Today's Tids Issue 4,572
Redundancy:
I was thinking this morning
that somewhere just about every second on this earth of ours, somebody is celebrating
a special birthday. In fact, I have irrefutable empirical evidence that this special
event happens every day. I should always make this Tids thing happy every day
for all of those people who want at least one “no grief” day a year. Tids, the happy
Place.
Isn’t it interesting how small $2
dollars has become, like a dime of days gone by? But it
looms large when it is all you have and the vending machine containing a diet
coke your dearly crave only takes 2 $1.00 bills. Everything is relative.
Those surveys
you fill out following a stay at a motel are called Innput.
Yesterday John Cleese
said “Two down, four to go”. As you probably know by now, he was referring to the
death of one of the originals of that very funny troupe of comedians called Monty
Python’s Flying Circus -- Terry Jones. Jones met Michael Palin and they began
their assault on every day foibles with the idea of offbeat comedy while pals
at Oxford. Jones wrote for many funny shows like the “Frost Report” and “Do Not
Adjust Your Set”, before the two re-met and joined Eric Idle, John Cleese,
Terry Gilliam and Graham Chapman (Who was the first to die in1989). So that rumble
you may hear this morn in the clouds may just be the laughter after a couple of
good jokes.
The market is booming,
and wone significant reason may be because there is lots of cash that needs a place
to produce money Current low interest rates force cash on the sidelines to seek
the earning power of the stock markets. The cautionary word is, be wary of stocks
bought because they are solid popular companies and will be here for the future,
but are valued way beyond what their numbers support. At the sign of a slowing,
some of the high flyers may be the ones that drop the furthest, fastest.
The Question:
In 1968 North Korea seized ono of our naval vessels
commanded by Lloyd “Pete” Butcher. What was
the name of the ship? Bonus: Aerosmith is going into the Rn’R Hall Oo
Fame. Who were the founding members of that band?
The Headlines:
--China Flu Has Stocks In Intensive Care as Concerns
Mount Over Effects On Trade.
--China Quarantines 20 Million In 3 Cities.
--Senators More Into Fighting Exhaustion Than
Listening Attentively To Lengthy Recitation Of Charges; Left Is Rapturous Over
Schiff’s Effort.
--Airlines To Limit Free Pets To Impaired Who need Them.
--Mark Cuban Sys IPO’s are Good For Investors, But Should
Be Viewed More Cautiously Than Before
--Randy Credico, Key Witness Against Trump Pal Roger
Stone Asks Judge Not To Give Stone Time; Says He Never Felt Threatened By
Stone.
The quality of candidates
for higher office seems to be declining more and more as most have become products
of marketing and advertising strategists. Alas, it is unlikely that a stoic person with
razor sharp mind, a caring heart, honest soul and a broad understanding of the
entire population will have a chance again.
“Noah’s Ark in the Sky”
is what airline attendants are calling the current mayhem caused by pets in
cabins. Yes, these attendants are elated about new restrictions on pets in planes.
And, I suspect many a passenger will welcome flying without worry about disturbed
or scary pets on the next seat.
Economists at the world’s
largest banks are trying to figure out how climate change will affect their
ability to forecast future economies. Many are acknowledging, or at least
taking deeper second looks at what looms from big weather events. They say that
economies over the myriad years have had a steady upward growth, though at
times regularly slowed by micro events. But, they say, the effects of a massive
climate change, if true, could affect global economic stability.
Due to freezing temperatures
in the south, customers are urged to wear two sets of pajamas when shopping at
Walmart.
I didn’t quite understand why
co-Founder and Aerosmith drummer Joey Kramer wouldn’t be allowed to join his
bandmates receiving their due honors at the Grammys. The inference from the Kramer
side was that it was some kind of Music/Business thing that would have him go
through an audition to rejoin and play. But Aerosmith says that he is one of them
and they want him with them at the Grammys, but he just can’t play with the band
because he has exhibited physical and mental weakness for the past six months.
So, I thought I had a more ingesting story
about selfish induced unfairness when I decided to write this, but further
research always paid off in finding the basic truth of the matter. Once again, it
is always best to read both sides of all stories.
Did you know that Water,
and especially Milk, are the only beverages allowed on the Senate floor. Amazing,
the things you can learn from impeachments. Yes, in the i950’s there was no
medicine for peptic ulcer disease, other than the shooting effects of milk.
Spellcheck
doesn’t get puns.
Another thing about new
thinking for stock investors is not giving carte blanche to IPOS and high
flyers who can’t predict some sort of earning power in the near future. The days
of extraordinary high valuation, no profit investments is over.
If you eat cake
fast enough, Fitbit will think you are walking.
The Answer:
I’m sure you all remembered that the ship taken by NK
was the Pueblo. Bonus: I liked Aerosmith. The original members were lead singer
Steven Tyler, Lead guitarist Joe Perry, rhythm guitarist Ray Tabano, Bassist
Tom Hamilton and drummer Joey Kramer.
Despite the
tension and the theatrics, intolerance and conflated emotions of a divided government,
Washington DC can be a special place for quiet, thoughtful moments. Check out:
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