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Fantastic storytelling:
 
Fantastic storytelling:
Stood in my yard and tried to imagine a natural, wind-driven fire that covers three acres per second....horrific.
 
This is sad and enraging:
I hope at least it'll get Harvey Ellington, the student featured in this article, some financial support to pursue his dreams.
 
I tried to find information about Dasani, who should be sixteen or so, but no luck. Hopefully she's found her way on life.

The author is supposed to be working on a book about child poverty that will include material about Dasani. However, she got that book contract at 3-4 years ago and I haven't found any evidence that the book was ever published.
The book will be published soon. If anyone is still curious, here's what happened to Dasani in the years since the publication of The Invisible Child:

Another article worth sharing:
Two kids, a loaded gun and the man who left a 4-year-old to die

(the child survived, but she has a long road ahead of her)
 
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Yesterday, I read the protocols of a trial against a lesbian pair who supposedly tortured and killed a baby. These protocols contain so many details of erratic behaviour and the way abusive parents think that I thought this is an eyeopener. Bizarre to see how they were hiding what they were doing from social workers and family members, not wanting anyone to take away the kid because they "love" it. On the other hand proceeding to abuse it.

The fascinating thing in our digital time is that there is sometimes so much evidence such as written dialogues, pics, and videos from the culprits themselves that the ongoing abuse is very well documented. Whereas in former times it was hard to prove that the parents did hurt/neglect the child intentionally. Very often they got the benefit of the doubt.

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This article is about something that has multiple interpretations, negative and positive, but ends on a (very slightly) uplifting note: A ‘Killing Stone’ Broke in Japan. Is a Demon on the Loose?

Ok, that doesn't sound very potentially positive, so here is the subtitle too: "The rock appears in a famous legend starring a nine-tailed fox spirit. The question now is whether the fracture was a good or bad omen."
 
Gifted article, link valid for two weeks.


A thought-provoking article about mental illness, social media, cults, and a triggers, which, in this case happened to be the pandemic but could easily have been something else.
 

A short interview with the Dean of Christ Church, Oxford. There is much to ponder here beyond what the headline suggests.
 

This article looks at the long-term consequences of ranching, killing predators to protect livestock, hunting marine mammals, and even wildlife and environmental conservation.

The proliferation of Magellanic penguins on the South American mainland is similar to that of elephant seals on the coast of California, where the now-extirpated grizzly bear would previously have prevented a breeding population from establishing itself.
 
I found this very interesting and wish to share it. A friend of mine shared it with me on FB, and it's about the wonderful humor of Red Skelton.

If you ever heard what Red Skelton said in his final performance, you’d understand why so many still hold him close to their hearts. That night in Atlanta, the legendary clown gave the world one last show—full of laughter, nostalgia, and unexpected heartbreak. He brought back his most beloved characters—Freddie the Freeloader, the silly seagulls, and more—each one greeted like an old friend. The room was alive with joy, as it had been so many times before. But near the end, something changed.

With about fifteen minutes left, Red gently paused. He stepped forward and held Freddie’s tattered brown hat in his hands. The audience grew quiet. For a moment, he wasn’t a performer. He was a man with something urgent to say. In a soft, steady voice, Red spoke about how comedy had changed. He spoke with sadness, not bitterness. He said comedy was once gentle—meant to lift people, not tear them down. He grieved how laughter had lost its innocence.

That night, Red Skelton didn’t ask for applause—he made a plea. A plea to hold onto what he called “clean comedy.” The kind that didn’t rely on cruelty or shock to get a laugh. The kind he had devoted his entire life to. His voice broke slightly as he said it: we must protect that kind of laughter. We must never forget how to be kind and still be funny. It was a call not just to his audience, but to future generations of entertainers.

As the curtain fell, Red bowed his head—not just as Freddie, or as a clown, but as a man who had carried a torch for something rare and beautiful. His last words on that stage weren’t a joke, but a gift. A reminder that laughter, when done with love, can heal hearts. And that true comedy—the kind that respects both the performer and the audience—is never out of style.

I loved Red Skelton and his sense of humor, and his characters he portrayed such as Clem Kadiddlehopper and Freddie the Freeloader. It's wonderful that Red Skelton can be found on YouTube.

Comedy - Red Skelton - Two Highway Patrolmen and Two Texans & Frogs

 

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