Always sun above the clouds.

Today's Tids Issue 4,463

Just Rosy:

I was quite pleased to hear yesterday that doctors said that optimistic people live longer. It’s great to feel good about yourself, and even better transmitting that feeling to everyone around you. Without being an overbearing boor, of course.

There’s a fine line between kindness and enabling destructive behavior.

You would never believe how much I learn after being called out about unsubstantiated claims. You know, Tidisificated whims. Sometimes my inner feelings turn out right and sometimes they are dreadfully wrong, but it gets me into studying up on more issues.

From what I have been told by knowledgeable sources, the Taliban wants ISIS Out of Afghanistan as much as we do. So, today we are allies.

The Question:

Who is David Soul? Bonus: Who is Emma Samms?

The Headlines:

--Queen Says Yes To UK PM Johnson Request To Suspend Parliament Over No Deal Brexit; Pound Drops Significantly; Battles Rage In House of People.

--Brexit, China, Falling 30 Yr Treasury Yield Had Stocks Opening Lower; Dow and S&P Turn Upward Midmorning; Nasdaq Languishes.

--Dorian Upped To Cat 2, with PR IN Its Sights; Florida Also In Target Path.

--Facebook Tightens Political Ad Rules.

--Perdue Pharma Suggesting Settlement in 2,000 Cases In $10-12 Billions Range; Sackler Family Would Step Down From Ownership.

--Deutsche Bank Said To Be Readying Release Of Trump Tax Returns Depending On Legal Opinion; House Ways and Means Committee Fighting For Release; DB Leading Lender For Trump Companies; Legal Observers Saying Trump Looks Nervous.

--Fox News Leads Cable Ratings For 38th Consecutive Month; Hannity, Carlson, Ingraham, The Five Top Four Shows, Maddow Falls To #5. Top CNN Show, Cuomo, Is At #23. Fox And Friends Beat Out Morning Joe for AM Title. CNN Falls Further Behind; HG TV Top Non-News Cable Network; (Note: BBC Considered Top news Outlet In World. Fox, CNN and Sky News Follow.)

--Tensions Rising Again Against India In Pakistan Held Kashmir.

I had just finished reading a book by Gresham called An Innocent Man, which is all about very bad, corrupt police work and a driven, nearly criminal, biased Oklahoma prosecutor. With a few inept judges thrown in. And then yesterday I read about the Oklahoma decision against Johnson and Johnson. And I immediately thought, “But, it’s Oklahoma”. Yes, there must be something wrong.

What’s the old saying – “When you’re right, nobody remembers. When you’re wrong, nobody forgets.”

Lots of states like Rhode Island here have lived happily from the funds produced from the big Cigarette settlement. But RI seems all to happy to allow up to 90% of gaming space in local casinos to be smoker friendly. I guess their anger at the big bad cancer producing cigarette companies stops at the casino door, the latest source of bail-out revenue for a state that really needs money.

The big guessing game in Washington today is, what exactly is in those Trump Tax Returns Held by Deutsche Bank?

Strangest Presidential Statement of the Week: No, it’s not you-know-who. President Bolsonaro of Brazil made an out of the blue ugly comment about French President Macron’s wife. Macron retaliated somewhat humorously. Macron led the charge to get G7 countries to give Brazil $20 Million to fight fires. Bolsonaro said, I will not acceot your free money until you apologize for your Insult. I think the world is in trouble.

J&J only accounted for less than 1% of the market, so you have to believe that the big opioid sellers are going to receive significantly higher fines than J&J’s $500 plus million. But, Perdue and Teva settled together for half what Johnson will pay. This case is all about the marketing of the drugs regardless of pretty clear labeling approved by the FDA. But I have read a lot about this (And received some wise opinions) and there were apparently assurances by drug makers that the drugs were “Non-addictive”. That’s serious stuff. And people are dying at an extraordinary rate. And that’s more serious. But to label J&J with a less than 1% markets share as “Kingpin of The Opioid Epidemic”, as Oklahoma prosecutors did, sounds bit hyperbolic to me. Except…the story continues.

Methinks that Prince Andrew Is in trouble. It’s the olde “Doth protest too much” thing.

“God created the world. Everything else is made in China.”

You have to think there could be a connection between Taliban ownership of poppy fields and the US opioid epidemic. Just kidding Bad kidding, I guess. J&J grows their own laboratory designed poppies in Tasmania and they are the prime supplier of narcotics to major opioid producers. And, the web grows.

I will never again look at a Band-Aid the same way.

Who ever thought that writing an entire Tids mainly about opioids could be a downer? Especially with such an optimistic start.

When she went into labor her husband began having a midwife crisis.

San Fran re-definitions: Criminal – “Justice Inveigled Person; Addict – “Medical Involved Person; Rats on Street -- Refuse Involved Pets; Homeless Tents -- Fabric Involved Housing; Excrement on Streets -- Sidewalk Involved Fertilizer.

Seriously, San Fran is in the process of rebranding, trying to eliminate words like convict and felon and replace them with phrases like “Returning Residents” or the Above “Justice Involved Person.” Some others in the works -- “Person Under Supervision” for “Parolee, and for Juvenile Delinquents --- “Young Person Impacted by the Justice System.” What ever happened to recidivist thug?

I’m thinking that the Dems’ hoped-for magic bullet that would stop a Trump repeat will be found in his elusive tax returns.

In case you are interested, the grandson of Bobby Kennedy, Joe Kennedy III, now congressman from Mass Counties in Providence metro market is thinking seriously of taking on Senator Ed “Just Two Terms and I’m Out” Markey. The kid looks good and seems pretty well balanced. But the liberal Markey machine may be to strong.

There’s a new Book out: “JFK, Conservative” by Ira Stoll. Most interesting may be how the definitions of what constitutes Conservative and liberal have changed over the years.

The Answer:

I’m thinking you all knew that David Soul was “Hutch” of Stansky and Hutch. How easy was that? (Honestly, I thought I knew the era and genre but couldn’t pin down the show.) Bonus: Emma found steady employment in Soapy ventures. She was well known in General Hospital, Dynasty and The Colby’s. She was engaged to Marvin Hamlisch, but he didn’t finish that tune. Emma was good actress recognized by her own country, Britain where she was appointed to become a “Member of the Order of the British Empire”. I wonder if she knows Prince Andrew.

“I don’t suffer from insanity. I enjoy every minute of it.”

Especially when sharing it all with you.

I try to find things that aren’t there.

I look over God knows where.

It’s good to be a little crazy

Over being mentally lazy.

If I only wrote what’s done before,

Your Tids would be more of a bore.