While not as dramatic as Tom Wolfe’s account of the legendary Chuck Yeager’s awe inspiring trio of yearning, will and courage to fight the ultimate losing battle in attempting to pierce the nearest borders of space and the furthest reaches of the atmosphere in attaining orbit with a modified Air Force fighter jet, the latest crew from […]
Man Wounded In Exchange of Gun Fire With Alleged Robber
“Armed and dangerous,” the apt phrase to describe a criminal on the loose in Detroit after a shoot-out at an ATM early Saturday and leaving the victim in an unknown condition at the hospital. According to police, the 56-year-old man was standing within proximity, when the armed crook approached and demanded a cash withdrawal. The […]
Slave Descendants Given Priority Admission Status To Georgetown University
After enduring a 72 consecutive hours in regards to the plight of apparent perpetual oppression still felt by certain US residents and most notably specific NFL athletes, Georgetown University officials reignited the specious dialogue by offering reparations to the descendants of slaves in the form preferential acceptance to the academic institution. According to CBS […]
Chicago: The Western World’s Gun Free Zone And Murder Capital
While the Cubs look like the current favorite to represent the National League (knock on wood), the areas surrounding Wrigleyville are experiencing a slightly less fortuitous stretch, according to the Wall Street Journal. In a made-for-pop-culture recipe for disaster, the city’s stringent gun laws combined with a police force hampered by devolving bureaucratic policies has led to […]
2,500 Miles Off Course, The Miracle Of Nature, The Divine Comedy Of Life
A sea lion pup failed to employ proper navigation tactics and ended up on the shores of Raivavae Island, an obscure islet in French Polynesia. In waters where sightings of the species are rare, it is surmised that the diminutive creature may have miraculously survived a 2,500 mile ordeal from breeding grounds in New Zealand […]
The Solar System Treasure Hunt
Well before the dawn of the digital age, Clyde Tombaugh discovered Pluto in 1930. While literally circumnavigating the lottery- like odds in uncovering a substantial planetoid body in the Kuiper Belt of the Solar System, the young astronomer could not predict the subsequent wayward characteristics of an unbalanced narrative. Nine years after the explorer’s death […]
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