Well, in my duty to take our minds off of disaster for a short time, here is my take on a favorite news outlet.
The Week Magazine
I love this magazine. It tries to give us interesting news and if appropriate, lets us know how opposing sides feel about an issue.
For example, to show how interested I am in this magazine, let me mention 8 of the 14 items appearing on just two pages of the July 15, 2016 issue:
1. A Wonderful Kid
A 9-year-old Tennessee boy walked into the county sheriff's office with over 100 books he was donating to the jail library. (How many kids that age would even stop to think about people in jail, much less about how much books could help in their rehabilitation.?)
2. Pachyderm Prosthesis
Mosha, a ten year old Asian elephant has been fitted with another custom-made leg. She lost her leg to a landmine when she was 7 months old. Even though her weight has gone from 1,300 pounds to 4,000 pounds since she was a baby, her keepers at the Thai Friends of the Asian Elephant Hospital have managed to keep her happily supplied with a total of nine prosthetic legs.
3. The couple who races together...
An Irish couple celebrated their 80th birthdays by crossing the finish line of the Cork City Marathon hand in hand. They have been racing together for 51 years! Now... ain't you youngsters ashamed! Throw away your Pokémon-go computers and get into serious running.
4. Here we go again.
A New Jersey 3rd grader was questioned by police when he said something about "brownies" at a school party, and school authorities reported him as a possible racist. Paranoia reigns again in a public school.
5. Repent! The end is near!
A Christian family refuses to educate their children because they believe "THE RAPTURE" is about to occur. They were held in contempt and appealed to the Texas Supreme Court... which, get this.... ruled in the family's favor!
6. I'd rather be a sword swallower.
Joey Chestnut once again won Nathan's Famous annual hot dog eating contest in Brooklyn. He managed to down 70 wieners in ten minutes. Almost 20,000 calories! (Did he eat the rolls too?)
7. Voters' Decisions
A Public Policy Polling survey showed that 13 percent of potential voters would prefer the meteor destruction of the Earth, than see either Hillary or Donald become President.
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8. It could not happen here.
A Swedish soccer player was singled out for unsportsmanlike conduct for farting during a game. (Well, I never thought about that. They don't have huddles in soccer, do they"?)
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