Robber Is Foiled By Clerk Armed With A Loaf Of Bread

Freaky Texas Moms Taking Placentas Home

“An Austin, Texas, hospital official says an increasing number of women are braving lengthy paperwork and fees to take their placentas home after giving birth.

Mothers cited dozens of uses for the placentas, including planting them in the yard for luck and eating them for supposed nutritional value — a practice that most medical groups do not support, the American-Statesman said.“

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A mom who wants to take her placenta home with her, shouldn’t be allowed to take her baby home.

I can understand a mother wanting to take her hospital gown with her as a souvenir, but any woman who wants to take her placenta home is a freak.

If I see a woman planting a placenta in her yard, I would give her a wide berth. I would greet her, but I would quickly walk away before she could start a conversation with me.

Virginia Hotel Welcomes Goose Guest

“A Florida hotel made an exception to its usual dogs-and-cats-only pets policy for a well-behaved goose.

Jennifer Thomas, 38, of Roanoke, Va., said The Shores Resort & Spa in Daytona Beach Shores allowed her goose, Gabby, to stay due to her good behavior and cleanliness, The Daytona Beach News-Journal reported Monday.

‘Normally, we only take in dogs or cats. We do prefer domestic pets. But Gabby’s grandfathered in,‘ said Susan Keaveney, a hotel spokeswoman. ‘Everyone here knows Gabby … and you can see our guests love it.‘

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What’s good for the goose is good for the gander. Hotel guests with hamsters, parrots, and miniature pigs will also demand that an exception be made for their beloved pets.

I wouldn’t mind staying at a hotel or motel that welcomes pets, as long as they don’t help themselves to the continental breakfast that is spread out for guests.

It’s the human guests with their obnoxious behavior that I don’t like. I’ll take Gabby with her good behavior and cleanliness over your average hotel guest.

The Buddha: The Story of Siddhartha-A Film By David Grubin

The Buddha: The Story of Siddhartha, a film by David Grubin, was first shown on PBS on April 7, 2010. I didn`t see it until yesterday when I noticed it under historical documentaries on Netflix. It has instant watch capability. It`s quite good and uses art and animation to tell Siddhartha`s story. I learned a great deal. The Buddha lived around 500 BCE in Southern Nepal.

It`s narrated by Richard Gere and features the Dalai Lama and Pulitzer Prize winning poet W.S. Merwin. Siddhartha`s life is chronicled with talking heads comments from prominent writers. There is much footage also of Buddhists practicing their religion in India, mostly. The music acts as a beautiful backdrop to the narrative. I`m on my 3rd viewing and it`s still not getting old.

As far as the theology goes, I`m still trying to absorb it. The Middle Way is a basic take-away, but naturally it`s much more complex than that. Issues of time, suffering, transience and fulfillment are touched on also. I attained serenity and peace of mind several times yesterday by meditating on The Buddha. Interconnectivity of matter and being is another tenant. “It was a beautiful day. His mind drifted.” *(Note: the image on the left is Mara, the Lord of Desire. On the right is a statue of Siddhartha, otherwise known as The Buddha.)

Robbery Suspect Walks Into Police Station To Call Parents

Macy`s Thanksgiving Day Parade All The Way!

Well, here we go! The Macy`s Thanksgiving Day Parade has just begun. I just hit the record button for the parade so that I can review the highlights later on. That`s a pic of Snoopy (on left), the first float in the parade. I will link for you a great photographic slideshow of the entire Parades` history, in terms of the floats. My favorite is Bullwinkle (on right) from 1963. Macy`s parade balloons: through the decades. On NYDailynews.com. Happy Thanksgiving!

Lady Run Over By Her Own Car, Twice!

“An Australian woman was in a hospital after being run over by her own car — twice, authorities said.

The woman, from the Melbourne suburb of Noble Park, was hit in her driveway Wednesday afternoon when her car rolled backward out of the driveway.

The car then crossed the road, struck a fence and bounced back, hitting the woman again.“

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The hapless woman is in serious condition, but she is expected to fully recover from her injuries.

The unfortunate lady may never recover from the psychological trauma. Home is where we find refuge from the dangers of the world, but home is where this woman was run over by her own vehicle, not once but twice. She must have been mortified that her weird accident was witnessed by her neighbors.

Al least the police didn’t release her name, sparing her any further embarrassment.

On this Thanksgiving Day we should all be grateful that we aren’t in this woman’s predicament.

Dude Stranded On Deserted Island Too Embarrassed To Call For Help

“A California man who spent five days stranded on a deserted island said he was too embarrassed to use his cellphone to call for help.

Brian ‘Goat Man‘ Hopper, 54, of Encino, who was rescued by the Coast Guard Monday after spending five days living off vitamins and native plants on Roe Island, north of Concord in Suisun Bay, said he was too embarrassed to use his cellphone to call for help while trying to repair his inflatable raft, which had sprung a leak during his excursion, the San Francisco Chronicle reported Tuesday.

‘I was embarrassed to be stranded on an island,‘ Hopper said. ‘I thought I could fix my boat and make it to land … I didn’t want to spend the taxpayers’ money to have the Coast Guard come rescue some stupid guy.‘”

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The “Goat Man” is an idiot for navigating the treacherous waters of Suisun Bay in an inflatable raft, and he’s an even bigger idiot for not calling for help.

If Hopper had called for help immediately he would have saved himself a lot of embarrassment, his adventure has now made the “Weird News” section of Web sites all over the globe.

Dude that’s what cell phones are for, to be used in case of an emergency!

“Mercedes-Benz” Turkeys Sell for As Much As $14 A Pound

Dude Steals 9 Sticks Of Deodorant

“Police in Georgia said a man attempted to steal several deodorant sticks from a pharmacy that was struck by a similar crime a week earlier.

Athens-Clarke County police said the man was caught on a security camera fleeing the store Friday with nine sticks of deodorant in four varieties stuffed into his cargo pants, the Athens Banner-Herald reported Monday.”

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One week ago employees stopped a lady from stealing 12 deodorant sticks. The pharmacy should consider keeping the deodorant sticks behind the counter.

Cleanliness may be next to godliness, but not when a person steals the deodorant that keeps him smelling as fresh as a baby.

Some of my co-workers don’t use a deodorant; I wish they would still a couple of sticks of deodorant.

Smelling nice is a high priority for me, but I would never risk jail time by stealing a stick of deodorant.

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