Guess That News Story

Have you ever seen a picture on the front of a newspaper and tried to guess what the story was?  Probably not.  But then, we don’t all aspire to creative greatness.  My apologies if you can never retrieve the next five minutes of your life, but let’s be honest:  it was either this or BuzzFeed, and we both know you don’t need to spend any more time reminiscing about 90s icons or learning 14 reasons why whipped cream is so atrocious.  So here we go – you can click on the picture to see a link to the real news story.  Let me know how close I got!

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Saturday Challenge: A Fast (sort of)

Most Saturdays, I forget the weekend is only a break from work – not from life. I figure if there’s nowhere to be, then nothing I do really counts.  That includes the obvious:  Eating pizza for breakfast, no showering, drinking before a socially acceptable hour.  The usual.

That’s all fine.  I recommend it, in fact.  The problem is when I start thinking I’m on vacation from being a generally decent human being.  You know, I start giving people the stink eye and not looking away when they notice, or making little kids cry. Things I maybe try to avoid on weekdays. Continue reading