Headlines March 29: Stolen car with SK license plate linked to Bdn man’s death. RCMP are looking for whereabouts, anyone seen driving grey Honda Accord stolen from Regina. | Wpg has not recorded a positive temperature since Valentine’s Day. Bdn had one day at 0, as the cold continues this week/well into next. Normals are +4 & –7. | Budget 2023 offers billions for dental care, a one-time grocery rebate, plus tax hikes to tame deficit, while offering no new major housing commitments. | Wpg police arrest a 26 yr old man in the death of a 23-year-old woman just a few days into 2023. Joey Robertson Lecoy, has been charged. | A driver at Headingley charged with over $1K in fines by RCMP after being clocked at 133 km/h in a 70 km/h zone | A 12-year-old MB girl is being hailed a hero after saving her two younger brothers from a house fire – Jamie, 8, and Levi, 4 – after smelled smoke in her La Broquerie home. It is Wednesday March 29th, Knights of Columbus Founder’s Day, Manatee Appreciation Day, National Lemon Chiffon Cake Day, National Little Red Wagon Day, National Mom and Pop Business Owners Day, National Vietnam War Veterans Day, Smoke and Mirrors Day and Piano Day. It’s also my wife Tracy’s Birthday. Happy Birthday Tracy!
Apparently the Kemnay Bridge isn’t the only traffic issue on the praries these days. This came from Moose Jaw Tuesday at 1:30.
Ice Cream inspired by Poo has arrived! And it’s set to be the Summer’s hottest seller. It’s getting some serious reaction online, and those who buy it, say it is some of the best ice cream they’ve ever had, regardless of the name. One seeker said it tasted like a combo of Skittles and Vanilla!
Would you eat a meatball made from a pre-historic animal? Scientists made one.
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/mar/28/meatball-mammoth-created-cultivated-meat-firm
Children of the 80s and 90s rejoiced when Blockbuster resurected it’s social media. The old movie rental retailer folded in 2014, but fans believe it’s time for a comeback. In a tweet this month, the company joked about reopening: “New business idea: We’re going to come back as a bank and use VHS and DVDs as currency. Time to go visit your mom.” The tweet was a joke, but three days later, Twitter users realized the Blockbuster website was active again. The message on the homepage: “We are working on rewinding your movie.” We’ll have to wait and see. What was it like renting a movie in 1993? See below:
https://www.polygon.com/23654120/blockbuster-video-comeback-news-website-update
https://www.marketwatch.com/story/is-blockbuster-really-coming-back-7f7f9563
The art of potholes. Turning the disaster into Art. As CAA continues it’s quest for the worst stretches of road in the province, these artists are really doing some great work drawing attention to these monstrosities.
https://www.boredpanda.com/my-potholes-photography-project-davide-luciano-claudia-ficca/
What if The Simpsons became a live action TV show or live action movie, with real human characters. What would they look like? Well AI has taken the characters and turned them into real life human beings that arent actually people. As in, the humans don’t exist. But if you’re a casting director, you sure would want to use AI to cast the characters! The results are creepy yet amazing.
https://nypost.com/2023/03/28/the-simpsons-characters-eerily-reimagined-as-human-in-ai-images/
Fun places: The delivery Room? Maybe for Dad. But should it be expected for Dads to be in the delivery room for every birth? One Dad was banned from the birth and took to Reditt to share his sorrow. His wife got upset. The internet reacted!
https://www.boredpanda.com/dad-sulks-cant-watch-son-birth/
