Layng quietly in fields

Layng quietly in fields
Glstening lights

Wednesday, July 10, 2019

Slogging away.ona Summer day



Today's Tids Issue 4,428
Waitin' for Fall:

Around here, people grouse more about bad roads than bad weather.  

Ross Perot was a fun candidate, maybe one of the best of all over time. His strong third Party showing probably gave Bill Clinton Term number one. People tuned in to see him debate. He wakened the hopes of people with new ideas, new approaches to running America. He was an American institution, with a classic rags-to-riches American Story. Yet, last night I saw nary a mention of him on National news broadcasts. Maybe the media doesn’t like those who tell it like it is.

Baseball was far more exciting when the focus was on great plays in the field, throws from the outfield, sharp hits past outstretched arms with runners running, daring steals, a blazing fastball for strike three. Homeruns often look like lazy fly balls. And NBA basketball has lost its way with star players basally extorting their teams by requesting trades to join friends on other teams; a trend that will give us about 6 competitive teams and about 24 which are losers at the opening day tap off. Not a pretty prospect.

I asked my doctor how my check-up went. He said, “Get will soon”.

The Question:
Can you remember five noted Ross Perot quotes? Bonus: “Mondelez” is the caproate name for the company that was once known as Kraft (And, even earlier as General Foods.). What does it mean?  Extra Bonus: Who was elected as the first ever President of Russia?

The Headlines:
--Stocks Respond Favorably To Powell Words: Says Rate Cuts Possible Because Economy Appears Uncertain; Dow Near 200 Advance; S&P Crosses 3,000 For First Time.
--Falling China Factory Prices Have Put China Economy On Alert. Deflation Looms.
--Women’s Soccer Team To Get Showered In NYC Tickertape Parade.
--UK Ambassador Who Called USA President Inept, Resigns.
--New Super Rich Democrat Bill Steyer Enters Primary Race; Billionaire Is Bitter, Aggressive Trump Hater.
--Several Reports Say That 15 Years Ago Trump Kicked Epstein Out Of Mara Lago After Complaints From Females.
--In Pitcher’s Duel, AL Beats Loaded NL For All Star Game Win.
--RIP Department: Actor Rip Torn 88; Country Cigar Michael Streggs 33.

When you think about it, a mighty homerun blast is an easy 7-8 iron, even for me. An average home run is a wedge.

The Saint Louis Park City suburb of Minneapolis, represented by congresswoman Ilhan Omar has abandoned the Pledge of Allegiance before City Council meetings: “We concluded that in order to create a more welcoming environment to a diverse community we are going to forego the pledge before every meeting.”. The last time I Googled Saint Louis Park City, I found it still within the borders of the USA. A snip here, chunk there and pretty soon you’re living in a foreign land run by those who have no understanding of America. Nibble. Nibble.

Last Night CBS premiered a new program called “Love Island” that instantly must have become the front runner in the lowest acceptable moral standards race. With shows like this, no wonder parents are having trouble raising teen agers.

Oh, that’s right, the entertainment industry keeps on assuring us that their programming, music and movies have no effect on peoples minds and attitudes, nor national morals and principles. So everything is ok.

I watched only the opening credits atop sensationalized visuals which were so outrageous that I even went into another room to watch the baseball All Star game.

Beauty is in the eye of the beer holder.

Joe Biden promised yesterday to reduce prison incarcerations by 50%. The dem voter base just keeps on getting bigger and bigger, now with criminals joining unlawful entrants.

Heard in a millennial’s bar: Men are like parking places. All the good ones are taken and the rest are handicapped.

Around here, those planes that always appear to be struggling pulling giant ad banners are all of a sudden having a tough time staying in air. Disconcerting for backyard cookouts.

Stocks went up because of uncertainty in the economy. The markets as a rule don’t like uncertainty, except when uncertainty breeds certain potential pleasant reactions like rate cuts.
Has there ever been a more vengeful, bitter, hateful crowd than the current crop of activist liberals?

The Answer:
The founder of EDS wrote all of his speeches. 1. “The activist is not the man who says the river is dirty. The activist is the man who cleans up the river.” 2. “If you see a snake, just kill it. Don’t appoint a committee on snakes.” 3. “In business, people are held accountable. In Washington, nobody is held accountable. In business, people are judged by results, In Washington, people are measured by their ability to get reelected.” 4. “Lead and inspire people. Don’t try to manage and manipulate people. Inventories can be managed, but people must be led.” 5. “So many people spend their lives chasing money and end up as the richest men in the cemetery. I don’t want to be like that.” And you thought all he ever said was, “Giant sucking sound”!  Bonus: Mondelez means absolutely nothing, refers to nothing, stands for noting, It is complete “nonsense word” made up by employees. Extra Bonus: Of course, you all knew that Boris Yeltsin was Russia’s first President. He was highly regarded for winning vodka drinking contests.

When life gives you melons, you maybe dyslexic.

I think the Tids are in the summer doldrums.


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