Misappropriation.

Today's Tids Issue 4,248

The end is near:

Can you believe it is November? Around here it means free parking until April. That is good. It means leaves will be falling at an ever-increasing rate. Not so good.  I like November. The beauty of this month is that the weather is still quite moderate, but cool enough so I get to wear my favorite plaid shirts on a regular basis. This year it could be a miserable month for many who take their politics too seriously. But, perhaps after a few weepy days for one side or the other, they will all pause and take a deep breath and say thanks. Thanks for our bounty and thanks for the many opportunities to help those without so much bounty. Yup, November is many things – harbinger of Winter, short days, and leafless trees. But, saying thanks makes it one of the best months of all.

We are in the era of instant emotional gratification versus considered long term solutions to significant potential problems. Right now, unfortunately, because of new phenomena like twitter, the instant gratification Willow Tree Effect is winning.

Without question, the most valid research results are from clinical tests by drug companies. Social issue scientists have decided they should also follow the example of drug companies and perform only “registered” research programs – research to standards set by unbiased authoritative organizations. In other words, the people are more and more suspicious of all the studies they see, and serious statistical scientists are going to greater lengths to assure purity in the results – ad integrity for their profession. This will be great for all of the Americans duped over the years.

One of the big problems leading to the USA rift problem is misappropriated extrapolated association.

If crop circles are real, does this mean that aliens have designs for our planet?

I live I a city. The other day I went walking in search of a pile of leaves so I could hear that delightful crunch beneath my feet.

The Question:

What was the name of America’s first “H” Bomb and where was is tested. Bonus: What was the name of the lawyer who replaced Archibald Cox after the Midnight Massacre?

The Headlines:

--October Ends With Two Up Days On Wall Street; Tums Sales Slow; Futures Look To Continue Rebound.

--Mattis Doubles Troops At Border; “Nobody Is Coming In,” Says Defense Secretary.

--Pompeo And Mattis Call For End Of Saudi Led War In yeen.

--Biden Says Repubs Are Either Stupid Or Liars.

--Montana Libertarian Senate Candidate Steps Aside To Give His Support To Repub.

--Google Employees To Stage Global Walkout To Protest Company’s Treatment Of Women.

The good news is that in about a week we can except to see the demise of political mail brochures. However, that will be replaced by myriad mailers promoting Black Friday. Come to think of it, In Rhode Island Repubs call election day Black Tuesday.

Our work often gets in the way of our passion. (Note: I am not talking about sex in the office.)

Of course, if politicians and ideologues continue to use bad research to prove suspect points of view, ten we will need some impartial research observer to sort between truth and illusion.

I’m not a big Meagan Kelly fan, but she got screwed by NBC over her comments about black face costuming which were quite innocuous. If NBC had wanted to look further they might have found the tapes of their own news Anchor Lester Holt in “White Face” and several tapes of Jimmy Fallon in Black Face routines. But, once again, nobody ever remembers the past especially when it is loaded with facts.

The Tids Pickers were hot, until the last few games upset he apple cart. 9-5 last week brings us to 72-46-2. Work to do, work to do. There are some really great key matchups this week and couple of tough picks that mean nothing. A big rivalry game for the last time before Oakland becomes Nevada is between two 1-7 Bay Area teams, Oakland and San Fran in the battle for the Oppressive Government trophy (OGT). Oakland has a better, healthy QB, and I pick the Raiders. The other really cool games are Minn-Detroit, Pitt-Balt, LAC-Seattle, Houston -Denver, LAR-NO and GB-Pats. Detroit has played quite well at times but Minn is a little better and Detroit will be without their just traded best receiver Golden Tate. Minn wins this one. Pitt is looking now like the Pitt everybody expected. Balt has had a great defense but has trouble scoring. They are at home, but I go with the better team, the Steelers. Another team that is gelling is the Seahawks. But Old man Rivers has the Chargers rolling along. Tough pick, but I’m going Seattle. Who woulda thunk that Denver versus Houston was going to be a war after the way the two started. This may be the toughest pick of the day. My gut says Denver. New Orleans is a team – “D”, Special teams, great coach and an “O” led by the incomparable Drew Brees. But, the Rams have been unbeatable. I’m picking New Orleans. The other glamor game of the week is set for Sunday night between GB and NE. The storyline here of course will be written to death in the next few days preceding – Aaron Rogers versus Tom Brady; Danica Patrick versus Gisele Bundchen. Aaron Rogers is one scary dude, especially when you think you have him boxed in. And NE is not even very good at Boxing. I’m gong with my heart.

For the rest of the games I have Miami Over the Jets in a mystery game that could be very close, an improving Skins over the questionable Falcons, the excellent KC over the Coachless Browns, Carolina over Tampa Bay, Chicago over the Bills and in an almost good game Dallas over Tennessee. Frankly, I’m pulling for the Titans, but Dallas is due. Tenn has been a question mark lately.

Have you noticed how West Coast billionaires often step up bravely to support taxes for social issues, not considering that they may broaden the social ills problem with suffocating taxes on the real working people struggling to get along in the most expensive communities in the USA. But, I’m course I’m happy that they are assuaging their guilt. Who needs another grumpy billionaire.

The big problem in the home construction field is boulders having problems building modestly priced homes, the most needed housing in the country. The tariff laden building materials have pretty much put moderate and low-cost housing production on the back burner. So much for the dream of owning first homes.

One investment wag yesterday said he sees a little relief in the soaring tech industry as valuations have dropped form “Ridiculous to just outrageous.”  Investors are waiting for new lows on many of the Wunderkind stocks before jumping back in.

The Answer:

--The First Hydrogen Bomb was called “Ivy Mike and was dropped on Eniwetok Atoll in the Marshall Islands. Now it is a vacation destination. Not for me. Bonus: Lee Jaworski replaced the easy-going Archibald in the investigation of the century. Or was the Warren Harding investigation of Tea Pot Dome more nefarious. It just wasn’t on TV.

November be has been a month of a million smiles, but none as broad as on the day in that month when my first child was born. The beauty of where you are is what is in your heart.