Monday, December 11, 2023

Paradise

Hamneskär, is a remote island, 5 miles west of the Swedish coast. It is known for its old lighthouse. Now the Swedish Gov’t has converted the housing the lighthouse keepers, families, and staff used to live in, into a hotel for vacationers.

Wanting to go there, I contacted the Manager:

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Monday, December 4, 2023

Environmental Sensitivity

The 28th Annual United Nations Climate Change Conference kicked off this morning in Dubai, with an expected attendance of 70,000 participants. A prominent focus of the conference will be the phasing out of fossil fuels.

Eager to capture the significance of the event, I looked forward to conducting interviews with some of the attendees.

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Saturday, November 18, 2023

A Library Book Returned After 96 Years

A library book originally checked out in February 1927, “A History of the United States,” by Benson Lossing was recently returned to a Napa County, CA library.

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Friday, November 17, 2023

Surfing The Waves of Santa Monica

According to The World Surf League, Australian pro surfer Laura Enever broke the world record when she surfed a 43 foot wave in Hawaii in January.

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Sunday, October 8, 2023

Goodbye To Binkey

Recently, master repairman Joaquin Miranda, fixed the front lights to our home. But Joaquin had to return a day later, because the lights still did not work.

They didn’t work because Binkey the mouse had eaten the wires, and unable to digest them, he died. Why had he eaten them? He was determined to set a new Guinness Book Of World Records record for wires eaten at one time by one mouse, it was a bold effort!

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Friday, August 11, 2023

My Career As A Thief

At 4:50 PM yesterday, a “Flash Mob” of more than 30 people, robbed an Yves Saint Laurent store in the Glendale Mall of about $300,000 in merchandise.

I hate “Flash Mob” robbery, but I was emboldened by this crime, and today tried to rob Costco of two pair of socks. A Girl Scout tackled me, and a store clerk sat on me until the police arrived.

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Tuesday, August 1, 2023

Roman Emperor Nero's Famed Theater

During excavation for the Four Seasons Hotel in Rome, archaeologists were called in when Roman Emperor Nero’s famed but long lost Theater was found.

In related news, 10 minutes after the discovery, Taylor Swift booked, and sold out all of her upcoming concerts there.

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