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My early ESL adventure

After my “retirement” in Arkansas and release from the ONI / MAJestic, I galloped out of the United States and made it back to China.

There, I reconnected with my GF, and we soon got married.

In those early days, I taught English one-on-one at a ESL school in downtown Shenzhen. (I needed money, and it was just there for the ‘takin’.)

Hard work thou.

Really hard. Like 12 – 14 hour days hard. Non-stop.

I liked the work, and there’s something about changing a country to live in that makes you go full-bore, all-out to rebuild your life afterwards. And I was no exception. I was moving quick and quickly became one of the most popular teachers there, and I had a lot of students.

No I didn’t teach groups. I was one-on-one.

Me, and a student, and we would converse in a “glass bubble” while others watched us from outside.

One of my first ESL students was a very Intractable 14 year old girl. You know the type; open, aggressive, pretty, and knows what she wanted. She took one look at me and just wanted ME to teach her.

But the funny thing was that she didn’t want us to go into the little private rooms. No.

She wanted me to teach her out in the open lounge area. Sure it was all glass like a “fish bowl”, all the rooms were. But she insisted on that area. I couldn’t figure out why until later.

And thus, this story.

It’s a story about modern furniture. Girls going through puberty. And me, just wanting to get a paycheck.

So here we are; in the open lounge area.

It’s all “space age”. White everything. with mirrors on the side, and glass to the curving hallway outside. The entire center was like that. Space-age white.

It was a wide open area, at a time when there were few customers. We (myself and this young student) had the entire room to ourselves. It was a big room, too. And during that time she was super flirtatious.

To me.

Ugh.

But, you know, for some background. I had just started off in a new nation, with a new wife, at a new job, and honestly…. No way in HELL was I going to even appear to do or want anything with this young hottie. And she was pretty darn attractive. She developed early, and she knew it.

Ugh!!!!!

What’s the term? Precocious, Lolita.

Nymphet. Maybe.

Other men have dealt with this, so “why me” doesn’t really apply.

But… honestly… why me?

Now this was a large white room with white tables, and they sat on these strange reflective bases. All the chairs had these bases. A strange curved cone mirror. No shit. The base was a reflective curved cone, and it acted like a magnifying glass showing the legs and more.

Unintentional, I’m sure.

But a curved mirror; effectively under each table and reflected on the actual large mirror on the walls facing the “glass observation windows”.

So… well,  when you sat down, the other person could see up your skirt and your panties. You look at your knees, and vola! you see the other persons’ crotch!

What a weird design. But that was the way it was.

Double Ugh!!!

And I noticed, because she would sit with her legs open and different panties on each class. Yuppur. She whore short – short skirts, and a school-girl top and school girl leggings. But it was those panties that I could easily see… clear as day.

Most with lettering.

  • In English, the words “eat me”
  • Also in English “I want you NOW!”
  • And a Rolling Stones lips with tongue.

Triple Ugh!!!

Now, I am sure that she could see my crotch as well. And she would tease me, and flirt with me, and watch my crotch for action and activity.

Quadruple Ugh!!!

She would almost always come to class sucking on a lollipop, or pretending to eat this sausage / hotdog thing that they sold outside on a stick. She had a thing with this kind of stuff, and so we conducted it in this way.

I was always flustered in my classes with her.

Then her classes were wrapping up. And for show during our last class she arrived in a very seductive top, and sat down on the chair with extra special panties on. And just spent the entire full hour class flirting with me in a very direct manner.

I was so glad to get away from the school after that day.

Yeah. She had a great time teasing me.

I think it was a power-rush or something for her.

Anyways, I endured the class, and went home.

I shake my head in astonishment at the memory. As she was clearly learning how to use her charms to obtain things that she wanted. And perhaps… practicing on me.

Later on, I taught her mother how to pass an American drivers test in English. They were moving to Texas, and I really liked her mother too. She was a normal woman. But, you know it; that was an experience for the record books.

I’ll never forget that chick.

It took a lot of self-control on my part. I’ll tell you what! Not that I like that kind of stuff, so much as I am VERY VERY unused to anyone flirting with me at all. Ever. Let alone a kid.

All in all, the uncomfortable level was off the charts.

And, thankfully, I have never seen her since.

Or ever experienced that kind of overt seduction ever.

*Phew!*

She’s living in the ‘States now, Houston Texas is my guess. Ah. She can stay there. I’m sure that the USA fits her.

For me, I’m just glad that she’s gone from my life.

Today…

As we all know, the Opium War launched by Britain against China also led to the legalization of the opium trade. Opium dens were everywhere in China, which became a common phenomenon in society and corrupted the entire atmosphere.

Moreover, opium smoking was even prevalent among overseas Chinese. In the 16th chapter of his novel “The Reign of Greed”, Dr. Jose Rizal, the founding father of the Philippines, described the internal smell of the home of the overseas Chinese tycoon Niloya with a pun as “a mixture of sweat, opium and dried fruits”.

