Can’t Live Off of the Minimum Wage I hear it from just about everyone I know that you can’t survive off of minimum wage. In 1990, I was 21 years old and in the Marine Corps, but for the purpose of this post, I will say that I stayed flipping burgers like I was before… Continue reading Can’t Live Off of the Minimum Wage
Category: Rants
Oversized Truck and SUV drivers
Oversized Truck and SUV drivers First let me start by saying that I am not against large trucks and SUVs as vehicles, sure they are larger and suck gas, but hey if you want to drive such a vehicle, then go for it. In full disclosure, I myself drive a pickup truck. What I am… Continue reading Oversized Truck and SUV drivers
Minimum Wage the $15 an Hour Dream
Minimum Wage the $15 an Hour Dream Hmmmm, not sure if anyone saw this one coming, yeah right? The minimum wage in New York City is currently $15, set by the Minimum Wage Act (Article 19 of the New York State Labor Law), which went into effect on December 31, 2021, and there are plans… Continue reading Minimum Wage the $15 an Hour Dream
Who Let This Dumbass Shoot A Rifle?
Who Let This Dumbass Shoot a Rifle? That reporter (CNN’s Gary Tuchman) is dangerous with that weapon (and I’m sure that he is over-reacting) and if I was the instructor (retired Army Lieutenant General Mark Hertling), I would have stopped him from firing until he learned how to properly hold that weapon, but then again… Continue reading Who Let This Dumbass Shoot A Rifle?
Would the Real AR-15 Please Stand Up
Would the Real AR-15 Please Stand Up The AR-15 was born in 1956, by ArmaLite and is based on its bigger brother the AR-10. It was built with the military in mind and the design was sold to Colt in 1959, due to financial difficulties and limitations in terms of manpower and production capacity. In fact,… Continue reading Would the Real AR-15 Please Stand Up
Monthly Banking
Monthly Banking Why do people wait until it is a weekend and there is already a line at the ATM to do their monthly banking? When I mean monthly banking, I am talking about the person that needs to make deposits into four different accounts, all checks and then check the balance on three other… Continue reading Monthly Banking
A Game of Whac-A-Mole
A Game of Whac-A-Mole WARNING: This post is political in nature, I really had to beg Joe to allow me to write it, thank you, Joe, I won’t let you down. To make the post easier to read and easier for me to draft I will introduce each President with their title of office and… Continue reading A Game of Whac-A-Mole
Not Being A Man
Not Being A Man I’m a 53-year-old man, I’m 6′, 225 pounds, and I used to be totally able-bodied. I used to do almost everything myself. I worked on my car, I worked on the house, I worked at the farm, and more importantly, I worked 50 or more hours a week doing my job.… Continue reading Not Being A Man
Mass Shootings In America
Mass Shootings In America I’m going to piss off a few people, but I want to ask the question about the elephant in the room. Why is it that after every mass shooting or mass murder incident in the United States, there is always the same verbiage in every damn case? “The suspect was known… Continue reading Mass Shootings In America
Loud Music in Your Car
Loud Music in your Car {Disclosure, I am over 40 and I’m a metalhead, so I like my music loud} I was young enough once to enjoy going to loud rock concerts where I would stand in the front row, next to the speakers that were blasting the music so loud that I still heard… Continue reading Loud Music in Your Car
