Today's Tids Issue 5,233
Laughter is the Best:
As church going dwindles down, and they continue to close beautiful churches, I find it odd hearing, it seems on a daily basis, people across America walking around exclaiming, “Oh My God"!
I listen to a guy named Klingenstein talk about Woke Communism, Woke Com for short. The biggest wars have never been won with guns and bombs but by infecting the minds of honest people. Accepting wokeness is a dangerous firsts step towards the crumbling of the US fairness and freedom concept. People who have the courage to stand up and tromp political correctness to stop it are worth listening to.
Guess what, Monday will be August. By the way, August a has always been dusty. Dryness is not news. The that forms the Okie dust-bowlers. Take that from a guy who played upon many a sweltering dried out ballfield in August 75 years ago.
Better than jogging, Department:
Laughing burns more calories than you may think. No joke! Just 10 to 15 minutes of laughing a day can burn up to 40 calories, according to a Vanderbilt University study. Researchers determined that the increase in heart rate and oxygen consumption during these funny moments boosted the burn.
Maybe gyms should hire comedians.
The Question:
Name three Ken Burns documentaries.
The Headlines:
--All Markets Open Higher;
--Floods Wipes Out Kentucky Town; 15 Dead So Far.
--San Francisco Declares Monkeypox Spread a State of Emergency.
--Charles Barkley Rejects Big Money Offer From LIV Golf.
--Mega Millions Tonight To Expected $1.1 Billion.
--Dems Shocked, Repubs Feel Betrayed With Manchin/Schumer Deal.
--New Study Says Origin Of Covid Can Be Traced To China.
I wonder if when Vincent Van Gogh shot himself people rushed to eliminate guns or were concerned more with his mental deficiencies that caused the suicide in the first place..
“Government’s view of the economy could be summed up in a few short phrases: If it moves, tax it. If it keeps moving, regulate it. And if it stops moving, subsidize it.” -- Ronald Reagan
I think maybe Americans should be on high alert to avoid what seems like a Will Smith reclamation tour in the making. This “Hitch” actor seems to be in the first stages of a carefully planned PR campaign.
I think that REO Speedwagon would be a great name for an EV auto. Raging Electric Overland Speedwagon. Sorry, that was a big stretch for a little humor.
Couples who share a similar sense of humor can laugh their way through the most difficult t problems and still like each other when it is over.
I played golf yesterday with a guy I didn’t know. So, while driving in a cart together, I asked him a few questions just to get to know him better, One I asked was, "Did you grow up in Rhode Island.” He said, “No. I haven’t grown up yet.” I drove off the cart path. And I’m still laughing. But then, men rarely grow into mature adulthood. I’m still wafting for signs that I'm not a kid anymore. Actually, I like it this way.
How do you say "Michael Phelps" in Chinese? A: Ka Ching.
That used to be a funny joke.
After 911, Rosie O’Donnell hawked some seriously ourtrageous conspiracy theories. Yesterday when families of 911 victims Protested the playing an Arab sponsored golf tournament at a Trump Club just 50 miles from the tragedy memorial, the ex-Prez, who had rightfully criticized Rosie as nutty, said in answer to a question about why he would host a tournament funded by Saudis, “Nobody's gotten to the bottom of 9/11". Now, that trumped up excuse is pretty nutty too. The real reason he is hosting this tournament is because the PGA has never used his courses.
It’s too bad the Trumpster says inane things like that, because he has said a lot of stuff that has awakened America where it needs to be awakened.
“God in his wisdom made the fly.
Then he forgot to tell us why.”
--Ogden Nash
Here’s how bad, irrelevant newspapers have become. A headline today, Friday, said: “Elton John Dazzles; To Hold Second Concert On Thursday.” Who is editing this newspaper anyhow? This is the Providence Journal the oldest continuous newspaper in America. Not for long.
One of the ongoing misconceptions of US government is that parties vote against a bill not necessarily because of the main subject of the bill, but because it is loaded with expensive unrelated add-ons which would never be approved in standalone process. Yet the people only hear things like Repubs voted against mothers and children, and not because the extras would bankrupt the country.
So, guess who is supposed to be impartial and ferret out this stuff for us. The media, who have enjoyed exalted status because they have convinced us they are the fourth branch of the government, the progressive branch. Yikes, have e we all been n bamboozled.
The Answer:
Ken’s 10 best PBS efforts are Country Music, The Viet Nam War, Statue of Liberty, the Immigrants Stories, Ben Franklin, Brooklyn Bridge, The Shakers, Gettysburg, Frank Lloyd Wright, The Men Who Made Radio, Lewis and Clark, Mark Twain and the one where I first heard of him, The Civil War. There were many others.
Have a great weekend, E-v-e-r-y-b-o-d-y!!