Therefore, after the establishment of New China in 1949, solving the problem of opium abuse was also on the agenda.

Chen Julai was a famous seal carver during ROC – 1980s. He once carved seals for politicians and cultural celebrities such as Chiang Kai-shek, Zhang Xueliang, Cheng Qian, and Zhang Daqian. One of his seals was sold at China Guardian Auctions for 5.4 million RMB.

Seal carving is a very lucrative profession at ROC. Therefore, he has money to smoke opium.

During the Republic of China period, many famous intellectuals and artists were keen on smoking opium, and some even became addicted to industrial drugs, including Chen Julai himself.

Even for a long time after the establishment of the PRC, Chen Julai found ways to get opium to smoke.

During the Cultural Revolution, Chen Julai was one of the intellectuals who needed to be reformed and was sent to the rural areas of Anhui for labor reform.

He ate the same food as the villagers, lived in a mud house, and worked in the fields with the villagers during the day. His opium addiction problem was miraculously overcome.

Therefore, Chen Julai is one of the few intellectuals who does not blame the Cultural Revolution – because it was during this period that he quit his drug addiction.

If America stopped buying European products, the EU would not go bankrupt. They would simply reciprocate by stopping the purchase of any American goods. And as the USA sheds allies and trading partners faster than a snake sheds its skin, the EU would find many willing buyers for its goods that it formerly sold to the USA.

The problem is that the USA is not nearly as necessary to the world economy as it supposes. Trade and diplomacy are both rooted in trust and the USA has forfeited that trust. Even if Trump leaves office, the trust will not be restored for at least a generation and the rule of thumb says two generations.

In trade wars, no one wins. But there are losers and the American public will be the greatest loser. Higher prices will lead to inflation which will result in recession, then stagflation and, most likely, a depression. Stagflation is a horrible thing to do to an economy, especially one that was booming. If you don’t think it is bad, ask Japan.

When Women Regret Modern Expectations is a thought-provoking video that explores the struggles women over 30 face when they haven’t found a husband and feel cheated by what society tells them.

Through real-life stories shared on TikTok, the video examines the complex issues surrounding marriage, motherhood, and career choices.

It looks at the ways in which women are redefining their roles and expectations for themselves and for the future.

This video is a must-watch for anyone interested in gender roles, societal expectations, and the impact of modern movements on women’s lives. With its honest and open dialogue,

When Women Regret Modern Expectations provides an insightful look into the lives of women and the challenges they face in today’s world.

It was 1975, I was in my last semester in college in New Orleans and just married. We rented a tiny apartment in the Garden District. Our next door neighbor also rented out rooms, and an elderly gentleman took an apartment.

He was a screen writer on assignment to write a script for a Charles Bronson movie, “Hard Times.” He was about 5’6” and always wore a French beret, walked with a cane, and would be seen with his grocery sack and French bread.

One night 3 young guys jumped him on his way back from the market. He put all three in the hospital and the cops investigating loved it,

This elderly gentleman (mid 60’s) was in the OSS during WW2 and parachuted into occupied France as part of a 3 person Jedbourgh Team to linkup with the resistance. He had been trained by William Fairbairn, a legend in hand-to-hand combat. Fairbairn trained the British Commandoes and OSS (forerunner to the CIA) to kill and do so quickly or stand little chance of survival. He restrained himself with the three thugs.

Classic Patty Melts

Classic Patty Melts are packed with seasoned burgers, onions, mushrooms and melty cheese!

Classic Patty Melts

Yield: 3 full sandwiches; 6 half sandwiches

Ingredients

  • 6 tablespoons butter, divided
  • 1 pound ground beef
  • 1 large onion, sliced
  • 8 ounces sliced mushrooms, divided (optional)
  • 2 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce
  • 1 teaspoon kosher salt
  • 1 teaspoon black pepper
  • 6 slices provolone cheese*
  • 6 (3/4-inch) slices sourdough bread**

Instructions

  1. Melt 3 tablespoons butter in a large skillet or on a griddle over medium heat. Add sliced onion and cook until onions are golden brown, caramelized and soft, about 15 to 20 minutes. Stir often to prevent them from burning, adding more butter if needed.
  2. When onions are almost done, add half the sliced mushrooms to the skillet and cook alongside the onions until they have released all their moisture and begin to brown. Remove grilled onions and mushrooms from the pan and set aside; keep warm.
  3. While onions and mushrooms are cooking, chop the remaining half of the mushrooms into a rough chop. Add mushrooms to a large mixing bowl and combine with ground beef, Worcestershire sauce, salt and pepper.
  4. Form beef mixture into 3 equal size patties, pressing them out slightly larger than the shape of the bread slices.
  5. Grill patties over medium high heat, pressing the patties flat with the back of a spatula to prevent them from shrinking too much. Cook patties to a medium well doneness.
  6. While patties are cooking, spread butter onto one side of each slice of bread.
  7. Once patties are cooked to your desired doneness, remove them from the skillet.
  8. Place 3 of the bread slices buttered side down in the skillet.
  9. Top each slice of bread with a slice of Provolone cheese. Then top with a grilled beef patty, then a mound of grilled onions and mushrooms, if using.
  10. Add another slice of Provolone cheese and place a slice of bread on top, buttered side facing up.
  11. Once first slice of bread is toasted and golden brown, use a spatula to carefully flip the entire sandwich over to grill the other slice of bread.
  12. Once both slices of bread are grilled to a golden brown and cheese is melted, transfer each sandwich to a cutting board.
  13. Cut each sandwich in half to serve.

