Generated by All in One SEO v5.0.0.1, this is an llms.txt file, used by LLMs to index the site. # Body and Soul Preserving our health and sanity in trying times ## Sitemaps - [XML Sitemap](https://bodyandsoul.site/sitemap.xml): Contains all public & indexable URLs for this website. ## Posts - [The Phony Car-Chase Caption Contest](https://bodyandsoul.site/2023/06/the-phony-car-chase-caption-contest/) - This is our world-famous 270th Caption Contest! Here’s the pic: About the pic: The above pic of Prince Harry, Meghan Markle and her mom, in a New York yellow taxi was taken on the evening of May 16, 2023. Invoking memories of Princess Diana's fatal car crash, the couple's spokesman claimed that the trio were - [Thursday funnies!](https://bodyandsoul.site/2023/06/thursday-funnies-16/) - DCG - [Remember: "No One is Above the Law"](https://bodyandsoul.site/2023/06/remember-no-one-is-above-the-law/) - Imagine being a crack addict and lying on your 4473 to illegally obtain a firearm. Then having your girlfriend dump the firearm in a garbage bin by a high school. Oh, and you "forgot" to pay federal income taxes for a couple years. Do you really truly believe that YOU would receive such a sweetheart - [Tuesday Funnies!](https://bodyandsoul.site/2023/06/tuesday-funnies-12/) - ~E - [Friday Funnies!](https://bodyandsoul.site/2023/06/friday-funnies-10/) - ~E - [Thursday Animal Funnies!](https://bodyandsoul.site/2023/06/thursday-animal-funnies/) - The all-cats edition! ' ~E - [A glimpse of hope for this country!](https://bodyandsoul.site/2023/06/a-glimpse-of-hope-for-this-country/) - Had enough of the culture war brewing across America? Sick of "Pride" month yet? Here's some good news: Gallup Poll released poll results today that showed more Americans want all or most abortions made illegal. From their poll (via LifeNews): "Although support for abortion increased after the Dobbs decision overturning Roe v. Wade, the new Gallup survey - [America, Remember Sennacharib in 2026](https://bodyandsoul.site/2026/07/remember-sennacharib-in-2026/) - Sennacherib was, by all definitions, a monster He came threatening death and destruction on Jerusalem when Hezekiah was king and Isaiah the chief prophet. His reputation was so horrible that he rivals the infamous Vlad the Impaler. He lacked the redeeming features of Nebuchadnezzar, who was arguably converted to faith through the witness of Daniel. - [Hero dog leads police to missing boy](https://bodyandsoul.site/2026/02/hero-dog-leads-police-to-missing-boy/) - Last month in Kentucky a dog led police to a missing three-year-old boy. The collie mix came up to police and started barking at them. The cops decided to follow the dog and he led them directly to the boy who was locked in a car. The police got the child to unlock the door - [Good news for children: ASPS opposes gender/life-altering surgery for minors](https://bodyandsoul.site/2026/02/good-news-for-children-asps-opposes-gender-life-altering-surgery-for-minors/) - The American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS) on Tuesday issued a statement recommending that surgeons delay gender-related breast/chest, genital, and facial surgery until a patient is at least 19 years old. According to Breitbart, "The ASPS is the first major medical organization in the U.S. to reject transgender activists’ ideological push to mutilate young people - [Priorities for NYC: More public toilets?](https://bodyandsoul.site/2026/01/priorities-for-nyc-more-public-toilets/) - During his first two weeks in office, New York City's mayor has prioritized the needs of its citizens: Portable public toilets. Not crime, not taxes, not housing, and not public safety. Portable public toilets. Zoran Mamdani announced a new public restroom pilot program that will cost millions of dollars but, I'm sure, will solve the - [Au revoir: George Clooney and family become French citizens and move to France](https://bodyandsoul.site/2025/12/au-revoir-george-clooney-and-family-become-french-citizens-and-move-to-france/) - Long-time democrat and President Biden supporter (before he wasn't) George Clooney has decided to move his family to France and