At around 2:30 p.m. yesterday, a lone gunman entered Columbia Machine, a manufacturing facility in Smithsburg, Maryland and shot four people, killing three. After fleeing the scene, a member of the Maryland State Police confronted the suspect. He then shot the trooper, wounding his shoulder. The trooper returned fire, injuring the suspect. Members of the …
The first two episodes of the Obi-Wan Kenobi TV show premiered on Disney Plus this past Friday. Some fans were having difficulty coming to terms with the casting of Inquisitor Reva Sevander, played by the Maryland native Moses Ingram. She’s an accomplished actress. She’s also Black. Are Star Wars fans racist? I’ve long believed at …
Remember when Elon Musk announced that he wanted to buy Twitter and Twitter took steps to ensure that never happened? Yeah, about that. From the Washington Post: Elon Musk acquired Twitter for $44 billion on Monday, the company announced, giving the world’s richest person command of one of its most influential social media sites — …
Magic: The Gathering is a collectible card game played by really cool, hip people. Wizards of the Coast, the producer of Magic: The Gathering, announced that it will increase prices this September. From ICv2: Wizards of the Coast will raise prices on select Magic: The Gathering products starting in September. WotC attributes this latest price increase to …
Today is Easter. It’s the day Jesus Christ arose from his borrowed tomb and freaked people out. It’s also the day parents happily send their children down the road of acquiring type two diabetes by showering them with sugary treats. Jesus has risen, so plunk this brightly colored, sugar-coated marshmallow rabbit in your mouth. What …
If you would like to have a clickable padlock icon link in WordPress that allows you to log in or log out, follow these easy steps: 1. In WordPress, go to Appearance > Theme Editor. 2. On the right, select functions.php. 3. Scroll to the bottom of the page and copy and then paste the …
Home improvement store Lowe’s is “updating” their military discount program. If you are active duty military or a veteran, you can sign up on their website and after they verify your military status, you receive a 10% off discount on every purchase. At least that’s what used to happen. I took the above photo the …
I’ve been experiencing a problem with my iMac. I will work on something and my mouse curser will lockup. The curser will then turn into a spinning beach ball, followed by the iMac rebooting. I’ve reformatted the main hard drive and reinstalled the operating system twice now. The first time I did this, the problem …
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 …
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 …