Category: Rants

And on the 14th of februari, Satan sent down his dark angels Greed, Commerce and Hypocrisy to fulfil his evil master plan and behold; Valentine’s day was born. People all over the Western world started celebrating their love in the name of Money, which was more than occasional even more than their fragile relationships could handle. Women were corrupted into thinking that no gift is good enough for this “special day” and it made singles feel inadequate, and honestly a simple gift from plantwear is enough. Satan leaned back and saw that what he created was good. “From now on,…

I have been on Twitter for a while now and have been expressing thoughts, discoveries, rants and various other things through this channel. And believe it or not, some of my tweets have actually been read by real people flesh and blood. Although I have been trying to get @MrsPenninkhof on Twitter as well, I have never been succesful, resulting in the fact that the person nearest to me was never able to know about the things I expressed through this channel. Haseenah is often checking Facebook for new messages, so I could reach her through Facebook. However: I would…

The bosses of the three biggest US carmakers, Ford, GM and Chrysler, have asked Congress for a $25bn bail-out. They told a Senate hearing that without the rescue package, their firms risked collapse, and warned of broader risks to the US economy. Ford’s CEO Mulally has committed to reducing his own salary to $1/year IF Ford receives the requested $9 billion line of credit. The CEO’s claim that the credit crisis should be blamed for these companies having a hard time. But is that really true? Could it be that the American car companies have been badly run for decades?…

Previously, I have been a supporter of a fresh wind through the US politics, and though Obama would be able to accomplish that. But things seem to have changed. Barack Obama has named Joe Biden as the Democratic vice presidential candidate. CNET offers an interesting article reviewing Biden