Titles are good enough for me
Sometimes it’s better to imagine your own stories that go with news headlines.
Typical traffic problems
Got an email from my mom in Texas today. She said there wasn’t much happening…. oh except an alligator on...
At least they wore a “mask”!
“Transportation officials in the UK have warned commuters not to use live snakes as face coverings, after a bus passenger...
Reporter doesn’t know, doesn’t care
I think it’s just the headline that makes me laugh – ‘for some reason’. It’s just a “who cares”...
Land of salmon and asparagus trees
This week, we’ve had a record amount of seeds floating through the air that look a lot like snow and...
Not enough variety of restaurants
CNN Headline: It’s the same way I feel about potatoes.
Goat on Fire and weird pizza toppings
My latest podcast episode about living in Sweden is up – A discussion of weddings in Sweden, strange toppings on...
Where’s MY emotional support peacock?
Have you ever been around a peacock for a long amount of time? They have the most horrifying scream. There’s...
Chicken obituary
I check the Houston news about once a month to keep up with things happening back in Texas. I want...
It’s melting!
The snow is melting today and it’s just a big slush of muddy roads and giant slabs of ice falling...
This is why your cashier wears gloves
Just another news story to encourage us all to use credit cards instead of cash.
Killer robots in the news again
An opinion piece on CNN is titled “Should we fear killer robots?” Yes. It does seem like a no-brainer because...
Typical Swedish magazine
While waiting in line at the grocery store, I spotted the magazine rack, which is pretty much what one would...
Yes.
I never read the context of these articles. I pretend they are direct questions posted to me and then I...
How to get kids to eat less chips
“Well kids, they might be chips and they might be cobras. How about a nice apple instead?”
Air raid / get to know your neighbors
We’ve just arrived home after 3 weeks vacation to a city that is mostly empty, as Swedes generally take the...
Watch out!
Is it just me, or is the grammar wrong in this headline? I’m reading this as “this lady is set...
It’s not spring yet
I saw a headline today that said: But not one of those signs was the overweight old man who lives...