Reality Squashed.

 

Today's Tids Issue 5,632 

God Bless Floridians: 

 

I thought Governor DeSantis spoke brilliantly and under control as he laid out all the details of the pending, potentially most deadly storm of all. He seemed quite thorough describing all multifaceted concerns and responsibilities of the situation -- the dangers and cautions; the preparedness. He sounded like a no-nonsense leader. In fact, he was doing his job and doing it well without political hyperbole.  Maybe it was because of his military training that helped him face crisis thoughtfully. Of course, people who hate him will say it was all political. Too bad  

 

My Microsoft Office is like the Titanic, syncing without warning. 

 

A headline this morning spoke of Kamala’s “Media Blitz”. It was about her going from friendly talk show to friendly fawning talk show host where she could speak to an audience already in her pants suit pocket. 

 

I guess the real question must be: Does Iran really want a war, or do they just like to rattle swords via their proxy terror groups. I'm thinking that while Khamenei likes being all powerful, he prefers living more.  

 

The Question: 

The Tids editorial staff always wants you all to be at the top of the hip, rad, coolness chain. Name five modern slang words for cool, rad or awesome? 

 

The Headlines: 

--Dow up After Fed Meeting Suggests Improved Attitude Towards Additional Cuts; Nasdaq Rebounds Except for Google Slipping after DoJ Breakup Talk.  

--Israeli Minister Joav Gallant Says Iran Retaliation will be Deadly, Precise and Surprising; Biden and Netanyahu Talk on Phone for First Time in Many Weeks. 

--Milton Finally at Florida Doorstep; Response Teams in Place; Tornados Already Touching Down.  

--US Department of Justice Weighing Breakup of Google over its Dominance in Search Engine Biz. Ramifications Would be Widespread. 

 

Who would you rather have for a Governor, DeSantis or Newsom? Who would you rather have as your 2028 Presential candidate? 

 

I guess you always hope you are not in a neighborhood where  small planes crash.. 

 

Apparently, I wasn’t the only one who listened to ABC’s live broadcast of DeSantis storm prep remarks.  People are calling in saying, “Why isn't he one of our candidates.  

 

BTW, a reader sent me this squib he picked up which has a Florda official sending a no holds barred warning to citizens.” If you hope to ride out the storm at home, be sure to write your name on your arm with a permanent magic marker so we’ll know who you are when we find you after the storm passes. No Micky Mousing around there. 

 

Rao's was one of those typical trendy NYC “You-gotta-know-somebody-to-get–in' dining haunts for celebs who like to impress pers on social ladder.  Rao's now has elaborate displays in supermarkets all over selling their famed Marinara sauce and “Home Made” pasta. And I’m thinking how great it was for the Rao family to work together in their kitchens making pasta.  

 

There are lots of NYTimes phone games out there like the popular Wordle. But my favorite is “Connections”. Not that that means anything in the global quest for peace. 

 

Other than being the first Female President in Mexico's history, Claudia Sheinbaum according to knowledgeable Mexico observers are saying she will continue all the same policies that have kept Mexico poor. She most likely will not be any tougher on Drug Cartels, and here is the clincher: China wants to build a major auto plant there in order to circumvent US tariffs. Word is bubbling up like a hot tamale that the Mexican government is loving the idea of China investment in the country. China growing locally \ just below our porous borders. So much for advantages from identity politics.  

 

The Tids flows better when there is quiet music in the backgroud. It doesn't help typos, though. 

 

Tomorrow’s TidsPickin’ will be a challenge. There is an awful lot of mystery situations out there about a broad array of teams. I’ll get to bed early so I can think clearly sorting it out. 

One of the great insults of our times is conservatives calling Republicans to the core “Rinos”. I personally think some avid conservatives like big government.  

 

Cross a compass with a shellfish and you get a guided mussel. 

 

The big supermarket chain Stop and Shop just woke up to the fact that having the highest prices in the industry just isn't going to make it in this economy. And they had to hire a new CEO to learn that. Somebody in their accounting department probably figured it all out years ago but their title wasn’t big enough to get heard.  

 

The Answer: 

Thye don’t appear to make sense on the surface, but check them out with grandchildren: Dope, Fire, Fit. Dank, Drip, Bussin’ and Lit. 

 

Happy Leif Errickson day, E-v-e-r-y-b-o-d-y!! 

 

So... 

While hiking in the woods, Nate and Sam found this huge rock which had an old iron lever attached to it. Etched into the rock was the following inscription: "If this lever is pulled, the world will come to an end!" Nate wanted to pull the lever and see what would happen, but Sam, being a paranoid pessimist, greatly feared this! He said to Nate that if he tried to pull the lever, he'd shoot him! In a daring attempt, Nate lunged for the lever, and sure enough, Sam shot him! What is the moral of this story? Better Nate than lever!