No enlightenment.

Today's Tids Issue 4,439

Without committees, a better day, for sure.

Views of yesterday: --Bob Mueller did exactly what I thought he would do – Nothing. -- The National news media found a way to push against Trump. -- The President found a way to make himself look bad in an extensive post hearings interview. –The fact that all of the Mueller team were Pro-Hillary Democrat operatives cast a pall over the integrity of the report. –The President does not come off looking that good, ethical or moral. – As one CBS journalist said: When the Dem leader and committee chair people come out after to explain what just happened, it means even they didn’t think it went too well. – The general attitude after the event was, “Why?”.

The difference between a Hippo and a Zippo is that one is really heavy and the other is a little lighter.

The NE Patriots start training camp this morning. The giant Newport Folk Festival begins this weekend. This always means that the next thing you see is Back to School sales.

“I never give them hell. I just tell the truth and they think it is hell.” Harry S. Truman

The Question:

Who are considered the top Ten Bands/Rock Performers of the Seventies? Bonus: Who was Louise Joy Brown?

The Headlines:

--All Markets Open Lower (Dow – Cat, Boeing Negative Still Outweigh 3M Positive; Nasdaq Pulls Away From Record High); Pop-Stocks Alphabet, Amazon And Starbucks To Report Earnings Today; Facebook Fined $5 Billion, Stock Jumps; Tesla Gravely Misses; Nissan To Cut 12,500 Jobs World Wide; Boeing Workers Concerned After CEO Remarks About Possibility Of Shutting Down 737 Max Production.

--PR Governor Rossello Announces He Is Resigning.

--Mueller Disputes Trump Claim Of Exoneration.

--NK Launches Two Missiles(?).

--Boris Takes Over Parliament; England Expected To Rock Under His Leadership.

--US Manufacturers Pledge New Worker Training Programs; Average Age Of Working Baby Boomers Highest In History.

--Trump Poll Numbers: 52% Approval On Economy; Job Performance 46%. Biggest Negative numbers Are On Border Security, Immigration, International Trade, Iran, NK And Health Care. (Fox News Poll 7/21-23.)

--NAACP Votes For Trump Impeachment; Many In Dem Party Now Say Impeachment Possibilities Diminished After Mueller Sessions.

--Boeing 737 Max Grounding Has Southwest Airlines Ceasing Operations At Newark Airport.

--Epstein Fond Injured In Jail; Placed On Suicide Watch.

--Biden Goes Aggressive Against Booker And Harris; Biden Tops Trump In Ohio Polling.

The new summer game of irresponsible teens throwing water and objects at police is getting out of hand. Add police to those being disrespected to a lengthening list that already includes teachers.  If I were a conspiracy theorist, I would say it’s part of the communist playbook that would divide, and weaken the institutions of a society.

A policeman came by my house the other day and asked me where I was between 5 and 6. I said Kindergarten.

If you ever need evidence of how talking too much can ruin a possible good thing, just watch the President.

One of the oft-repeated myths of modern culture is that super show Hamilton is all about Hip-Hop Music, and it just flat out isn’t.

When a wife says, “You weren’t even listening”, a husband thinks, “That’s a funny way to start a conversation”.

On the JD Power “Auto happiness Scale”, the top cars are Porsche, BMW, Genesis, Audi and Volvo. Among the mass market brands the cars that made the most improvement are Ram, Dodge, Jaguar, Land Rover and Jeep. Leaders in 21 categories (From Small Car Luxury and Standard to Large Pickup and SUV), the corporate winners were Ford (5), BMW (3 – 2 of them For Mini Cooper division),

The Answer:

Music is very personal, so I expect many of these choices as best of the 70’s will be contested. #1 is Stevie Wonder followed by Led Zeppelin, Elton John, Pink Floyd, The Rolling Stones, The Eagles, Marvin Gaye, Queen, James Brown and The Who. Another list has it Led, Stevie, Pink Floyd, The Who, Stones, Lennon, Elton, Eric Clapton, Bob Marley and David Bowie. The Iconic Grateful Dead is is 43 and 25. Fleetwood Mac is 12 and 17. Peter Frampton, whom I liked was 47. Moody Blues was but 77. Yikes! But a big surprise to me was that the great Janis Joplin was only 112! Looking through old lists is fun, and surprising. Bonus: England’s Louise Joy Brown was the first child conceived by in-vitro fertilization.

I tend to fall into the trap of liking one band or singer over another mainly because of a song I enjoy.  

People who hate Trump thought the hearings reinforced their negative views of the President. Those who support Trump thought Mueller was a loser. That’s just the way things work these days. And, the truth gets lost in the shuffle.

“The truth is incontrovertible. Malice may attack it, ignorance may deride it; but in the end, there it is.” -- Winston Churchill