Saturday, November 05, 2016

Bill Crider Warned Us: Texas is Losing the War on Feral Hogs

Kevin's Corner: Bill Crider Warned Us: Texas is Losing the War on Feral Hogs

So Long, Nolan.

Houston Chronicle: A Nolan Ryan statue that stood in the middle of the legendary pitcher’s hometown of Alvin has found a new home in Round Rock, just outside Dell Diamond.

YES!

Few Benefits to Daylight Saving Time—Should We Scrap It?

Song of the Day

Johnny cash - I still miss someone with lyrics - YouTube:

A Literary Look at the Last Time the Cubs Won the World Series

A Literary Look at the Last Time the Cubs Won the World Series 

I Saw Mysterious Monkey Open for Moby Grape

More Tampa Bay area residents report seeing mysterious monkey

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Oops

Scientists reveal Ossian's works were copies of 12th-century Irish tales: Poems widely regarded as a cornerstone of Scottish history are almost certainly a hoax, according to new research. 

Ossian, a legendary Celtic warrior and bard from the third century AD, is the narrator and apparent author of poems translated by the Scottish poet James Macpherson. 

But an investigation by scientists concluded Ossian's poems were an ingenious fake, stolen from Ireland.

PaperBack



Tom Stone, Red Headed Wench, Rainbow Books, 1952

Once Again Texas Leads the Way

Private resort community underway in Ector: "It's an hour north of Dallas-Fort Worth," said Whitt. "In case of any sort of war or nuclear war or international terrorism, it's an hour away from what we call 'the threat zone.' " 

Trident Lakes plans to have 400 condos, all 90 percent underground. 

There will also be an underground tunnel system, a shared greenhouse, a DNA vault and several helipads. 

"It's going to be one of the world's safest communities, so of course, it will be gated and there will be armed security at all times," said Whitt.

First It Was the Thin Mints Melee. . . .

Huge fight erupts between travellers on Ryanair plane after elderly woman hit on the head

The Weird Week in Review

The Weird Week in Review

Judy's Birthday

Judy would have been 73 years old today.  She was married to me for more than 49 of those years, and we'd been going out for a little more than five years before we married.  You might think that would be long enough for two people to be together.  You'd be wrong.  I still can't believe she's not in the next room watching Jeopardy! 




Friday, November 04, 2016

He Should Get a Medal

University executive director under fire for Bigfoot hunt  

Hat tip to Jeff Meyerson.

Croc Update (Romance Is Not Dead Edition)

Handler stages dangerous proposal inside crocodile pit

I’ve Made Millions Selling Fake Plastic Hillbilly Teeth

I’ve Made Millions Selling Fake Plastic Hillbilly Teeth  

Link via Boing Boing.

Song of the Day

Kay Starr - Wheel Of Fortune 1952 - YouTube:

Yes

Is Daylight Saving Time to Blame for Seasonal Depression?

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First It Was the Thin Mints Melee. . . .

MLive.com: "I was cutting up a potato with a fork to put in the microwave," Levy testified. 

"I was getting her meal ready and Bobbi came out and said, 'I don't want a potato.'" The witness said his wife grabbed a burrito out of the freezer, then started grabbing other frozen items and throwing them at him.