secure French citizenship. Apparently the Clooneys don't want to raise their children in the Hollyweird culture, the one that made George a famous and rich actor. From Fox News: "Actor George Clooney, along with his - [That didn't last long: Ellen DeGeneres planning to move back to the US after a year abroad](https://bodyandsoul.site/2025/12/that-didnt-last-long-ellen-degeneres-planning-to-move-back-to-the-us-after-a-year-abroad/) - Earlier this year Ellen DeGeneres confirmed that she moved to the UK because of the re-election of President Donald Trump. She was in the UK at the time of the election and said the following this past July: “We got here the day before the election and woke up to lots of texts from our - [Good Samaritans pull driver from burning Porsche](https://bodyandsoul.site/2025/11/good-samaritans-pull-driver-from-burning-porsche/) - So many people today record incidents on their phones instead of stepping into action to assist, especially in dangerous situations. This is a case where brave men stepped up to rescue an elderly driver from a burning vehicle. Take a look: https://youtu.be/dOyURLqqLdc?si=MFvNOqmdQ6D099ck The New York Post has details: "Dramatic video shows heroic bystanders rescuing an - [Judicial endangerment: Violent man released only to return to assault victim he attacked six hours earlier](https://bodyandsoul.site/2025/11/judicial-endangerment-violent-man-released-only-to-return-to-assault-victim-he-attacked-six-hours-earlier/) - For years democrats have been implementing their desired goal of "criminal justice reform" with the goal being a more "equitable" system. This was amplified after the George Floyd incident and started the Defund The Police movement and many states to implement "no cash bail" policies. Activist judges have fully participated in this experiment resulting in - [Get out if you can: Mamdani wins NYC mayor's race](https://bodyandsoul.site/2025/11/get-out-if-you-can-mamdani-wins-nyc-mayors-race/) - It took less than 25 years after the 9/11 terrorist attack for New York City to be fundamentally transformed. Obama must be so proud. Zohran Mamdani was elected mayor of New York City despite not having any worthwhile experience in business, management, operations or just about anything else. He's basically a nepo baby funded by - [Red states and ICE: Keeping our highways safe](https://bodyandsoul.site/2025/10/red-states-and-ice-keeping-our-highways-safe/) - Now this is what I voted for. This week Oklahoma Gov. Stitt announced that Oklahoma Highway Patrol and ICE worked together to remove 130 illegal aliens from our major highways. These drivers were issued commercial drivers licenses in sanctuary states and some had even "No Name Given" on their licenses. From KFOR: "On Monday, Oklahoma - [Charlie Kirk's legacy: Inspiring younger generations](https://bodyandsoul.site/2025/09/charlie-kirks-legacy-inspiring-younger-generations/) - Charlie Kirk inspired many of the youth in today's country to turn out and vote during the last decade. He was instrumental in President Trump's 2016 campaign and helped to re-elect President Trump during the last election. He was a vital force in growing the conservative movement and we will truly miss his voice. Yet - [Why term limits are desperately needed in our political system](https://bodyandsoul.site/2025/09/why-term-limits-are-desperately-needed-in-our-political-system/) - https://youtu.be/1_MKmmED5XQ?si=my_wrQHWf_DPs-MQ Meet 88-year-old Eleanor Holmes Norton, a congress critter representing The Swamp. Like many other should-be retired politicians, she opts to remain in some sort of power. Norton was first elected to represent DC in 1991. She has been in office for over 34 years. She is running for re-election because, "my seniority is what - [Cracker Barrel goes LGBT woke](https://bodyandsoul.site/2025/08/cracker-barrel-goes-lgbt-woke/) - Cracker Barrel, the formerly old-fashioned country-style restaurant chain, is in the news for changing its logo by dumpiing the old man and barrel. But Cracker Barrel is doing way more than rebranding. The video below explains how Cracker Barrel has gone full LGBT-DEI