 

Notes

* Or any type of melty cheese desired

** Or any type of bread desired

Each country is different.

For a country without strong economy AND military, when face with a mafia, it may not have any choice but to bow down, so as to save it country & people, at least in a short run.

China went thru 100 years of humiliation by the West esp Europe because China was militarily weaker than Europe in 1840’s. In the 2025 Trump’s reciprocal tariff war, China stands firm against “the mighty” USA. How can China do that? Because the 2025 China is strong, both militarily, technologically, & economically.

That said, China never politically bowed to USA. Unlike USSR’s Gorbachev. Once you are politically “colonised” by USA, you are doomed. E. Musk’s DOGE has told us how USAID & NED instigate coups in countries who gov does not bow to USA.

Canada has politically been “colonised” by USA. Conservative Party of Canada Policy Declaration that was amended 2023/9/9

Item 177 under article U on Foreign Affairs is titled “China”. The item says …

The Conservative Party (CP) will adopt an assertive foreign policy toward authoritarian dictatorships, including Chinese Communist Party, focused on upholding Canadian values respecting human rights & democratic principles. We will extend trade & military alliance in Asia & strengthen our relationship with like-minded democracies to counteract Chinese government aggression. To combat China’s adversarial behaviors, CP will …

– Cease Chinese military cooperation

– Deny China’s participation at sensitive Canadian research facilities (I add: medical or tech research eg Huawei)

– Ban Chinese government aligned entities ownership of Canadian companies or sale/purchase of sensitive technologies

– Advocate China’s removal from WTO until equitable economic reform are implemented.

….. this is exactly the US policy towards China confirming CP is a US puppet.

That is why we saw a CP member Chong repeated US’s lie that there were Uyghur genocide or forced labor in Xinjiang. We also saw former Canadian PM Trudeau imposed 100% tariff on Chinese electric car without proper WTO procedure. Not to mention the illegal detention of Huawei CFO.

Back to the question.

As a US puppet, it is not surprising that Alberta is shouting for separation from Canada. … exactly what DOGE said how USA controls other country. USA does not need Panama to set an example for Canada. Canada in a sense is already doomed.

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Let’s take a look at the strength of the US military. Aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman recently left the Red Sea and arrived in the Mediterranean Sea. It’s currently unclear when it will return to its homeport in Norfolk, Virginia. During its mission, the aircraft carrier lost 3 military aircraft due to incidents such as “friendly fire.” The US Navy has launched an investigation into the accidents and is taking accountability actions.

In December last year, the USS Gettysburg missile cruiser, part of the Harry S. Truman CSG, shot down an F/A-18 Super Hornet in the Red Sea. The US military classified this incident as a “apparent case of friendly fire,” but did not disclose more information.

In mid-February, the USS Truman collided with a large commercial vessel in the Mediterranean, near Egypt’s Port Said. The carrier was damaged and had to sail to a US naval base for repairs. That incident led to the firing of the ship’s commanding officer.

On April 28th, an F/A-18 and a tow tractor fell overboard while the fighter jet was under tow in the carrier’s hangar bay. A sailor was forced to jump from the cockpit just before the plane went into the water.. It was reported that the carrier was making a sharp turn at the time to avoid Houthis’ firepower.

On May 6th, the same day Trump announced a ceasefire with the Houthis, another F/A-18 crashed into the sea while attempting to land back on the carrier, as the tailhook failed to catch the arresting gear during the landing.

During the US military’s strikes, the Houthis also occasionally targeted the Harry S. Truman CSG and claimed to have hit the targets. The CENTCOM typically does not publicly acknowledge these attacks, instead showing through military social media that the carrier is still operating normally and conducting exercises, seemingly to indicate that everything was good. The frequent accidents in the US military in such a short period of time are believed to be related to the intense combat with the Houthis.

Since its deployment in September last year, the Biden administration launched strikes at that time. The aircraft on the USS Truman had to continuously carry out strike missions and remained in a high-intensity combat state. After the operation ended in January this year, the Trump administration launched a new strike against the Houthis in March, with the USS Truman once again participating. This means that over 40 F/A-18 Super Hornet fighter jets on board are engaged in long-term high-density, high-intensity combat missions. The world’s top military is fighting the militia group without a clear victory, returning empty-handed from the Red Sea. That’s the “combat experience” of the US military that some people are so proud of.

