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Winnie the Pooh Wearing Pants after Nearly a Century of "Going Commando" UnAssociated Press December 18, 2021 Winnie the Pooh has started wearing pants for the first time in 97 years, since it came out that he wasn't wearing them while attending Zoom meetings. Conservatives are claiming victory for pants wearing! Meanwhile liberals are outraged that the cartoon bear has decided to conform to pants wearing. There have been several violent protests about Pooh in the past 12 minutes.

Winnie the Pooh Banned for Not Wearing Pants During Zoom Meetings UnAssociated Press December 18, 2021 The silly ol' bear, known as Winnie the Pooh has been banned for not wear pants while attending Zoom meetings. Conservatives have condemned the stuffed bear for being "immoral." Meanwhile liberals supporting Pooh, took to the streets protesting the oppression of being forced to conform to pants wearing.

Winnie the Pooh Admits Not Wearing Pants During Zoom Meetings UnAssociated Press December 18, 2021 The silly ol' bear, known as Winnie the Pooh has admitted to the UnAssociated Press, that he does not wear pants while attending Zoom meetings. Pooh went on to say that he does wear a red shirt, and that should be good enough!

My father-in-law is waiting for a kidney. My uncle died of kidney failure. This lady needs a new heart. My drivers license says I'm a donor. How about yours? https://www.facebook.com/hope4tiff

'Tis the season to make choices. My family reluctantly made the choice not to go to a Christmas party, after hearing that people who are eligible for the COVID-19 vaccine have chosen not to get vaccinated. It is disappointing, but the pandemic is real and the virus is still killing people. As I write this, the state of Minnesota has passed 10,000 deaths (and climbing). The United States is just a few thousand away from reaching 800,000 deaths from the virus. The world death total has exceeded 5 million. Each new case, means that the virus has released its own genetic material into the cells of the infected individual. So, while the vaccine is not changing people's DNA, the SARS-CoV-2 virus is directly interacting with the cells of infected individuals and changing how those cells function. While the vaccine does not scare me, the virus does. Each time it infects a new organism (or person), it can mutate into a slightly new version of the virus. I know why I'm making my choi...

Here I am in late October 2007, in the Minnesota Valley National Wildlife Refuge with the Minnesota River behind me. I'm wearing my volunteer ranger shirt and also wearing a blaze orange cap--which means it was during a deer hunt. Behind me, is a gigantic cottonwood tree. These giants are impressive in so many ways. Not a tree that you would want in your yard, they tend to hollow out inside; and can host a variety of life. Trees like this one inspired my historical novel, "Cottonwood."

Yesterday I took my wife and son hiking. Today they didn't want to go. When I go hiking by myself, I can walk through brambles and nobody complains. It seems that I always want to do the same things that I want to do. Sometimes I look at the terrain and I decide it's not worth it. But other times, I go through just because I can and maybe I will see something interesting.