I decided to look for a funny story. This is in response to the many bad stories that flood the news. I found out how much was written about the Republican snowflake slur. More recently, you can read all kinds of analysis about "Let's go, Branden". It was a former police officer, Jared Schmeck, who insulted Joe Biden on December 26th on a livestream telephone call with the offending catchphrase "Let's go, Brandon." I find out this is a far-right code phrase for " Fuck Joe Biden." It is being perpetrated everywhere as a subversive media campaign. It is being discussed now as seditious rather than insulting. You can read about the origins from CNN HERE along with CNN opinion, or a less opinionated but equally critical expose HERE.
There is a humorous moment in all of this: CNN referred to Trump supporters as Trumpanzees.
So let's make it intentional to find funny news every few days. I have to be more careful - funny can go two ways. This is a weird funny story, but fascinating nonetheless.
A woman who lost part of her tongue after a battle with cancer had a new one made out of part of her leg - only for it to start growing hair. "They usually take skin from your forearm, but I’m only five foot two, so I didn’t have enough skin on my forearm to replace what I was having removed."
Cameron has learned to use her new tongue properly, although speaking, eating and even tasting are completely different. She said: "I had to teach myself how to speak again after the radiation therapy which was a really bizarre feeling. I can only taste on the right side of my tongue which is the real side, and only chew on the right side because the left is attached to my gums. My manners are terrible because food sometimes just falls out my mouth, and when food gets stuck underneath my tongue it feels like having a small rock in your shoe."
We would never guess all the after-effects of skin graft surgery. This is a topic all its own.
Here are two pictures from the great train ride on the Rio Grande 215.
