I would love to know what prompted the ceasefire between India and Pakistan. I am sure a lot goes unsaid and untold in media of what actually lead to it but would make for good story! Also, has Akshay Kumar bought the rights of the movie yet? Coz I am sure he already is writing the script.
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Remember my previous trumpkin boss that I have written about multiple times in past? He retired. Out of the blue. Out. So much for ‘retire’. Anyway, I am happy karma caught up with him, eventually and finally. Maybe perhaps way too late than it should have, but still happy it did. I guess he can join the current administration now.
My extended family WhatsApp group has devolved into extreme jingoistic crap last few days since the India-Pakistan conflict started. People making crap jokes about how “India’s batting will destroy Pakistan’s bowling” in the skies and BS. Like they don’t even seem to have basic empathy right now, and even worse one of the youngest brother-in-law who is in the group is actually an air force pilot who’s been called on the line while his wife (my cousin) is about to have a kid literally in 2 weeks. Like some of my relatives are now so completely brain-dead and brain-washed out that they can’t even pull their heads out of shit-pile they are in read the room. Infuriated.
One of the most refreshing parts about this role change is my white manager who is an outspoken hater of the current party in white house and makes no bones about it publicly. He is upto date on project 25 and is super politically in the know at all times. Its so refreshing personally for me as a brown man because it feels less stressful and refreshing. Compared to my old boss who was a Trumpkin and it felt like walking on eggshells at all times with him.
Personally I was vested in The Last of Us only because of Joel/Pedro Pascal. I actually find Ellie/Bella Ramsey extremely annoying. After episode 2, I decided to go ahead and read the entire plot of Last of Us 2 on Wikipedia and now I don’t have to wait week after week to figure out what happens next. And I am glad I read the whole plot.
If everything went according to plan, India probably hit some 9 obscure sites in Pakistan claiming terrorist camps. Pakistan government also realizes they lost some civilians too. Both sides will shake hands and now retreat for a few more years. Like it’s good both have nukes so neither side actually has any balls to do anything more and maybe that’s actually ok.
Its raining outside, and I can’t get enough of this track today. In particular I love this song on headphones; something about the sound mixing of this song is really immersive!
At 20$ a month, Google Gemini advanced is too expensive for me. I would have gladly tried it if it was like 5/7 bucks a month and came with 400/500gb storage. At 20 bucks its prohibitively expensive. My boss keeps talking about how awesome Gemini is to his workflows and I can see the advantages, but nah, 20 is too much.
Has FIFA or Olympics started considering pulling out of USA for World Cup or Olympics? If not they should be rethinking hosting either in the United States right now. Maybe Americans can participate as Individual Neutral Athlete instead?
The St James sports complex in Springfield is absolutely stunning for the scale at which its built and operated. Its no wonder that this place is already crowded beyond anything. In addition to hosting a full sized gym with so many programs, it has a big cafe, lots of football/soccer fields, scores of basketball courts, a full olympic size swim pool, scores of ice hockey courts and so much more. That said, swim meets are a mess precisely because of how big this place is and how crowded it is all the time. I much prefer smaller venues so parking is easier and its not overfilled with people, but the kids love this place for obvious reasons!