I was told by a trusted source that my old Bissell is no longer fit for purpose. Vacuum cleaners are of no interest to me, but I can take a hint. When I saw the Dyson with the sphere at Costco, I got that.
I should have known better. A civilization has to be at least a Type II on the Khardashev scale for a Dyson sphere, and we aren’t close to that.
I don’t recall the last time I watched a movie, and thought that I want to watch it again in a few days. That might be Begonia, with Emma Stone.
Even more rare is pausing a movie to think about the situation before seeing what happens. The Martian comes to mind.
Sparky looks a little rough, like he went to bed drunk and slept in his clothes. He’s fine.
This ‘Charlie-Foxtrot’ has been allowed to exist in Madison for a couple of weeks. Police aren’t allowed in and the fire department has to waste time going around it. This chaos is a pain in the ass for everyone who lives or works in the area.
The mayor has finally decided to tear it down.
A better response is to never let it get established, and to make it clear to the insurrectionists and garbage people that seizing territory is not a legitimate way to protest.
For light entertainment, I often watch movie reviewers like Critical Drinker or Disparu on Youtube. Everybody talked about The Odyssey for a month, now they all switched to Spiderman: Brand New Day. It’s getting old.
Since my brother and I have been working out, when we talk about movies, he strongly recommends The Greatest Showman. I never saw it, Hugh Jackman is always good, and I am not opposed to show tunes. It’s got nothing in common with The Odyssey or Spiderman, so that’s what I watched. I’m worried that I may have a problem.
Is it just me?
The Texas Board of Education has issued a required reading list for their public schools.
It seems pretty challenging, but good on them. I am not a Christian, but have no problem with the Bible being required reading as literature. Western civilization is Christendom, and is worth defending.
If you care looking for something to read or something to read to your kids, here’s the list.
This is a little complaint, but The Odyssey is creaking under the weight of so many little complaints, it’s hard to identify what Christopher Nolan was trying to get right.
I’ve hunted wild boar. I took it with a Mossberg 500 shooting a sabot slug at 120 yards. One shot, one kill.
The Rise and Fall of Anthony Fauci
I’m seeing many articles like this one talking about Dr. Fauci’s senate testimony. At the same time, many people weren’t even aware that it happened. That’s just as well because Fauci pleaded the 5th Amendment a hundred and eleven times.
None of the articles mention Dave Chappelle’s relevant contribution:
Sure, Sparky is probably being detected as a passenger, and the alarm is a ‘Fasten your seatbelt’ command.
My fancy digital instrument doesn’t tell me why the alarm is sounding or provide a way for me to clear it. That’s why I shot the video, to see if I was missing something.
Sparky has been on plenty of car rides in this truck, and we haven’t had this issue. It’s frustrating.
I built a platform bed because I don’t know where people by furniture.
IKEA is the only store with furniture that I don’t mind. Their furniture is functional and doesn’t try to make the homeowner look more interesting than they are. Bedroom furniture is the worst. Stores sell bedroom sets that look like they were build from wood salvaged from dilapidated Amish barns or rescued from Belgian whorehouses.
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