Fireside chats and foreign accent syndrome

Last night while gathered with a few friends over wine, we traveled the universe of strange topics. I brought up my amazement when I hear of people suddenly speaking fluent languages they never knew before after being in comas or hitting their head.. And no one believed me! It is true I argued! These medical … Read moreFireside chats and foreign accent syndrome

Salem’s Mayor claims to snap a photo of a face in a city street…

Salem’s Mayor claims to snap a photo of a face in a city street lamp.. The creepy image looks like a face with a furrowed brow and a mouth in the shape of an “O,” scowling at the people below. The photo was taken outside the J. Michael Ruane Judicial Center, at North and Federal … Read moreSalem’s Mayor claims to snap a photo of a face in a city street…

THE MOTHER HEN: French artist Abraham Poincheval

THE MOTHER HEN French artist Abraham Poincheval, who famously spent a week inside a rock and two weeks inside a bear sculpture, has succeeded in hatching chicken eggs after incubating them for some three weeks. Poincheval embarked on his latest project in late March of imitating a mother hen by incubating some 10 eggs with … Read moreTHE MOTHER HEN: French artist Abraham Poincheval

Sticky baseballs… the odd 7th inning for Yadier Molina

…a baseball stick to Yadier Molina’s stomach during the 7th inning of the Cubs game .. ….no but seriously how did a baseball stick to Yadier Molina’s stomach anyway? Baseball has lots of strange customs and habits.. players are paranoid about curses and spirits. And 7th innings are when weird things happen.. But a baseball … Read moreSticky baseballs… the odd 7th inning for Yadier Molina

There a wildflower superbloom in the desert of the great…

There a wildflower superbloom in the desert of the great American Southwest! A wildflower superbloom is underway in the desert Southwest in March after seven inches of winter rain. Anza-Borrego State Park in California hasn’t experienced a bloom so prolific since at least 1999 according to park officials. “This is shaping up to be a … Read moreThere a wildflower superbloom in the desert of the great…

The strange case of the Statue of Liberty going darkSome of the…

The strange case of the Statue of Liberty going dark Some of the lights that normally illuminate the statue went off before 11 p.m., leaving only her still-lit torch and crown visible to most in New York Harbor. As one Twitter post opined, the timing was “just too perfect.” Definitely, tweeted another, “an ominous sign … Read moreThe strange case of the Statue of Liberty going darkSome of the…