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And Yet No Footage of the Baby Shark
For decades marine biologists and researchers have been seeking the Holy Grail of sharkdom (and no, it’s not a surviving “Meg”), which, depending upon one’s academic persuasion or voyeuristic bent, is either raw footage of Great White Sharks mating and…
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Spectacular Barnes & Noble Opening in Redding Portends Vibrant Future for American Bookstores
It was a long and arduous journey for the staff of Redding, CA’s biggest (and only) major brick-and-mortar bookstore, but after a tumultuous year of planning, renovation, preparation, and no small amount of negotiation, Barnes & Noble found a resplendent…
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Megalodon May NOT Have Been an Inflated Great White
So what? Maybe it looked like one of the sand worms from Dune? Point is: they’re never going to find a “skeleton” because sharks (prehistoric and present) don’t possess those. The only thing people need to realize is that just…
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Upgrades to My St. Augustine Hometown? WATCH IT, BUSTER!
Well, the scenic croisette or walkway along the seawall in St. Augustine, Florida, is likely in dire need of reinforcement or replacement as city planners and experts in infrastructure indicate in a new proposal. This rather lovely feature of the…
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A Word of Caution … and Possible Wisdom
Beware, all who place their trust—heart, soul, mind, spirit, love—into another human being or institution. If fortune smiles upon you in that regard, you shall reap one of the greatest rewards this mortal coil can boast. If your trust in…
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Shocking Stories of Clueless Drunks! Boozer Hell Tales!
The title sounds harsh, but it it isn’t. Renowned crime author Cate was indeed clueless as to the extent of her rampaging alcoholism and her story should scare the back-hair off a Sasquatch but probably won’t because most people on…
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One Gent’s Literary Inner-Conflicts
READ THEM and weep or tender whatever manifestation and/or response might be best to you. NOTE: Work continues apace on my own boatload of major writing projects. I’ve been out of the game for five years (since the COVID tragedy)…
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Great White Sharks Mean Business in South Africa
Behold some splendid footage of a rather enthusiastic Great White Shark leaping unexpectedly from the waters near Mossel Bay, South Africa—scaring the crumpets out of a visiting sport-fisherman from Britain. I hope the bloke did not complain or piss himself:…
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This WILL Happen To You …
… or else you’ll be one of the pod-people DOING it. I figure everyone has decided by now. (By the by, this movie was made in the 1970s—a decade not otherwise renowned for its prophetic or prescient tendencies. But damn,…
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Put Corks in ALL Volcanoes!
The atmosphere could be altered. Possibly, perhaps, maybe, kinda, sorta. Or buy tickets to watch it all go down. ————— [ Delightful new work by Jonathan Kieran is slated for major release in the near future so brace yourselves and think…
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