Today's Tids Issue
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Football and whatever:
Could
it be that the stocks are seriously squishy because investors
are looking for Tax losses? Could be something there, as reporting for 2018 tax
season under the Trump tax program eliminates several deductions like unlimited
state and local taxes and mega mortgage deductions, among others. You never know.
Well,
this looks like a pretty good weekend for important football
games, pro and college. That is if you are a football fanatic like me. If you’re
not I commend you for being who you are. There are fanatics of all kinds, and
frankly I’m jealous of people with the ability to focus attention on their
creative hobbies. I’ve been mesmerized by builders of ridiculously complex gingerbread
houses lately and have always been of people who can play music on an instrument.
As you can see from the Tids, focus is not my idle name, so I admire all those
have extreme patience and those singular directional beams. I am just in awe of
all kinds of people making, inventing, creating; of personal favorite pastimes with
results that are entirely amazing. Let’s hear it for all those people who do things
well and are just plain contented in their excellence.
Why
is it that Democrats think Super-Delegates are fine, but
they have a problem with the electoral college?
The
Question:
Who was the first US Vice President to reign? Bonus: Who was the Husband/ Wife British
Co-Monarchy of the late 1600’s?
The
Headlines:
--Stocks Pointed To Higher Opening Following
Yesterday’s Near 800 Point Turn-Around, But Dow Fell Into Red During Morning
Only To Remerge By Noon; S&P And Nasdaq Sank At Noon After Being Higher
Earlier; More Investors Moving To Safety Of Gold.
--Sears Has Less Than 24 Hours To Survive.
--With US Withdrawal, Syrian Kurdish Leaders Looking
To Russia And Assad.
--NYC Seeing Noticeable Exodus Of Large Chain Retailors
And Food Places.
--Trump Warns That He Will Close Southern Border Entirely
If Dems Don’t Move To Fund,; Rep Mark Meadows Suggests Shut Down Could be Very
Long.
--Oldest US man, US WWII Vet Richard Overton, Does
At 112.
--Popular LA Morning News TV Personality Chris
Bourrous Is latest To Fall To Poisonous Drug Use.
I
read that novel by Bill Clinton and James Paterson and
all I can say is that if I had submitted it to a publisher it would still be on
the bottom of the pile and getting buried deeper every day with each new
submission.
This
is the final NFL regular season week, and it has some critical
showdown matches. Probably the best matchup is between two teams with chances –
Tenn and Indy. The winner gets a wildcard. If the Texans lose, the winner gets
the Div title. Tough pic. The Tenn D is good and they play very well at home.
But Mariotta is hurt and Luck is Hot. I’m staying with the Titans. The Texans must
beat the Jags to take NFC South (Or have a Colts-Titans tie) and they will make
it happen. The Patriots need a win over the rival Jets to keep their valuable first
round bye. A loss here would open the door for several teams looking for that precious
bye. If KC an LAC lose, the Pats go to #1 AFC seed. They will beat the Jets in a
tough one, but KC or LAC will be ahead of them. If the Eagles beat the rival Redskins
and the Vikes lose, they will get the WC. The Skins will play tough, but Mr. backup,
Foules will guide the Igs to a chance to repeat. Another really big game of the
day is between the Browns and Ravens. The Ravens win and they are AFC North champs.
But, Cleveland and a super confident Mayfield will push them to the wall. The Browns
are playing for a winning season. I have to pick a good Ravens team with their own
super young QB at home (But I’ll be rooting for the Browns). The Bears-Vikes is
also meaningful, especially for the Vikes, who are at home. If the Bears win, they
get the Bye. But if the Vikes win they get in the tournament. I like Chi, but I’m
picking Minn. The Steelers till have a chance to make it, if the Browns beat the
Ravens and they win at home against Cinn. They will win…and wait. (Note, the
Steelers and Ravens both play at 4:25, so there will be scoreboard watching for
sure.)
The
rest of the games are pretty much meaningless.
Dallas plays the Giants at home and the Cowboys have remote chance for a bye if
they win. But, the Giants at home may be playing for Eli in his last game(?). I’ll
pick the Giants. The Seahawks are playing for seeding and should win. The Cards
are playing for #1 Draft pick. The Rams can clinch a 1st round bye with
a win. This could be a better game than it appears as SF has beaten LAR in 4
straight week 17 games. But, not this year. LAR wants that Bye. The Chiefs also
need to beat their lackluster opponent for the number one bye. Oakland may give
them a tussle but KC will win it at home. The LA Chargers can jump into the #1
AFC position with a win against the fading Broncos and a KC loss. KC won’t
lose, and neither will LAC. Truly meaningless games are Bills-Dolphins and I’m taking
the Bills. The Pack should beat the fading Lions at home. The Saints are on top
and they won’t be budged by the Panthers. The Bucs will leave their Tampa Bay
fans happy with a win over the mysterious Falcons. Obviously, there is no hope
for the Tids Pickers to salvage this season. After last week they are hanging around
a mediocre 6i% at an overall record of 143-94 -1
If
Dems don’t want foreigners in our elections, why do they
think it is alright for illegals to vote?
I
learned early in business to wait a day before sending out
an angry letter. 99.9% of the time it never went out.
As
more and more people opt for SUV’s and Crossovers, not to
mention the dominant Pick-ups. Big automakers are scrapping many, some very
popular, long time brands. Among those are Ford Taurus, Ford Focus, Ford C-Max,
Chevy Impala, Chevy Cruze, Chevy Volt, VW Touareg, the iconic VW Beetle, Hyundai
Azera, Honda CR-Z, Toyota Prius V, Nissan Juke, Cadillac CT6 and Cadillac ATS,
Many
people didn’t buy the Chevy Cruze because it was seen as
normalizing bad spelling.
The
VW Touareg was spelled so weirdly that nobody could pronounce
or type it correctly into auto web sites.
The
VW Beetle? Aaaaaaarghhh!
There
are so many instances about how he mass distribution of information
in nanoseconds is bad for an orderly, cooperative, civilized society that they are
innumerable. The latest biggie is from none-other than the US president who while
in Iraq tweeted out the location and faces of our elite seal team.
And
then, there is the power of old-fashioned music.
A man stressed by after the separation from his wife barricaded himself in his home
and began shooting his rifle several times at the police. After ten hours, he emerged
quite peacefully. One Swat team officer sang “White Christmas”. The man Nathanial
Lewis said all he wanted was to hear that Christmas Carol. Yes, music doth have
charms.
There
is no question in my mind that the states are legalizing
marijuana to make money off of taxes. This is not an altruistic movement. Now
Marijuana industry people, especially in California, are learning what many
business people have suffered for years, the governments can beat business into
submission though taxes and regulations. Cal is taxing this industry using their
“Triple Sin Tax” formula which after all taxes are added up comes to 34%! Talk
about “high”. The squeeze is on.
From
what I have seen in polls from several sources, Hispanics are
not risiung up in unison against Trump. Yes, many of these new ligit Americans from
Central and South America deplore the idea of people entering unlawfully.
Drugs
don’t adhere to demographic favoritism to kill.
Reading
Between the Lines Movie Reviews:
--Stan Ad Ollie is the career and life story of two
of the funniest guys I remember from the black and white tube. I couldn’t get
enough of them. This flick tells their tale well. It follows the end of their wonderful
career and their realization of how much they meant to each other. It can’t eb
bad.
--Destroyers a so-so movie about Nicole Kidman as an
undercover cop in a California gang who in the end goes back to face her
demons. It is mystery and seems a bit grimy. People in general are not jumping
up and down. Critics like it a bit.
--On the Basis of Sex is the story of a young lawyer
Ruth Bader Ginsburg. It will be adored by RBG fans, but seems lackluster to
many who have seen it.
--Veep is the story of Dick Cheney as VP and I suspect
it is not kind to a man not highly regarded in glitter city. Frankly it
befuddles my mind that somebody thought it worthy of investment. Despite hype
for an Oscar, the reaction on the street so far is uninspiring, again. They are
calling it “The epic story about a bureaucrat…Reshaping the country and the globe…”
I don’t get it. I might see it anyhow.
The
Answer:
John C. Calhoun resigned from the Andrew Jackson
Admin because of personal differences. This deep southern politician and orator
who was educated at Yale and the first Law School in Litchfield Connecticut, changed
from being a nationalist to a state’s rights, minority party, slave-plantation
advocate. Bonus: Queen Mary II and
King William III ruled Jointly from 1689 until 1694 when Mary died.
Have
a great Weekend -- E-v-e-r-y-b-o-d-y!!
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