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Surprise!

When surveyed, Americans of all political stripes -- but especially liberals -- hugely exaggerated the number of unarmed black men wrongly killed by police in the US.

Big Mystery

MADRID (AP) — Authorities in Spain’s northern Cantabria region are investigating how an elephant killed a worker at a local zoo.

The Cantabrian regional government says 44-year-old Joaquín Gutiérrez died in a hospital on Tuesday, several hours after a female elephant struck him with its trunk while he was cleaning its enclosure at the Cabárceno Nature Park near Santander.

Doesn't seem as though there's any need for an investigation; the Asian cow hit him. They say it's the African genus that you've got to watch out for, but I've seen many more killings and injuries involving Asian elephants.

 

Grave Error

NEW YORK (1010 WINS) -- A Long Island cemetery employee was killed when a grave he was leveling out collapsed on him Thursday morning, authorities said.

The man was leveling out the bottom of a grave at Washington Memorial Park on Canal Road in Mount Sinai around 8:30 a.m. when the grave collapsed on him, Suffolk County police said in a statement provided to 1010 WINS.

 

Whoop! He Did It Again

Tiger Woods just needs to quit trying to drive. He's obviously not very good at it.

 

Disgustipating

I'm beginning to feel well enough to finally tackle to finally tackle one of the upstairs bathrooms, which has unfortunately borne the brunt of my most recent bout. But for days, I stayed in bed, so improvement seems to be finally on the way.

Yay!

 

 

Is It Just Me?

Or have the events of the past few weeks affected your metabolism as well? I have a pound of ground beef in the kitchen waiting to be seasoned and cooked, but first I'd like to get through a full cup of coffee without gagging. I'll try another in a bit.

Naturally, it's still pitch-black out there, which doesn't seem to be helping matters. Of course, even the dog seems to have lost track of whether it's day or night.

 

Niagra Falls At Present

 

Texas Isn't Really Built Well

DALLAS (AP) — With the snow and ice clearing in Texas after days of unusually cold temperatures, bodies are being found of people who likely froze to death as they struggled to stay warm after electricity was cut to millions of homes Of the around 70 deaths attributed to the snow, ice and frigid temperatures nationwide, more than a dozen were people who perished in homes that had lost their heat, and most of those were in Texas. They include an 11-year-old boy who died in his bed in Conroe, near Houston, and two older men found dead in their homes in the small West Texas town of Buffalo Gap in Taylor County.

 

Hit-And Run?

WARM SPRINGS, Ore. (KTVZ) -- A driver and hit-and-run suspect crashed on Highway 26 Friday afternoon and was found to have a blood alcohol level of .77%, more than nine times the legal limit, police said.

That guy must have a lot more endurance than most.

In Other News: the famed "Pineapple Express" returns to Washington and Oregon this weekend. Should be about as much fun as usual. Fortunately, I don't plan to be out there.

(CNN)An atmospheric river event known as the "Pineapple Express" is forecast to bring a prolonged period of wet weather and the potential for avalanches to Washington and Oregon beginning Sunday.

 

 

About A Week, Now

Still cold, although the sun appeared for a bit, which was kind of encouraging to see. Pat, in back, seems to have decided to mow his yard again. I guess he's making hay while the sun's out. Not me - been indoors for most of the week, which suits me just fine. Even the dog doesn't seem to want to be out for any great length of time. Smarter than some of the neighbors.