Today's Tids Issue
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Yes dear!
Somehow,
I was inspired to talk about matrimony this morning. Maybe
it was the Herman Wouk remembrance below. Marriage is a bond built upon appreciation.
Of drawing from each other, ideas, solutions, and support. Not fighting to win
but agreeing to grow. Two together plus two together is far more than 1 plus 1.
Everything but Everything starts with harmonious homesteads. That’s not to say
it is always bluebirds singing, and colorful rainbows across green valleys. It
isn’t easy. In fact, it takes intense dedication at times, when storm clouds
rise and oceans roil. But, tides go out and tides come in; crashing surf subsides
into rippling wavelets. Clouds recede to blue skies; onerous heavy air turns fresh
and dry. Love so inured holds the course steady as fierce winds blow. But, it’s
not easy. And yes, sometimes it just can’t work. Perfection doesn’t just
happen. It takes two to give, and two to accept.
Happy
Memorial Day. May our resolve never flag.
A
newspaper photo over the weekend was captioned “Hello
Summer!” It depicted an extraordinarily crowded beach scene, people smothering people,
no place to walk, much less find space in the water. I used to love beaches, or
make that, swimming off the beaches. But now all it is, is one big hassle. Is
summer over yet?
Remember
buttercups? How kids of yore before the internet
store, would sit and look for yellow reflection on the throat. “You love Butter,”
we would cry. And I would think, I hope so. I hope that butter cup works on me.
Because I love butter.
Jealousy
and envy are two negative human emotions that seem more apparent
today than ever. I see a lot of disparaging of others with talents by some who
believe are beyond their own; even demeaning them to support perceived limitations.
But, everybody possesses unique talents. Instead of focusing one that others
have, we should pour energy into perfecting what we have, regardless of what
society says is chic and contemporary.
Do
Apps
really have to update as often as they do? All that happens is that storage
space disappears. Drives me crazy.
I
have reasonably decent hand/eye coordination. Yet, I always
fail to achieve a well-executed fist bump or high five. They are just unnatural
acts of celebration to me.
The
Question:
In what state is Ellis Island? Bonus: What is the difference between jealousy and envy?
The
Headlines:
--The USA Honors All The Men And Women, The Heroes
Big And Small, The Soldiers Sailors And Airforce.
--Euro Rises As Populist Parties Fail To Make Meaningful
Gains; Observers Expect Current EU Policies To Continue; Right Wing LePen’s Party
Defeats Macron’s Party; Next: Tussle Over Who Leads Central bank And Replaces
Draghi.
--Trump Minimizes Threat From NK Missile Tests, Contradicting
NSA Bolton; Trump Comments Make Japan Abe Nervous.
--Fiat-Chrysler Make Bid To Join Renault; Would Be World’s
#3 Behind Toyota And VW.
--Iraq Eager To Mediate Dispute Between US, Iran And
US Allies.
--Tornadoes Devastate Oklahoma Cities And Towns.
--Pope Likens Abortion To Hiring A Hitman.
--Over 35 Shot, Five Killed In Memorial Day Celebrations
In Chicago.
--Deaths On Mount Everest Up To 11, As Traffic Jams
At Summit Continue; Man Killed By Shark Swimming Off Hawaii; Another Surfer Off
France Killed By Shark.
--Tourists Mob Local Scene.
Trump’s
personal demeanor tends to help irrational democrats look
good to an uneducated voter bloc.
Herman
Wouk died last week at the age of 104. His life’s work and accomplishments
is a tribute to a good woman, an urging wife in a great marriage. He has always
admitted he was just a clever gag writer until his new wife reoriented his
talent, which became greatness. Among many notable efforts, he wrote Winds of
War, War and Remembrance, both of which became huge TV series. But first he
gave us The Caine Mutiny, a true American classic. He could write, he was
talented. He made Fred Allen funny. But he was nowhere until a woman walked
into his life.
