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They call him “Don Snoreleone”

My favorite summary of Donald Trump’s tendency to fall asleep in court during his own trials comes from Salon:

Toddlers are superior to Donald Trump in all ways, but they share one trait with the old man: A tendency to veer wildly between throwing tantrums or crashing into naps.

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Stranger than Fiction The Current Situation Work

Stop believing the “job creators’” lies

Screenshot from Fortune.com: “The Great Resignation is effectively over. We’re now in the Great Talent Stagnation, where employers’ biggest concern is the lack of qualified applicants”

Not that long ago, they’d cry, moan, gnash their teeth and whine “Nobody wants to work!”

Now, they’re still crying, moaning, and gnashing their teeth, but the tune has changed: “Nobody’s qualified to work!”

What they’re really complaining about is that nobody wants to work for at the level they want for the pay they’re willing to offer.

👀 You can read the article featured in the screenshot above here.

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Happy U.S. tax day 2024!

Excerpts from the IRS site:

Illegal activities: Income from illegal activities, such as money from dealing illegal drugs, must be included in your income on Schedule 1 (Form 1040), line 8z, or on Schedule C (Form 1040) if from your self-employment activity.

Stolen property. If you steal property, you must report its fair market value in your income in the year you steal it unless you return it to its rightful owner in the same year.

Remember to report all your income, regardless of source.

(And yes, this was actually on the U.S. Internal Revenue Service’s site.)

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Slice of Life Tampa Bay

Yet another reason to love my neighborhood

Exhibit A: Xtreme Tacos ToGo, the taco truck that’s a short bike ride from our place.

Seminole Heights’ seal, which depicts a two-headed alligator
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You have been warned!

Picture of eclipse and accordion with caption “As proof of my deadly seriousness,
if my demands for a brand new 
Delicia 3-voice 72-bass accordion
are not met...I will darken the sun this afternoon.”
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A timely message from Dairy Queen

Announcement sign at a Dairy Queen that reads “It’s ECLIPSE not apocalypse.”
Announcement sign at a Dairy Queen that reads “It’s ECLIPSE not apocalypse”, taken from another angle.
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Geek Music

AC/DC meets the attack on the Death Star

The video below has been making the internet rounds, but I wanted to make sure you saw it — two of the 1970s’ greatest cultural creations: AC/DC and Star Wars, with scenes from the attack on the Death Star from Episode IV and Thunderstruck from AC/DC’s 1990 album, The Razor’s Edge!

This video is only the latest of a long series of classic rock/Star Wars mash-ups…

But wow, Thunderstruck’s a favorite…

I’ll close with one of my favorites, Princess Leia’s Stolen Death Star Plans, a parody of Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band: