New News
Pope Francis, known for his humble
attitude, has added a new “popemobile” which is reportedly a Hyundai, rather
than a Mercedes Benz, which was favored by prior popes.
A Texas teenager went missing while
kayaking along the coast of Honduras.
He was found 18 miles off the coast and returned safely to his family.
DNA testing showed that Actor George
Clooney is Abraham Lincoln’s half-first cousin five times removed.
San Diego police broke up a crime
ring that reportedly stole approximately $15,000 of Legos. Apparently there is an active black
market in plastic blocks.
There are reportedly 62 Lego bricks
for every person on earth; there are more Lego figures than people who live in
the United States.
As many as 10% of sales of Legos
are to adults who want them for themselves.
High school teacher Nat Ellis sold
his collection of 1,139 fast food restaurant toys, which he collected over the
course of 25 years to help buy a special wheelchair that goes off road for a
4-year-old boy who cannot walk but loves to play in the mud. The person who bought the collection
returned it to Mr. Ellis so he can sell it again.
Cesare Cata, an Italian teacher
gave his students a list of 15 things to do as homework this summer
1) Walk
along the beach in the morning alone, thinking about the things you love most
and feeling happy.
2) Try
using all the new words you learned this year
3) Read
as much as possible, not because you have to. Read because summer inspires.
4) Avoid
all things, situations and persons that make you feel negative and empty.
5) If
you feel sad or scared do not worry.
Summer, like all great things, puts the soul in harmony.
6) Dance
without feeling ashamed.
7) At
least once, go see a sunrise.
8) Play
a lot of sports
9) If
you see a person near you in life bestow on them your gratitude.
10)
Remember what you learned in school.
11)
Be happy.
12)
Don’t curse.
13)
Watch movies with poignant dialogue.
14)
Dream about what your life may be like.
15)
Be good.
Four tourists
were freed from a Malaysian jail after serving a three-day sentence after they
pled guilty to an obscenity charge for posing nude on a Malaysian mountain. They will be fined and sent home. Some Malaysians blame them for causing
an earthquake.
I’m tempted to
ask if the earth moved for you too, but in stead I’ll ask if you have
interesting news to share.
I am still laughing about the nudity causing an earthquake so that's what I'm blaming my typos on. Very good Warren. What a fun post.
ReplyDeleteNow I don't feel so bad about playing with my kids' Legos!
ReplyDeleteA crime ring that stole Legos? Wouldn't that make a great holiday short story.
ReplyDeleteI read about a squirrel that was detained by German police for stalking a woman. I know--it sounds nuts.
What a fun blog, Warren. I heard about the Legos heist. As for new news, I just got home from a week of camping where we had a week free of news - no TV, no radio, no newspapers. I'm trying to catch up now.
ReplyDeleteI like the assignments the teacher gave his students. If the kids did even a few, they would have a better summer and outlook on life.
ReplyDeleteMy favorite recent news story:
ReplyDeleteDaniel Palmer, 26, was arrested in Miami Beach after he returned to the scene of his crime to berate his victim, a NY tourist, from whom he had snatched a "fake" necklace at gunpoint. He got away, but, feeling cheated, he returned to confront the victim, who was being interviewed by local police. The victim pointed out Palmer's car, and the arrest was made.
The intelligence of the average stick-up artist is not very high, which is why they get caught and tossed in jail.
ReplyDelete~ Jim