As Dave Bear-y might say: “I’m not making this up.” For the past two days,
a big story around these parts has been the discovery of a severed hand in the
frontyard of a suburban home near Albany, NY. (“Big Story: Dismembered hand
found in Guilderland,” WTEN.com, Feb. 18, 2005) The remains, which
appeared to be a “man’s hand,” were found in a surgical glove, covered in
blood, with the finger tips removed; a Christmas ribbon was nearby.
“snowFlakesN” A helicopter, a backhoe, and dogs helped a squad of cops search the
area for hours, seeking the rest of the body. Pathologists at Albany Medical Center
decided to x-ray the human hand today, when they discovered that it was not human.
(“Discovered remains not human,” CapitalNew9, Feb. 19, 2005; film clip, too) Instead,
it is the claw of an animal made to look human. The current working hypothesis is that
the claw used to belong to a bear. Get more details here. Stay tuned.
Next time I tell you all the news around here is weird or embarrassing,
I hope you’ll believe me.
boars and bears
are my neighbors…
winter seclusion
red-bearded grandpa’s
grafted branch…
his hand still steady
ISSA, translated by David G. Lanoue
Meanwhile, over here on the “wrong” side of the high-
a fuss over PodCasts. I’m sure glad I’m not an employer or supervisor
having to keep all the kiddies on task while on the job. Too many distractions
in this world of ours, says haikuEsq, and Prof. Yabut concurs (along with
Ann Althouse, it appears).
The f/k/a gang is pleased to say that we picked up one of those new-fangled
telephone contraptions and had our first transcontinental communication with Pasadena
today. George M. Wallace really exists — and he’s got a landline in the Forest. Too cool.
by dagosan:
digital age:
aging digits
at the keyboard
February 20, 2005
it’s just a bear, paw
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It’s always nice to meet bloggers — Putting a face to the blog is plesant. So putting a voice to the blog is nice as well. I’m not sure why it’s a major intellectual breakthrough, though.
Comment by Mike — February 20, 2005 @ 5:12 pm
It’s always nice to meet bloggers — Putting a face to the blog is plesant. So putting a voice to the blog is nice as well. I’m not sure why it’s a major intellectual breakthrough, though.
Comment by Mike — February 20, 2005 @ 5:12 pm