A helicopter pilot pulls off an amazing rescue, with incredible precision flying, in the French Alps. Global News: Nicolas Derely wrote on Facebook that he was skiing on Jan. 2… Read the rest of the article: Precision helicopter rescue

Archaeologists make mistakes. I recently ran across this crown-that-was-actually-a-bucket story as well. The Art Newspaper: In a bit of serendipity, the curators realised during research for the show that an… Read the rest of the article: British Museum discovers vase is actually a mace

My favorite part of Bewitched was always Bernard Fox's character Doctor Bombay.

AT&T has added a "5Ge" symbol to several phones from Samsung and LG, misleading customers into thinking they have something special. There is no 5Ge network, it is LTE. The… Read the rest of the article: AT&T's fake 5Ge network

This lovely documentary shares a bit of the magic that stuntman and comedian Gary Morgan calls life. The Flying Morgans are Los Angeles' honest-to-goodness circus family. I was lucky enough… Read the rest of the article: The King of Laurel Canyon, a brief documentary on a stellar personality

The Archangel Ancient Tree Archive has been cloning giant redwoods from genetic material still living in their stumps, and planting them around the world. e360@Yale reports: Today, giant stumps of… Read the rest of the article: Ancient redwoods cloned and replanted

A gentleman was trapped in a Burger King restroom, forced to listen to the staff laugh at his plight. In compensation the local manager offered him 'meals for life' —… Read the rest of the article: Burger King sued after revoking 'meals for life' compensation

We repeat: nothing for the ineffective, immoral and costly 'border wall'. #TrumpShutdown pic.twitter.com/0MoSry6LOv — Nancy Pelosi (@TeamPelosi) January 6, 2019 Soon millions of American citizens will lose even more of… Read the rest of the article: Pelosi: "No, nothing" on Trump's border wall demands

Zuckerberg San Francisco General has arranged for all ER care to be out-of-network, allowing the hospital to charge whatever wild prices it likes. VOX: Zuckerberg San Francisco General (ZSFG), recently… Read the rest of the article: Zuckerberg San Francisco General attempts to excuse price gouging

I used to see/hear Porky say this 20x a day. I want this on my tombstone, but maybe higher res.

As a kid in the '70s, watching the annual monarch butterfly migration in Californa was a thing to see! Not so much any more. From KTLA 5 in LA: Researchers… Read the rest of the article: Monarch butterflies headed for extinction

The Cesar Romero "Joker" is the best Joker of all Jokers.

I want fudgy brownies.

https://youtu.be/egLRZwc4Oaw Uh, oh! Spaghetti-Os! Everyone loves canned pasta while riding on a carousel.

I pity the fool that doubts his wisdom. Also, I want to know what happened in Mexico City.

In the year 1987, at the John F. Kennedy Space Center, NASA launched the last of America's deep space probes. The payload, perched on the nose cone of the massive… Read the rest of the article: Great moments in Buck Rogers: Twiki offers a toast

Blessed with an abundance of National Park attractions right in the midst of their metropolis, San Francisco leaders have decided not to let garbage pile up. SF Examiner shares: Trash… Read the rest of the article: 'Sanctuary city' picks up trash for Federal government shutdown over border wall

This deck of 56 'Rider Back' Bicycle playing cards has blank faces. These come in handy for a number of magic tricks. The cards are printed on US Playing Card… Read the rest of the article: Blank Bicycle 'Rider Back' cards

This is only missing Max, the Bionic dog.

The Washington Post reports that without legislation to continue a pay-cap it appears senior Trump officials including Vice-President Pence will receive pay raises. The raises appear to be an intended… Read the rest of the article: Top Trump officials may receive pay raises while government workers remain unpaid