Colorado Wildlife officers successfully removed a tire from around the neck of a 600-pound male elk last month. The 4-year-old bull had been wearing the 20-pound tire for the last two years, first being sighted in July 2019. Colorado Parks and Wildlife officers had made several attempts to track him down to remove the cumbersome tire,…
Wildlife Officers Spot Elk With Tire Around Its Neck for 2 Years, Remove Rubber Burden Finally
‘Anecdotal Evidence’ of Sexual Abuse of Tibetan Nuns While in Chinese Police Custody
The Chinese regime’s sexual abuse of Uyghurs has been widely reported in recent years as more victims of this Muslim minority have stepped forward to expose the ongoing persecution in the Xinjiang region. The mass rape and torture of female Falun Gong practitioners have been extensively reported by Minghui.org in the last two decades. Tibetan nuns also…
‘Incredibly Rare’ Elizabethan Wall Paintings From 16th Century Found in Pub in England
November 18, 2021
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A Weatherspoons pub surviving from Elizabethan times has yielded a set of remarkable wall paintings from around 1580—when the establishment was bought by Queen Elizabeth I’s Chief Adviser William Cecil, also known as the Earl of Salisbury. The series of six panels, showing significant wear, portray lavishly dressed figures donning the most fashionable couture of…
Bride Told She’d Never Walk or Talk After Falling Into Coma Dances With Groom on Wedding Day
A bride who was told that she would never be able to walk or talk again after falling into a coma and having a leg amputated was able to dance with her groom on their wedding day. Amy Peterson, who has suffered a host of health problems, said she felt “wonderful” after tying the knot with…
Roasted Delicata Squash Is a Worthy Addition to Your Table
When I look in the squash stall at the market and eye delicata squash I get excited. Here’s a seasonal vegetable that has so many delicious elements to it. I love its colorful exterior, with green and yellow stripes; its rich, creamy, almost buttery interior; and being able to eat the delicate, edible skin. The…
Elijah and Critical Race Theory: The Rhyming of History
It was King Solomon, the reputed writer of the book of Ecclesiastes, who observed that there was nothing new under the sun; and so there seems not to be. Perhaps more accurately, Mark Twain expressed it this way: “History doesn’t repeat itself, but it often rhymes.” Some sort of echo chamber exists whereby the events of the past…
What Good Is Poetry? The Noteworthy Nonsense of ‘Jabberwocky’
There exist some loose bits of lyrical nonsense so absurd that they become absolute. That is to say, there can be a foolishness so extreme that it crosses over the equator into the gravity of philosophers, giving sages the task of meditating on owls and pussycats, or poring over the prattlings of Mother Goose instead…
4 Things We Really Want for Christmas
Do you remember the TV show “Supermarket Sweep”? Contestants had several minutes to fill grocery carts with as much stuff as possible. But the winner wasn’t determined by the quantity of stuff jammed into the cart but by the total monetary value at checkout. The contestant with the biggest tab won the game. The strategy…
A Mostly Complete Guide to Tipping During the Holiday Season
It is a social custom in this country to give cash gifts, known as tips or gratuities, during the holiday season. How this custom came to be I have no idea. And while we see editorial suggestions in newspapers and magazines during the holidays, thankfully there are no rules, no tipping police. What makes one…
The Best Reason Not to Buy Pre-Washed Salad in a Bag
Pre-washed, pre-chopped, ready-to-go salad greens in sealed bags can be found in the produce department of just about every grocery store and supermarket. Those bags are certainly a tempting option, because what’s not to like about having someone else do all the work of chopping and then double- or even triple-washing? Even so, I don’t…
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