Today's Tids Issue 5,088
Don't watch the ticker:
Portuguese food is underappreciated.
Today is National Sweatpants Day. Hmmm. We should be celebrating people walking around town in sweatpants?
I would have expected that by now that Wall Street would have factored out the Pandemic effects on the economy. Or, is that what they are doing now.
Today, it appears that 28% of Americans don’t want Joe Biden to run again in 2024. And, that includes 48% of Democrats. Clawing out of deep holes is really tough regardless of how well Public Relation firms and Press Secretaries tell the world you are doing.
Speaking of holes, have you noticed that DAs, AGs and prosecutors are having field day accusing DT of alleged misdeeds in many disciplines. On just two days this week, Wednesday and Thursday, NY AG souped up her investigation of the Trump Biz, the Supreme Court cleared the way for the release of 700 Jan 6 related Prez Documents, and a Georgia prosecutor called for a grand jury in the investigation of Trumps alleged attempt to overturn the Ga election. Ex-presidents have had better weeks than this one. The mice have sharp teeth.
The Question:
What set of popular song lyrics have produced a true musical mystery. Hint: It has to do with the death yesterday of a popular singer.
The Headlines:
--Stocks Look Open Lower As Nasdaq Flirts With Correction Territory.
--Intel Plans $20 Billion New Chip Plant In Ohio; Bitcoin Sinks Below $40K.
--Biden Remark Has Ukrainians On Edge.
--Blinken Warns Russia’s Lavrov Of “Severe And United Response” If Ukraine Is Invaded.
The Peloton slowdown is perhaps a warning to stay away from those successful “Stay-at-Home” Pandemic stocks. Netflix also took a bath yesterday as the future forecast disappointed.
I hate headlines like one today that begins, “Winter weary east…” If easterners are already weary the first two weeks of January, then they should get prepared for downright sleeping through Feb and March. Why do journalists write such silly headlines that aren’t even closely related to news… headlines about something that has happened on cue for eons. It’s Winter!
An interesting aspect of the Ukraine mess is that Europe has become quite dependent on Russia for oil and gas. That poses a “Catch 22” on many levels. This is a global enigma that looks like a Shakespearian tragedy.
If you own good quality tech stocks you may find your holdings in a positive buy position as Nasdaq declines further. People like owning good tech companies.
March Madness at this early stage is shaping up as anybody’s tournament.
Yesterday the NCAA leadership produced a new simpler Constitution. I read what I could of it and it looks to me like it says, the rich will get richer.
Smoke-filled back rooms will work better if those attending left their twitter accounts outside the door. Transparency is overrated.
My Walter Mitty alter ego was thinking of running for President in 2024, but there is just too much erroneous reporting out there now. My campaign slogan: “I’m just plain old Folk like you, and I don’t yet have any degenerating brain cells (Unless typos count for something).”
Psychologists are saying we got to guard against Pandemic depression. Personally, I’m saying, don’t look at your stock portfolios and pretend everything is happiness. And most of all, don’t get weary about winter in mid-January!
The Answer:
The big mystery lyrics are from “I’d do anything for love” sung by Meatloaf. Tee mystery revolves around the line, “I won’t do that” Nobody has really ever satisfactorily answered what “That” is. The writer of the song, Jim Steinman, says it is all good: “It sort of is a little puzzle and I guess it goes by - but they're all great things. 'I won't stop doing beautiful things and I won't do bad things.' It's very noble. I'm very proud of that song because it's very much like out of the world of Excalibur. To me, it's like Sir Lancelot or something - very noble and chivalrous.”
I always liked that Meatloaf song “I’d do anything for you except perhaps give up my Cheetos and salty snacks”. I won’t do that. Or something like that. Meatloaf died yesterday. I never realized how successful he was.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uRQ12qjiDBQ
Have a great weekend, E-v-e-r-y-b-o-d-y!!
And, don’t do that.
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