Encroachment.

Today's Tids Issue 4,336

Drip. Drip. Drip:

Well, it’s Spring, right! Well, It’s March and March fools you every year. We just think it’s about time its Spring, but we shiver like we did in December. But the bagpipes of a good Saint Patrick’s Day parade, will warm your Irish soul no matter the temp. Of course, with a little whiskey too. March had the biggest snow storm in recent History. Basically, though, I like March. I like the feeling of hope. I like to walk in mud. I like to listen to all of the plants just beneath the surface wakening, beginning to stretch their arms after a long winter. I like wind. And the changing angles of the sun. I always look forward to March and then I always wonder why.

People who want something never give up. An inroad here, and inroad there, and pretty soon you’re wondering what happened to your comfort zones, your piece of mind, your freedom.

Apple will have the foldable smart phone by 2020. The big question is, how far will they fall behind waiting to get there. The answer could be some new surprises in new Apple technology will keep them in the game. We’ll see.

The Tidlet I enjoyed writing most this week was yesterday’s little piece about making great biscuits. Maybe next week I look at a romantic tale about perfecting good sausage gravy.

If Barbie is so happy, why do we have to buy her friends and boyfriends?

The Question:

Ron Howard was great as Opie. Ron Howard was great as Richie Cunningham. And Ron Howard has been a great director. Name his five best movies.

The Headlines:

--Markets Strong At Late Morning; Investors Like Positives For Trade And Inflation.

--NY Gov Cuomo Still Courting Amazon.

--Otto Wambler Family Disappointed With President’s Praise Of Kim.

--Indian Pilot Returned; Tensions Ease.

--NYT’s Article Says President Overrode Advisors To Give Kushner Security Clearance.

Dems have probably gone one step to far with their support for late term abortions. Pro-choice for a number of years has had steady support from a majority of Americans. A week and a half ago, according to a Marist poll, 55% of People were for Pro-Choice while 38% were Pro-Life. In a new Marist poll 4 days ago, both Pro-Life and Pro-Choice support were at 47%. This is the most dramatic shift in history of the never-ending debate. The freedom to choose is a very American concept. Infanticide is not.

It’s not my fault that I have never learned to accept responsibility.

People find they enjoy vacationing in Ireland knowing they are walking on Eire.

Huawei is a Technological force, and I expect it will be around for a while. They will be stiff competition for Samsung and Apple, and will fight like hell to rid themselves of the recent “Untrustworthy” label. So instead of relying on defamation to beat them, creating better products would be a better long-term corporate objective, and appreciated by consumers.

A friend of mine, a nice guy who travels the world on business, tells me that in talking to people in places like England and Germany, for instance that many of them feel they have lost their countries. (He’s from Germany, himself). Nobody much cared, he says, when a few refugees dropped in. It was the kind thing to do. Then there were more, and even more, now some illegally. Laws were changed to accommodate, and accommodate they did. So, a cab driver in London will tell you he just hopes he can survive for a few more years. Germans would rather stay home than go down to the cities. Its’ just safer. He tells me that the eastern countries are probably now the most pleasant in Europe -- Czech, Poland and especially Hungary. You know some of those countries who fought for freedom that would lift the SSR yoke. Things change and sometimes it is for the good. And sometimes you think things are good, and you don’t see it coming. And then it is too late.

When the news gets depressing and inconceivable, isn’t it nice to know that you have a bag of snacks hidden beneath the couch?

PM Netanyahu is in deep trouble. He’s been around a long time, since he gained notoriety appearing on TV in his leather jacket as Scud missiles from Iraq were repelled by Patriot missiles. He’s weathered a lot of political storms over the years, but this one feels different.

I just read a story about a rare sunfish showing up on a Santa Barbara Cal beach. A sunfish expert from Australia says he was astonished that the particular sunfish was found in the Northern hemisphere. My question after reading this is, why would someone choose to become a sunfish expert?

People just have to stop with the racist labeling.  

No matter how well you think you have run a business or some organization, the generation behind you will charge everything, except hopefully, the main object of satisfying consumers of products, services or charitable giving. It’s good to improve process, but not to injure the bonds.

I have to write a story for my writing class. This week it’s supposed be about being in a scary place that makes me feel uncomfortable. I’m thinking of having accidently found myself stumbling on to the set of The View, and they think I’m the guest. It could be funny.

From what I have been hearing, the further the Dems move to the left, the more likely it is that independents will consider DT the better choice. You can push people just so far.

Reading Between the Lines, Move Reviews:

--Geeta is the big promotable movie, but it could be disappointing say critics. But if you like the genre then what other people say is meaningless. A naive young girl, Frances, trying to make it in NYC finds a expensive handbag and naturally thinks she should return it to the owner. The owner, Greta appears a motherly type, is a lover of classical music and piano teacher. And lonely. The two bond, and Frances learns in this suspense thriller that nothing is what it seems to be. I think it sounds interesting.

--Tyler Perry’s And Madea Family Funeral does not entice me. Just looks too silly and crude. A family reunion becomes a bad dream when in the backwoods of Georgia, they plan a funeral that threatens to reveal family secrets.

--The Hole in The Ground Looks like a horror film with potential. In Ireland a mother and son live in their home next to the forest with a large sinkhole. One day the son goes missing, but reappears unchanged and unharmed. But as his behavior becomes strange the mom wonders if the boy is really her son. Ooo-weee-Oooo

The Answer:

Ron’s list of films s pretty impressive. Top Rated is Apollo 13. Next is A Beautiful Mind. Cocoon is third and is followed by Cinderella Man, Backdraft, Splash, Far and Away, Ransom, Parenthood and #10 Willow. Ron Howard is 65 years old -- today. He doesn’t look like Opie anymore.

There are some days when I write about the world that I feel a little paranoid. Then I learn there are millions out there concerned about the same things I am.  So if everybody appears paranoid, is anybody really paranoid.

Then I wonder, why do I have a rear-view mirror on my stationary bike?

Happy March, E-v-e-r-y-b-o-d-y!!