Kendrick.

Today's Tids Issue 4,390

Caring for Others:

Some of these national news exploited gatherings don’t do much for me. But, I have to say that I stopped for a moment to think about Kendrick Costello, the incredible courageous young man from Colorado’s Highlands Ranch STEM School. This 18-year-old kid with a beautiful life ahead, who saw his classmates in danger, didn’t seem to think twice about rushing into the face of a weapon to save many from the ravages of a mad shooter. There are many stories every day, but none quite measure up to Kendrick.

The hawks were gliding high in windy skies yesterday, swooping to pick out little denizens of the woods scurrying to find food and build retreats for the hot summer days ahead. The Hawk. Peaceful appearing and soaring above like a sugary worded politician looking for the kill. Don’t be mesmerized by the appearance of magnificence.

This idea of inclusion and rewarding all regardless of competence may have reached it’s a dangerous new low point. It appears, based on testimony about recent air tragedies, that airframe manufacturers build planes and controls to meet the needs of lowest common denominator…pilots. Lowest common denominator pilots! Yikes! I think raising standards for all pilots is a much better objective for all of mankind. And that lowest common denominator pilots should be banned.

The Question:

Who is considered the father of US National Parks?

The Headlines:

--Trump Backs Off Tariffs On Aluminum, Steel; Admin Delaying Tariff Possibilities On Autos In Effort To Drive New Trade talks Forward; China Has $3.65 Trillion Reserve To Counter Tariffs; Stocks Look To Open Higher Today.

--Strong eCommerce Sales Boost Walmart Profits.

--Alabama Gov Kay Ivy Signs Bill Making Abortion A Felony; Abortion Battle Moving Towards SC Relook At RvW.

--Senate Approves Trump Pick For 9^th Circuit Court Over Objections Of The Twosome From Cal.

--Stanley Tools Spending $90 Mil To Bring Craftsman Tools Manufacturing Operations Back To USA From China.

--Trump Declares National Emergency Over Cyber Threats and Crimes Against US technology; China’s Huawei Is Main target.

--NYC”s DeBlasio Officially Now Latest Lib In Dem Lottery.

--Apple Stock Running Up Hill Against App Store Lawsuit And China Tariffs.

--Rabbit Sculpture By Jeff Koons Gets $91 Million At Auction.

In this new world of rampant hearsay and opinion, all journalists, even this Tids thing, must be on qui vive to resist the tempting morsels of unsubstantiated but delicious sounding gossip or innuendo floating about the world wide web, lest all credibility disappears.

Character's in movies have scriptwriters to solve dilemmas. In life, answers don’t come that easily, nor the ability to correct them.

If you find yourself someday being attacked by a mob of clowns, go for the juggler. Thanks to a punny reader.

“Scrolliosis”: The result of spending too much time hunched over a computer keyboard.

The Steak and Shake Company after a surprising massive Q1 loss of $19 Mill that caused shuttering of stores, says that can save One Million by removing the signature cherry form the shakes. That’s like GE saying we will no longer put our logo on our products. Life is not a bowl of cherries.

Promise: I will no longer succumb to the daily barrage of news stories about AOC. She has become the most famous politician who has never done anything but disrupt. Unless…it is really, really funny.

Bride Magazine is the latest to go all digital. It joins Glamour, Vogue Teen and Redbook among many, and many more to come who are finding that more people have stopped flipping to begin clicking to read. Newspapers will go the same way. So any time you want to question changes that are clearly written on the wall, think about what is happening daily. And that technology is still in its infancy.  It pains to lose the past, but face it. Life is in a hurry.

You hear of all the people who want somebody else to help them get along. And then you find so many others who just go out there and do it.

The Answer:

John Muir a cerebral man from Scotland saw beauty in the lands of the west and fought for the preservation that gave us Yosemite and Sequoia, and most importantly, a national sense of conserving intrinsic beauty.  With Professor Henry Senger, he was the co-founder of the Sierra Club.  

I can be cynical. I can be a skeptic. But, I can see. The heroism of Kendrick Castillo is the real deal. God bless him.