Today's Tids Issue 4,426
Silence is Rejuvenating:
This is great week for romance.
I call it settling in week, a period that follows the maniacal dash to programmed
celebrations. Now we can sit back and dream of things beautiful, of broad warming
smiles and simple giddiness. Of understanding unsaid words or inquisitive eyes.
And holding hands on a wooded path; Sitting shoulder to shoulder on a rocky
ledge shrouded in a cooling mist rising off surging ocean waters below. Or walking
though a mountainside orchard, imagining of fruit that shade giving limbs will
bear in the not too distant fall. Holding love near; love is the celebration
that never ends.
Shasta Daisies
and day-lilies. It’s that time of year again. That slowin’ down country lane feelin’.
You know you are getting old
when people talk nostalgically of USA institutions that began and ended in your
life time. The latest and one of the saddest that makes me the maddest is the magazine
of the “What Me Worry Kid”, Alfred E. Newman. Yes, observers are saying that Mad
Magazine, an Americana original is gone for good. I have a feeling that the odd
humor of that classic contaminated the mind of this Tidster. Thus, you get what
you see. Mad lives!
If it were the Dems
housing illegal entrants at the border, the media would call the camps, humanitarian
spas.
Yesterday I drove past
the local recreational Pot Shop and the lines were around the corner. And I’m
thinking, these people will be driving on the road with me.
So, what did Nancy Pelosi say?
She said about AOC, Omar, Tlaib, Pressley, “They are four people and that’s how
many votes they got.” In today’s world, noise gets the exposure. But mainly that’s
what it is and nothing more. Yet. There’s no need to lose sleep over the irrational
shouting in the background. It’s time to put national aggravation in
perspective. Just relax and fall in love with something, anything. Hop on a
cloud.
The Question:
Which President nominated the first female Supreme
Court Justice? Bonus: Name the original cast of CSI. Extra Bonus:
Who were the original Three Tenors?
The Headlines:
--Stocks Open Week Lower After New Economic And Jobs
Data Is Too Good; Deutsche Bank Eliminates 18,000 Jobs In Fundamental Restructuring;
Street Awaiting New Powell Testimony
--Boeing Loses Big Order To Air Bus As Woes Continue
In Tacoma.
--US Women Win World Soccer Championship For Second
Straight Year.
--New Poll Has Trump Approval Ratings At Highest
Point Ever; Still Lags Some Dem Candidates.
--Admiral Tapped To Lead Navy, Join Joint Chiefs,
Bill Moran, Abruptly Retires; Says His Association With Officer Connected To Inappropriate
Conduct Investigation Could Mire Great Institution.
--Southern California Citizen’s Nerves Frayed As Aftershocks
Keep Coming.
--Iran Reaffirms Mission Advance Uranium Enrichment;
Exerts Say Country Is Still Well Below Bomb Capable Criteria.
--Three At Pamplona, Two Americans, Gored And In Hospital.
--New Spiderman Film Flies High On First Weekend.
The promotion of new products
like “Meatless Meatballs” is a scam similar to the left telling us the Socialism
is good for us – Peopleless democracy.
I still believe in
what most of the Holidays stand for and respect deeply the meaning of those celebrations.
But basically, holidays interrupt my relaxation.
There were two major earthquakes
in the LA region Friday evening: One being the 7.1, very deep tremor following
another large one a day earlier northeast of LA; the second tremor rattled the
rafters of the LA Lakers’ offices. It was the surprise acquisition by the LA
clippers of super stars Kawhi Leonard and Paul George. The Lakers went form the
LA dream team to one battling for attention in the same arena. The Clips shot
up to number one among LV odds makers followed by Milwaukee, The Lakers, Philly,
Golden State, Utah, Denver, Boston, Portland and Brooklyn to round out the top
ten. New Orleans with the number one draft pick is at 100-1. Last years NBA Champ
Toronto is tied for 15th.
The good news
about the big earthquakes was that it was far from massive population centers.
