Donald Pierce is a supervillain appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character is depicted as a cyborg and is commonly an enemy of the X-Men. Donald Pierce appears in the 2017 film Logan, portrayed by Boyd Holbrook. Donald Pierce first appeared in The Uncanny X-Men #132 April 1980, and was created by Chris Claremont and John Byrne. Pierce's name and appearance were modeled by Byrne upon Donald Sutherland. The character's last name comes from Benjamin Franklin "Hawkeye" Pierce, Sutherland's character in the 1970 film M*A*S*H.
As far as I know, no one from the office is going to be working today. That doesn't mean anyone won't be working. It just means they didn't bother telling me anything might be needed. That's okay, though. I've gotten use to being cut out of things. That's one reason I'm considering leaving the company.
Earlier today, I decided to move forward with a long-simmering plan to look for another job. It's not that I hate the current job, but it has become rather unpleasant. And I was a bit disturbed to discover the company was apparently lax on its own business engineering license (or so the state website told me when I renewed my own). This after they just came out of bankruptcy a month or so before I started with them. Anyway, so I applied to a couple of jobs I had saved up on Indeed. And I even got an offer to interview with one of them a few hours later. Hopefully a few more opportunities will pop up.
Midland is a city in the U.S. state of Texas and the seat of Midland County with small portions extending into Martin County. The population was 132,524 as of the 2020 census. Located in the Permian Basin in West Texas, Midland is a major center for American oil and natural gas production. Midland is the principal city of the Midland, Texas metropolitan statistical area, which includes all of Midland County, the population of which was 169,983 in the 2020 U.S. Census. The metropolitan area is part of the larger Midland–Odessa combined statistical area, which had a population of 340,391 in the 2020 census. Residents of Midland are referred to as 'Midlanders'. Midland was founded as the midway point between Fort Worth and El Paso on the Texas and Pacific Railroad in 1881. The city has many connections to the Bush family; it was the onetime home of former Presidents George H. W. Bush and George W. Bush and the hometown of former First Lady Laura Bush. The George W. Bush Childhood Home is located in Midland.
Greatest Hits by Harlan Ellison. I think it's a new collection of his stuff. Neil Gaiman had advertised it on the Book of the Face (he wrote the foreward), so I figured what the hell. I've never been a big reader of Ellison, but the few things of his I'm familiar with I liked. The book is a collection of award winning stories, and (supposedly) some that were just ones Ellison liked. The two stories I've gotten through so far are pretty cool. I look forward to the rest of it.
James Arthur Madrox, also called the Multiple Man, is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by writer/editor Len Wein, he first appeared in Giant-Size Fantastic Four #4 (February 1975). A mutant with the ability to create instant duplicates of himself, Madrox was mainly a minor or supporting character until his appearance in the 1987 miniseries Fallen Angels. The character underwent greater development under writer Peter David through his appearance in David's run of the monthly series X-Factor (vol. 1) in the 1990s, and in David's second and ongoing run of the title (vol. 3) in the 2000s. The character has appeared in multiple television, film and video game adaptations, most notably in the 2006 film X-Men: The Last Stand, in which he was portrayed by Eric Dane.
Rintrah is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. He is an other-dimensional mystic. The character, created by Peter B. Gillis and Chris Warner, first appeared in Doctor Strange #80 (Dec. 1986). Rintrah was depicted as a green furred minotaur. Within the context of the stories, Rintrah comes from an other-dimensional planet called R'Vaal. There, because of his sensitivity to occult forces and his potential to become a skilled sorcerer, he is an apprentice to Enitharmon the Weaver. When Doctor Strange brings his Cloak of Levitation to Enitharmon for repair, the weaver sends Rintrah to return the restored cloak. After delivering the cloak, Strange briefly, and with permission, possesses his body to fend off Urthona. He remains with Strange for a short time before returning to his apprenticeship.
The Spook is Val Kaliban, a costumed villain and enemy to Batman in Gotham City. He is an expert hypnotist and escapologist, who uses theatrical effects to simulate supernatural events. These are used to enthrall his victims while he commits crimes. Kaliban was beheaded by Damian Wayne during the events of Batman and Son. The Spook was created by Frank Robbins and Irv Novick, first appearing in Detective Comics #434. (1973) |