Precipice Syndrome.

 

Today's Tids Issue 5.634

Natural Wonderment:  

 

There's something about the Aurora Borealis that has you stepping back in awe.  

 

The UK has come out strongly against Netanyahu saying “Its’ Appalled” at his strikes against UN installations. I have to believe that a lot of people who want Israel to survive and be self-supportive in that beleaguered hotspot scratch their heads over dumfounding moves that result in indiscriminate killings of bystanders. There's a lot of older leaders today who have not quite fathomed that they stand on cliff that can be quickly eroded with today’s new world of instant negative popular opinion, Climbing out of that dark abyss can be next to impossible, no matter how great their past.  

 

Every day seems like a Friday before a weekend to me, where I look forward to taking a rest from doing nothing. 

 

What do you call a country that doesn’t use credit cards? A Czech Republic. 

 

Seriously, life would be much easier without digital annoyances.  

 

The Question: 

What do you think are considered the top ten tastiest salad dressings as determined by a large pole of average eaters.? 

 

The Headlines: 

--Dow Romped Home for a Big Close; Key Earnings reports Began Today with JP Morgan and Wells-Fargo; JP beats Wall Street Operations Estimates but Profits Slip 2% as Bank Sets aside Big Chunk ort Cover Further Loan Losses  

--Two Million Still without Power in Florida; 2,000 Gas Stations don’t Have Fuel. 

--Musk Introduces Tesla Robovan and Cybercab at Big “We Robot” event; Investors Had Been Looking for this Advancement Evidence to Justify Valuations.  

--Japanese A-Bomb Survivor Group Gets Nobel Peace Prize.  

 

An imaginative reader is starting a new airline for bald People. He’s calling it Receding Airlines. Oh noooo. Duped again.  

 

Two days ago I had a Tidlet expressing my happiness for the Rao spaghetti sauce family spending time around the kitchen table making homemade pasta. I was informed by a crackerjack investigative reader that Rao's was bought by Campbell's. So, who’s making teh the homemade pasta now, The Campbell soup kids? 

 

Today I heard an intelligent local woman on the radio break down the political party divide in quite simple terms. “Democrats enable. Republicans empower”. 

 

College Football continues to fill the TV channels but with only a few games truly meaningful or potentially interesting to the masses. Probably the most intriguing to me is Ohio State versus Oregon. Kentucky is 13.5-point c favorite over Vanderbilt. What makes this interesting is that Vandy beat #1 Bama last week. I typically for some reason root for Penn State and it looks like a good tussle with USC. And then we have an old time traditional fray. Remember old time traditional rivalries. Well Texas and Oklahoma is one of them and this week the Sooners will be a big underdog trying to unseat numebr one in the land, the Longhorns. But old time, traditional rivalries have a way of making it interesting. 

 

0-Man is out there urging black men not to abandon Kaamla. Women groups are saying vote her in as the first female president. Trump haters are urging us to vote for her because she is not Trump. But who are urging Americans to vote for her because she is competent?  

 

I guess “Applewood Smoked" has "umped the shark”. Yesterday a deli guy was touting “Cherrywood Smoked”. You gotta love these marketing guys and gals. There is always a way to hook the new generation by giving them something they can call their own...  

 

JP Morgan put a happy face on its earnings report and the pockmarked seems to be buying it. But they had an increase of 125% in credit card losses 

 

Pennsylvania is the most significant swing state because it has the largest number of electoral votes available. For your information, the race boils down to just seven states because the other 43 historically voted for one of the two parties. This is just a little election primer i found this morning. Samala has a statistically insignificant lead in all of the “swing” states. Unless the stats are reported by an addicted Kamals supporter. 

 

I reported suspicious activity on my credit card account. Somebody made a payment.  

 

If Cleveland reaches the next stage of the Baseball playoffs then I'll have a horse in the race. If they aren’t I'll probably find a new sport... and I love baseball.  

 

My TV's come on all by themselves in the middle of the night. Is Alexa finally in charge. It's very weird, and the house isn't old enough to have ghosts of the past. Actually, maybe they are the same digital imps that are creating typos in the Tids.  

 

Some politicians would kill for a Nobel Peace Prize. 

 

The loonies are out there. Somebody in the RI legislature in a continuing drive to turn RI into California has proposed that this little place be the second state to start banning the building of new gas stations as a new hope of stopping the climate from further change. Nutty, at best especially considering that while Cal is out of control too, they at least have lots of good profitable busiesness to fund their inane expenditures.  

 

So, Daffy Duck and Elmer Fudd break into a distillery. Daffy turns to Elmer and says: “Is this Whiskey?” Elmer says: “Yeth but not as whiskey as wobbing a bank!!” 

 

The Answer: 

Number one is Caeser followed by Italian, Ranch, and Balsamic Vinegarette. The rest are Thousand Island, French, Oil and Vinegar, Honey Mustard, Greek and #10, Bleu Cheese.  Going up we have Raspberry Vinegarette, Red Wine Vinegarette, Sesame Ginger, Catalina, Creamy Balsamic, Russian, Ginger, Dijon Vinegarette. Lemon Poppyseed, and Dill. If you are looking for the favorite lettuce to go with the best part of a salad, it’s Romaine, Boston/Butter, Bibb, Spinach, and #5, Little Gem. My personal favorite, Iceberg, is #8. Arugula is #10 and the very trendy but t so tasty Kale is #13. Sorry Kale Lovers.  

 

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