How shaggy is it.

 

Today's Tids Issue 5,295

Anywhere is ok:

 

Did you hear about the guy who went into a Wimbledon bar dressed as a tennis ball? He got served immediately.

 

I enjoy following the big tennis tournaments, and obviously Wimbledon is the great one, no matter what the others say. I was sorry to see Iga lose but the stories about the winners are equally romanceable. In addition to great tennis, there is just something civilized about the entire proceedings, which can be rare  these days; and of course traditions that carry on in what now seems like a more traditionaless world.

 

I think I’ll write more about ice cream. After the Tid’s Q of a few days ago I got many responses from around the country from readers ardently supporting their favorite local shops. Ice cream is the key to world peace.

 

I often see pics on my TV screen and elsewhere of an Adirondack chair at the edge of dock in the morning mist upon a crystalline lake; the waters quietly glistening in the dawning sun. And I wonder, why I’m not there.

 

I’ve always been a saltwater guy. But with the advance of shark populations, I may have to get over my fear of snakes and try an out of the way lake somewhere. There’s always something.

 

The Question:

CNBC Just put out its list of he most expensive states in which to live. What are the top five? Bonus: I like Shaggy dog Stories. But there are four pieces of pretty popular music that are considered Shaggy Dog Tunes. Try to name them.

 

The Headlines:

--US Largest Bank JP Morgan Reports 67% Increase in Earnings Over a Year Ago; That Combined With Wells-Fargo Earnings Success has Markets Surging.

--Biden Announces $39 Billion Available to Wipe out College Debts for 804,000 Borrowers.

--Congress Passes Military Bill That Also Reduces Abortion Availability in Services.

--India’s Chandrayaan-3 Moon Shot Spacecraft Blasts Off Successfully; It Will be First To Make Landing on Favorite Poetic Orb’s South Pole

 

Dreaming, and living them anew never stops.

 

What parts of barrow and obligation doesn’t Joe B. get? What kind of country will we have when personal responsibility goes completely down the black hole. Few things have bothered me more than this stance by this administration that only says, people are not responsible for debt they freely accept.

 

It was once the custom for Watusi chiefs to be inaugurated on wooden thrones. After the inauguration, the thrones were discarded. However, a certain tribesman, who had been elected chief several times, kept all his old thrones in the top part of his grass hut. One year, the weight of the thrones caused the hut to collapse, killing him. The moral being: He who lives in grass houses shouldn't stow thrones.

 

I personally feel that Tom Brady would be much more comfortable with a great hometown non-celebrity gal. To me, he just looked out of place trying to be formal and elegant with his former wife, yet he seems enamored with glitz, which is odd since he is a casual hometown kind of guy.

There are two kinds of sports fans: Those who watch sports for sports sake and those who watch sprots because of what athletes do in their homes and personal lives.

 

DeSantis doesn’t like Fox News anymore because they are asking him tough questions. I think America needs a media who asks tough questions regardless of their own views and leanings.  Everybody is the winner then, including the person being asked the tough questions.

 

By the way, when asked why is campaign appears stagnant at around 20%, DeSantis answers, “We just had an amazing month raising $150,Million. That is good, unless he raised it from the same 20%.

 

And yes, reports are saying that Rupert Murdock, one of the early supporters for De Santis, now wants Governor Glen Youngkin of Virginia to enter the race. The early birds are starting to squirm.

 

I eat ice cream so seldomly that all ice cream tastes sensational to me.

 

Why do we need to spend extra money to buy special outfits to play different sports. A pair of shorts and shirt seems to work well to me.

 

Outfit and clothing companies should pay people for wearing stuff with their logos instead of charging them extra because they are a known brand.

 

The Answer:

Three states are tied at #9: Arizona, Idaho and New Hampshire. Number 8 is good old little ole’ Rhode Island. Next at 7 is Washington, followed by Montana, and New York. At 4 we have Massachusetts. The top three are Oregon, California and Hawaii. Bonus: The four music examples are Arlo Guthrie’s “Alices Restaurant”, David Bromberg’s “Bullfrog Blues”, Weird Al’s “Albuquerque” and Al Geils Band “No Anchovies, please}.

 

People may wonder why Bog Sky wilderness country in Montana, and to degree Idaho, is so high. Its because during covid a lot of people with money ran there driving up the cost of housing to unaffordable levels for traditional, regular Montanans. We have a little bit of that problem here as NY’ers and Boston region denizens  running here with lots of dough.  

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