woke. https://youtu.be/aH3nwhmpay4 So, unless you want to support the Left's America-destroying agenda, - [The good news keeps coming! Tens of thousands of Haitian migrants sent back](https://bodyandsoul.site/2025/08/the-good-news-keeps-coming-tens-of-thousands-of-haitian-migrants-sent-back/) - Thank you, President Trump! https://youtu.be/gE-6p360MTA ~E - [George Soros' evil empire implodes](https://bodyandsoul.site/2025/08/george-soros-evil-empire-implodes/) - Happy birthday to the Evil One. Not! https://youtu.be/ZyxgasGobds ~E - [Democrat party bleeding registered voters](https://bodyandsoul.site/2025/08/democrat-party-bleeding-registered-voters/) - As I reported a while ago, the democrat party has a very low approval rating right now. This is due in part to protecting and prioritizing illegal aliens, leaving our border wide open the last four years and exposing young children to LGBT ideology, among other crazy policies. The low party favoribility has been confirmed - [Illegal population estimated to have fallen 1.6 million this year](https://bodyandsoul.site/2025/08/illegal-population-estimated-to-have-fallen-1-6-million-this-year/) - The USA had no border control under Biden and "Border Czar" Harris. Their disastrous reign allowed untold number of illegal aliens to flood our country. Their purposeful disregard for our border was a driving factor in millions of Americans voting for a new sheriff last November. And boy, is he taking action! The Center for - [Winning: Several states move to not cover soda and candy under SNAP](https://bodyandsoul.site/2025/08/winning-several-states-move-to-not-cover-soda-and-candy-under-snap/) - The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) is designed to help low-income families supplement their grocery budgets with nutritious food. Soda and candy do not fall under that category. Robert Kennedy Jr., as the Secretary of Health and Human Services, has vowed to Make America Healthy Again, especially as it relates to children. Twelve states are - [Good news: Democrats hardest hit by polls](https://bodyandsoul.site/2025/07/good-news-democrats-hardest-hit-by-polls/) - The demorats haven't learned a thing since the election last November. They're doubling down on protecting illegal aliens, exposing young children to LGBT ideology, protecting bureacracy through stopping DOGE cuts, and their continued lawfare against President Trump and his executive orders. How's that working our for them? As well as you would expect. Take these - [Big win for women's sports and common sense!](https://bodyandsoul.site/2025/07/big-win-for-womens-sports-and-common-sense/) - Please keep the wins coming! The University of Pennsylvania (UPenn) has agreed to comply with President Trump and the Department of Education's ban on biological men competing in women's sports. William "Lia" Thomas hardest hit. From MSN: "The University of Pennsylvania has entered into a formal resolution agreement with the Trump administration’s Department of Education - [Big wins for Trump and parental rights; legacy media hardest hit](https://bodyandsoul.site/2025/06/big-wins-for-trump-and-parental-rights-legacy-media-hardest-hit/) - Today the Supreme Court issued two rulings that were a win for America, common sense, and our judicial system. First, from Brietbart: "The U.S. Supreme Court ruled 6-3 on Friday in the controversial “birthright citizenship” case that lower courts cannot simply issue nationwide injunctions, and that doing so is an abuse of their judicial power. - [A miracle: One man survives Air India plane crash](https://bodyandsoul.site/2025/06/a-miracle-one-man-survives-air-india-plane-crash/) - Yesterday, an Air India airplane (Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner) crashed shortly after take off, killing all aboard (over 200 souls), except for one British man who miraculously survived. Here's video of the airplane take off and crash: https://youtu.be/nrFTKHnH00Q?si=IL1YulBk14A76HKn As you can see, there was obviously an issue with the lift and thrust of this Dreamliner. The - [This boy has got some balls...](https://bodyandsoul.site/2025/06/this-boy-has-got-some-balls/) - Boys