Leckband Cornhusker State Blog

ERRATA

In my post on 12/19, I memorialized my dad. I claimed that it would have been his 91st birthday when, instead, it would have been his 95th birthday. My fastidious sister clued me in. Yes, I am mathematically challenged.

FOOD FOR THOUGHT

"McDonald's customers ride exercise bikes as they dine." Drudge Report, 12/20

"McDonald's forced to ration fries." Drudge, 12/21

CRIMINAL MINDS

"FL man kicked off U.A. flight for wearing women's underwear as COVID-19 mask." Fox News Online, 12/17

"REVENGE: Enraged monkeys kill town's entire population of 250 dogs . . . by dragging them to the top of buildings & dropping them off 'out of revenge' after pups killed one of their infants in an Indian village." Drudge Report, 12/17

THERE IS NO PLACE LIKE . . . CALIFORNIA

"[Bay area] car owners leaving trunks open to avoid forced entry by thieves." Drudge, 12/17

. . . LIKE FLORIDA

"FL couple saw bees coming out of shower; massive hive of 80,000 in wall." Drudge, 12/17

"FL proposes 24-hr-day alligator hunting." Fox News Online, 12/15

. . . SOUTH DAKOTA

"S. Dakota bank apologizes for stunt featuring teachers scrambling for $1 bills." msn.com, 12/14

. . . NORFOLK

"Mountain lion sighting confirmed in Norfolk." Norfolk Daily News, 12/15. It's true! We even saw the picture on social media.

. . . AMERICA

"Nearly 1 in 5 Americans admit they've made money decisions based on horoscopes: Survey." Fox News Online, 12/19

YULETIDE NEWS

"Lately, I've started seeing all the usual Christmas decorations, books, gift suggestion, articles, foods & complaints about all the usual Christmas decorations, books, gift suggestions, articles & foods. Some say they're too over the top, some say it's too early, & some say it's not enough . . . [Christmas] really is the most wonderful time of the year. But the one thing I can't snuggle up to is that Elf on the Shelf. As a child of the 1960s & 1970s, I had no idea that it was actually a 'thing' until I started seeing that grinning little imp showing up in all of my Facebook feeds. The thing that bothered me the most is this elf looked 'aware.' He had an expression that reminded me of the doll in that 'Twilight Zone' episode with Telly Zavalas, the one where she gets her revenge by 'accidentally' showing up on the staircase & sending him hurtling to his death." Column by Christine Flowers, Norfolk Daily News, 12/14

"Progressive family leaves milk, cookies, & rapid COVID test for Santa." Babylon Bee

FORCED APOLOGIES

"In this era of social activism spearheaded by the Joe Biden administration, it's becoming more common for liberals to demand others to apologize for the actions of their ancestors. These individuals are being told that apologizing for the presumably bad historical acts that may have been committed against a variety of demographic groups is the right & proper thing to do. Ignored are the valid protestations that there was never any intent to offend anyone or any group. It's gotten out of hand. Either apologize for something you didn't do or risk facing the wrath of liberal social activists.

"We could focus on the fact that forced apologies undermine the sacred Judeo-Christian tenets of confessions. In Catholicism, for example, asking for forgiveness for something you didnt do is, in effect, worthless . . . What concerns us today is that in addition to demanding apologies, too many in society then pay far too much attention to scrutinizing the apologies by politicians, athletes, celebrities & business leaders. Those who should know better are entrapped in the process of chest-beating--at least some of whom feel no choice but to publicly apologize for the actions of previous generations. In other words, it's not enough to apologize. Those apologies must be evaluated &, in effect, scored to see if they measure up to the social activists." Commentary, Norfolk Daily News, 12/14

LIBRARY BOOKS

Shocking Books Currently Available in Public School Libraries *

* Courtesy of the Babylon Bee

> The Little Engine That Could Change His Gender

> Gay, Dog, Gay

> Gay Clifford

> The Joy of Cooking Only the Foods That belong to Your Own Culture

> How to Disobey Your Dumb Racist Parents

DEPT. OF SHAMELESS JOKE-STEALING *

* Compliments of Reader's Digest, Sept. 2021

"I have a smart frige. I pin its homework on my children."

"A real smart TV would increase the volume when you start eating chips."

"My favorite novel is The Hunchback of Notre Dame. I just love a protagonist with a twisted back story."