So, Maria Kang, a mother of three who exercises almost every day, posted a photo of herself on Facebook, and it’s caused a stir. She’s obviously fit, but some Facebookers contend that she’s guilty of shaming them, of insulting them with her picture: (CNN) — Maria Kang likes a good workout. And she is getting…

VILE MISCREANT Patricia Ritz, a notorious and convicted animal-abuser, died at her own home, only to be devoured after death by her own mistreated wolf-dogs. 14 News, WFIE, Evansville, Henderson, Owensboro Here’s the obvious question: Did Ritz meet the fate she deserved when she became, quite literally, a limited-edition brand of dog food? I’ll say…

At a Kansas City Royals baseball game, the team mascot, Sluggerrr, threw a hot dog in the stands, hitting a spectator. The spectator sued for injuries when his retina became detached after the hot dog hit him in the eye. A lower court ruled that the fan assumed the risk of such injuries when he…

One reads that Milly is the world’s smallest dog by the Guinness Record Book’s estimation: Milly via Guinness Record Book photo SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — Puerto Rico can now boast it is home to the world’s smallest dog – at least when it comes to height. The brown Chihuahua named Miracle Milly is shorter…

A teenager in Oregon noticed a spider in her house, and not knowing what to do about it, she called 9-1-1: KPTV – FOX 12 “I’m home alone and there is a giant spider on the back of my couch, and I’m talking giant. I’ve never seen a spider this big and I have no…

There’s a recently-posted video on YouTube of a supposed UFO sighting over the Taj Mahal. I’ve embedded it below, and it seems to me to be about as bogus and unconvincing as any UFO video I’ve ever seen. (They typically seem that way to me.) This one, however, looks especially staged. What do you think?…

Egypt descends into sectarian violence. See, for a current account of developments, His Options Few, Obama Rebukes Egypt’s Leaders. America provides well over a billion in annual aid to that country. Should we continue that financial support while large-scale violence continues? (Assuming we should provide aid at all?) I’ll say stop, as we’ve aided too…

Yachtsman and Beloved Terrier So one reads that a yachtsman first saved his dog from his sinking boat, and only thereafter swam back to rescue his wife: Graham Anley, his wife Cheryl and their 9-year-old Jack Russell Rosie were sailing from East London to Madagascar for a holiday when their yacht hit a reef in…

Yesterday I posted about a worker at a Golden Corral who recorded and published to YouTube a video with accusations about conditions at his Florida employer’s restaurant. I wrote that videos of this kind were a force for good. The video and a poll appear below. What do you think? Two quick notes: 1. I’ve…