Tis the season for misdirected package phishing scams, often sent as text messages. Don’t fall for them!
“The Man Who Called Bullshit on Uber”.
Have you been longing to have movie theater popcorn to eat while watching movies at home? Well, now you can get it.
RIP, JoAnna Cameron, actor best known for The Secrets of Isis, the first woman to star in a live-action TV superhero show.
“The loss of child care drove out college-educated moms who were in jobs where telework was an option.”
Oh, just R2D2 and C3PO encouraging kids to get vaccinated back in 1978.
“There’s an underlying assumption in burnout discussions: that it can always be remedied with some notion of self-care. What’s never spoken is that burnout is the remnant of a fire. I’ve never seen a piece of charred wood and thought that some time by itself and some water will restore it to its former state. Burning can cause irreparable damage, and I haven’t heard anyone admit that about becoming burned out.”
“One key to arguing that the Critical Race Theory discussion is on the level is pretending these tweets never happened”.
“Firearms make every call to the police more risky, but also make officers and the public perceive every situation as inherently more risky. This helps explain not just how cops themselves behave but why police are involved in so many different calls to begin with, from murders to wellness checks. Armed officials ended up in charge of so many areas of society in part because the US has more guns and sees more deadly violence than its peers.”
RIP, Dean Stockwell, Oscar- and Emmy-nominated actor known for “Married to the Mob”, “Quantum Leap”, and lots more.
Four words: Stranger Things breakfast cereal. You’re welcome.
“So is there really a shortage of truckers? Maybe, but I trust wage data a whole lot more than I trust either anecdotes or claims from industry associations. If real wages are going down, both in absolute and relative terms, there’s no shortage. It’s all but impossible.”
“Palm facing outward, other fingers curled around the thumb. This simple gesture — resembling a closed fist — led to the recent rescue of a 16-year-old girl who had been reported missing from North Carolina days before.”
RIP, Max Cleland, former US Senator, Veterans Administration leader, and war hero.
RIP, Richard Kyanka, founder of Internet forum Something Awful.
RIP, Graeme Edge, drummer and co-founder of The Moody Blues.
“Just a few weeks before advising the White House on Donald Trump’s efforts to steal a second term as president, conservative lawyer John Eastman took part in an election simulation that imagined it would be left-wingers, not Trump supporters, attempting to destabilize the country through violence.”
RIP, Gavan O’Herlihy, actor best known for playing Chuck Cunningham on Happy Days.
I blogged about the independent contractor trucker issue a month ago. Wrote it into a newspaper column three weeks ago. Nothing new to me.