Staying power

 

Today's Tids Issue 4,726

Enjoy what you like:

 

I have trouble watching the news, regardless of which station is reporting it.

 

One of our more creative Tids reader/wordsmiths tells me that, “If Satan ever lost his hair there would be hell toupee. I think, he for sending it and me for repeating it, may have us both on trip on the down elevator.

 

Every once in a while, I just gotta play Bach’s Goldberg variations. Especially by crazy Glenn Gould

 

In the RCP averages out this morning show trump has sliced the gap a bit. But, the Oddsmakers have changed the odds considerably, moving Trump form a 12-point spread differential to a 2.4-point differential. On the battleground states, in 2016 the Dems held a +3.5 advantage and today it is +2.5. In the key Senate race, the Repubs have increased their advantage from a tie about a month ago to a 2-seat advantage 46-44, meaning that 10 seats are undecided. It sounds like this race is getting serious.

 

The Question:

Who is Mary Ann Nichols?

 

The Headlines:

--Stocks Confused as Investors Analyze August.

--Historic First Commercial Fight From Isrel Lands In UAE Following Peace Deal,

--Great Georgetown Coach, Providence College Player, John Thomson Is Dead At 78.

--Michael Moore Warns Dems To Be Aware, That Enthusiasm For DT “Is off the charts”.

--US Covid Cases Hit 6 Million.

--Indian Forces Clash With Kashmir Muslims At Holy Month Procession India Remains In Border Standoff With China.

 

How come some people like classical music and others aren’t drawn to it. Is it too sketchy? (Sorry, I had to say that. Back to Tidlet😊) After all, music is music and in the classics, there is emotion and aggression and just plain beautiful melodies with a lot of feeling.  And if you think about it, Shostakovich is a little like Heavy metal, before anybody ever heard of heavy metal.  Don’t tell a classical purist I said that. In other words. Classical music in large halls was what there was before top 40 DJ’s. Are people afraid of being considered elite, uncool because they enjoy something that is easy to enjoy; outside the cultural coolness-scale norms. Hey, look, I’m just a simple man and I just like it.

 

I talked to a guy who has several good gigs in the local restaurant industry around here. He says he’s happy opt be working all three again, but will be saving a lot of dough because he doesn’t know where this will be going in the Winter. He said there appears to be a sense of liveliness with all of these outdoor places, but he reminded that what looks like happy throngs is seriously below capacity. , It looks good on the surface, But! How may people will be smart enough to pull in their horns a bit.

 

What if Einstein was dyslexic and E+MC2 was…?

 

A reader points out that if Sonny Cordileone had an E-Z Pass, he’d be alive today.

 

Does anybody still understand what criminals are? That perhaps police are hardened because they never know when they will be facing a dangerous person who would lash out at any moment. They aren’t called to tea parties; they are celled to possibilities of serious criminal activity. Do you think maybe Police have seen more t aggression than those activists who would prosecute the police?

 

Education is the path from cocky ignorance to miserable uncertainty.

 

Dem leadership ignoring violence in the streets could hand Repubs Victories in November. Real Americans prefer peace. Real Americans don’t enable criminal activity.

 

I think MLK’s granddaughter needs to learn to restrain herself a little bit.  

 

One reason that many on the left don’t like the Ten Commandments is because they remind everybody of right and wrong.

 

By the way, whatever happened to MLK’s concept, “I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character.” Identity politics dismisses the individual character of people who are not like everybody else, but only who they are themselves.

 

If hyperbole was crime Labron James would be indicted.

 

The Answer

Mary Ann was the first victim of Jack the Ripper. So, there you have it, just in case the question comes up someday.

 

Being dyslectic has its drawbacks. I once wnet to atoag party dressed as agoat.

 

 

We’re off!

 

Today's Tids Issue 4,725

Lower the focal length:

 

How do you have a happy, cheery, upbeat Tids each morning when there is so much anger in America. Anger, real and manufactured, that too often obviates the possibility of reasonable reconciliation. It’s too bad the media doesn’t widen the lens a little more.

 

I rang up my local telephone company. I said, “I want to report a nuisance caller.” He said, “Not you again.”

 

I have to tell you, Nancy Pelosi looks and sounds like she comes from a long line of undertakers. And how maudlin is the sound of her voice. Definitely not like the reawakening of a happier America. And Chuck Schumer, certainly fits as her chief pallbearer. And Joe, who really looks like he was done over by a mortuary cosmetologist.  But personalities aside, the real problem is that the Dem policies are deadly.

