The only warning was the sudden sight of a burning structure entering the atmosphere. People looked up in wonder and fear as a massive flaming ring fell from the sky. The first reports about the falling object began circulating on social media, but televised news agencies quickly picked up the story. The headlines dubbed it …
Category: Opinions
Working with Recruiters: A Critical View
Photo by Andrea Piacquadio on Pexels.com Working with recruiters can be frustrating. I've worked with the insufferable prima-donnas in the USA who make job candidates jump through hoops. I also worked with outsourced recruiter-bots from India and Pakistan who relentlessly harass job seekers, expecting them to drop everything to immediately respond to an email. To …
Wegovy Shortage Makes Users Desperate and Concerned for the Future
Photo by MART PRODUCTION on Pexels.com As I walk down a poorly lit alley, I check my phone to make sure I’m at the right place. The message says to meet “Don” down the alley located east of the address provided. A pale nerdy-looking man appears out of the shadows, carrying an old hard-sided lunch …
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Videogame Economics & The Deficit
I made this meme in 2021 because I thought it was funny how common-sense economics and budgeting in video games doesn’t resemble how our country operates in real life. Our country operates on a deficit, which doesn’t make sense to me as a videogame player. Before we start, I should mention that I am not …
The French are Rioting Again
Photo by Pixabay on Pexels.com The French are rioting again. This is nothing new, so why are they rioting this time? Police brutality? No. Labor regulation? Not this time. Because 2 teens died from reckless driving? No, but that did happen. Labor reforms? Na, not this time. Over-aggressive partying in the month of May? Ha! …
Meme on Chinese Balloon 🎈
I was inspired by the Chinese "NOT SPY" balloon to make a multi-pic meme or comic. The story is mine, but the original comic art is from American Born Chinese (graphic novel), by Gene Luen Yang.
Our War with Russia & Risk of World War III
Photo by Pixabay on Pexels.com We are at war and we’ve been at war for several months now. It may not be a declared war, but it's a war nonetheless. There's the physical war fought by Ukrainians, who are defending their right to exist as a sovereign nation. Their success on the battlefield would not …
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Opinion: Nord Stream Probably an “Inside” Job
Most media sources have elaborately described possible scenarios on how the Soviets- er, Russians could have sabotaged the Nord Stream pipeline. Most news sources are amazed at the scale of the attack, and how it was executed without anyone noticing. All media sources I’ve seen focused on how it could have been done externally. The …
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Rage Against Greenhouse Gas
Photo by Pixabay on Pexels.com Preface: WordPress’s word of the month for April 2022 is “Green”. Dark-green happens to be one of my favorite colors, yet I can’t think of anything I want to write specifically about the color. Earth Day was just a few days ago, so I’ll write about greenhouse gases.. *** Winter …
Ukrainian Super-soldier
Snapshot from my neighbor's Newspaper, the Wall Street Journal 📰 . Seen February 24, 2022 This post was inspired by my outrage that someone thought it was funny to post a meme of a sexy male soldier, wearing a Tomb Raider styled outfit, with text stating: 'This is me on the frontlines of Ukraine looking …