Bent Corner — Her name is Rio and she dances on the sand

Funko uses cheaply made boxes to ship stuff to customers

I bought two Funko Pop figures and three premium hard-plastic protectors from the Funko Shop last week. UPS delivered everything on Wednesday. I noticed immediately that the box arrived damaged. I opened it and discovered the two boxed figures were damaged, too. Both figures are limited edition figures. The Black Adam figure is only available […]

American traitor Edward Snowden is now a Russian citizen

Former U.S. National Security Agency (NSA) civilian contractor and leaker of secrets, Edward Snowden is now a Russian citizen. Congratulations? From Military.com: Russian President Vladimir Putin has granted Russian citizenship to former U.S. security contractor Edward Snowden, according to a decree signed Monday by the Russian leader. Snowden is one of 75 foreign citizens listed […]

I’m still testing positive for COVID-19

It’s been eight (8) days since I first tested positive for COVID-19, and I’m still testing positive. This is just nuts. I was the last one in our home to get COVID-19, and it’s taking me longer to get over it. That includes my 77-year-old mother-in-law. She got over COVID-19 quicker than it’s taking me […]

Air Force awards Raytheon lucrative hypersonic missile contract

The U.S. Air Force awarded a nearly $1 billion contract to Raytheon to develop a hypersonic cruise missile prototype that fighter aircraft can launch. From Stars and Stripes: The Air Force awarded a nearly $1 billion contract for development of a new hypersonic missile system that could be fielded within five years, the service said […]

President Biden: ‘The pandemic is over’

President Joe Biden appeared on 60 Minutes last night and shared with interviewer Scott Pelley that the COVID-19 pandemic is over. From CNN: President Joe Biden said he believes the Covid-19 pandemic is “over” in an appearance on CBS’ “60 Minutes,” but acknowledged the US still has a “problem” with the virus that has killed […]

Not to brag, but I have COVID-19

It was my hope that I could go through the entire stupid pandemic without getting infected with the SAR-CoV-2 virus, but alas, it was not to be. I woke up yesterday morning and took a COVID-19 test. It showed I was positive. I was the last one in our home to contract it. My wife […]

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