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Wednesday has arrived, the final one of November. The weather is shifting. Winter is coming, and Christmas will be upon us before we know it. Yet again I bemoan time. Are you rolling your eyes yet?

Yeah, I get it. I’ll shut my trap and get to the news. 😏

This first piece is oddly satisfying. The best part is the excitement of the announcer.

https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/slippery-stairs-japanese-game-show_us_5a13fd14e4b0aa32975d8fc0?section=us_weird-news

This makes me feel old.

https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/warning-1988-home-video-of-a-kid-getting-nintendo-is-intensely-nostalgic_us_5a1c68b2e4b0e9bc3368d247?section=us_weird-news

Kind of blows a hole in the assumption that all ancient life developed around rivers, seas, ports, etc … Science once again deepens our knowledge.

https://www.livescience.com/61039-ancient-indus-civilization-survived-without-rivers.html

That’s all folks. See you back here in seven.

Happy-day-before-Thanksgiving! Or, Thanksgiving Eve if you prefer. 🙂 I had a productive editing day, so I’m in a pretty thankful mood myself. I hope all of you similarly have some thing(s) to be thankful for. Time for the news.

This first story features inexplicable places to awe you. The park that floods for part of the year is the only one I question as being scientifically inexplicable. The rest … well, see for yourself.

http://definition.org/scientifically-unexplainable-places-exist/?utm_source=aol&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=DEF_US_D_AOL_36654_9811&utm_content=352137

I see what you did there, Amazon. Nice move. 🙂

http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/weird-news/amazon-customer-bemused-after-bubble-11562109

Science is as thankful for the wine you drink on Thanksgiving as you are. I heart science.

https://www.livescience.com/60981-surface-skimming-minibots.html

That’s it for me tonight. Happy Thanksgiving to all of you who celebrate. See you back here in seven.

Welcome back, Wednesday. You are very welcome this week. I am now on break through the end of next week for Thanksgiving. I won’t be resting, I have way too much editing for that, but I get to work in the peace and quiet of my house. It can’t get much better than that.

Time for the news.

This first story is just Ironman cool. Like a real jet-packed fueled, exoskeleton-wearing man.

https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/richard-browning-iron-man_us_5a0394e5e4b0f76b05c34011?section=us_weird-news

This guy is so lucky to be alive. It would be so surreal to watch a nail beating along with the beats of your heart. Healing thoughts, dude.

https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/nail-pierces-mans-heart_us_599468f6e4b04b1933624044?section=us_weird-news

What an incredible place, both culturally and scientifically. I can only imagine the eeriness of workers continuing to toil away with statues of their friends and family overseeing their subterranean efforts. Rest in peace to all workers memorialized in salt, whether still in their carved forms or long eroded away.

https://www.sciencenewsforstudents.org/article/science-works-save-salty-world-treasure

That’s all for tonight. See you in seven.

It’s Friday. The weekend. The source of exuberance worldwide. You may be confused about this showing up on Friday instead of my normal Wednesday. Or, if you’ve frequented this blog, you may not be confused at all. I, uh, kind of missed Wednesday this week. No specific reasons as to why. One day just slid into the next with little or no notice paid by me–ya’ know, the normal nearly mid-November slide. Never heard of it? Yeah, neither had I before this week. Time for the news delayed by said slide. 😉

This first story features one hard core koala. I am so glad she’s okay.

https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/koala-survives-ride-behind-car-wheel_us_59be9147e4b0edff971ccf66?section=us_weird-news

This is so cool. I want to visit this exhibition.

http://www.cnn.com/style/article/on-japan-teamlab/index.html

My science posting this week also features incredible images. The ocean is full of an immense array of life which puts on quite the night display. I see you, ocean. I see you.

http://www.bbc.com/earth/story/20170818-five-amazing-things-that-happen-in-the-ocean-at-night

That’s all folks! 🙂 Have a great weekend. See you here in seven (or five). 🙂

Happy November all! Time for yet another posting of The Insecure Writer’s Support Group (IWSG).

Our amazing co-hosts for the November 1 posting of IWSG are: Tonja Drecker, Diane Burton,MJ Fifield, and Rebecca Douglass.

