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Today's Tids Issue 5,709

America's Day:

How do you start a Tids when there is an inauguration, a celebration of a wonderful Man, MLK, and the Final of the college Football season.

“I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character.” In my humble opinion todays DEI is exactly the opposite, segregating great people by the color of thei rskin, their genders, their ethnic roots. I think Martin Luthor King Jr. was far better than what we have today.

Let's hope DT gives a speech that is as he says, “Unity, Strength and fairness”. After the speech and assorted celebrations, it is expected he will sign 100 Executive Orders. (Whoops, strike that. It was yesterday's news. This morning it appears that it will be 200 EO’s.) Many will fucus on deporting illegal entrants in addition to a wide variety of subjects form TikTok to Oil Drilling. The new Presidential trick – Declaring National Emergencies to unlock before Controlled by the American people.

Just in case you are interested, I personally think that the Executive order explosion lately is one of the worst things that is happening to America. It just sounds like a way around congress to me. And that is not who we are.

One of the great and creative contributors to Tids warms that with the banning of TikTok we should all become wary fo finding tiny spy cameras hidden in fortune cookies! How to be paranoid by eating chow mien.

You may know by now that I like composer Richard Strauss (Not the Waltz King). In listening to the ending of his “Alpine Symphony” I get the sense that it may have been written by God himself to praise the majesty and beauty and awe of his natural creations. Just a thought.

The Question:

In addition to trump, ho was the only other president(s) to have split terms. Bonus: CNN Biz has just forecast that 5 people will become trillionaires in teh next five to ten years. Name them.

The Headlines.

--Trump is Inaugurated today as first Split term President in over a Century; Biden and Trump Meet i White House.

--Trump Steps in With the Stock Market in A strong Position Coming off Two years of Consecutive 20%+ Rises; Markets Open Strong Ahead of Ceremonies.

--Gazans in Shock as They Return to Ruined Hiomes.

--Biden Peremptorily Pardons Fauci, Milley and Jan 6 Committee.

--US Wine Sales Down 6%.

I'm certainly not a big fan of Joe Biden, but I hope Trump can rise above s childishness and not insult him today.

Out on a limb, Department:

There will be massive protests at the Trump inauguration. How courageous is that for sticking a Tids, neck out. We still got the guts.

Please God, help me rid the encumbrance of being part of Reply-to-all community email lists.

I listened to JFK’s inaugural speech while driving from Cleveland across the Pennsylvania to New York in my 1957 Chevy in a blizzard. It was not a smart thing to do. But I was young and foolish. Today I’m just an old fool.

And to me, a dyed i the wool Repub, Kennedy was the best speaker of all out presidents.

And...from our delightful TPL, we have: “I got an E-mail describing how to read maps backwards. It was Spam.”

Dan Quinn is easily the Coach of the year in the NFL. And there were several other great coaching jobs during the year including Kevin O’Connell of the Vikes, and yes, Andy Reed of the Chiefs,. Who found a way to keep going while working with less.

Is Biden implying that Fauci was a criminal?

You have to wonder after Last night's Detroit loss if teams without coaches are having second thoughts about Lions’ OC and DC Johnson and Glenn.

The reason wine sales lipped so badly lately is because during Covid a lot of people holed up in their darkened rooms with Reds and Whites and Roses.

Ohio State is playing lights out right now, is loaded with Pros in waiting and should have an easy time with Notre Dame. But the TV ratings will be outstanding regardless of how many people are watching presidential balls.

Did you hear about the robot caught trying to rob a bank? Its battery died halfway to the getaway car. Police have no plans to charge the suspect.

Old sluggish Windows was much better for me than new whiz-bang AI Windows.

The Answer:

Grover Cleveland was the only other split-term President. Bonus: Elon Muskos on target to get there in five years. The others are Jeff Bezos, Larry Ellison, Mark Zuckerburg and Bernard Arnault and family. Arnault just passed Musk as Richest man. His LVMH Company owns many luxury Brinads form Louis Vuitton toM oet Hennessey and Tifffany.