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Girl beats off muggers with marching band baton

"...The girl punched one of the men in the nose, kicked the other in the groin and beat both with her large baton before she ran away on Friday morning, officials said..."

This is my favorite part:

"...Deputies searched near Quartz Hill High School for the muggers, looking for a man who was holding his bloodied nose and the other limping..."

Yeah girl!

Can you get this martial arts/self-defense manual on Amazon?

Clap if you believe in...flying dogs

Okay. What can you do with a headline like this:

Gone with the wind: Chihuahua blown away


It seems that six-pound Tinkerbell (really) was picked up and blown away by a 70 mile per hour gust of wind.

(Cue superhero music)

But wait! There's no need to fear. With the aid of a pet psychic (REALLY), little Tinkerbell's owners found her in a wooded area a mile from her home. She was dirty and scared to death but otherwise unharmed.

The puppy is safe and sound AND I got to do an image search for Tinkerbell. All's well that ends well. Come on, you know that little cartoon fairy is hot.

Take a Five Minute Break and "Stand by Me"

One of my oldest and dearest friends sent this link to me (thanks Jim!). It requires no introduction other than to say, stop for a few minutes and enjoy.

Note: I'm having trouble getting the embedded video to show up so if for some unexplained reason the video isn't working, just click on the link below it. Thanks.

"Stand by Me" performed by musicians around the world from SKAT on Vimeo.