We all know that the major news this week was… But you know I always try to find the lighter side of the news, and this week brought us a tale of two (er, three) ducks… Does anyone else remember the giant ducks that were in the harbor in Hong Kong about a decade ago? They’re back! I remember it being a big story at the time, and frankly I’m rather offended that it’s been ten years already because it seems like it was just a couple of years ago, but then again I’m old. (Photo: REUTERS/Tyrone Siu) And this week’s feel-good story comes from New Jersey, where a magician…
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Our area is currently on day 2 of being blanketed by the smoke from the Canadian wildfires. Yesterday it was an interesting anomaly – “Hey, look how red the sun is! Isn’t the yellow haze the weirdest thing? It looks spooky!” But today? It’s just bad. Not only is the smell of smoke overpowering, but you can practically taste it in the air. Definitely not healthy for anyone. The forecast says we’ve got some rain coming. I’m not usually one to pray for precipitation of any kind, but if it helps to push all this smoke down out of the air, I’m all for it. Below are some highlights of…
