Stories From The Crisper Drawer

Well the Afghanistan withdrawal was a thing. A very chaotic thing that really hurt the US credibility and image. So the question is, what happens now? Conspiracies abound about the withdrawal and a possible reinvasion, though only time will tell. COVID Delta spikes in Alberta, and we need masks again. And some movie and game talk.   Jaws Out.

Well it has been a while. So we have a lot to catch up on. Residential schools and graves. Church vandalism and arson. Movies and Games. Covid. Government Olypmics There that should catch us up. Jaws Out.

Sorry for the late episode, May was a really busy month for me and had some interesting stories that took time to really flesh out. Anyway on to the next endeavor. this episode covers some of the COVID, Israel and Palestine, some gaming related stuff. Jaws Out.

So covid lockdowns are back in effect. Computer components and consoles are still hard to come by and polls remain untrustworthy. Jaws Out 

So we have the Suez Canal blocked by Ever Given and then some great memes. Covid vaccines delivery dates and errors during production. Finally some political criticism. Jaws Out.

So it has been a full 365 days since the lockdown was first declared in Alberta. Completed Hyrule Warriors Age of Calamity, and now going back to play Fire Emblem Warriors. Got my hands on Valheim thanks to a generous friend and have kind of deep dived into it so far. Jaws Out.

So a little on the governments in Canada and Covid. More attempts at firearms regulations. Watched Tenet and really liked it. Jaws Out.

Sorry for the late upload, not really feeling it last weekend. So playing more of Breath of the Wild and Age of Calamity as well as grabbing Super Mario 3d world with Bowser's Fury. What was with the Super Bowl Chiefs? Covid vaccines on the way but will be a while until a lot of people will be able to be vaccinated. Jaws Out. 

So Super Bowl 55 is tomorrow and both teams are going to have a good time, no matter who wins it will hopefully be a very fun game to watch.  Got back in to Breath of the Wild and beat the Ballad of Champions DLC, very rewarding. Covid is slowing being dealt with, at least we are getting the ability to go to restaurants as of Feb 8th so that is a nice development. Jaws out.

So Wallstreetbets taking it to the hedge funds last week. USAF has extended the service life of the F-22 past 2060 when they were expected to be retired. The Rona in Alberta has fallen low enough to allow restaurants to allow in person dining after the super bowl. And FBI foils FBI Proudboys insurrection... Jaws Out.

So this was an episode that had no structure, just to keep up the every Saturday recording but less political than usual. Jaws Out.

So 20,000 plus National Guard in Washington DC For the Inauguration. Trump's second impeachment. Slowdown in Covid vaccines from Pfizer so they can retool their main plant in Europe. Signal going down for a few days as people think about how powerful a few technology companies are in this day and age. Jaws Out.

So 2021 has started and it is not much better than 2020 so far. We have the Capitol building breached in the US by Trump supporters. More Covid lockdown time. Big tech going coming down on political actors they or their staff do not like. Who could have predicted this. So hopefully after January things can start coming around with the vaccine roll out and maybe a calming down of political heat. Jaws Out.

So the year is almost over, and what a year it has been. Maybe one to not remember for the Covid and elections. At least the games were good for the most part. Jaws Out.

So it is almost the election in the United States and boy what a year 2020 has been so far. Also Calgary is lowering the speed limit for surface streets to 40 km/h next year, and expanding the program to charge residents for street parking. Finally watched the Star Wars Episode 9 as well as Solo, and will give my thoughts on them. Playing some old games like Act of War and Act of Aggression as well as Luigi's Mansion 3. Jaws Out.

A new episode since August. Man this year has been weird, we have a quick Sept 26 look back at the year so far. Breonna Taylor's grand jury information and charges for 1 of the officers.  PS5 and Xbox Series X/S preorder fiasco as well as the Nvidia RTX 30 series cards. Riots are still going on as the US election gets closer. Jaws Out.

So we have floods in China and more questions about the Three Gorges Damn, protests heating up again in various US cities. Infections are on the rise in the US as governments figure out what to do, lock-down again fully or try to find a way to operate society while minimizing risk by mandating masks.   Jaws Out.

OK so finally making the 3rd episode of the season and man is it overdue. Covid still fills the news mostly since March 15th but on May 25th Alberta started to re-open. Unfortunately George Floyd's death by the hands of Minneapolis police also happened on May 25th and I discuss ways to increase accountability and responsibility in the police forces around north america, though mostly for the US so hopefully this does not happen again without action against the bad actors. Social media erupted after George Floyd's death and I think people need to be realize to solve the problems of police brutality and we should not jump to silence or force speech to fit our individual world view. Finally some gaming talk from Command & Conquer remaster as well as Xenoblade Chronicles series.   Jaws Out. 

Saw Sonic the Hedgehog, and man it was worth the rework they did, sadly many 3d artists were laid off after their hard work redoing Sonic.  Almost done Eternal Darkness Sanity's Requiem on the Gamecube. Working with my brother in Airdrie was fun, learned some stuff about projecting on buildings. Slow start to the season but some job opportunities are on the horizon so stuff might change. Jaws out.

So it has been a while, and I have a dog. His name is Trigger and once video is up he will be the official co-host of the show. Today we looked at the XFL, the Superbowl, Mandatory Alcohol Screening in Canada, and various video games and game related news. Season 3 has a soft launch in February. Jaws Out.