Resolving to be intelligent again.

 

Today's Tids Issue 4,940

Away from extremes:

 

Music has a way of putting life back into sad things.

It allows you to reflect as the soprano sings.

It moves your heart and fills your mind

With, perhaps, all the good of mankind.

And certainly, of the love and life we’ve had.

Yes, music always brings brightness to the bad.

 

“Little Compton Town Council takes stand against nuclear weapons.” This is a real headline I read Saturday morning. It reminds me of the great old Peter Sellers movie, “The Mouse that Roared”. (Littke Compton: Population 3,492; Density, 167/square mile. No grocery store.)

 

As you may have realized over time, I live in an are populated by gobs of tourists in the summer. Often I walk among the throngs looking for Tids fodder, I have come to conclusion that the most used phrase by men of all nationalities, races and whatever is, “I’ll do anything you want, dear.”

 

June has an inner brightness that can overcome the gloom of mere weather. Just in case you are interested.

 

The Question:

What was the name of the first Harry Potter m Book, published in 1997? Bonus: Name the original “Beach Boys”.

 

The Headlines:

--S&P, Nasdaq Edge Higher, Dow Lower; T Yields Lower; Street Awaits June Jobs Report; Mood: Generally Optimistic.

--Miami Collapse Rescuers Still Hopeful Of Finding People Alive In Tunnels.

--US Airstrikes Targets Iran Backed Groups In Syria, Iraq.

--Israeli Ambassador To USA Resigns.

--Russia Launches Largest Submarine In 30 Years.

--Hong Kong Pro-Democracy Writer Arrested At HK Airport.

--20 People Found Dead On Boat Floating Near Turks And Caicos.

 

Without Question, Covid has taught our government that they can take away a person’s will to work. That is a significantly scary thought.

 

For some reason, I have always mixed-up Alex Guiness and Peter Sellers.

 

I like CD’s over Streaming because you get those little pamphlets that help you understand the music you hear.

 

An Israeli friend with lots of family there and historic ties to its origins, told me that among even conservatives there is a general feeling of relaxation now that Netty is gone. he had become It is a very complex country politically, much more than it may seem from USA new reports. There are factions upon factions, and now for the first time, there is Arab repetition in the majority coalition. In a coalition driven government, politicians cede representation to groups they may even disagree with to solidify power. Of course, Israel for the most part is united for survival in a land where they are surrounded by enemies.

 

In America, lawsuits have become automatic -- no questions asked.

 

Arithmetic is one way for kids to learn about division. CRT is the other way.

 

A teenager from a rural town in RI was shot ad couple of days ago by a off duty cop. Ona security video we saw that the officer was wearing quite ordinary pedestrian clothes. He got out your basic non-descript pickup truck looking like your basic mad man waving a gun. The 18 yo kids, who had just stopped and this Pizza shop to get one for a night of watching a game on TV at home, obviously got a bit nervous and put the car in reverse and backed into the road. The maniacal gun toter chased on foot and shot the kid in the arm. (He certainly didn’t look like anybody with authority.) That kid could have been my granddaughters. or anybody’s kid. The world has gone insane. (The boy is Ok).

 

How come every celebrity bi-racial person is classified as black?

 

The Answer:

JK Rowling began her road to riches with “Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone”. Bonus: In 1961, this new California group rocked the music world with a series of hits and rapid climb to fame. The group's original lineup consisted of brothers Brian, Dennis, and Carl Wilson, their cousin Mike Love, and friend Al Jardine. Their first hit was “Surfin’ USA”. They created the California sound.

 

The heat always slows me down. I fell asleep three times writing this morning’s Tids. If there is typo, its because my head involuntarily crashed onto the keyboard. Sorry. Bring back winter for fewer typoe. vfoneeimgb[a’ vfireoqn v…zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz!