Missing the Boat

Today's Tids Issue 4,567

Confounding:

If you lose a sock in the dryer, it comes back as a Tupperware lid that doesn’t fit any of your containers.

So, here we are again, on the way to another day discovering the mysteries of life.

Last night on Jeopardy, 3 very smart contestants were shown a picture of Adam Schiff, and none of them knew who he was. Just in case you are wondering about how prominent the impeachment thing is in the minds of people with other things to do.

Iran just announced that it is rushing to enrich more uranium. That’s not funny.

I like to take a lot of brisk walks. I think I’m walking really fast until some younger person who looks like they are just strolling speeds by me. Walking is not good for my self-esteem.

The Question:

An NPR column listed 40 women who should be in the Rick n’ Roll Hall of Fame, but after reading, I found most were n t at all Rock n’ Roll singers. But many were surely super stars who are not in the Hall. See how many well-Known singers you can name wo are not Rn’RHoF members.

The Headlines:

Markets Open At Record Highs; New Unemployment Claims Drop Surprisingly By 10K; Morgan Stanley Soars.

--US and China Sign Phase 1; China To Buy $200 Billion More In Machinery, Oil, Autos And Farm Goods; China To Squash Intellectual Property Theft And US Product Knock-Offs; Senate Votes To Send Trump US-Mex-Canada Deal For Signature.

--Some Analysts Are Warning That The Appeal of Venture Backed Tech “Unicorns” May Rapidly Decline In The year Ahead.

--Media Agog Over Release Of Open Mike Conversation Between Progressive Dem Rivals Liz and Bern.

--Senate Putting Together Impeachment Trial Framework.

If I were younger, I would have tried out for the Triathlete Ironman event as long as I didn’t have to practice.

Irony Department: Based on history, it would appear that the group who may have the most to lose in a Leftist takeover of the USA is the liberal free press.

Things just get worser and worser for Boeing with each passing day. The Max problem is killing it’s revenue stream, and now it is reported that many consumers aren’t sure they ever want to take that plane again. Their Starliner Capsule failed to reach orbit. The US Air Force suspended deliveries of the Boeing KC-16 air tanker because of sloppy workmanship. Boeing should remember that it is an engineering and manufacturing company, first.

Shopping for feather pillows gets me down.

As The Trial approaches next week, you can expect to see leaks of newly found “evidence” against the President, which may turn out to be nothing at all but will be used by the Press to convict him in the court of public opinion.

Actually, the Repub Senate as a big problem. While it is pretty sure that the Prez will not be convicted, there are several GOP senators who just don’t like the person named Trump, who could impinge the efforts to move forward on procedural votes that could affect the speed and substance of the trial. On the other hand there are a couple of Dems on the fence who could move into ten Repub column and help attain that 51, like Joe Manchin and Doug Jones of Alabama. You got to think there is plenty of jawboning going on in McConnell’s office. The question: Will Senators who just don’t like trump overlook that personal disgust to make sure that Nancy doesn’t get a victory?

Michael Moore, the progressive maven, said last night that Eliz backstabbed Bernie, and that the on-mike conversation between the two just may have given the presidency to DT.

An invisible man and invisible woman married. I’m not sure what they saw in each other.

So, if all of the ice is melting and filling up the ocean, I’m thinking that the pressure from all of that increased weight is what is causing so many new earthquakes and volcano eruptions. I think I just leap-frogged ahead of climate theorists.

World news isn’t world news unless it looks good or sensational on TV.

Based on many reports it appears that AOC has links to money fom groups or individuals who don’t want Allmerica to continue to be what it has always been. They aren’t just against Constatives but also Dems who are not far left. And she is the darling for whoever they are.

At this point or at least until Trump changes his mind, a distinctive difference between Dems and the President is climate change. So says Bobby Kennedy’s son Robert Jr. observing that the Dems can make a lot of hay with AOC’s “Green New deal”. So, get ready for that rallying cry after the Donkey picks its rider.   

Does this mean AOC gets a big spot at the National Convention? She will if she pays her dues.

I have a friend who got a package of three batteries with a note that said, “Gift not included.”

The biggest threat to the internal integrity of many countries is the just reported seriously falling birth rates. The US has always been a melting pot and is used to shifting demographics. Although it does seem these days it is melting faster than icebergs.

The Answer:

Obviously this writer wants to and said she would create gender balance by changing the rules that define the Rn’R Hall of Fame. Which is just one of the problems with the frenetic race in inventory politics. But here is the list and they are great singers. You decide. Dolly Parten, Barbra Streisand, Carol King (Could Qualify - CQ), Connie Francis, Patsy Kline, Julie London, Buffy Sainte-Marie, Astrad Gilberto, Karen Carpenter, Emmylou Harris, Roberta Falck, Carley Simon (CQ), Tanya Tucker, Mariah Carey, Sinead O’Conner and Pat Benatar. These are certainly accomplished singers and some are on the edge of meeting the Hall definition. It’s an interesting Question, an maybe it’s just a matter of time, anyhow,.. for some.

When you ask me what I am doing today and I say “nothing”, it doesn’t mean I am free. It means I am doing nothing.