Stories: Old West & Beyond 05/28/24
“Our life is what our thoughts make it.” —Marcus Aurelius
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Good Morning. It’s Tuesday, May 28, 2024. Enjoy the year while it lasts. Only 217 days to go. This is National Brisket Day and National Hamburger Day.
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STORY MENU
Bumbling outlaw to self-promoter . . . To write or to type, that is the question . . . Pain in the brain . . . Images from the Milky Way . . . Best targets for mosquitos . . . A lake made of . . .
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WILD WEST
Al Jennings was labeled the most bumbling outlaw in the West. But he transformed his image from an inept outlaw to a shrewd self-promoter. "Failed, Flawed, and Famous"
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Actors Dan Duryea and Dick Foran starred as the outlaw Jennings Brothers in a movie released on January 17, 1951, and is available on YouTube. It’s called Al Jennings of Oklahoma.
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FIVE STORIES FROM HERE & THERE
1—LEARNING & MEMORY
Writing by hand rather than by keyboard is more effective in remembering things.
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2—ICE CREAM HEADACHES
We’ve all experienced it. Nerve pain from swallowing big gulps of ice cream or gulping cold drinks. It’s called brain freeze.
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3—GALACTIC IMAGES
Of the 5,000 entries to the Milky Way Photographer of the Year competition, here are the top 25.
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4—OUCH!
Mosquitoes have feasted on me for years. And, yet, some people I know aren’t bothered by them. Researchers point to several reasons why mosquitoes tend to be selective. Among them is blood type. These flying insects are more attracted to Type B and Type A.
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Pest control company Orkin ranks the top mosquito cities. I’ve lived in four of them. There is no escape.
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5—WALKING ON WATER
Ever envision yourself walking across a lake instead of swimming or boating across? You can do just that at an off-the-beaten-path place called Pitch Lake.
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FUN FACTS
On this day in 1992, rapper Eminem’s mother filed a whopping $11 million defamation lawsuit against him because of the lyrics he wrote about her. Debbie Mathers claimed her son defamed her in songs like “My Name Is” and “Cleanin’ Out My Closet,” claiming she was a heavy drug user. She settled for $25,000—of which $23,354.25 went to her lawyer.
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REFLECTION
“Care about what other people think, and you will always be their prisoner.” —Lao Tzu