Greenwood: I didn’t know what I didn’t know
Many of you probably watched “60 Minutes” this evening and saw the segment about the Greenwood riot and massacre in Tulsa in 1921. And you probably heard about it last […]
Cat survives jump from 5th floor
The Chicago Fire Department captured this video of a black cat jumping from a fifth-story window to escape a fire two days ago. The cat narrowly missed a wall on […]
Once a mother, always a mother
This video was posted May 8, the day before Mother’s Day. At least one of these mothers will never forget the experience. (Recorded by Michael Austin at Franklin Park Zoo […]
Happy Mother’s Day
Elsewhere, the same source said the above quote is from The Golden Girls. The website includes lots of good Mother’s Day quotes. The following might be my favorite: “I want […]
Let’s get controversial: cultural appropriation
Yep, that’s Justin Bieber in the photo, but I’m not writing specifically about him. Frankly I don’t even like him. The topic here is his hair, his dreadlocks, dreds, or […]
After the storm
I’ve realized in the last few days that if I don’t start posting again, I’ll probably lose all my readers. All three of them. Please forgive me, but I’ve been […]
‘Rescue’ dog lives up to the name
When 15-year-old Chucky fell into the family pool in Boksburg, South Africa, his buddy Jessie worked tirelessly for 34 minutes to rescue him. Chucky is a Pomeranian and Jessie, a […]
