The Joanna Club

How did America die? I wonder. I don’t wonder whether it is dead or not; I just wonder how it died. Did YouTube kill it? Or Elon Musk? Mark Zuckerberg or Jeff Bezos? Or maybe the "educated fleas" did it? Or did it die because of a backlash to the "Woke"? Did the Woke do it? Because they were so absurd, and denied simple facts as facts, that people got tired of it. and then what? Or was Donald Trump the final thread? But it was there all along, the thread that guided us to Trump. What thread? Misogyny.   I should know, because I was writing a thesis before Trump was re-elected. It was before COVID-19, when everything seemed just fine—economically, at least. But watching polemicists such as Ben Shapiro and Jordan Peterson emerging was unsettling. And when Trump got elected, they both blamed it on woke feminists. So I guess, women should take accountability for the fall of men. Yes, feminism is not perfect; it’s not the absolute truth, yet. Feminists make mistakes as...

   I bought an espresso maker. A few days ago, I made hand-dripped coffee from the beans I bought in Nezu but it didn't taste good. Figuring out how to make good coffee seemed like a long journey. But it wasn't. I just needed an espresso maker. And Voila, my kitchen turned into a fancy cafe.     I also made pancakes, put strawberries and banana on top of it, and poured some maple syrup.  Also made some salad, mixed yogurt and the southern island dressing I bought and never touched a month ago, because it was too sweet for my taste. Somehow by mixing it with yogurt, it tasted much better.  "I'm a genius. Is there anything I cannot do? The word impossible is not in my dictionary."  Suddenly, I started to grow a beard and became the mighty Napoleon. But then two boys retaliated immediately. " Boil water with your stomach."  "Peal peanuts with your nostrils." I should always remain humble. They are my imaginary companion.   Ever since t...