As for China, my advice is not to mess with Chinese, not only because of this BBC report. According to the more “credible” media oultet Radio Free Asia, it was exposed that PLA use missile fuel to cook hot pot. The composition of rocket fuel is not a secret, and we can also imagine that if they can use this stuff to cook, how strong must their physical fitness be. Americans can barely hold out against a militia group, so where does the confidence come from to defeat these Chinese super soldiers?

For nearly 250,000 years after Homo sapiens first appeared around 300,000 years ago, archaeological evidence shows minimal cultural development: basic stone tools, rare symbolic artifacts, and little technological change. This period, often referred to as “the Long Silence” — a term that emerged in the late 20th century among researchers to describe this puzzling stagnation — lasted until about 50,000 years ago. Then, a rapid cultural explosion occurred: complex tools, cave paintings, musical instruments, burial rituals, and long-distance trade networks appeared almost simultaneously, marking the start of the Upper Paleolithic Revolution.

This is Beijing in the 1990s was so polluted that people were dying from pollution.

China started by electrifying busses and public transport, and little by little, this is Beijing today

Of course it isn’t always so clear, but the difference is staggering.

Public health is why China is set on creating EV cars. Plus they are then not reliant on foreign oil and can generate energy in their own country.

U F? No.

Written in response to: Write an open-ended story in which your character’s fate is uncertain.

Kathrine Steppke

Who paces out in the snow in -35 degree temperature? Size 8 high heal boot tracks overlapped each other in a small circle out in the snow. There was the sound of wind whistling with repetitive shuffling noises in the snow. Snow fell upon our heroine’s tongue as she hyperventilated. The smell of muddy oil hits her nose as a car drives by splashing her. Above her, a balcony door opens and she hears, “What the heck are you doing? You’re going to get sick!” She is buzzed into a white looking apartment building, which easily blends into the snow.

She walks up a creaky spiralling stairway to a discoloured red door with a sign that reads, “No dog but beware hangry human.”  On the other side of the door was a cramped hallway leading to the sound of microwave popcorn popping. The air tasted like dust.  A shadow of a man was cast visually appearing from the end of the hallway to the doorway. The man at the end of that shadow was tapping his foot while wearing T-Rex slippers, red boxers, and a handle bar moustache. He tilts his head, asking, “Why were you pacing out in the cold?”

 

Our heroine was unwrapping a pink scarf around her head to reveal little afro puffs in a line coming down the centre of her head and a daisy choker necklace. She took off a long red wool coat and cheetah spotted ski pants. Underneath were bell bottom overalls coloured like a candy cane, and a crocheted green poncho with chunky doves sticking out. She was still hyperventilating and her eyes were shut tight because her tears froze outside, sticking her eyelashes together.

The man sat her down in a bean bag chair and quickly made her some instant hot cocoa with bunny shaped marshmallows. He gave her the hot cocoa, which she held tightly in her hand for 10 minutes while he waited for her to talk on the bean bag chair adjacent to her’s. Her eyes fluttered open and she finally said, “I’m pregnant.” He went into his bedroom where she heard a muffled scream. He came out, took a deep breath, and said, “Just how did that happen? I’m trans.” She looked in the other direction and tried to get more words out, “I…”

 

He interjects, “Let me guess. I was visited by an Angel who told me my baby would be the second coming of Christ. I found a monkey paw which granted me wishes and I wished for you to have real sperm. No…that’s not your brand of story. Let me guess. You were abducted by aliens who impregnated you.”

She really was abducted by aliens who really did impregnate her.

She looked at him, “Ummm…actually it really was the third one.” He looks at her clenching his jaw and eyes rolling to the back of his head. He takes a deep breath and with praying hands says, “I know you have nowhere to go. I am going to get you an Uber that will take you to a Motel and I will give you enough money for one night. But that’s it. I never want to see your face again.” She bursts into tears with her head in her hands.

 

He goes back into his room. She stays slumped in the bean bag chair with the hot cocoa next to her. She waits an hour and 12 minutes. He comes out of the room. He says, “The Uber is here. Here is the money. Please leave.” She looks into his eyes giving him a pleading look. His face is red pleading back, “Leave!” She gets on her clothes faster than a professional stage actor, runs downstairs and dives into the Uber, where the driver already has the door open.

Upstairs, the man picks up the hot cocoa. The bunnies have somehow retained their shape but they are on opposite ends of the cup looking sad. “Must have been old marshmallows” he grumbles to himself. The bunnies float back to eachother with heads resting on one another. He pours the cocoa down the sink leaving the cup inside. He collapses on the floor wailing loudly. Then, pulls out a picture of himself with her from his back pocket. It reads, “Galilee and Gordy together 4ever.” He rips it up and throws the pieces towards the trash though most pieces land  near his foot, which he tries kicking up in the air, but is unsuccessful again. The dinosaur slipper comes off, spiralling up in the air in an arch shape. He screams just before the dinosaur slipper hits him on the head.

