Walter Wednesdays - November 8, 2023
Walter Fact: The turkeys can't hide forever.
Speaking of Tweaking - Tweaker of the Week
Speaking of tweaking, our tweaker of the week goes to deer. When they aren’t plotting how to total your car, they’re doing some other side quest such as trashing businesses. Yes, the deer have moved to phase two of their plan in which they now crash into businesses and destroy everything before leaving. A deer ran into a lingerie store in Michigan, an interesting choice, after running through the window, shattering multiple mirrors, and destroying multiple displays before running out the propped open door. That’s right, the door was open and the deer still broke in through the window.
Another deer broke into a seafood restaurant in Virginia where it terrorized guests and workers before showing itself out. I’m telling you, they are plotting something.
Teacher Housing
Miami-Dade County Public Schools unveiled a plan for a multi-million dollar building that would provide 600-square-foot one-bedroom apartments for teachers which isn’t the brag that they think it is. They basically said, “Hey, our employees literally can’t afford to live, let’s shove them in a closet.” Raul Perez, the construction officer for the school district, said that is it for recruitment and retention of their employees which translates to, “no one wants to work for shit pay so we’re bribing them with anything but pay.” I would hate to have my employer own where I live because now you’ll have no work-life balance, they’re just blended together to make the perfect environment to cause a heart attack at 35. Could you imagine being fired and losing your house on the same day? It’s just not a good idea to let your employer have that much control. If you want to afford housing, unionize.
Today in History
1602 - The Bodleian Library at Oxford University opened to the public.
1889 - Montana was admitted as the 41st U.S. state.
1892 - The New Orleans general strike began which united black and white American trade unionists in a successful four-day strike.
1895 - Wilhelm Röntgen discovered the X-ray while experimenting with electricity.
1917 - The first Council of People’s Commissars was formed including Lenin, Leon Trotsky, and Joseph Stalin.
1920 - Rupert Bear, illustrated by Mary Tourtel, made his first appearance in print.
1923 - Adolf Hitler led an unsuccessful attempt to overthrow the German government
1932 - Franklin D. Roosevelt was elected as the 32nd president.
1939 - Adolf Hitler narrowly escaped an assassination attempt.
1960 - John F. Kennedy was elected as the 35th President.
1965 - The death penalty was abolished in the UK.
1972 - Home Box Office (you know as the HBO TV network) launched.
1988 - George H. W. Bush was elected as the 41st president.
“If you asked my parents why they didn’t have a dishwasher they’d say ‘Well then why’d I have a kid?'” - Travis