Star Wars

I'm a huge Star Wars fan and after watching 'The Force Awakens,' I saw a lot of similarities between it and 'A New Hope.'  I loved it.  When there's a successful formula, why break from it?  There's a video that puts it all into perspective.  Similarities can be seen side-by-side.  watch

Unicorns were real

It's not exactly the way we picture them...white horse-like animals with a spiral horn on their heads.  It looked more like a rhino and lived in Kasakhstan.  The very large animal may have lived long enough to meet our early ancestors.  Unicorn

mailing cats

A couple in Britain accidentally sealed their cat, Cupcake, in a box.  They were mailing some DVDs to West Sussex and Cupcake made the 8-day trip along with the DVDs.  She was badly dehydrated when she arrived but a vet said that she should be fine.  Her owners are just grateful that she has been found.  They searched for her after the disappearance but couldn't find her anywhere.  Cats love boxes but I'm guessing Cupcake will stay clear of them for a while.  traveling cat 

Easter Egg Hunt

The Pez Center in Orange, Connecticut has a free Easter Egg Hunt every year.  9,000 eggs are laid out in three age category areas.  The company had to cancel it mid-hunt this year because parents didn't follow the rules.  It was the adults that trampled kids to get to the eggs and even stole baskets. One 4-year old was left bloody and a 2-year old was pushed face first into the mud.  What is wrong with these people?  This is supposed to be fun for kids and the adults are the ones that have to ruin it.  I've seen this on a smaller scale at local egg hunts.  Perhaps the youngest kids who can't walk and get eggs should just be given some.  Kids old enough to do it on their own should be in the area without adults...just my opinion...but maybe if adults are left out of the equation, kids would be safer.  tragic

boy receives medal

Myles Eckert was only 5 weeks old when his father was killed in Iraq.  He carries his father's dog tags and wedding ring with him.  On a trip to a Cracker Barrel in Toledo, Ohio, 11 year old Myles found a $20 bill in the parking lot.  He thought about the things he could buy with that $20 but changed his mind when he saw a soldier walk into the restaurant.  He wrote a touching note to the soldier and wrapped the $20 inside.  He said that his family always pays it forward so that's why he was giving the money away.   He signed the note, "Myles Eckert, a Gold Star kid."  Myles went on to help raise nearly $2 million dollars for Gold Star charities.  For his selfless service to others, Myles has been awarded a medal by the Congressional Medal of Honor Society.  After the ceremony, he went to visit his father's grave...alone...to talk.  Myles, a Gold Star kid

higher drinking age

A bar in Minnesota has raised their drinking age to 40.  They say that they had lots of problems with fights and because there were so many police calls, they're paying hefty fines.  Now that they've raised the drinking age to 40, their regular crowd is coming back and the problems are gone.  40 to drink

National news

It seems very strange to see the name of the small town in which I live in the national news.  But there it is trending on facebook: Winona, MN.  A student has gone missing from St. Mary's University.  The police have the license plate of the vehicle, they know what time it happened, and  it's all on video.  With all of that information, why haven't they tracked down the owner of that Cadillac?  What aren't they telling us?  It wasn't even 24 hours after he went missing that the news came out.  Usually the police don't get involved until after the 24 hours has passed.  I hope that he is ok.  missing student ...update