January Useless Observations
Hello everyone,
I want to thank you for your patience as I shifted between newsletter outlets. I had a good run with Revue, but that has come to an end thanks to Elon Musk. I’m thrilled to be moving in this new direction in 2023. This is my first newsletter on the new platform Substack, so if you see anything that looks out of place please let me know. Snitches don’t get stitches in my little corner of the internet. Lastly, I want to give a huge shoutout to my friends Molly D. for her help with the new graphic design layout and Ben Y. for his help with proofreading and editing. It’s greatly appreciated.
Without further ado, allow me to formally introduce everyone to Corbin’s Corner with another installment of Useless Observations.
UO #1: Because this is the second week of 2023, it’s officially too late to say “Happy New Year” anymore. That window has passed.
UO #2: It’s crazy how anything with banana flavoring overwhelmingly tastes like bananas. What is it about the taste of bananas that’s so overpowering?
UO #3: How many credit hours are required before you can use the phrase “the old college try”? Do you need to have completed your degree?
UO #4: During tonight’s college football championship I will be rooting for TCU because I want to see a new champion. I think that will do more for the sport of college football than having Georgia repeat as back-to-back champions.
UO #5: Speaking of sports, I’ve decided that I will be unfollowing all sports teams on social media after their season. I find myself getting too invested in the offseason drama of “Will they or won’t they” and I think the offseason is designed to give both players and fans a mental health break. I’ll keep everyone posted on how that’s going, and if there’s any major news regarding my Las Vegas Raiders please pass it along. Gracias.
UO #6: Duolingo is the greatest app ever invented. I feel like I’m doing way better with my New Year’s Resolution to learn Spanish than I ever imagined, and I wouldn’t be where I am without Duolingo. Thank you to everyone that’s recommended that service. Tu eres estupendo.
UO #7: One slice of bread is utterly useless. You can’t do anything with it except make toast, and toast sucks. That’s why you always have to slather condiments on top of toast. Toast makes you wish you were eating a breakfast sandwich with a second slice of bread.