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Behold: The Jump Rope Tree!
Now that the infamous "Hula Hoop Tree" got chopped down yesterday, Iowans have been looking for a new source of tree-based entertainment.Cue the Jump Rope Tree:As were all pretty bummed about the hula...
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Texas: Man Arrested for Shoving Park Ranger into Lake
There's a video circulating of a park ranger advising park-goers to practice social distancing at the Lake Austin water reservoir in Austin, TX.According to media reports, the ranger, Cassidy...
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Canadian Police Hold Store Employee at Gunpoint During Star Wars Day...
Canada is in an uproar after officers from the Lethbridge Police Service (LPS) in Lethbridge, Alberta, briefly arrested and detained a young restaurant employee who was dressed as a Stormtrooper on...
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Exploring the Public Domain: TODAY'S ROMANCE #8, Where a Guy Tricks His Girl...
I've been reading through public domain comic books this weekend on Comic Book Plus and came across this fun story in TODAY'S ROMANCE #8. It was originally published back in September 1952. It grabbed...
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2020 Johnson County Fair Canceled Due to COVID-19 Concerns
Summer 2020 promises to be a snoozer. Pretty much everything has been canceled. And if it hasn't already been canceled, then it's just a matter of time.Case in point: The 2020 Johnson County Fair was...
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The CW Reviewing Streaming Audience As They Ponder the Future of "Katy Keene"
The CW's Katy Keene series wrapped up its first season last night with a bit of a question mark about its future. Katy Keene has struggled to find a television audience. Now the CW is waiting to see if...
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The People's Court's Judge Milian Randomly Calls Out "Does Anyone In This...
I've written before that I enjoy watching court programming, but because of work it's pretty rare that I actually get to watch these shows on TV. Fortunately, there are kind people who put these shows...
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Cedar Rapids Man Sentenced to 26 Years After Knowingly Infecting Two Adult...
There's a local news article circulating today about a Cedar Rapids man who's been sentenced to 26 years in prison after admitting to knowingly infecting two adult women and one minor with...
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Des Moines: Man Charged With Animal Neglect After Police Found Two Dead Dogs...
Just in time for National Rescue Day, there is news coming out of Des Moines, IA, involving a man who was charged two days ago with two counts of animal neglect.21-year-old David Goodburn adopted two...
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The People's Court to Switch from TV Courtroom to Virtual At-Home Small...
I was watching this clip from "Strahan Sara and Keke" featuring Judge Marilyn Milian. She reported that "The People's Court" will change its format soon in response to the COVID-19 lock-downs.Instead...
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Man Arrested After Grabbing Reporter and Yelling Profanities During Live...
Saturday evening, WGN's Gaynor Hall was reporting live from Shorewood, IL, about damages from a weekend windstorm. Her intro was suddenly interrupted by some random guy who rush into the shot, grabbed...
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Des Moines Woman Arrested & Charged with Animal Torture After Stabbing &...
A Des Moines woman was arrested and charged with animal torture early Sunday morning.Des Moines Police report that they were called out to the home of 21-year-old Rosemary Buelow, who had called the...
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Des Moines Police Looking for Person Who Set a Box Full of Kittens on Fire
There's another horrible animal abuse story emerging in Iowa today. Animal Rescue League of Iowa reports that some unknown person in Des Moines set a box full of nine 4-6-week-old kittens on fire. Two...
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Johnson County Board of Supervisors Proclaim June 2020 as Pride Month
The Johnson County Board of Supervisors voted yesterday on a proclamation declaring June to be Pride Month:PROCLAMATIONPRIDE MONTH JUNE 2020Whereas, the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer...
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Meet the Celebrities on WE tv's Latest "Marriage Boot Camp: Hip Hop Edition!"
WE tv just announced that yet another season of "Marriage Boot Camp: Hip Hop Edition" will be premiering in the near future. Once again, I have no idea who most of these Hip Hop celebrities are. And...
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Man's Girlfriend Dumped Him for Her Ex-Husband While He Was Comatose on...
I was watching episodes of "Paternity Court" on YouTube this morning while decompressing from the latest BLM protests and police counter-actions. I discovered an episode of the court program that I'd...
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Potential Father Claims Baby Could Be From Donald Trump on Episode of...
I've been watching more episodes of "Paternity Court" on YouTube and discovered the case of "Thomas v McKey."This hearing featured 38-year-old Marchelle Thomas and 35-year-old Bradley McKey. They met...
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Iowa City City Council Proclaims June 2020 as LGBTQ+ Pride Month
Earlier this week, The Iowa City City Council voted on a proclamation declaring June to be Pride Month:PROCLAMATION LGBTQ+ PRIDE MONTH JUNE 2020 Whereas, LGBTQ+ communities across the nation annually...
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Minnesota: Amish Plaintiffs Lose Latest Legal Round for Biblically-Correct...
Did you know that there is a biblically-correct wastewater treatment system? That's what a group of Amish men from southeast Minnesota have argued -- and lost.It seems that four Amish men living near...
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Australian Motorist Issued $750 Fine Due to Badly Placed Star Wars Sticker
I was looking around for updates on this story (Hint: There are none...), when I discovered another police-involved Star Wars situation from last month.According to this news article, a motorist from...
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