Recent content by IronBrig4

The UK is the only developed country more embarrassing than the US. Brexit was a self-inflicted wound.

The MCU's early strength was its inventiveness and ingenuity. They took these different genres and showed audiences what adding superheroes could do. Ant-Man was a heist film... with superheroes. Captain America was a period World War II movie... with superheroes. You get the idea. There was...

The bots can be pretty easy to spot. Their profile or cover pictures tend to be stock photos of cars.

My rule is that everybody gets one free unexcused absence. For every unexcused absence after that, I take one percentage point off their final grade. It adds up after a while. If somebody misses a class here and there it's not a big deal. The chronically absent get surprised after finals when...

Yes, because chronic absenteeism has become a major problem since the pandemic. It used to be that there might be two or three students in every class who didn't show up for the entire semester. Now it's not unusual for half the class to suddenly disappear after midterms. Most college students...

I kicked my first student out of class yesterday. She just could not stay off her phone and had a terrible attitude about it. This was a student who was habitually late by at least 15 or 20 minutes (in a 50 minute class). When she does come to class, she either sleeps or immediately plays around...

They’re also currently losing their minds over a black samurai in the latest Assassin’s Creed. They blame liberalism and feminism because girls won’t talk to them. It never occurs to these gooners that they might just be assholes.

I've noticed that scheming college students don't use the "dead grandma" excuse as much anymore. Instead it's their goddamned cousins. One of my students seriously missed five straight weeks of class last year. Of course those chronic unexcused absences meant she was guaranteed a failing grade...

The wife and I were driving back from Florida yesterday. There is a stretch of interstate in rural Alabama that has gotten really busy over the past few years because a Buc-ee's opened there. It was a zoo because of all the other people driving during spring break. There were also two serious...

The wife took us to Disneyworld for our anniversary the other day. She went all out planning it, down to the customized t-shirts. The day started off well and we tried the Guardians of the Galaxy ride first. I used to enjoy roller coasters. In fact, I used to have an annual pass to Six Flags. I...

Hey now, we also have a huge population of diabetics who believe the whole universe is 6000 years old.

And THEN evidence to the contrary will presented, but Trumpsters will just say that Americans are worried about it now due to all the fearmongering. That alone is enough justification to send in the Marines.

I sent Daisy to her forever home today. My work friend will give her a wonderful home with gourmet cat food, treats, and a warm place by the fire. I remember finding her as a scrawny, frightened feral with two kittens. She desperately needed help. Over the next year and a half, she learned to...

That cyst under my chin finally got removed today. It was a quick operation with local anesthetic. That means no more flareups like the one I had last year. They also showed it to me. It was oddly fascinating to see ingrown hairs that I'd had since I was 19.

My great-aunt was a hoarder. I remember this one time when we hadn't heard from her for several days. We went to her house for a wellness check. Apparently she had fallen and couldn't get up. Her house was filled with stacks of old newspapers, phone books, and brochures going all the way back to...