 

Galilee sits in the Uber. The Uber driver wears a fuzzy pink coat with a matching hat and heart shaped sunglasses. She smells of sunscreen. The blinding light from the sun surrounds her. It is now very warm, though the snow outside is still piled high. The uber driver is chewing gum loudly while staring at Galilee. The Uber driver offers Galilee a stick of gum flavoured like strawberries. Galilee stares into space for the length of three Mississippis then waves the gum away. The driver shrugs then introduces herself, “The name’s Honey Milky-way Moore. You’s goin’ to the Strawberry Fields Hotel? Am I goin’ anywhere’s else fo you’s? Galilee says, “How about off a cliff?”

 

Honey turns with her lips quivering and eyes narrowing, “Hey! What’s a matta?” Galilee laments, “You don’t care. You just want to have an excuse to charge me for extra.” Honey notices the time already going in the Uber. She smashes the machine breaking it. Honey says, “Ain’t nothin’ more important than everybody keepin’ everybody safe.” Galilee sighs, “You wouldn’t believe me anyway.” Honey throws her hands up, “Try me. I’ve had some weird crap happen to me. I’ve been visited by spirits, abducted by aliens, and just yesterday I was broken up with by Bigfoot.”

Galilee raises an eyebrow, “As if…wait… did  you say abducted by aliens?” Honey answers, “Yeah. They put some kind of weird equipment in me fo’ their experiments. I think they gave me an STD but Bigfoot, also known as Dennis, did not believe me.” Galilee’s eyes widen, “They did some kind of experiment on me and got me pregnant.” Honey shakes her head, “Ooooh…not much yous can do ‘bout that now that abortion is illegal ‘round here.”

Galilee slumps down.

Honey looks at Galilee up and down. Galilee trembles, “I have nowhere to go after the hotel. I’ll be on the streets.” Honey makes a suggestion, “Yous could sleep at my crib. I know it ain’t safe sleepin’ in a strangers place but it’s gotta be safer than nothin’. Galilee starts to tremble a little less, then turns her head out the window and says, “Yes. Thank you so so much.” Galilee felt a warm embrace though there were no arms around her then she heard a small voice inside her head saying, “You’ll be okay.”

A department head needed help with a sizable (meaning, potentially costly) personnel issue. After working the problem for a few days, I came up with a solution that met everyone’s needs.

The department head (who had spent a lot of happy time in my company by this juncture) said of my proposed solution, “You’re kinda smart, for a girl.”

I paused. I debated letting it slide. I decided that everyone is entitled to my opinion.

I replied, “You’ve got that wrong on two counts. First, I’m not ‘kind of’ smart. I’m very smart. Second, I’m not a girl. Try using the word ‘woman’ the next time you’re talking about a female over the age of 16.”

It probably made no difference to him. But I felt much better.

Title: Sir Whiskerton and the Forbidden Treat Jar: A Lesson in Feline Persuasion

Ah, dear reader, gather ‘round for a tale of whiskered wit, a jar of temptation, and the timeless art of getting what you want by being absolutely irresistible. Today’s adventure stars our beloved Sir Whiskerton and his ever-echoing apprentice, Ditto, as they tackle the farmer’s most heinous decree: NO TREATS.


The Great Treat Proclamation

It began on a Tuesday—the farmer’s designated “Healthy Choices Day” (a holiday universally despised by all creatures with taste buds). The farmer, in a fit of nutritional zeal, placed a jar of salmon-flavored delights on the highest shelf and declared:

  • “No treats for you two today!” he said, pointing at Sir Whiskerton and Ditto.
  • “But… but…” Ditto stammered, his tiny paws clutching his heart as if wounded. “But!”
  • Sir Whiskerton merely blinked, his face the picture of serene betrayal. “My good sir, this is tyranny. Also, my face exists.”

The farmer, unmoved, left the kitchen. The jar gleamed like a golden trophy. The mission was clear: Operation Kitten Eyes.


Sir Whiskerton’s Masterclass in Charm

Sir Whiskerton gathered Ditto for a lesson in feline diplomacy. “Listen closely, Ditto. When someone says ‘no,’ you do it anyway—but strategically. The key is to look cute afterward.”

  • Step 1: The Innocent Stare.
    • “Deploy the eyes. Wide. Sparkly. Slightly damp.” Sir Whiskerton demonstrated, his gaze so pure it could’ve cured rainclouds.
    • Ditto tried. His attempt resembled a possessed teddy bear. “Am I… doing it?”
    • “No. But we’ll workshop it.”
  • Step 2: The Paw of Vulnerability.
    • “Place one paw gently on their knee. Tremble slightly, as if you’ve never known joy.”
    • Ditto slapped the air. “Like this?”
    • “That’s a high-five. We’re not negotiating a sports contract.”
  • Step 3: The Strategic Collapse.
    • “If all else fails, flop onto your back. Display the belly. Whimper.”
    • Ditto rolled like a dropped burrito. “I’m baby!”
    • “Perfect. Now, let’s execute.”

