Good morning. Tuesday in Whitewater will be cloudy, with afternoon showers, and a high of 54. Sunrise is 7:04 AM and sunset 4:22 PM for 9h 17m 53s of daytime. The moon is a waxing crescent with 38.8% of its visible disk illuminated. On this day in 1972, Atari releases Pong, the first commercially successful video game.…
Accidents
Accidents, Cats
Friday Catblogging: A Bike-Touring Cat
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Jessica Coulton of Bicycling writes of An Internet-Famous Bike-Touring Cat? Read All About Her in ‘Nala’s World’: Even over video chat, it was clear to see the depth of the bond between Nala the cat and her owner, Dean Nicholson. Nala’s tail flicked in and out of the video-chat window, and every time she walked in…
Accidents, City, Common Council, Local Government, State Government, Transportation
Common Council, 8.20.19: Misperception
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A portion of Wisconsin [U.S.] Highway 12 rings Whitewater. Called by residents simply the bypass, it takes traffic around the city, with a few points of intersection to Whitewater along the route. A traffic signal at one of those intersections has had its own green light for a left-hand turning lane, and this likely causes…
Accidents, Authoritarianism, Congress, Trump
Virginia Heffernan on Congressional Action (by reference to the Chernobyl Distaster)
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Accidents, Cats
Friday Catblogging: Cat Survives Washing Machine Ordeal
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Accidents, Cats
Friday Catblogging: Injury to a Lion
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Accidents, Cats, Weird Tales
Friday Catblogging: Cat’s Unplanned Trip
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A very happy ending to an extraordinary story, all thanks to a microchip! http://www.grovelodgevets.co.uk/blog/cat-in-the-box Posted by Grove Lodge Veterinary Group on Thursday, March 24, 2016 A Siamese cat survived eight days in a packing box after she climbed in shortly before her owner sealed the container: After traveling for 260 miles, Cupcake arrived in Worthing, West…
Accidents, Birds, Technology
Eagle Attacks Drone
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The drone pilot, from Australia, comments on the encounter: **Eagle was fine – she was massive, and used talon’s to ‘punch’ the drone out of the sky. Hung around overhead so I got a really good look. Eagle’s health was my main concern also** This is the last thing a small bird sees when a Wedge-Tailed…
Accidents, Animals
A Lucky Dog
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Accidents, Animals, Poll
Friday Poll: The Owl-Chaser’s Accident
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In Tukwila, Washington, a driver told police that he crashed his car into a utility poll because he was chasing an owl. The driver hadn’t been drinking (and likely neither had the owl). The motorist wasn’t charged with an offense. What do you think of the motorist’s explanation: understandable or insufficient? Car Accident While Chasing…
Accidents, Animals, Poll, Weird Tales
Friday Poll: Petting a Zoo Lion
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Petting a Zoo Lion? Although some of the facts are disputed, there’s common acknowledgement that Renae Ferguson visited a small Michigan Zoo, entered a lion’s cage, and may have had part of her finger bitten off. Ferguson contends a zookeeper invited her into the cage to pet the lion; the zoo claims she entered against…
Accidents, Animals, Weird Tales
When Housebreaking Just Isn’t Enough: Dog Poops in Airplane Aisle
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A Philadelphia-bound U.S. Airways flight from Los Angeles had to make an emergency landing in Kansas City, Missouri, earlier this week after a dog defecated in the middle of the aisle–twice….. Chris Law, an NFL producer, live-tweeted the episode, including a photo of the clean-up after the emergency landing, and complimented the crew’s handling of…