Photo by Khwanchai Phanthong on Pexels.com Author’s Note: This article is meant to be a unique description of the AUKUS pact by addressing the reaction, and by describing the reasons why the USA is a better partner than France. I’m a US citizen, and this article may be a bit biased for the pact, and …
Author: Patrick Edwards
Post-Apocalypse Markets
Photo by PhotoMIX Company on Pexels.com How will we operate businesses and trade after World War III, or if a catastrophic attack or disaster befalls our country? The local economy is going to have to focus on producing or trading products needed for survival. That means the most important products and services are going to …
What do we call space travelers?
Photo by Mikhail Nilov on Pexels.com The SpaceX Inspiration4 all-civilian flight landed this past weekend and there’s been a lot of speculation as to what we should be calling these space tourists now and in the future. We can’t call civilian space travelers “tourists” forever, because tourism will not be the only reason why civilians …
Schrödinger’s Baby on Board
Photo by Ole.CNX As I was driving out of a parking lot today, I noticed a “Baby on Board” sticker on a parked car. I first asked myself, why do people brand their cars like that? It’s a waste of money and in a couple years the baby will grow into a toddler, and that …
Memories After 9/11
Photo by Thomas Svensson on Pexels.com Everyone remembers what they were doing when the news broke that a jet airplane crashed into one of the towers of the World Trade Center[1]. I’ll briefly mention my 9/11 moment, but I want to focus on what I remember after the attack. I want to describe what I …
My Commute to Work
Photo by Andrea Piacquadio on Pexels.com Also, this is not me. I wake up to the sound of my phone’s alarm clock and throw the covers off my body. I swing my legs over the side of my bed and try to use the momentum to carry the rest of my body into a sitting …
I Keep My Old Tech
Photo by Pixabay on Pexels.com I keep and use my tech devices for as long as I possibly can. I tend to keep this tech even after I’m forced to upgrade or replace a device. I store old phones, tablets, computers, game consoles, and I even have CD-ROMs for games that may be available via …
Exploring Dirt Roads
Photo by Micah Boerma on Pexels.com How many people can honestly say they’ve had the privilege (or horror) of driving on a dirt road? It’s hard to come across roads such as these in our paved and urban society. Let’s assume you have a car and want to go on a day trip out of …
Why are we giving “unskilled” laborers as much pay as “skilled” workers who earned their wage?
UPDATE 08/25/2021: OnlyFans backpedaled on their decision to ban porn 1 day after I published this article. Image is a collage of screen-captures author took from Facebook advertisements for employment at: Costco, Frito Lay, Amazon, and Waste Management. We’ve seen the news talk about a labor shortage for months, and some of us have joked …
Oh no! I’m one of “those” gays 😱
Photo by Sharon McCutcheon on Pexels.com While washing my hands the other day, I noticed the walls of the men’s restroom were painted a dark grey color. I never noticed the color of the walls before, and as I was scrubbing my hands, I corrected my initial observation that the color was merely grey. It …
Edwords wOrcs 