The Heist (and the Aftermath)

As the farmer returned, Sir Whiskerton sprang into action:

  1. Distraction: He knocked a spoon off the counter. Clang!
  2. Acrobatics: Ditto scaled the shelves like a fuzzy Spider-Man, grabbed the jar, and—whoops—tumbled into a flour sack. “I’m a ghost!” he coughed.
  3. The Grand Finale: Sir Whiskerton sat primly amid the chaos, the jar now miraculously at his paws. He gazed up at the farmer with eyes like melted butter.
  • Farmer: “Whiskerton. The jar was on the shelf.”
  • Sir Whiskerton: “Was it? How odd. Perhaps it missed me.” (Pause.) “Look at my face. Really look.”

The farmer sighed. The jar opened.


The Moral (and the Post-Credit Shenanigans)

Moral: Charm can move mountains (and treat jars), but use it wisely—lest you end up in a flour sack.

Post-Credit Scene:
Ditto, now coated in flour, tries the “innocent stare” on Doris the Hen. She screams, “GHOST KITTEN!” and faints into a feed bucket.

Best Lines:

  • “I’m baby!” – Ditto, embracing his destiny.
  • “How odd. Perhaps it missed me.” – Sir Whiskerton, gaslighting expertly.
  • “That’s a high-five. We’re not negotiating a sports contract.” – Sir Whiskerton, exhausted.

Starring:

  • Sir Whiskerton (Master Manipulator & Fluffy Philosopher)
  • Ditto (Flour Ghost & Apprentice of Chaos)
  • The Farmer (Overmatched by Cuteness)

Key Jokes:

  • Ditto’s “ghost” reveal.
  • Sir Whiskerton’s spoon distraction (a classic).
  • The farmer’s resigned “Fine, take the treats” face.

P.S.
Remember: If at first you don’t succeed, flop dramatically and try again.

The End.

China’s military the PLA is the most powerful defense power on this planet.

but look…

just for defense only,   inside China only.

but as to the effect to the foreign countries,the international effect , this power is weak as Cambodia…. China always don’t want a war outside China compared to Russia and USA or even India..

military solution is always the last option for China…. in all situations.

that’s why I call it like Cambodian military. cuz if you look outside China, you don’t feel PLA is strong cuz PLA looks like not going to war or even hate to fight… PLA has been extremely restrained by somehing mystery outside China… I as chinese just don’t know why

Saw a sign for $25 Warrant of Fitness (WOF) check. Its a 12 monthly legal requirement where I live. Bargain right! Wrong. The mech tells me it needs $3,000 worth of work before it is safe to drive. Took it to my regular mechanic the same day and told him it just failed a warrant check. He said “what work needs to be done?”. I said Im not telling, you tell me. He checked it over and found nothing wrong and issued a fresh Warrant of Fitness. He then asked to see the paperwork from the previous $25 check. He said what a load of rubbish then proceeded to show me everything the previous mech had outlined was false. After noting the previous mechs details he said “wow, youre the third person this month who has come to me from that business”. Lodged a complaint to the Motor Trade Association. The garage is now shut down – probably set up shop somewhere else he was less well known.

Why Australia Chose China Over America (The Truth Will Shock You)

Top neuroscientist Dan Yang leaves US for China, reunites with mentor-husband Mu-ming Poo

As senior principal investigator at Shenzhen academy, Dan will expand research on sleep regulation while collaborating with world-class talent

After spending 35 years in the United States pioneering research on the neural circuits that govern sleep and executive brain functions of the frontal cortex, neuroscientist Dan Yang has returned to China to join the Shenzhen Medical Academy of Research and Translation (SMART) as a senior principal investigator.

Dan was elected to the US National Academy of Sciences (NAS) in 2018 in recognition of her “contributions to understanding the microcircuits underlying cortical computation, cellular mechanisms for functional plasticity, and neural circuits controlling sleep”. Last month, she was elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.

She was introduced as the second full-time principal investigator at SMART earlier this month.

Grands Tuna Melts

Melt-in-your-mouth tuna sandwiches get their wraps from flaky refrigerated biscuits.