The
Dem Congress is complaining that President Trump won’t let
them do anything. Hey, doesn’t this constitutionally defined independent organization
have as its main purpose in life he creation of the budget and laws? They could pass an infrastructure program. They
could solve the illegal immigration assault at our southern border with an Immigration
reform edict. Congress has the constitutional right to get things started. And
funded. But, they would rather blame the President for their own inaction in an
election year. That’s what it is all about.
I
have always been told never to run holding sharp objects. That’s
why I never jog with Cheddar.
BTW,
why do we need immigration reform anyhow, when it is already illegal for people
breaking and entering.
It
looks like old fashioned lilac trees on country lanes will
be blooming soon. That means that orange day lilies in clumps neath gray stone
walls will be softening our hearts with memories of calming earlier times.
Self-driving
cars could lead to the biggest era ever of Government intrusion.
Let’s face it, more people than not love driving. Maybe the second amendment should
be expanded for modern times to prevent government from also taking away beloved
automobiles? And, as for safety on the roads, people will always find new ways
to kill each other, accidently or on purpose. Am I a cynic? Yes, I am.
The
left says they are 100% for gender neutrality yet they get
orgasmic when women march on Washington to bring down men.
I
think I have figured out why some restaurants go to the
expense of serving a free salad first before all meals. It’s to help mask the
annoying effect of a very slow kitchen. Are they cooking my food yet?
The
Biggest Pothole:
States, well at least this one, clamor for new sources
of revenue, using the need to fix roads as the cause for such emergency
funding. They create ingenious tolling schemes or fee structures based on repairing
deteriorated roads and bridges. But in fact, the deterioration is the result of
misspending moneys’ appropriated year after year for infrastructure maintenance.
And secondarily, because contractor relatives of legislators who are chosen for
road work are known to buy inferior materials, surely to need repair earlier
than scheduled. Much of the misspending is due to money siphoned off to help politicians
to fulfill their ideological whims or promises made to constituents for votes. One
most prevalent budget busting demands today is paying for free education, free
health care, housing subsides et. al. for illegal immigrants. (Note the word,
illegal.) It is estimated at about $278 Million. That’s a lot of bridges and raids.
So when your government asks for more money to fix potholes and more, they are
really asking you to pay more for government largess.
Mosquitos
were developed by God to help us appreciate flies.
Nothing
surprises me anymore, and I will not be startled the least
bit when Unions begin organizing robots, and activists create a new protected
gender sector for AI siblings.
Jon
Voight says Trump is the greatest President since Abe
Lincoln. I went to HS with the three Voight brothers. They were all very talented
golfers with a flair for drama.
On
Memorial Days past, I always listen on the radio to the Indy
Five Hundred while cutting back rambling forsythia bushes.
I
did one of those little quizzes that pop up from time
to time on smart phones. This was about answering questions to determine which
state we would find most comfortable living in. Mine turned out be Iowa. How
about that, Iowa. I like Iowa.
Although,
as comforting as Iowa appears, I might move back to beautiful socialist RI
during election caucus years.
Is
it
time to buy Alibaba? Or is recent positive hoopla for this stock, that had
sensational earnings, just an attempt by Wall Street promoters trying to recapture
losses?
The
Answer:
Yes, that was a trick question. While Ellis is in New
York Harbor and to get to Ellis you take a boat from southern NYC. You could get
to the famed immigration island by badge form NJ, if the government ever opened
it to the public. The island has a land area of 27.5 acres where just 3. 3
acres are in New York. 24.2 are officially by Supreme Court decision in New
Jersey. So what is the answer? I gotta give it to NJ. The three islands of Liberty
Park known today as Liberty Island (Statue Of), Black Tom Island and Ellis Island
were originally named The Oyster Islands by the first Dutch settlers. In
colonial times they were famous for Clam Bakes, Oyster roasts and picnics. Bonus: Envy occurs when we lack a desired
attribute enjoyed by others. Jealousy occurs when something we already possess
(Usually a special relationship) is threatened by a third person. Envy is
reaction to lacking something, while Jealousy is a reaction to the threat of
losing something, someone.
God
bless America! Sing it Kate, like you’ve never sang it
before.
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