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Marshall
The team's plane crashed two miles from the airport.Among the dead: players, coaches, boosters, faculty, and the flight crew.And six unknown passengers.For years, investigators tried to figure out who those six were.Checking missing persons reports, l
Whiskey Rebellion
The Adams Family was a lot more like the Addams Family, the scandal of Braintree."It's a miracle that the country voted you Vice President," said General Washington, shaking a sheaf of papers at John Adams. "But you will ever become president with this h
His pet spiders
Aaron was my brother's friend, and he had a pet cat named Cleo.Aaron came over a lot, and his cat would follow him,My dog barked at the cat through the window or the fence.Aaron's house had thick shrubbery with spiders in it.He called them his pets.O
Lisa – Position
A ChatWe talk seriously when we get back. I thought Id smelled an open fire and I couldnt be sure, but I thought Id seen him watching behind the door. I wonder if Im just enjoying recounting my adventure.We all agree, were in an odd position. We
Tribes
Legend has it that the world was created by The Great Eagle.Local tribes argue constantly about how exactly it created the world. Often with spears.Some tribes say it laid an egg, from which the world hatched.Others say that molted feathers landed in t
Weekly Challenge #928 – Position
Lisa (Audio coming later) RichardSerendipidyTom Norval Joe Planet ZThe next topic is BenefitsLISAA ChatWe talk seriously when we get back. I thought Id smelled an open fire and I couldnt be sure, but I thought Id se
The medal ceremony
Those who were alive for it say the Olympic Stadium was the most magnificent sight in the world.The lights, the athletes in their colors.The music and sounds and cheers and the cannons roaring.And the flags, so many flags from around the world.The fla
The watermelon
I used to go to a summer camp.Which was really just a community camp at a nearby grade school.Swimming... field games... listening to old records.Boring shit.The end of the summer camp was a watermelon hunt, with clues all over the schoolgrounds.Kids
Cradle to grave
They say that life is what happens between cradle to grave.But what happens when you put a baby in a cradle and drop it in a grave.So, we set up an experiment.We built a cradle, babysat a neighbor's baby, and then put the baby in the cradle.Then we du
The pebble
Shang-Li was dropped off at the temple when he was three, and was trained day and nights in the art of Shao-Lin by the monks."If you can snatch the pebble from my hand, it will be time to go," said the master.Shang-Li failed to snatch the pebble for yea