time of cooling days when banks of Montauk daisies amass oer’ hillsides, cascading down to churning dark Autumn seas.

As a kid in the fifties, I always thought that Marion Anderson was heralded so much because she could sing so well.

Based on some of the things we know Justice Kavanaugh said at the hearings, he could easily become the Justice who urges the sending of more cases back to the Legislature branch. The fact is, that one of the reasons Repubs pushed so hard for a more originalist court is to help end the judicial legislative effect, basically a way around the Constitutionally prescribed law enactment process. On a similar thought, there are those who think that Kav may also try to limit Executive powers for the same reason -- to properly distribute power between three branches as originally proposed and approved.   

Melania Trump may be the best spokesperson in the administration.

As I watched NFL games Sunday, eyes rolling at times, I wondered how many losses have been caused by basic player stupidity. I wonder if the NFL keeps statistics on mindless folly.

The Question:

Baby Boomers have voted on which Industries, Fads and Products they feel are being killed by millennials. What do you think they are?

The Headlines:

--Markets Trying For Turn-Around; Apple Tells Congress That China Did Not Hack Its Servers; Ford To Cut Workforce; Kudlow Sees Strong Economy Moving Forward, As Opposed To Martin Feinstein Of Harvard Predicting Deep Troubles Ahead.

--Pompeo Sees New progress After Talks With Kim; Second Summit Set.

--20 Victims Of Tragic Auto Accident Mourned As Questions Arise; One Passenger Tweeted That Limo Was In Horrendous Condition.

--American Economists William Nordhaus (Yale) And Paul Romer (NYU) Win Nobel Prize For Economics; Work Brings Us Closer to To Understanding How To Achieve Sustained And Sustainable Global Economic Growth;

--White House To Hold Public Swearing In Of Kavanaugh.

--Experts Say 2030 Is Cut-Off Date For Bad Environmental Behavior Or Else.

--Possible 2 Category Hurricane Michael Bearing Down On Florida Panhandle; Could Affect Governor and Senate Races.

I have a problem with forgetting to attach docs to emails. Now I think I know why. It’s not entirely my fragile mind. You see, Yahoo mail has the little paperclip thing right next to the big bright blue “Send” button. Blue is my favored color, so I gravitate to it first. In addition to a brittle mind, I am great at making up excuses.

The Houston Astros still look like the AL team to beat despite the Red Sox atmospheric 108-54 regular season record.

Frankly, the Sox look very vulnerable.

I’m this, and you’re not, Department:

Think about vegans for a second. This is a group of people who appear to dismiss other people’s eating habits as unhealthy, and certainly beneath their own. This may be one small example of why there is this chasm of understanding between those who may be similar in many ways. I talk to good friends who I know are lightyears away from some of my opinions. Yet we agree on so much. If vegans didn’t smirk at my KFC, I might sit down and have a little Bok Choi with them. I guess we all try to preserve our power base of differences.

“Saint Gregory the Great” by Ottorino Respighi is a nice little tone poem for a Sunday morning

The more government inserts mandates to govern personal behavior, the sooner the masses will lose a sense of personal responsibility. Suffering the consequences of bad decision was always one of the best educational tools.

In case you missed it, one of the funniest, perhaps even scariest moments in the history of the respectable Sotheby’s art auction company occurred the other day when the Girl With Balloon painting by the so-called street artist Banksy self-destructed minutes after being bought for $1.4 Million. The faces on the officials were priceless as were the gasps from the distinguished and wealthy audience. But, it appears that Bansky, a well-known practical joker, had incorporated a shredder into the frame which was activated at the sale. He had filmed the entire scene. He titled his Instagram post: “Going, Going, Gone”. Look for it on Google.

“Nextdoor Digest” is a national app that tries to look like a neighbor information source is putting out a map that shows which of our neighbors is giving out candy for Halloween. It will make it easy for the new generation who can’t function without phones to find their way around their own neighborhood. What’s next, making neighbors list the candies they care to give, or kids reviews of treaters that may further embarrass them, eventually bringing additional hosts of professional agitators to once quiet neighborhoods. Aren’t we all getting just a wee bit over organized.

Note: Sotheby’s is trying to convince the buyer of the Girl With Balloon, that the destroyed painting may even be worth more. And frankly, I wouldn’t be surprised if it was, having observed the idiosyncrasies of the collector world.

Presidential hopeful Booker is a smooth-talking Senator, but he isn’t any more believable than Schumer.

The Answer:

According to Boomers, #1 thing being killed by millennials is “The Real Estate Industry.” The rest in order are “Relationships”, “Nine-To-Five Jobs”, “Handshakes”, “Breakfast Cereals”, “Pants”, “Crowdfunding” (Created by millennials and now abused to death by the same), “Chain Restaurants”, “The Hotel Industry” and at #10, “Costco”! Yes, Mighty Costco is a victim of on-line shopping. i.e; -- Don’t buy bulk paper goods. Just click it online and have it delivered when needed. Other losers in the new era are Fabric Softeners, Lunch, The Diamond Industry, Canadian Tourism, Bar Soap (Too Germy), Napkins, Golf, Breastaurants (Like Hooters), Beer and Stilettos. I never liked stilettos.

Happy Columbus Day, Everybody. He was daring, courageous young seafarer who opened the world of opportunity to many.