Rehash Society.

Today's Tids Issue 4,508

Not again!

From political talk to Sports talk to airhead talk and everything in-between, we are continually subject to repetition of old warn out stories as each new Talk host thinks the world is waiting for their opinion on some real or manufactured culture or political crisis. How many “crises” turn out to be nothing more than exaggeration. We get too much of everything because there are just too many outlets who need to fill up time and space. And some real important stories are lost in the morass of opposing opinions.

Have you noticed that your Animal Crackers now are un caged? It’s PC at work again -- this time it is Proper Cookies.

I promised my wife I’d remember to bring her a Frappuccino but affogato.

Look it up.

In case you missed it, the Ozone hole over Antarctica has shrunk to a record small size. Things happen while endless discussions go on and on.

Also annoying are these interesting news stories that fall into a black hole. Or is it a public relation cover up.

The Question:

It has been clear that since 2009 there has been a serious decline in some traditionally strong, and frankly quite important for a strong society, USA college majors and a rapid movement to new fields. What have been the rapidly declining majors and what are those growing significantly?

The Headlines:

--Stocks In All Major Markets Finish Week Strong; S&P Sets Record High; Trump’s New Positive Progress Report With China Excites Investors; Amazon Reports Strong Revenue But falls Short On Profits After Intro Of Higher Cost One Day Shipping;

--DoJ Investigation Of Russia Probe Now Considered Criminal Inquiry

--Kurds Attacked By Turkish Backed Fighters.

--Presidents Obama And Clinton Eulogize Elijah Cummings.

--Judge Rules That DOJ Must Turn Over Mueller Grand Jury Data To House Dems.

--Celebrity Chef And Trump Critic Jose Andres To Throw First Pitch As WS Finally Comes Back To DC; Some Say Trump Will Be In Crowd.

--China Calls For Swift And Harsh Justice For Those Involved In British Truck Deaths.

You have to wonder if the RNC is silently polling Repubs for their opinions on viable Repub candidates in the event the President gets impeached and somehow convicted.

I still get a lot of great laughs from “Fresh off the Boat”.

Did you hear about the guy who impressed his sensitive date by telling her he worked with animals? He was a butcher.

I have to tell you I’m spending much too much time looking for funny one-liners.

It appears that Obama Guru David Axelrod has joined Establishment Democrats looking for possible backup candidates for the faltering 12 they have. The list of names to step up voter enthusiasm is growing and includes, Hillary, Kerry, Bloomberg, Eric Holder, Duval Patrick and Sherrard Brown a popular Senator from Ohio. As Axelrod put it – we have two liberals and Biden, who seems to be losing traction and donors. It may be a smoke stream, but frankly I have been seeing this fro months. Oh well, it keeps everything interesting and entertaining. And that’s all I care about – my entertainment.

Reading Between the Lines Movie Reviews:

--The Current Wars is a about competition between two of America’s greatest inventors, Thomas Edison and George Westinghouse, with a lot of advice from Nikola Tesla on whether te standard for electricity should be direct or alternating current. Get it. It’s a battle between two iconic US inventors and an advisor form Italy. George favored Alternate because it was more efficient and Thomas was for Direct because it was safer. Well, I worked for Westinghouse in the early 1960s and that battle between the big W and GE was still going on with intensity. So that’s why this is my movie list. A good cast and an intriguing look at USA inventiveness.

--In Count Down, a woman who can predict when people will die, sees her own death date come up. She now races to save herself from that fate, and she only had three days to do it. They say this is fair, but I can see myself watching it.

--Western Stars is, they say, a very good movie, but it appears to be a promotion for Bruce Springsteen’s new album. Springsteen fans will think it is a great movie.

--Critics don’t lie “Black and Blue’ but people do. It’s about a rookie female cop who captures the murder of a young drug dealer on her bodycam. She learns it was done by bad cops and now she is caught between criminals and her own police force. Could be a pretty good thriller.

The Answer;

The major dropping the most is English at 25.5%. Yikes. Now wonder we can’t communicate anymore. Next in decline is Philosophy and Religion (22%) Now wonder we can’t find our moral compass. The next big two on the declining curve are Foreign Language (18.7%) so we can’t talk to foreigner either; and Education 16.3%. We’re doomed. These are he new trendy majors: Health Care (97.7%), Computer Science (88%), Engineering (67.8%), Math (55’2%) and Homeland Security (42.6%)/ You can major in Homeland Security? It looks like the next generation will have no feelings.

Homeland Security?

I should major in proofreading.

I think that more people should major in English. We are entering age of dis-enlightenment.

Frankly, I tend to avoid stories that are overdone, unless I find something that can add to the hubbub. This is rare.

Have a great weekend, E-v-e-r-y-b-o-d-y!!