A Law of the Universe The probability that another person will initiate a conversation is directly proportional to the amount of attention required by an audiobook or some other task, and inversely proportional to the amount of time they have remained silent beforehand. Throughout the day, there may be countless opportunities for conversation. The other …
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I'm a Swinetarian. I am gilt-y of pigging out on pork. I piggyback my consumption with leftovers. I even consume the porcine squeals as a soundtrack playing in the background. Ah! Music to my ears. I do all of this while waiting for a pig-grown organ transplant. But what if the organ received was a …
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 …
Photo by Jill Burrow on Pexels.com This is the final installment to the miniseries about my first encounters with new and unfamiliar foods. I’ve been so busy with my new job that months have passed since I published the first parts of this miniseries. To summarize: Part 1 – Describes the exotic foods I tried …
Photo by Maria Orlova on Pexels.com This is the second addition to a miniseries about my first encounters with new and unfamiliar foods. Part 1, described the exotic foods I tried as a child and teenager. Now, we’ll see how I reacted to new or strange foods as an adult. A reader provided feedback regarding …
Photo by Maria Orlova on Pexels.com I like to think of myself as an adventurous person, especially when it comes to food. My step-grandparents introduced me to an all-you-can-eat buffet when I was 5 or 6 years old to help me stop being a picky eater. I credit that buffet experience with sparking a curiosity …
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 …
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! …
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.
Photo by Dom J on Pexels.com In The Hitchhikers' Guide to the Galaxy, by Douglas Adams, the most valuable piece of survival gear is a towel. The novel’s entry for towels can be found in the footnotes of this article[1]. In summary, the guide states that a towel can be used for: warmth, shade, defense, …
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