A bottle of Red

Today's Tids Issue 4,921

A bottle of White.

 

June 4^th has a nice sound to it. I think I’ll drink a diet coke to toast it today.

 

Several readers sent in their candidates for real life regular people made famous through movies One asks, how Gary Cooper and Sergeant York That was a very good flick. And Audie Murphy as himself the action war hero film. Then there is the moving Brian Piccolo story. And this one, “Invincible” a true indominable spirt movie about an absolutely regular guy, Vince Papale (Played by Mark Walberg. In this 2006 tale find our hero, a true down on his luck guy whose wife left because she thinks he’s a was loser, has been fired as a from his teacher job, and nothing but some old football friends and a parttime bartending job. He attends a “Citizens” tryout for the then loser Philadelphia Eagles. After being derided, makes the team because Coach Dick Vermeil (Greg Kinnear) sees something in him. After some down moments, he comes up big and helps a loser organization to the Super Bowl, becoming a local folk hero along the way. Sounds like this can’t be a true story but it is, and a great feel-good story at that.

 

I knew a woman who owned a taser. She was stunning.

 

A good, smart friend sent in this little decryption of Crypto currency: “On Crypto, Yesterday I heard it explained  that the existence of untraceable cryptocurrency transactions has allowed hackers to now hold victims ransom for $ without fear of being traced through the traditional monetary system. This has resulted in the surge in the number of major cyberattacks.” Yikes!!

 

The Question:

What is the opposite of Firefly? Bonus: There ar four levels of wne Sommelier. What ar they?

 

The Headlines:

--Markets Open Higher; Jobs Number Misses, But Unemployment Lowers; Moderna Is Surging For Second day; Today Investors Like Idea Of Gradual Economic Recovery; US Factory Orders Fall More Than Expected In April.

--President Says He Is Looking Closely At Retaliation For Russia Cyber Attack.

--Texas Gov Abbott Moves To Close State’s Migrant Children Shelters.

--GOP Strategists Hoping That As Trump Gets Out On The Rally Circuit, Trump Won’t Rehash 2020 campaigns.

--Minneapolis Burns a As Looters Run Wild Following After Police Officer Shoots Armed Man.

--Rx-CDC Director Robert Redfield Was Seriously Chastised By Fellow Scientist Over His “Lab Leak Stance”.

--El Salvador Bogus Democracy Exposed.

--Massive Iran Oil Fire Near Teheran Extinguished.

 

Wall Street, if it does anything well, will always find a way to justify up and down movements in the market even when the movements seem irrational.

 

The word racist has seriously lost its meaning.

 

The most Shorted stock shares are in order, Bed, Bath and Beyond, B&G Foods, Beyond Meat, Microvision, Carvana, Tanger Factory Outlet, Fulgent Genetics, Lordstown Motors, Hostess Brands, Global Blood Therapeutics, AMC Entertainment. In Short Selling, perplexing is a word that comes to mind, considering that these companies are hanging by their fingernails while there stock prices rise rapidly.

 

A friend of mine just returned from one of those corporate off-site reenergizing meetings. It was at a place known to have one of the finest wine cellars in the world – 50,000 bottles of excellent and rare wines. My friend was talking to resident expert, The Sommelier, asking her how many of the bottles she has tasted. She said about 90% of the 50K. My freed said in return, you must drink a lot of wine. “O no,” the woman said, “I just sip. When I want something to drink, I have a Bud Light!”

 

Well, I thought it was funny. People have misconceptions about everything.

 

The grape that was stepped on didn’t say anything. Just let out a little whine.

 

The Answer:

The opposite of firefly s waterfall. That is the wish bone ever. Bonus: Beginner Level: Work in a tasting room, impress your friends, plan a trip, and feel confident about your knowledge of wine. Certified Level: Feel confident working in a wine bar, restaurant, or a wine store. Teach your friends and associates, and organize tastings. Industry Experienced Pro: You’ve worked in wine for a while and you know how things work. You can command a salary as a sommelier. You can run a wine list, open a restaurant, and educate students about wine. Mastery: A level that takes up to 10,000 hours of deliberate practice. You teach pros and push the industry forward.

 

I saw my son chewing on an electrical cord. I had to ground him.

 

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