Today's Tids Issue 5,840
Summer arrives:
It's funny about stone walls. I see them buried in forests deep as walk in solitude. I see them running down to the see, in fields where horses and cows roam, surrounded by day lilies', orange against the grey. I see them where farmers once toiled. I see the sweat of building them there. They are of the struggles of men and women who made New England great and resilient. And I see them as reminders of why some went west, to till the fertile soil. Ohio, Iowa; Indiana too. Because there were no rocks to plow, no stone walls to build anew.
Happy July E-v-e-r-y-b-o-d-y! Wham, bam boom! Yes, get ready for the celebration. This is the week leading up to the day when we collectively remember the creation of the greatness of America. We often look at the brilliant leaders who formed a government system for the people of the people by the people. People like those who built a fertile America upon rocky lands. Who drove and explored and nourished its vastness. Yeah, July is about the people not golden calves. We are of the peoepl and we will never be forgotten. Us who will be eating burgers and hot dogs and maybe veggies too. Who will travel the roads of freedom this week. Sit upon a sandy shore, climb a majestic peak. Yes, this is quite the week to live in America and know it will survive. Somehow it will survive because we still have teh people. The real people.
Little Leslie Caron is 8 94 years old today. How time Fleis.
So, this is how it is, right? If a senator votes against the “BBB” Trump will make sure that voter never gets reelected. If a senator votes for that bill, Musk will make sure that senator never gets reselected. How about if senators are guided by what their constituents voted them in to do.
Did you see where the big Philadelphia Workers Union is going on strike because the city isn’t matching their demands – an 8% pay increase this year and each year thereafter. Has America lost its sense of reality?
The other day I heard a guy describe the Kentucky Derby as the “Prom for Gamblers.”
The Question:
What ten movies were the Best Picture Oscar winners in the 1950’s?
The Headlines:
--Powell Speaks, Dow Climbs After Seeing July rate Cut still on Table; After reaching New Highs Investors Wary of a little Pull Back Profit Taking.
--Mega Bill Hitting New Snags in Senate.
--Musk Vows to Undermine Reelection Campaigns of Those who Vote for “BBB”; Musk Disturbed that new Version Eliminates Subsidies for EV’s.
--Trump to Visit “Alligator Alcatraz” Today.
--Europe Also in Midst of Enormous Heat Wave; Wimbledon Tennis Begins On Hottest Day of Year for UK.
--Murderer Kohlberger Pleads Guilty to Avoid Death Penalty; Parents of Victims Dismayed and Insulted.
--Satellite Photos Show Iranians Back Working Around Bombed Out Nuke Sites
The implication from news reports is that more Americans will crowd the highways this week because gas is cheaper. So, the idea is that people are willing to torture themselves traveling so they can maximize gas savings. Weird.
There are three types of people in the world -- those who can count and those who can’t.
Can you even imagine playing tennis for four hours in blistering heat? Yikes. Riding for four hours in a golf cart under intense heat wears me out. Yesterday Carlos Alcaraz needed 5 sets in four hours to beat a relative unknown in round one. The Wimbledon Watchers are anxious about that Alcaras sluggishness as most were looking at Jannik Sinner in the final again. The rest of the Men's top 6 seeds are Alexander Zverev, Jack Draper, Taylor Fritz and Novak Djokovic. On the women's side it is Aryna Sabalenka, and Coco Gauff at the top. Number three, Jessica Pegula already lost in her first match. The rest of the women are Jasmine Paolini, Oinwen Zheng, Madison Keys, Mirra Andreeva and former Number One in the world, Iga Swiatek.
There is something wrong about the cold-blooded Killer of four Students being allowed to plea away the harshest penalty. The parents of these children whose smiles will never touch them again re aghast. And they should be.
That Temp Deportation housing area nicknamed Alligator Alcatraz looks like a dreadful place for any human being. And I have to believe the government putting it together rapidly forgot several essentials.
Two muffins were sitting in an oven. One turned to the other and said, “Wow, it’s pretty hot in here.” The other one shouted, “Wow, a talking muffin!”
I sit here unable to get excited bout he “BBB”. First, its bigness hurts my brain. I really don't need anything from the government other than some basic things governments are supposed to do a t reasonable cost And I know I'm not going to getting anything I feel regardless of the mammoth size of this political adventure., So I’ll just wait for the next Pres ident to change it and I still won’t get any more of the simple things I want at a reasonable cost.
What's red and bad for your teeth? A brick.
The new Caitlin Clarke sneakers sold out in a day at $190 per pair. And I hear that they are already being sold for a thousand dollars on the collectors' markets. I live on an entirely different planet.
Somehow, we got to make it better for kids in their homes so we can make the schools better over time. There should be a Nobel Prize for someone who can accomplish that.
The Answer:
In 1950 we had All About Eve. That was followed by American in Paris, Greatest Show on Earth, Marty (Dull), Around the World in Eighty Days, The Bridge Over the River Kwai and in 1959, Ben-Hur. Of course, in 1958 it was the magical Gigi with Leslie Caron which swept them all.
How could I not play this today:
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