Today's Tids Issue 4,516
Dripping in DC:
Are you out of breath watching the
stock market zoom upward? It may be time for a breather after all the earnings
reports are in. Look for little disruptions to give brokers excuses for selling
after all-time highs. It happens. No crisis though.
Chances are,
good looking nurses and doctors never get accurate blood pressure readings from
their patients of the opposite sex.
It’s Cherry pickin’ time in DC.
Yes, the front men and women for either ideological aide and their loving media
pals are combing the hundreds of pages of just released testimony documents looking
for one-liners to support their positions. Cherry’s bloom in spring and they
are picked in the fall. Politics is just part of nature. Like trees with bad roots.
Speaking of vegetables,
the advancements in the PC world are starting to read like “The Onion.”
To help me lose weight,
my doctor has recommended a glutton-free diet.
The Question:
Obviously, somebody like vegetables and some must
even think they taste good. What do you think peoepl think are the tastiest vegetables
that people love?
The Headlines:
--Strong Earnings Expected To Keep Market Momentum
Upward.
--Virginia Dems Flip The Statehouse To Take Total Control;
Kentucky Gov Goes Dem; Repubs Retain Ole’ Miss; Bloomberg’s Huge Expenditure On
The Anti-Gun Issue Tipped The Scale For Dems
In Va..
--New Testimony Releases Has Former Ukraine Ambassador
Gordon Sondland Flipping Story On Quid Pro Quo.
--Apple Announces $2.5 Billion To Use For Cal
Housing Problems.
--70% Of New Jersey Residents Vote To Put Heavy Restrictions
On Air BnB Properties; Non-Owner Occupied Houses And Multiple Units In High Rises
Targeted.
--Last Years Champ Clemson Snubbed In First Playoff Poll;
Top Four Are Ohio State, LSU, Bama And Penn State. Clemson is 5 followed by Georgia,
Oregon, Utah, Oklahoma and Florida; Weak ACC Hurts Clemson.
--Kansas City Citizens Overwhelmingly Vote To Remove
the Name Of MLK Jr From Historic Paseo Boulevard; Residents On Avenue Say They
Were left Out of Name Change.
--Younger Generations See Climate Change As Reason To
Stop Having Kids; Birth Rate In US Drops To New Lows.
Storms are scarier
now mainly because weather people use so much red on there radar maps.
I had a happy childhood.
Dad would roll me down a hill in a tire. Those were Goodyears. (Thanks to chief
groaner, Tony.)
Making biscuits is something northerners
just can’t do, even those in the north who are celebrated chefs in fancy
restaurants. Yes northerners typically produce make hockey pucks, and not back homemade
light fluffy biscuits. So, a southern born writer, Amanda from The Atlantic,
called home for the recipe, and mom sent it along – self rising flour,
shortening and buttermilk. That’s it, but the daughter dismayed by mirth baked biscuits
couldn’t replicate home even with new directions. After much google activity,
she learned that all self-rising flours are not created equal, There is flour
from soft wheat and flour form hard wheat (Which is very good for bread).
Further, our intrepid writer from Georgia finally learned that soft flour is
only made by “White Lily”, a company in biz since 1883 and well known by kitchen
mavens down South But don’t go looking for it. You can’t buy it North of Richmond
Virginia, and nobody knows why. Next time
I dip below the Mason Dixon, I’m checking out markets.
I see a new media strategy arising
that is saying, not so fast naysayers, Warren won’t ruin the stock market. She
will if billionaires have to sell lots of stock to pay for her programs.
Food delivery is
by no means a new invention. I remember attempts at some pretty elaborate
programs back in the 1970’s. The big difference now is apps, a smart phone, and
the apparent change from home cooking to store bought. And most likely, the
double income family forcing the need. Creating one’s own foods used to be fun,
a pleasant challenge, but now it is an intrusion for parts of our society.
I’m more careful driving
when there is food on the front seat than when there is a human.
China perfected fake meat well
before the inventions by current faux meat producers. Yes, the Chinese as early
as the Song Dynasty in the 10th century were crafting meat like
foods from nuts, mushrooms and vegetables. The concept really dates back 2000
years to the Han dynasty and Buddhist dominance in the country. It is recorded that
the mostly vegetarian monasteries would fake out visiting meat-eating pilgrims
by presenting beautiful banquets using face meat. So, maybe you don’t know what
you’re getting from this Asian nation. That what you see there is beyond
reality. Like the possibility of a trade deal.
Maybe girls want better best friends
than diamonds. The big miners are reducing the prices as less demand creates an
oversupply. Maybe modern girls would prefer a life time subscription to
Netflix, or an engagement ring’s worth of Grub Hub. Considering the increased tendencies
towards divorces, I guess diamond aren’t forever after all.
Kudos to NJ
for getting real about rental units in residential neighborhoods.
Looking at Virginia,
perhaps anti-gun will be the visceral issue that can turn the tide in close
races across the nation in 2020. Something to watch, as the constitution gets
sniped at, starting with the 2nd amendment.
It appears that last year’s NCAA Football
Champ Clemson got hurt in the eyes of pollsters with their
one point win against Norrh Carolina. But last year, the Tigers barely squeaked
by a so-so Syracuse, and they went onto dominate in the playoffs. I think they can
do it again. Coming up are games pitting number’s 1 and 4 and 2 and 3 against
each other. So, Clemson will move into the top four after Alabama or LSU, or
Penn State or OSU pick up a loss. So, I’m thinking it will be OSU, Bama Clemson
and LSU in the end.
Google is basically a tracking company.
So, maybe a new goal in life for all is how to avoid the nosey algorithms in the
alphabet company. So, I try to avoid what a can, but unfortunately my phone is
Android. And The Tids Blog was originally Google owned. So, basically, I’m doomed.
Most of the data grabbing sites pretend to want to help you use the Net better
(Ha Ha), but they just want to know everything about you. And next you’ll get a
microchip inserted at birth so everybody can read your mind. That’s scarier than
democrats.
That new admin insider anti-Trump book,
“A Warning” by Anonymous is published by the “Hachette Book Group”. Yikes.
Did you ever think
that when you pull your smart phone out of your pocket to check the time you
are actually going back 100 years to that era when people used pocket watches.
The Answer:
Well, there is no send place finisher for me – It’s
Corn on the Cob all the way. But here’s what other people think are tastiest. #1
is the trusty potato, and next by God is sweet corn. #3 is Green Beans followed
by Broccoli, Garlic, Sweet Potato, Carrot, Cucumber, Spinach, Onion, Mushroom,
Asparagus, Cauliflower, Peas, Bell Pepper, Olives, Romaine Lettuce, Cabbage,
Brussels Sprout, Zucchini, Iceberg Lettuce, Avocado, Celery, Jalapeno and at #25
–Spring Onions. Beets are 26. Kale is 37 and Summer Squash is 44 followed by Eggplant
at 45. Last on my list at #72 is the Jerusalem Artichoke. That’s opposed to plan
ole’ Artichoke which is at 33.
Horror movies become
much less scary when you support the bad guy.
Hmmm, maybe I should love
the politicians.
Somebody is
watching me as I type. Now, that’s a horror movie. Maybe I should find a way to
track Google.
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