On this day in 1863, the Battle of Gettysburg began. I wish I were a Civil War buff. Although I live practically smack dab between Gettysburg and Antietam, I’ve never cared much about the American Civil War. Not really. It seems like a terrible waste. Living where I do and having no interest in the Civil …
The movie Supergirl opened in theaters last night. Anyone seeing it at an AMC IMAX theater received a promotional version of Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow #1. Anyone going tonight to an AMC IMAX theater to see it will also receive the comic. I do not live near an AMC IMAX theater Being that I don’t …
I was perusing Facebook this morning. Not to brag, but I’m a member of a few diecast toy car collecting groups on Facebook. People post information about various Hot Wheels, Matchbox, Auto World, Johnny Lightning, and other toy-car brands. A lot of it involves people complaining about scalpers buying up all the new releases they …
According to a photo posted on Twitter/X from an undisclosed Target location, the retail giant is apparently telling customers it will no longer sell to “resellers.” This is the text on the sign: Target no longer sells to resellers. This ensures all guests have a fair opportunity to purchase products and helps us remain competitive. …
I was perusing Twitter yesterday when the algorithm fed me a tweet from a Pokémon idiot to the retail big-box store Target. It contained a photo taken at a Target customer service desk showing an associate buying two Pokémon Elite Trainer Boxes (ETBs). The Pokémon idiot, POV rips, told Target that the employee who bought …
The following tweet appeared in my Twitter feed yesterday: Pokémon has a gambling problem. Where there’s gambling, there are people drawn to it because they’re people with an addiction. Too many people use opening packs as a way of getting the dopamine fix they crave. They’ll literally pay thousands of dollars to pull a card …