Not sure what was going on here. A long line of tow trucks in a huge parking lot. Maybe the drivers are sharing trade secrets on how to hook up a vehicle and sneak away without being noticed. The fog obscures the images.
The mist or fog covering Winnipeg this morning created frost on the trees. Referred to as “Hoar Frost.” The word “hoar” comes from an Old English adjective that means “showing signs of old age”. In this context, it refers to the frost that makes trees and bushes look like white hair.
A bear cub in Turkey needed a helping hand after it managed to get its paws on some hallucinogenic honey that left the creature wandering around a forest in a daze. The weird incident reportedly occurred on Thursday in the country’s Duzce province when the creature somehow found a reserve of what is known as ‘deli bal’ or ‘mad honey.’ The substance, which is largely only produced in this particular region of the world as well as in the Himalayas, is derived from the honey produced by bees that have pollinated indigenous rhododendrons which possess a neurotoxin known as grayanotoxin.
While something of a traditional medicinal treatment for a variety of ailments, just a small dose of ‘mad honey’ can produce hallucinations and a feeling of euphoria in mammals. In this particular instance, it is believed that the bear cub consumed a fairly significant amount of the substance as it was found barely able to walk and seemingly in distress. Fortunately, upon being discovered stumbling around the forest, the intoxicated creature was loaded into the back of a truck and taken to a nearby vet, where is subsequently ‘slept off’ its stupor. Authorities say that the bear cub should be released back into the wild soon with what one imagines is a monstrous hangover.
Gordie Johnson shreds on the Canadian National Anthem Dec 27, 2022 in Winnipeg.
The rendition was different, but interesting. It’s the looks on the faces of the fans and especially the players that is amusing. They don’t seem to know what to make of it.
Sort of reminds me of the Jimi Hendrix rendition of the Star Spangled Banner at Woodstock.
The area of Winnipeg known as the North End has a distinct character all its own. Today it is mainly known for its violence and large distinct cultural groups. Over the past few decades a large Aboriginal population has been established. But going back to the late 1800’s and early 1900’s the North End was home to large Eastern European groups. And it is still this way today.
Many people of Polish, Ukrainian, Jewish and German heritage settled in the North End. Winnipeg was becoming an industrial city 100 years ago and many of the previously mentioned groups worked in the blue collar labour force. Wages weren’t high back then and therefore workers could not afford the large houses that were being built in the southern part of the city. So the people built smaller houses in the North End on streets such as Redwood, Boyd and Flora. Many were built from 1905-1920. And most are still in use today. Some are no more than 440 square feet. The same size as a small apartment. But at least the hard working North Enders could be proud of owning their own houses.♦
Eric Joyner (born c. 1960) is a contemporary American artist whose body of work has focused on robots and donuts.
In 1999, he chose to focus only on topics that he likes. He started painting with four different elements: Mexican masks, San Francisco city life, old newspaper cartoons and Japanese robots. He found that the robots were the most popular feature with his friends. He had been collecting toy robots for about 20 years and wanted to bring them to life. In 2002, he felt that he needed another element to work off of. Inspired by the film Pleasantville, in which Jeff Daniels paints donuts, Joyner added donuts. The donuts have been featured as both objects of desire and adversaries to the robots.
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