Grands Tuna Melts

Prep: 15 min | Total: 35 min | Yield: 8 servings

Ingredients

  • 2 (5 ounce) cans water-packed tuna, well drained
  • 1/3 cup chopped onion
  • 1/3 cup mayonnaise
  • 1/8 teaspoon salt
  • 1/8 teaspoon pepper
  • 1 (16.3 ounce) can Pillsbury™ Grands!™ Flaky Layers original biscuits
  • 4 ounces (1 cup) shredded Cheddar cheese
  • Sour cream, if desired
  • Chopped tomato, if desired
  • Shredded lettuce, if desired

Instructions

  1. Heat oven to 350 degrees F. Grease a cookie sheet.
  2. In medium bowl, combine tuna, onion, mayonnaise, salt and pepper; mix well.
  3. Separate dough into 8 biscuits.
  4. Place 4 biscuits on greased cookie sheet.
  5. Press or roll each to form a 5 inch round.
  6. Spoon tuna mixture into center of biscuits.
  7. Top each with cheese.
  8. Press or roll remaining 4 biscuits to form 5 inch rounds.
  9. Place over filling.
  10. Press edges to seal.
  11. Bake for 15 to 20 minutes or until golden brown.
  12. Cut each sandwich in half.
  13. Top each with sour cream, tomato and lettuce.

When Trump is gone and the damage repaired, maybe a few might set up there.

Let’s look at why. Trump said the tariffs were to bring production/industry back to the US. The outsourcing was done by the US billionaires he sees every day. It would seem reasonable to sit down with those decision makers and ask them what they needed to change their minds.

They’d have said a few things like, say, cheap land for new plant, a well trained workforce ready to go (the US currently has 100,000 unfilled manufacturing jobs), great logistics and infrastructure, good supplies of raw material and expertise, a low wage bill to enable competitive pricing, tax breaks for starting up…. You get the general idea.

And he’d have either met their conditions or not. Job done – or not. But no tariffs, no trade war, no shortages.

Tariffs were never meant to bring jobs back to the US, or punish uneven import/export numbers. They were a massive tax heist on the American public, and designed to put bribes in Trump’s pocket – he thought leaders would offer inducements to get access to the US market. And he also planned a bit of insider trading on the stockmarket as a money spinning sideline.

You don’t have the materials, the plant, the infrastructure or the workforce. Manufacturing is not coming back to the USA in the immediate future. The US is a volatile mess politically as well, making it a bad business risk.

Ditch Trump, maybe things will improve. But stop harking back to the mythic golden age: you don’t build a great future by walking with your eyes glued to what’s behind you – that commonly lands you on your arse.

What a Night

Written in response to: Your character is getting changed in the bathroom of a nightclub or restaurant, then emerges looking completely different. Why?

Jan Keifer

  The alarm clock was blasting a rock and roll classic from the seventies era, as I groaned and rolled over to silence the noise. My head was spinning and I was out of sorts. My friends had talked me into going out the night before to celebrate my birthday. Being a bartender, I should have known better. The downtown area had a strip of bars and nightclubs and we started at the first one on the block. We would buy a round of drinks and when they were gone, we would head to the next club or bar. I don’t remember much after the fourth bar. I jumped out of bed, ran to the closet and grabbed the only suit I owned. I shook it vigorously to try and get rid of the wrinkles and headed out the door. I got to the restaurant that I worked at and slipped into the bathroom before my boss could see that I was on the edge of being late again. I locked myself into a stall, hung my suit on the hook on the door and sat down to relieve myself. I took off my clothes as I was sitting there and grabbed my suit down off the hook.The bathroom consisted of three stalls on one wall, the bathroom mirror on the opposite wall and two urinals on the wall opposite the door to encourage us to wash our hands on our way out of the bathroom. I heard the door open a few times as my coworkers came and went. I changed into my suit and ran my deodorant, that I keep in my suit pockets for emergencies, under my armpits and up and down my body to cover up the fact that I had not showered this morning. I pulled my electric razor out of another pocket and ran it across my stubble. It is not the first time I have found myself in this predicament, so I always keep my suit pockets filled with emergency toiletry items. I finished my business and opened the door to exit when I saw the creature. I quickly slammed the door again. There was a green-scaly creature in the mirror. It had looked straight at me. I was in full panic mode now. I listened with my ear pressed against the door. I heard the door open and shut and heard some men talking and urinating. The door opened and shut again and then there was silence. I could hear my heart beating. I could not hear any other noises from inside the small three stall bathroom. Maybe it had been my imagination. I did have a lot to drink last night. My banging headache was a testament to that overindulgence. I held my breath and stood up on the toilet so that I could see over the top of the stall. The bathroom was empty. Feeling foolish, I stepped down from the toilet and slowly opened the door.I rub my eyes as I look in the mirror and realize that the creature I saw is me. I groan at the reflection. I was going to kill those so-called buddies of mine next time I see them. I rub my face and the green doesn’t go away, or the scales. I notice that my hands don’t look the same they look strange to me. I walk up to the sink and turn on the water grabbing some paper towels. I soak them and start scrubbing my face. I look up and there I am, green scales. It’s not coming off. They must’ve talked me into tattooing my face last night while I was plastered. Humiliated, I sit down on the floor. The bathroom door opens and a coworker walks in and takes one look at my face and flies back out the door. That’s just great. Now everybody will know. I put my head between my knees and brace myself for the onslaught of coworkers to rush in to see me.The door slams open about thirty minutes later and a couple of people come in pushing a gurney. They grab me and strap me onto the gurney and push me out of the bathroom. My coworkers are gathered by the bathroom door, watching as they wheel me down the hall and to the ambulance waiting just outside the doors. The ambulance crew give me a shot of something and I black out.Slowly, my eyes adjust to the room. I check all my extremities and they are all working in perfect order. I look around and see that I am in some kind of ward. There are about twenty beds and on each bed there is a green-scaled being lying there and looking around as I am now. The one in the bed closest to mine looks at me and said, “You were at Sally’s Bar last night. I remember seeing you there. We all were. Man that was a blast.”“I don’t really remember last night.” I said, trying, desperately to remember the bar. We had gone to several and the last one I remembered was not Sally’s. I didn’t see anyone that I knew lying on those beds. A woman comes in and approaches my bed and she also is green-scaled. “Cramisky, you had us worried when you didn’t show up last night. When you showed up at that restaurant this morning, we knew something wasn’t right. We need to get you back to the place you slept last night and switch your memories back with the person you took over. We just can’t have that kind of behavior from our group.”The crew from the ambulance came and whisked me away to the address they had found in a wallet in my pants pocket. They pulled a set of keys from another of my pockets and opened the door and wheeled me into the house and straight to the bedroom. On the bed was me, only I didn’t have the green scaly complexion.They laid me beside me and gave me another shot. I felt myself slipping away. Hours later, I woke up to my alarm going off. I slap the clock and get up and go into the bathroom. I glance, apprehensively in the mirror, and I laugh. I am not green scaled anymore. It was all a dream. I finish my morning hygiene and return to my closet to grab my suit. It is gone. I look around my house and realize it is gone. I collapse onto the bed realizing it wasn’t a dream.

