10.28.2017

On Wisconsin

A Wisconsin man got locked in a walk-in beer cooler. He had 'everything that he needed,' police say. - The Washington Post


When the doors locked behind him at midnight, he decided that rather than shout for help, he would just camp out, police say.

https://goo.gl/69C3g1 
(This is a paywall link, but everything you need to know about the story is in the paragraph above.)

10.26.2017

Rain ends

Already?

This artificial intelligence may start tracking you soon | New York Post


It's already 1984 in China.

(Actually, this story is worth having a look at. And I'm thinking a movie with Tom Cruise.?

10.25.2017

Is this just another case of Trumpitis on CNN’s part…

…or am I missing something here?

The following two paragraphs are taken verbatim, sequentially, from a story on the CNN website:

41 state attorneys general subpoena opioid manufacturers - CNN


"The opioid crisis is an emergency, and I am saying, officially, right now, it is an emergency," President Trump said in August. "It's a national emergency." 
However, five weeks later, the administration has yet to make an official declaration about a national emergency on the opioid epidemic.
https://goo.gl/PKbBkV

What does it take to make an official declaration beyond making a declaration and calling it, officially, official?

You haven’t paid much attention to this global warming thing, have you, until right now

World wine production 'to hit 50-year low' - BBC News


https://goo.gl/8gGtNY

A little-almost November

10.23.2017

Go ahead…spoil everything

A breakdown of the worst Halloween candy - NY Daily News


A sweet that invites widespread catty scorn, candy corn is meant to resemble a kernel but instead each piece just looks like a tiny, faceless, naked Donald Trump.

And maybe see a shrink.

Making sports great again

The Cubbies didn't make the Series and the Bears are scoring more points on defense than offense.

Whew.

Things are back to normal in sports.