Today's Tids Issue 5,783
Rising:
Hey, it is the week of weeks beginning today. Holy week! And yesterday we began Passover. It is the week for reflections for renewals. It is so much more than hopping down the bunny trial. And we just gotta hope that more people begin to understand te depth of things that truly matter.
Is it me or does the Tariff “plan” seem a little haphazard.
I have a Horse. I call him Mayo. And sometimes Mayo neighs.
I love sausage, egg and cheese on-a-biscuit sandwiches. Two hours later my stomach tells me I should find something new to love. But I'm a hopeless romantic.
I don’t need words to love music. My heart speaks to them to me as the music soars.
The Question:
What a great Masters! Rory became the 6th player to win the Grand Slam. With that there are now 11 player who have won three. And one of them still has a good chance to become the next grand slam player. Who is he? Bonus: What three states lead the US of A in the disbursement of fraudulent unemployment benefits? What links these three states together.
The Headlines:
--Trump Excludes Electronics from Tariffs; Whoops. Not forever , He adds.
--Markest Open High and Recede by Noon; Stocks Close with Good Gains after they rally around Electronics Tariff Pause.
--Zelensky Urges Trump to Visit Ukraine Before Making Deal with Russia; Over Twenty Killed in Latest Russia Drone Attack .
--Blue Origin All Female Flight Returns Safely.
--Trump Says CBS 60 Minutes Out of Control; Calls on FCC Chief to Pull License and Issue Max Fines.
--Private Plane Dives into Field in Upstate NY; Among 6 Killed in latest small plane Tragedy was NCAA Top Female Athlete of Year, Kareb nana A Croft Her Pparents, Bro and two friends.
--Wall Streeters refer to Forest Gump: “Tariffs are Like a Box of Chocolates; You Never Know what you are Going to Get.”
This week will be big for key corporate earnings reports. But in this nonsensical wall street cycle, will earning really count? Goldman, BoA, J&J are among the bigs that will be reporting but in the end, it will be, how will tariffs affect their business.
After the massive stock swing last week, it became obvious how the words of a prescietd can alter the finaces of millions. And it became obvious to this observer, that there will be calls for an Investigaton into potential insider trading violations. And now there have been.
Schuman’s Symphonies are pleasantly melodic but sometimes they just lay there.
Governments are quite adept at forgetting about collateral damage in their rush ot appease constituents.
I like TV quiz shows. The addition of celebrities into them adds nothing. And often makes them awkward and unwatchable.
This national drive for affordable housing gives politicians something to talk about on their soapboxes, and gives developers excuses to break down reasonable zoning and openspace rules. And will the result of these developments really be affordable? It depends on who is defining Affordable.
Which reminds me. I drove past an expansive solar panel field the other day and could only think -- what an inefficient way to use land. And generally, land that had been quite e beautiful.
How many town roads have you driven down that you noticed appeared to have ben nice neighborhoods with pleasant attractive hoems but are now strip malls, many deteriorating. And the old homes still intermingled look so d sad. There are good ways to plan for growth without giving in to the plaintive cries of developer sand their lawyers.
Demagoguery is not wisdom.
Trump just walked Apple back from the Edge. Of course he helped put the company there too. Its what Politicians do, Create problems and then ride in on a white horse ot solve them.
That guy Bach really knew how to write music.
Of all of good things that come our way over a lifetime, the best of all may be beautiful memories.
The Answer:
Jordan Spieth only needs to win the PGA to join that small group. The rest are Phil Michelson who still a has a shot and then we have Tom Watson, Raymond Floyd, Lee Trevino, Arnie, Sam Snead, Byron Nelson, Walter Hagen, Tommy Armour and Jim Barnes. Barnes didn't get to play in the Master's until it was opened in 1934. By then he was 48. Who knows, Barnes coulda bin a legend. Bonus: The three states all have the democrat trifecta – Gov, House and Senate. And also even the Secretary of State, Attorney General and Governor's office, a trilex. They are California, New York and Massachusetts.
Happy week everybody. It's a good time to think beyond ourselves.
