November, 2023

Charlie the Impatient Driver

Here is a little story about a guy named Charlie. He lives in Omaha and drives back and forth from Morningside. So that being said, he’s on the road a lot. And as you can imagine, it is a long drive. This one time Charlie was driving to Omaha, on I-29, and right in front of him blocking the two lanes were two semi trucks. One for each lane. So he was stuck behind them for about half an hour and finally the one on the left went into the right lane. Charlie took advantage of this moment and sped up in an attempt to pass both of them. But then the same semi truck that went into the right lane, went back into the left lane, and stuck behind two semis Charlie was once more. “I hate when people don’t realize their surroundings and drive like idiots,” said Charlie. And there he was stuck for another half hour until they both took their proper exits. 

Stuart Scott Speech Synopsis

American Sports Broadcaster Stuart Scott gave an inspiring acceptance speech at the ESPY’s last night. Scott gladly accepted the Perseverance Award saying “I now have a responsibility to also not ever give up.” He continued to emphasize the importance of not giving. 

 “So, live. Live. Fight like hell. And when you get too tired to fight then lay down and rest and let somebody else fight for you.” – Stuart Scott. 

Then Scott goes on to thank all the amazing people in his life that lead him on his path to receiving the award. At the end he even asks his youngest daughter to give him a hug on stage. Leaving the audience with tears in their eyes.

News Comment #9

“Likely human skull found in Halloween section of Florida thrift store”

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/human-skull-found-in-halloween-section-thrift-store-north-fort-myers-florida/

An anthropologist was shopping at a gift shop in Florida when they realized that there was a real human skull up for sale in the Halloween section. The Sheriff’s office responding detectives, and medical officials all identified it to be a human skull.

This is bad because Under Florida law, “no person shall knowingly offer to purchase or sell any human organ or tissue for valuable consideration.” Eyes, corneas, kidneys, livers, hearts, lungs, pancreases, bones and skin are subject to the rule. 

The owner of the establishment in question said they got it from a storage unit that was purchased years ago and didn’t know it was real. Officials have not said whether anyone will face charges.