 

I have this feeling that we have far more well-trained dogs now than in the past. What better to do in a Covid isolation than teach your best four-legged friends’ new tricks and obedience.

 

I thought Mitch McConnell was excellent speaking last night. He always knows the score, and he knows that the biggest ball game involves keeping the senate Republican to serve as a firewall against run-away Democrats from all corners often not so desirable ideological spectrum. He spelled it out perfectly. I just hope people who care were listening. That was the only speech I heard. I hear President Trump pulled a 1988 Bill Clinton on us, speaking way to long. You needed fireworks to wake everybody up after that one. 70 minutes! I’m glad he isn’t my minister, priest or rabbi.

 

I was watching the London Marathon and saw one runner dressed as a chicken and another runner dressed as an egg. I thought “This could be interesting.”

 

The Question:

Who is Alana Thompson? Not that any of you probably care.

 

The Headlines:

--Fed’s Jerome Powel Says They Will Keep Interest Rates Low Even If Inflation Rises Too Quickly; All Markets Rise, Staying Strong Through Mid-Morning.

--President Accepts Nomination In 5,600 Word, 70 Miniate Speech; Standout Speeches Were From Ann Dorn And Rudy Giuliani.

--Japan PM Shinzo Abe Resigns Over Health Concerns.

--Global Covid19 Cases Surging Again.

--Police Rescue Rand Paul From “Crazed” Mob Near White House.

--Lake Charles Area Cleaning Up After Laura; Wildfires Continue to rage In California.

 

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Do you know what always amazes me? Its watching wounded amputee soldiers running on mechanical legs. I just sit transfixed. Here’s to the inventers; here’s heroes to the heroes.

 

The Word of the day: Pestilential. Relating to or tending to cause infectious diseases. Good term for current cocktail party chatter. But if you use it ad nauseum, you could easily be referred to as a pestilential man – annoying,

 

Today marks the 56^th anniversary of the two days race riots in north Philly that were based on a false rumor of police beating up a pregnant black woman. Nothing is new under the sun. It’s good they didn’t have twitter then to blow it more out of proportion.

 

One of the best delivered, most heart rendering speeches last night was buy Ann Dorn. She is the widow of Saint Louis retired black Police Captain David Dorn, who was shot down for no reason by looters.

 

My good Brother-in-law is always looking out for me. Yesterday he wrote to say it was not good for my children to learn that I was racing around Dicks sporting goods naked. Of course, that assumption was based on a typo where I wrote “naked” instead of “named”. Of course, I wouldn’t run around Dicks sporting goods naked. Trader Joe’s, maybe.

 

There were no sports stories on the sports pages this morning.

 

I’m on a whiskey diet. I’ve lost three days already.

 

Wall Street could be going bananas Monday morning as both Tesla and Apple prepare to split. Buckle up!

 

When the Fed says It’s keeping interest rates low it generally means that the economy needs a lot of help.

 

The news item says that Most of Chipotle restaurants will have drive-throughs. Wasn’t one of the popular aspects of that Chain being able to pick your favorite ingredients to build your favorite meal? I guess Covid has changed everything, including basic concepts of entities, maybe you could vote while ordering your Chipotle meal.

 

Zoom went down this past week but it remans by far the most popular, and easiest to connect to of the digital meeting places. But, the tech bigs are moving rapidly to capture a part of this growing sector. Most aggressive right now is Google Meet, which now will be free forever. Compared to Zoom it is pretty bare bones. It gets 2.5 stars. Webex woke up during the pandemic shut down and made its offering free and easier. It gets 3.5 stars. Th granddaddy is Skype (Owned by Microsoft) It still retains some of the old annoying bugs. 3 stars, but only when used under ideal conditions. Microsoft Teams is very good but is geared towards corporate, academic use. It is a Love/Hate option that gets 3 stars. Facebook Messenger tends to reduce privacy, and gets 2 stars. Zoom is really good, but, if it goes down again, it pays to know the options.

 

The Answer: 

Alana Thomas is the real name for personality Honey Boo-Boo. Who is Honey Boo-Boo?

 

Today is national Red Wine day, just in case you need an excuse to have a glass of Red Wine. The Tids are always trying to be helpful

 

I hired an Odd-Job man. He was useless. I gave him a list of eight things and he only did number one, three, five, and seven.

 

Let the countdown begin!

 

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