This story sounds like a movie script. Three mariners stranded on an atoll in Micronesia were rescued after spelling out HELP with palm leaves. The 3 mariners set sail on March 31. They were reported missing on April 6 after their relative noted that they still hadn’t returned from their voyage. All of the men […]
Rick Slayman is a lucky man. Thanks to doctors willing to think outside the box, he is alive and home after he received a lifesaving transplant using a genetically modified pig kidney. That’s right – a pig kidney. He is the first living recipient. The groundbreaking surgery took place last month. The transplant was performed […]
There are about 100,000 World War II veterans alive today out of the 16 million Americans who served in that war. In June, the 80th anniversary of D-Day will be commemorated in France. Harold Terens will participate in his fourth D-Day celebration in France. He received a medal from President Emmanuel Macron five years ago. […]
Cleo the Cockapoo (a cocker spaniel and poodle mix) is home with her human. Luisa, her human, reported Cleo as a missing dog 10 years ago. 10 years ago. Can you imagine losing your pet dog and it being returned to you 10 years late? Luisa never gave up hope and that decision seems to […]
Measles is destroying the United States, and it is all the fault of the anti-science Florida Surgeon General Joseph Ladapo. I found two stories today making precisely that argument, and I didn’t even try. Both The Guardian and USA Today repeated this calumny because, well, it fits the narrative that they desperately want to push […]
The Biden border crisis presents catastrophes of a humanitarian nature and national security risks. For animal lovers, one story that is beginning to get widespread news coverage is the crisis created when immigrants cross the southern border illegally and leave their dogs behind. What happens to the dogs? They are left to fend for themselves. […]
Lamb Chop lives. Mallory Lewis, daughter of famed puppeteer Shari Lewis, is making good on a promise she made to her mother. She said, “I promised my mom I would keep Lamb Chop alive.” She grew up with Lamb Chop, her “sister” and often slept with the puppet as a child. She joined her mother’s […]
Romance novels are making a big comeback. There is BookTok now, too, that is playing a role in the comeback. With Valentine’s Day behind us, this story caught my eye. I can’t help but think that the general malaise felt in our country has a part in this. When we feel anxious or depressed, we […]
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If you have never watched Curb Your Enthusiasm, you have missed some of the funniest and most uncomfortable TV. I am not a huge fan, mostly because I lean toward the “it’s uncomfortable” part of the spectrum, but I get why people find it hilarious. Larry David is the central character. David, one of the […]
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