This morning, like every other morning of the 57 days I've been social distancing/isolating, I checked the news online. And like every other day it didn't disappoint with its variety of topics. I decided to share a few that caught my eye just in case you didn't see them.
Mitch McConnell said it was "classless" for Barack Obama to criticize the COVID-19 response of the Trump administration. He believes that the previous president shouldn't comment on the next one. Maybe he has a point. Afterall Bush Sr. didn't. Clinton didn't. Bush Jr didn't. But then again they did not constantly blame everything on their predecessor either like Trump does. Three and a half years later no matter what the issue it's the mess left from the Obama administration. How about this rule Mitch...they won't criticize your guy if he doesn't criticize the last one.
Smog and air pollution have gone down significantly during this world-wide lockdown. Surely that isn't news to most of us? But the pictures! Wow. They show the devastation we are inflicting on this planet when placed side by side with today's pics. No one can ever look at the photos and then say there is no way to roll back some, or maybe even all, of the damage we have done. A picture may speak a thousand words but if you see the difference in Jakarta, Mumbai, or Milan air quality in just a few short months you will be speechless!
Jerry Stiller has died of natural causes at the age of 92. He made old bones as the saying goes. He was hilarious in everything he did. I would say he probably is most famous for "Festivus for the rest of us" and "serenity now". Both classic lines from Seinfeld. Rest in peace Mr. Stiller and thank you for all the laughs over the years.
An 18-year-old boy, yes boy, was charged when he was caught driving 308 km/h on a highway in Ontario. That's 191 miles per hour for those of you in the US...seriously why haven't you all moved to the metric system?? So there's more to this story that makes it even more shocking. He doesn't have his full license yet! And he had someone in the car with him! Sadly, though he is being criminally charged, he only loses his license for 7 days!! That's it. Do you think he will have learned his lesson?
After only 274 years, Princeton University has its first black valedictorian! Not to brag but he is Canadian too. Personally, I cannot believe it's taken this long. Nicholas Johnson was taking financial engineering and is going on for his PhD in the fall. Congratulations Nicholas and keep breaking those barriers! You've made Canada very proud.
That's just a few of the news articles catching my eye this morning. I left out the weird and absurd ones that always seem to make the headlines. You can find those yourself. Think of it as your own morning adventure!
Ang
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