We all did dumb things as teenagers, but who steals and eats a swan?

It’s a reasonable request which will undoubtedly not be met by everyone.

In 2022, A.A. Milne’s original Winnie-the-Pooh entered the public domain. In 2023, the character (and his friends) are being used to teach children how to react in the event of a school shooting.

It’s nice that America’s public domain laws have been improved recently. Perhaps now we can work on our gun safety laws?

Here in America, it’s Memorial Day. Though often discussed as the unofficial “start of summer”, the purpose of this federal holiday is actually to honor U.S. military personnel who died while serving in the armed forces. Since 2000, we’ve apparently also had a National Moment of Remembrance.

I can’t say I was aware of this before now, but the Washington Post has the details, including this:

At 3 p.m. on Memorial Day, Major League Baseball games will pause, Amtrak train whistles will blare, and buglers and trumpeters will sound the solemn notes of taps.

If you hear an Amtrak train whistle blaring this afternoon, you’ll know why.

Would you like a free lighthouse? Head over to the terrible domain of disposal.gsa.gov, and one could be yours.

Let’s be honest, humanity has this coming.

The next time you need to generate some secure passwords, consider getting yourself some Kenny Log-ins.

The police report for this whole mess is pretty brutal.

The man, whom police didn’t name, appeared intoxicated, and when asked by an officer if he’d been drinking, he ran away, the post said…He was apprehended about 20 yards from the vehicle, police said…The dog was handed over to a friend of the driver while he was in jail, the post said. “The dog does not face any charges and was let go with just a warning.”

That’s outrageous. A warning for what? Ain’t no rule says a dog can’t drive his drunk friend home.