Hopelessness.

 

Today's Tids Issue 5,118 

Make it end: 

 

I hate the fact that we watch wars on TV now. There is just something totally displeasing about watching soldiers and average people die while sitting on your couch. 

 

Today is “National Hug a GI Day”, just in case you know any huggable GIs. 

 

The easiest time to add insult to injury is when you’re signing somebody’s cast. 

 

The Question: 

What do the words Sri Lanka mean, and what was this country’s previous name? 

 

Headlines: 

--3 Major Markets Come Down Off Morning Lows To Medium Ugly; Bright Spot Of 678K Jobs Added Not Enough To Offset Ukraine Economic Dynamics. 

--Russia Seizes Nuke Plant; Can Control Energy Distribution. 

--Trump Makes Deal With NYAG To Postpone Testifying On Biz Practices. 

--US Supreme Court Reinstates Death Penalty For Boston Marathon Bomber. 

--Florida Legislature Votes To Ban Abortions After 15 Weeks. 

 

Despair: The faces of Ukraine people. If I feel so hopeless watching them, think of what they feel. 

 

I saw a gas pump with sign that said, “Send your tax refunds here.” 

 

A very successful CPA aid he was reading the pamphlet describing new laws about Income Tax forms and deductions, et. al. He found the verbiage quite disturbing, using words like, generally, usually possibly, often and more indecisive words. Thes are not the words of of exact minded accountants who to the best of their ability try to provide all of the legal deductions. “This may be a deduction if...” just doesn’t cut it with a good honest accountant. 

 

Just in case you are interested, the jobs added report out today says the US economy is healthy. We just have to acclimate stock computer algorithms to the Ukraine disaster. 

 

States at times try to outdo each other for general all around lunacy. Here in RI we have the ongoing saga of the big free fed money give-away. In the fall last year our Gov said he will give $3,000 to each Gov employee worker who gets a vaccination. Other gov workers said, "Hey, we were responsible and got a vaccination and we didn’t get $3k! Gover nor said Whoops. He said, “We will give all union workers $3,000 retention bonuses as part of their new contract. Problem solved. Not so fast says non-union workers. We stayed with the state Give during the Covid mess and we didn't get a retention bonus of $3K. Gov, says, “Uh-oh.” He just announced that anybody remotely associated with the RI gov gets $3K. RI’s citizens now are now saying, how come high paid judges who have high paid jobs for life get a ”retention” bonus! 

 

The two people wrapped in a barcode were an item. 

 

How about $3,000 refund for Citizens who pay the taxes? How about the government gets out of the payments for nothing business. 

 

Some people will applaud Lindsey Graham’s call for an assassination of the crux of the problem in Ukraine, but assassination of other country’s leader is just plain illegal here. 

 

Hard-core Apple fans are beginning to tremor a bit waiting for the announcements of new products in March, April, May and June. 

 

Do Transformers get car or life insurance? 

 

The Answer: 

Sri Lanka means, “Holy Land of the Lions”. Before Sri Lanka, this beautiful country in the Indian Ocean was Ceylon. 

 

Lately I keep on ending this column thinking tomorrow I’m going to make this a happy place. But every morning I wake up thinking that would be an insult to Ukrainian people. 

  

Have a Great Weekend, E-v-e-r-y-b-o-d-y!!