The Wessays™ do it yourself guide to the news:
Just cross out what you don’t need. Or fill in the blanks
provided below and improve your Zoom apparatus as in the photo above.
Here are the basics:
-Democrat "A" proposes something. Republicans
swarm in to drag their feet and probably block it. This is a little trickier
than in past days because control of the senate is in the hands of one guy from
a state everyone forgets is there, West Virginia.
-Budget cuts are coming to the (federal) (state) (municipal)
government. And taxes will rise. Or not rise.
-Somewhere in America there is a municipality or state that
is trying to screw with the electoral process under the guise of improving
honesty and putting friends and relatives on a payroll.
-Somewhere in America, a local school board is planning a
"controversial" project that will raise taxes and probably is
unnecessary or at least more elaborate than it needs to be.
- A rap artist will be arrested on (assault charges)
(weapons charges) (attempted murder charges) (murder charges.)
-A starlet will go into, escape from or be released from
rehab.
-A mass transit machine (bus, ferry boat, airplane) in (the The Philippines,) (Malaysia,) (India,) will sink or crash or hit something killing
X number of people and injuring Y others. Later, investigators will
determine (the cockpit crew was playing cards instead of flying,) (the bus
driver fell asleep at the wheel) (the ferry was way overcrowded.)
-Toys and children's jewelry imported from (China)
(Indonesia) (Vietnam) (Thailand) will be found to have greater than acceptable
levels of (lead) (mercury) (small component choking hazards,) and will be
removed from the market by (Wal-Mart) (Target) (Kohls) (a shopping channel)
(amazon.com).
A US citizen has been detained in (North Korea,) (China,)
(Somalia) (Russia).
Experts say a “toxic climate” is being created by (Fox News)
(MSNBC) (the Property Brothers) (PBS) (Public Access TV) (The supermarket
tabloids)
In sports:
-Teams that seem never to lose will lose. Or actually
win.
-A baseball star will be accused of using or defending
himself against charges of using (steroids) (human growth hormone) (spitballs.)
-Tiger Woods will (win) (finish in the top five) (not finish
in the top five) (injure a critical body part) on the PGA tour.
On Wall Street:
-The Dow will close x-points lower because of (the tsunami
in Japan,) (the oil situation,) (the worsening financial situation in
Portugal.) (the noise made by windmill generators of electricity) (Melting
solar panels.)
-The Dow will close x-points higher because of (mass firings
at a Fortune 500 company,) (a change at the top of a Fortune 500 company,)
(increased retail sales,) (decreased wholesale inventories.)
-Authorities in (New York,) (Washington,) (Cleveland,) will
uncover what they describe as a Ponzi scheme and arrested (fill in the blank,)
accusing him of being a “Mini Madoff.”
And that's the news... yesterday, today and tomorrow.
See? You knew it all the time.
I’m Wes Richards. My opinions are my own but you’re welcome
to them. ®
Any Questions? wesrichards@gmail.com
© WR 2021
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