This month, many writers are beginning Nano, and as such, the question pertains to finishing Nano projects. Since I am not, and have never participated in Nano, I will just wish all the participants my best. I feel your pain/anxiety/stress/anticipation/etc… Good luck and happy writing.

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Time for some news.

This first story is satisfying to watch. I don’t know why, but it is. Enjoy!

https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/watch-lots-of-buildings-blow-up-in-seconds-during-controlled-blast_us_5989c6a9e4b0d793738a4244?section=us_weird-news

I wonder if the buyer is acquainted with the definition of irony.

http://www.npr.org/2017/10/25/559963919/albert-einsteins-quote-about-living-a-modest-life-sells-for-1-3-million

In science news, sand nearly levitating on boiling water would be a sight to behold. So fascinating!

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/10/171027085747.htm

That’ll do it for me tonight. See you again seven.

Welcome to a wily Wednesday. It was beautiful and 80’s today in my neck of the woods; a stunning day to lure us into a fall sense of complacency. Tomorrow’s forecast? Snow. :-O

Some have described our weather as bipolar. That seems about right. Time for news which is no less wacky.

This first story shows a certain brilliance in marketing. KFC has stepped up its game in the last few years.

https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/kfc-twitter-following-11-people_us_59e9d435e4b0f9d35bc9e7ee?section=us_weird-news

Yeah, talk about a smart criminal.

https://www.click2houston.com/news/weird-news/man-calls-for-help-after-getting-stuck-hiding-from-police

Evidence that concerted efforts to protect our planet works. We need to continue down this path.

https://phys.org/news/2017-10-investing.html

That’s it for tonight. See you again in seven.

Welcome back! It’s Wednesday once again. Fall is racing away from me–before long it will be winter. Oh well. The compensation is to be found in holidays and warm beverages. Coffee. Hot chocolate. Yum!

Time for some news.

This first one is the best videobomb I’ve seen in a while, especially considering the goofy look on the face of the bomber.

https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/carl-bildt-videobomb-sweden_us_59e5d4c1e4b0ca9f483a75ab?section=us_weird-news

When that goat wants something, he wants it.

https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/goat-vandalizes-business_us_596e6782e4b0a03aba8590cc?section=us_weird-news

And finally, science trying to save us once again. I hope this becomes the turning point in treating HIV.

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/10/171017153015.htm

That’ll do it for tonight. See you again in seven.

Welcome back, all! I’m a sleepy writer tonight. I just finished the first night of conferences for the new school year. These make for looonnngg days. Yawn. Time for a brief taste of news before I fall into bed.

This first story happened in my neck of the woods, and it stunned me. Can you imagine how many butterflies were required to be picked up by radar to the extent shown.

https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/butterfly-invasion-covers-weather-radar_us_59d672fde4b0f6eed34ef790?section=us_weird-news

This story made me so happy. I love elephants!

https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/elephant-rescued-dragged-out-to-sea_us_59652890e4b03f144e2ea8cf?section=us_weird-news

This is a fascinating discovery. It is not the only disease with a possible link to bacteria. We are learning so much about how our bodies work.

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/10/171006124004.htm

That’s all, folks! See you in seven.

Tis Wednesday once again, my friends. The final one for this September, yet another month slipping away and making me older. Sigh. I suppose there’s also that wiser piece I could add–no smirking. Hmpf. Time for some distraction-worthy news.

I enjoyed this very much. I know it’s a very Pavlovian reaction, and yet, I still love to imagine this dog in all kinds of scenarios in which she could finagle some cash. 😉

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/dog-loves-money-pay-for-treats_us_59c670eee4b06ddf45f84119?section=us_weird-news

A conectomy. Now, that’s a first.

http://www.npr.org/2017/09/27/553917926/it-s-not-a-tumor

And in science, proof that struggle makes us better. Who knew it started so soon.

https://amp.livescience.com/60482-babies-learn-perseverance-by-watching-you-sweat.html

That’s it for tonight. I’m going to go be wiser on my couch with my jammies and a warm throw. Grandma style. :-p