Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered his military to invade the Ukraine on February 24, 2022. Since then, the world has reacted by implementing a series of crippling financial sanctions against Russia. Western companies such as BP and Shell are pulling out of Russia. Germany froze the Nord Stream 2 Baltic Sea gas pipeline project. It...
Read MoreThe HEMNES bookcase from IKEA is garbage
I made the unfortunate mistake of buying a bookcase at IKEA. It was from their HEMNES series. I chose it because we already have a couple of living room end tables from the same HEMNES series. Unlike the bookcase, they were easy to put together and are very sturdy. We’ve owned the end tables for...
Read MoreRussia invades Ukraine
Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered his military into Ukraine. From the Washington Post: Earlier in the day, Russia launched a broad attack on along three main fronts, bombarding cities, towns and villages and advancing toward the capital, Kyiv. A senior U.S. defense official said the moves were “clearly designed to take key population centers” and...
Read MoreHidden inflation is the worst kind of inflation
According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, the producer price index has gone up 9.7% from what it was a year ago. The producer price index measures wholesale prices. For the consumer, prices have increased more than the wholesale price. Sometimes, a lot more. I was at Walmart and purchased two large bags of...
Read MoreGameStop is stupid and unprofessional
I bought the One Piece Kaido, King of The Beasts statue I wrote about the other day from the GameStop website on Monday, January 31, 2022. Not only have I not received it, GameStop hasn’t even shipped it yet. This wasn’t a pre-sale. I bought something that was in stock and ready to ship. When...
Read MoreHunter Avallone to take an indefinite break from the Internet
Former right-wing and now left-wing YouTuber and Twitch streamer Hunter Avallone announced on YouTuber that he is taking an indefinite break from creating videos and all other forms of social media. From YouTube: I know some will be happy and others will be disappointed, but I am indefinitely stepping away from all social media. I’m...
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