But, that doesn’t make any more pleasant for the residents at the center who
have to pick up the pieces, who may have lost everything, who will sit now in
fear wondering about the next shaking. Yeah, they may be thinking isn’t it nice
that the media thinks it’s nice that we got destroyed instead of LA. Thee is
nothing good about tragedy.
Headlines That Waste Ink, Department:
“Kate Gosselin not sure she’ll get married a second time.” Huh?
“Kate Gosselin not sure she’ll get married a second time.” Huh?
I put on a couple of Bruckner
symphonies over the weekend. And, well, Bruckner is Bruckner, and always sounds
like Bruckner. But there are some nice moments, especially the soft thoughtful
finale of his fourth.
With all of the
hootin’ and hollerin’ about myriad national problems, I still thing drug
dealing and subsequent abuse is the greatest of all. It’s a root cause for most
of what politicians try to cover over with expensive band-aids.
I have to wonder while watching
all of the cars streaming into this city on the ocean what tourists actually do
with their cars in a seaport without parking. Drive around in circles?
Maybe more annoying than
politicians are sports talk show hosts who, it seems to this observer have as
their main objective creating controversies. Which is basically why America is
split today. The reason why sports talkers are worse than politicians is because
I and a lot of people used to tune in to get away from the BS. Sports guys
create controversy for ratings and Pols create controversy to feel necessary.
I love waking up to foggy
mornings because relatively, it makes my mind seem less dull.
Labron’s dream team Lakers
may now be only number two in his own most recently adopted city. The NBA is
crazy. The draft is supposed to deliver parity. But, free agency negates that and
then some.
Ignore scientific data.
Live happier. (Thanks to Mike Peters.)
I don’t go anywhere
where parking may be an issue. Eliminating needless, exasperating intrusions
into my being should give my body a few extra years.]
The airwaves will be alive
when Robert Mueller testifies before Congress. One of the shortcomings of his
position, some experts say, is the lack of definite evidence to back up his
committee’s well hedged determinations. Mueller
at Congress could be bigger than McCarthy, Nixon cronies and/or Iran contra. Personally,
I’ll be excited about the start of NFL Preseason practice.
The media fell in love
with Kamala during her attack against Biden. To me she abounded like your basic
TV prosecutor pressuring to get a suspect to admit something he clearly didn’t
do. A good judge would have said, you are badgering the witness.
So, basically Harris is a prosecutor.
You have to worry about who and what she would attack if she made it to the
White House. I have a feeling it won’t be pretty. I always have a problem
spelling prosecutor versus persecutor. With Kamala, it could be the same.
In case you missed it, Kamala
Harris’ legal counsel is Marc Elias who held the same position in Hillary’s
campaign. That Elias, who hired Fusion GPs, who hired British Spy Christopher
Steele who targeted Carter Page. Yes, it was Elias who gave us the illusionary
Russia Probe. Here we go again. And now, he has a prosecutor to dramatize is
circumstantial evidence.
I’ll take romance
under the evenings gently setting sun.
People think summer fun
is trying get away from inland heat by driving on parking lot like roads to get
to crowded beaches. That, is about it.
Have you noticed like I
that in areas where there are a lot of handicapped parking spaces, it more likely
than not that many of those spaces will not be used…except at casinos.
The Answer:
I’m sure you all knew immediately that it was Ronald
Reagan who named Sandra day O’Conner For the Seat. Bonus: CSI began a
new era in TV Crime dramas begetting CSI knockoffs or inspiring the NCSI series
and more. William Petersen (A co-creator) led the team that included Jorja Fox,
Robert David Hall, Marg Helgenberger, George Eads (Most episodes), Eric Szmanda
and Paul Guilfoyle. Extra Bonus: You have to love the Three Tenors –
Luciano Pavarotti, Placido Domingo and Jose Carreras.
Ending to Bruckner’s Fourth – the Romantic. Dream a little.
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