General Eric T. Hill is a dear friend of mine, whom I know very well. In fact, I have been the ‘sweetheart’ and ‘darling wife’ of seven versions of him. Numerous times, I have been his only hope of leaving Syria, but for one reason or another, his plans for leaving “this hell hole” have always fallen through.

My love has been held for ransom by ISIS, suffered amnesia because he was hit by a missile, and needed to pay $150,000 because he accidentally shot someone. He is also invariably plagued by faulty Internet.

To make matters worse, Eric’s only son (Evans) was the victim of a drive-by shooting and he himself has suffered the constant attack of the enemy. In one case, my beloved experienced headaches and pains all over his body, which could only be treated with Bacitracin, an antiseptic cream that costs €1000 in ScamLand and €7 in Spain.

Still another recurring topic is his portfolio, the price of which varies, depending on the day. Gen. Eric Hill_Version 6 asked me for $3600; Gen. Eric Hill_Version 4 wanted $2000; whereas Gen. Eric Hill_Version 5 only needed $1000 to send me his possessions. So, go figure.

Two of my fiancés (Eric Hill Version_2 and Version_5) even confessed, and I was able to videochat with them in their respective hovels in Nigeria. Gen. Eric Hill_Version 2 has reformed. As one of my consultants, he has returned to computer school. In contrast, Gen. Eric Hill_Version 5 was something of a sleaze bag and offered to become my Internet ‘lover’, but I had to turn him down because I already have too many generals, oil riggers, UN doctors, and engineers vying for my favors. There are only so many minutes in the day.

Your mother’s friend will probably not believe you, but I will be glad to tell her all about Eric on messenger or even in a videochat. If necessary, I will even tell her that he is MINE (all seven versions) and she cannot have him.

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Hey MM.. still in a ‘practicing patience’ with regards to DM interactions with you….
But every once in a while , some articles push buttons… i was on the other side of the experience learning English in grade 6, with a ‘substitute teacher, a 22 year old about to graduate from ‘pedagogy’ in Canada.. 1970, miniskirts time… teaching me colours and tones of same ,at the back corner of the class showing off her underwear underneath her mini-skirt, fucking february with snow drifts 6 feet high… and a mini-skirt…..at least inside the school… and ‘getting off’ at my blushing and reactions in my pants… but the women in europe would not use brasiers on the beach, so some ‘training’ for the precocious adolescent…
I was sure i would have to repeat the grade, considering the requirements in the previous education system in SFRJ… but passed, i do not know how, although in the summer i learned well enough that, with a girl-friend on the lakefront beach , the school decided i was some kind of ‘genius’, based on standard IQ tests given to all primary and High-school students, and never attended grade 8, went straight to ‘highschool’ and grade nine, passing simultaneously grade 7 and grade 8 tests…. hmmmm
Thanks for the ‘memory stimulation’ and new narratives that it offers… Liberating…
Cheerful Love GrizzlyBear hug
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