FIVE SECOND STORIES

The day after Labor day was hot enough (after a string of hot days) for us to try out Motz Lake again. The water was warm and my Watergirl swam for 40 minutes or so.

Opened in 2010, Motz County Park is a series of lakes that were part of a gravel yard. This lake (Searles Lake) with a beach does not allow motorized boats while another across the street does and is mainly used for fishing. It is located on Dewitt Road, North of M-21 and just a few miles West of St. Johns.

Happy Watergirl

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cutebuddypix

 Longfellow!

Impossibly cute!

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This ad should be required viewing for YA. C remembers seeing this PSA in a Paris theatre before the main attraction.

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Intriguing concept although I reckon there would be a lot of arguments amongst scientists as to its theoretical accuracy.

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I wonder if someone has tried this strategy after being detained by the TSA for attempting to board an aircraft with a gun:

"This is my emotional support gun..."

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Circular rainbows-if you are in the air and flying at a particular angle vis a vis the sun and the rain, you can see this:

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 Another kind of rainbow:

This is the rainbow eucalyptus, native to the Philippines, Indonesia and Papua New Guinea and the only Eucalyptus species that usually lives in a rain forest. It is a fast growing tree that sheds its bark frequently and upon doing so, the bark has a particular color. As it matures, that bark takes on a different color hence the range of colors.

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When two parties are resolved to have the same thing:

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MUSIC TIME CAPSULES

1972 Grand Funk Railroad "Heartbreaker" live at Madison Square Garden

Michigan's own GFR hailing from Flint were pretty big when I was in high school. Local trains and trestles bearing the name Grand Trunk Railroad were changed by graffitists.This vid provides a peek of the times-white drummer with a huge 'fro, shirtless guitarist who runs around the stage. I preferred GFR to another MI band, Detroit's Amboy Dukes that featured Ted Nugent who in later years turned into an 2nd Amendment nut and all-around asshole.

"Grunge" era favs:

 

Nirvana "Smells Like Teen Spirit"

 Alice in Chains "Would"

 Queens of the Stone Age "No One Knows"

Hilarious vid with awesome drumming by Dave Grohl

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Cute ad for Farmer's insurance, part of a series featuring J.K. Simmons. Here, he is putting down some premium moves Double-Dutchin' in "A Skip Too Epic To Skip". Just a hoot.

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This morning (9/9), the Turkey Bros were outside my office window grazing. Their pattern is to come out of the woods, visit Benny's Diner, follow the berm (see 9/5 post), swing down past my next door neighbor to the West, then come across my front yard on their way back to the woods.

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Winning the World's Worst Lottery: The deadly Paqui chip.

 

According to his family, a 14 year old MA teen ate one chip and died a few hours later. The brand was marketed as part of "One Chip Challenge". The chip involved in the challenge was made with the Carolina Reaper, which has been measured at more than two million Scoville heat units, the scale used to measure how hot peppers are, and the Naga Viper, which has been measured at just under 1.4 million units. By comparison, Jalapeño peppers are typically rated at between 2,000 and 8,000 units.

 

Eating outrageously hot things has become part of our culture. For example, since 2015, "Hot Ones" features celebrities eating increasingly hot chicken wings on camera. 

 

Soon after the death of the teen, Paqui chips were pulled off the market nationwide. From the New York Times:

“The Paqui One Chip Challenge is intended for adults only, with clear and prominent labeling highlighting the chip is not for children” or other sensitive groups,the company, a subsidiary of the Hershey Company, said in a statement on its website.  “We have seen an increase in teens and other individuals not heeding these warnings.”

As a result, the company said, it was working with retailers to remove the product from shelves “out of an abundance of caution.”

It can take up to 12 weeks for the results of his autopsy to be released. I am sure there are legions of lawyers waiting in the wings (I couldn't resist the pun) to pounce on this one. Stay tuned.

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C has been trying the Fre brand of non-alcoholic wines. She began with the merlot then moved on to the red blend. Her reaction upon tasting: "Less personality but less objectionable" than the merlot. Not exactly a swoonworthy review. 

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From 1988's "Who Framed Roger Rabbit", Jessica Rabbit (sung by Amy Irving) sings the Peggy Lee torch song "Why Don't You Do Right?"

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Gator in Tampa, FL crossing busy 4-laner was heard to say "Big Jake says Fuk U" to upset motorists who had to stop and those scolds who complained he wasn't using the crosswalk.

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Comet Nishimura photographed 9/6 in CO by Thomas J. Clark. Click for better view.

I got up at 4.30am this morning to go comet chasing. Great conditions-crisp and clear, a sparkling Venus with a horns-up crescent moon in the Eastern sky but alas, no joy. The bane of Autumn sky watching intervened: fog. And the next few days are forecast to be cloudy with a chance of rain. Oh well, I saw lots of deerskis including a mom, fawn and a young buck from this season who looked to be a 4-6 pointer. Such bucks will hang out with their moms for the first year then become solitary (except for mating season) for the rest of their days. That's guys for you!

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Fascinating YT vid about three possible voyagers who arrived in North America before Columbus.

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Unknown show from the Christian Broadcasting Network called "Acts of Jesus" featuring a big-toothed man with that used-car salesman vibe who narrates before a live audience. Essentially an adaptation of shows like "World's Luckiest People" compilations. They're lucky because of divine intervention and judging from the volume of instances, they happen everyday! The crowd really gets involved with lots of hootin' and hollerin' of "Praise Jesus", "His Glory" etal. Women swoon, hands are waving skyward and sometimes, there are special "miracles" performed right before your eyes!