Etcetera
This is just a dumping ground for all the stuff that I just don’t have a home for.
The Last Of Us Is Real
The Last Of Us Is Real Well, not the actual movie, but the concept of a drug-resistant form of fungus is real. There was an article dated March 20th of this year (2023) that talked about the Candida auris which is a fungus that is getting people sick. I’m sure...
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When You See It!
When You See It! Let’s start off by stating that the user slow motion videos that are online at places like YouTube are totally amazing. I particularly love the slow-mo gun shooting videos. Watching the super-heated gas escape out of the barrel of the rifle and watching the bullet spin...
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The Tipping Point
The Tipping Point From an article in The Wall Street Journal titled: ‘Tipping at Self-Checkout Has Customers Crying ‘Emotional Blackmail‘. I have always been a decent tipper, usually 15-20% depending on the service, but I have certainly tipped less and nothing. I worked in the restaurant industry growing up, before...
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Happy Star Wars Day
Happy Star Wars Day May 4th has been designated by Star Wars fans as Star Wars day. “May 4th” = “May the Force” be with you. The exact history of the day isn’t formally documented, but ironically it is believed that former UK prime minister Margaret Thatcher may have been...
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Morse Code Day
Morse Code Day Morse Code Day is April 27th Morse Code Day celebrates morse code, an alphabet of dashes and dots that made long-distance communication much easier before phones were around. The holiday is celebrated on the birthday of its inventor, Samuel Morse, who was born on April 27, 1791....
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You Can’t Make This Shit Up
You Can’t Make This Shit Up The headlines from the KOMONews (Seattle, Washington) read “Naked man driving a stolen school bus with dead deer inside leads police on chase“. The incident took place in Adams County, PA (Dillsburg) on April 4th, 2023, when the Carrol Township Police Department, received a...
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People Watching
People Watching I love to just sit somewhere and watch people. It is interesting to see how people react and interact with different people, places, and things. Here are some of the more memorable people-watching times. 1. At lunch today and in came this huge family, it was 17 people in...
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Car-Jitsu Championship
Car-Jitsu Championship What do you get when you put grown-ass men who both just happen to be red belts in Jitsu into a subcompact car? Well, you get a Jitsu match called Car-Jitsu and yes, it is a real thing and it is brutal. The rules are simple, you both...
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