‘Never Been the Same’: Woman Starts Wearing Gloves to Gas Station After Seeing What a Customer Did to the Pump

There was some “Aggressive” scratching going on. What’s the worst thing you’ve ever seen someone do in public?

Nearly Half of Americans Doubt Their Ability to Find Good Jobs, AP-NORC Poll Shows

That’s less than ideal

I’m trying something a little different, sharing some of my fiction writing as a serialized story. Paid subscribers can read the story each week, but free subscribers will be able to follow what’s happening in the story through news reports from the in-universe site “NewsGator”

The Last Four Years Ch. 1: Comet Heidemann Dazzles Skywatchers Worldwide

In The Last Four Years, a comet is four years away from hitting Earth. It’s not enough time to stop it, but long enough to get bored waiting for it. It is a story about what people do with the time they have left. Families trying to stay together, scientists trying to find a way out, and leaders holding civilization together

Also Worth A Look…

• Dad ‘Embarrassed’ To Be Struggling With Daughter’s Third-Grade Math Problem - Do you think you could go full “Billy Madison” if you had to?

• United Captain Says His Plane Was Hit By Space Debris At 36,000 Feet - Well there’s something new I didn’t know I needed to be worried about

• 2 Pennsylvania Psychics Stole Over $600,000 to Remove Curses, Prosecutors Say - Bet they didn’t see their prosecution happening…

• Einstein’s overlooked idea could explain how the Universe really began - Did Einstein figure anything else out that has been “overlooked” all this time?

• Masked gang steal Napoleon’s jewelery from Louvre - This came up with a story last week. What exactly do these folks think they’re going to do with their haul? It’s not like you’re going to be able to take it on Antiques Roadshow and find a buyer

• Why more parents are riding cargo bikes, skipping the minivan - Believe it or not, it’s not *just* because of gas prices

• Many outraged after 5-year-old girl gets ‘Women for the KKK’ in Halloween candy bucket - Yeah, I can see how that would outrage people. You’d think it would be everybody, but I guess “many” is OK

• ChatGPT helps Michigan woman claim $100K in Powerball winnings - I’m going to need to know that prompt

• Indian Man Stages His Own Funeral — Just To See Who Cares - I would imagine fewer people care now

• Cancer Patients Who Got a COVID Vaccine Lived Much Longer - Conservative talking heads hardest hit