“…It’s what you see that matters.” -hdt

Today's Tids Issue 4,392

Achievement is:

In 1898 a policeman on a bicycle caught up with a speeding automobile on Park Avenue in NYC. He then proceeded to write the first-ever speeding ticket – for going 12-mph in an 8-mph zone. Everything is relative. Yet too many today judge traditions and institutions from the past based on fragmented standards of the moment.  I say that that everything in the past should be dearly preserved as lessons to help prepare for the future. That all who fought and died for evolving principles should never be forgotten, and always honored. We may be able to do Mach 6.7 today, but that doesn’t make riding a horse to Philadelphia on dusty trail many years ago, less of an achievement.

A reader writes to suggest that if they had sent in the king’s men before the king’s horses, Humpty Dumpty might have had a chance. Hmmmm. Animals are lovable at times, but can they repair eggs?

Some smarter than average Repub strategists say that the Prez is walking a fine line in farm country; that he could lose that influential vote bloc depending on when and how he gets off the tariffs. To farmers, who still somewhat more reluctantly sustain support, it isn’t necessarily about subsidizing monetary losses, but losing expanding market opportunities. Farmers are free traders too. Capitalists who abhor government intervention. Oh wait, they do like some subsidies.

Remember how we had to scramble when flat TV’s first arrived, trying to decide between Plasma and LED? We will probably have to endure the same reeducation when selecting driverless cars someday – Lidar versus Musk 2D Camera/Radar. Or, perhaps something not yet on the drawing boards…er, I mean CAD system.

The Question:
Who allegedly said the following about whom: “So you’re the little woman who wrote the book who made the great war.” Bonus: Who was Jacqueline Cochran? Extra Bonus: What actor, who made it even bigger in another TV series, played the lovable Maynard G. Krebs

The Headlines:

--Trump Black Listing Of Second Largest Smart Phone Maker Huawei Has US Chipmaker Shares Dropping; Google Suspends Some Services For China Giant; Huawei Issue Sends Stocks Downward Triple Digits; US Mortgage Rates Lower..

--President Says He Would Be OK With 10% Stock Dip.

--FCC Chairman Says He Will Recommend Sprint/T-Mobile Deal; Their Shares Soar; Ford To Cut 10% Of Global Salaried Worker Force; Tesla Shares Kerplunk After Analysts Issues “Code Red” Signal.

--US State Department Employees In Baghdad Say Low Level Missile Exploded Nera Embassy; Trump Strongly Warns Iran.

--India Election Leaves Country Divided; Polls For Leader Of Worlds Second Most Populous Country Indicate That Narendra Modi Will Win Second Term As PM, And BJP Party Remains In Control.

--Brooks Koepka Wins Second Straight PGA Title After Beating Back Charge For DJ.

--17 Injured As Bomb Hits Tourist Bus Near Egypt’s Pyramids.

--Sanders Releases Plan To Ban For-Profit Charter Schools.

--Game Of Thrones Is Over; Errant water Bottle Main Topic Of Discussion; King Bran the Broken Selected To Rule The Six Kingdoms.

Yikes! Dodie Gillis is 84.

Everything, no matter how framed or disguised by politicians, is about taxes – how to grab them without the appearances of additional taxation. But with the advent of the electric automobile, and the inevitable loss of gas taxes, cities and towns and states will lose a ton of money to waste willy-nilly. That’s why Illinois voted to add a $1,000 fee to the price of every EV sold. Fee initiation without comprehension.

While we’re on Dobie Gillis, Tuesday Weld who played cute girlfriend Thelma Menninger is the third cousin once removed of William Weld, former Mass Gov and the only Somewhat-Repub who has decided to run against Trump. Gov Weld said of his Mayflower heritage after being teased by Mass Speaker Billy Bulger: “Actually, they weren’t on the Mayflower. They sent servants over first to get the cottage ready.”

Could “Leveraged” Loans to weak Businesses Become an economy killer like Subprime consumer loans?  Something to fold into your investment cake. Is the oven too hot?

Repubs are taking a lot of positions regarding their affinity for Donald Trump. After all, the last thing they want is any of the Dems to take over the Presidency in 2021. So, we got a segment who wants to be just like him, many who hold their breath every time he speaks and many who are dangerously close to voting for some write-in candidate of their choice. Others accept his differences from the norm as something of a sacrifice for a better America, to keep a great nation from sliding off a cliff. Two of the key issues will still be the Supreme Court appointments and controlling the regulation packages. Frankly, I just pray a lot for enlightenment.

There are passages from Saint Sans first movement of his 3^rd Piano Concerto that are about as beautiful as any music I have heard.

I’m watching the emergence of this dossier investigation and the infighting between some of the early dem advocates for Russia-gate mess. But there is still too much out their based-on conjecture. Conjecture, disillusionment and hatred is what got us into the Russian boondoggle in the first place. But, if it walks like a duck.

A staff member is a musical note.

Then we have pretenders like Peter Buttigieg who tries to come across as a good old American regular guy for all, and out of nowhere hops on the leftist bandwagon that has as its latest new agenda item to remove Thomas Jefferson’s name from US society. It’s just one more form of book burning.  That’s how you destroy a nation – take away or demean its foundations. Thanks for adding to the lunacy, Peter. At least, we now know.

BTW, Buttigieg says he didn’t hop, that it was just the media overstating his words. But if it looks like a hop and sounds like a hop, then it is probably a hop. Peter Rabbit does it again.

It seems that every week or so we read of a company or a government entity promoting the advance of some gambling venture. Lately, it’s been sports gambling. Every week or so we also read of some person who is caught embezzling from their employer or defrauding friends and the gullible public to pay for a gambling habit.

No, older people -- memory foam insoles won’t help you remember why you find yourself standing in an empty room wondering why you are there.

We just passed a big graduation weekend, where millions of kids now well-educated and fortified to battle life’s challenges, will depart their parents homes, cut the apron strings, for good jobs Well, maybe – that’s the theory. But they all received a lot of good advice from speakers, and in one case, a lot of free money. At Morehead College in Atlanta, Billionaire speaker Robert F. Smith said he would pay off the loans of all Class of 2019 graduates, about $40 Million worth of largess. Talk about winning the lottery.

So, do you think that a progressive congress person will now overreact to the goodness of one man and enact legislation mandating that all Billionaires speak and donate. “What about the unfortunate kids in classes other than 2019, in schools other than Morehead?”, I can hear them saying.

But kids will now make decisions on their hoped-for jobs. A new survey points out that the most important things g that grads look for in a new job are, Location and Salary (32%). Next at 28% their Position in the company. 23% say benefits (HC and 401K) and 19% accept based on industry or field.  14% say cool perks like happy hours and free meals, while 11% look at company values. 9% think size of company is a big factor.  

The Answer:

It is said that Abe Lincoln uttered those words upon meeting the renowned author of Uncle Tom’s Cabin – Harriet Beecher Stowe, Bonus: Jacqueline Cochran was the first woman to break the sound barrier. (There’s probably a good joke in there somewhere, but I would be in deep trouble with half my circulation if I typed it!). PC is ruining the Tids! “Jackie” Cochran was one of the most prominent Racing pilots of her times and was instrumental in founding WAAC – Women’s Auxiliary Air Corp. Extra Bonus: Bob Denver who became the iconic Gilligan, at first was outstanding as Dobie’s friend Maynard G Krebs.

I reject out of hand the removal of any statue in a park or name from a façade.