I never imagined I'd live in a world where six inch action figures retail for around a hundred bucks. ...
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Confederate monuments are the ultimate participation trophies
One of the things I’d like to see in my lifetime is the removal of every single Confederate monument displayed on public land. These monuments are the ultimate in participation trophies. The people these statues attempt to glorify took up arms against the United States of America. They were also resoundingly beaten. The Confederates were...
Read MoreNorth Korea, Guam, and nuclear war
North Korea’s dictator Kim Jong Un has threatened to send four mid-range ballistic missiles over Japan and drop them within 18 to 24 miles of Guam. This development takes me back to the days of my youth. After joining the Air Force at 19 and attending electronic warfare systems tech school, I was assigned to...
Read MoreMy Uber Week in review – July 30 – August 5 2017
I completed my second full week of driving for Uber. When I refer to a full week, I mean Monday through Friday. I even took a Lyft request, doubling my grand total of lifetime Lyft trips to two. All in all, I had a good week. All of my passengers were pleasant and most seemed...
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