who "identify" as girls have really got some nerve. They invade women's sports and spaces, denying girl athletes their rewards for hard work and training. They also endanger girls due to the physiological differences between boys and girls. Guess that's why a boy presenting as a girl has the balls to tell those who - [A thing of beauty: Sebastian Gorka smacks down Politico reporter](https://bodyandsoul.site/2025/05/a-thing-of-beauty-sebastian-gorka-smacks-down-politico-reporter/) - Politico is nothing more than an arm of the DNC, just like most lamestream media outlets. For some reason, they chose to invite Sebastian G0rka to their Security Summit. Journalist Dasha Burns thought she (like most journalists today) would get the best of Gorka but he ain't playing around. Burns tried to defend a narrative - [Michelle Obama: It's expensive to live in the White House](https://bodyandsoul.site/2025/05/michelle-obama-its-expensive-to-live-in-the-white-house/) - Man, I do not miss this person. https://youtu.be/D1qUEMfpgWU?si=lbEmrYi-SAQW42-H More from Radar Online: "It's expensive to live in the White House. Many people don't know, but much is not covered," she said. "You're paying for every bit of food you eat. You're not paying for housing and the staff in it but everything, even travel. If - [Pets are as good for our health as family and friends](https://bodyandsoul.site/2025/04/pets-are-as-good-for-our-health-as-family-and-friends/) - I've always hoped and thought this to be true. Now we have a scientific study providing us with evidence! From MedicineNet, April 11, 2025: A new study found that having a furry friend may boost your overall life satisfaction as much as being married or regularly spending time with loved ones. And it's something researchers - [Remarkable: Elephants form alert circle in San Diego earthquake](https://bodyandsoul.site/2025/04/remarkable-elephants-form-alert-circle-in-san-diego-earthquake/) - Yesterday, there was a 5.2 earthquake in the San Diego, CA, area. Elephants in the San Diego Zoo immediately reacted to the first tremors by forming an alert circle. I didn't know elephants do that. Did you? Here's the remarkable video footage: https://youtu.be/Raq3zbeGK-Y?si=QqaHyea7kxvn9VsM ~E - [New Yorkers are not safe under liberal rule](https://bodyandsoul.site/2025/04/new-yorkers-are-not-safe-under-liberal-rule/) - Democrats have proven they care more about criminals than law-abiding citizens. Whether it's through their "Defund the Police" movement, harboring illegal aliens, or soft-on-crime policies and eliminating cash bail, criminals are prioritized in their cities and states. Imagine a criminal breaking into your residence three times in under ten days and the courts allowing him - [Blue city Seattle ends defund-police due to soaring crime](https://bodyandsoul.site/2025/04/blue-city-seattle-ends-defund-police-due-to-soaring-crime/) - The Patriot Journal reports: In 2017, before the “defund” movement took hold, Seattle recorded 27 homicides. By 2022, that number had skyrocketed to 54 murders – a 100% increase. Rapes jumped from 255 to 347, and aggravated assaults soared from 2,474 to 3,516. Surprised? We’re not. Meanwhile, the Seattle Police Department hemorrhaged officers. More than - [MAGA-hater woman gets instant karma](https://bodyandsoul.site/2025/04/maga-hater-woman-gets-instant-karma/) - From New York Post, March 23, 2-25: A straphanger got “instant karma” when she tried to yank a MAGA hat off another rider’s head — and instead face-planted on a filthy Manhattan subway platform. In a now-viral clip, the woman branded the hat-wearer a “racist” aboard a No. 6 train entering the 28th Street station in Manhattan - [Watch rescue pup Baxter run!](https://bodyandsoul.site/2025/04/watch-rescue-pup-baxter-run/) - Not inclined to look in on your 401(k) today? Then watch the story of Baxter, a pup who wasn't expected to run, let alone walk. https://youtu.be/KyX8tE8IGGU?si=QXid95yD0U3A2d1e Luvs a happy ending! DCG - [Two months after Los Angeles fires, guess how many permits have been issued in Palisades](https://bodyandsoul.site/2025/03/two-months-after-los-angeles-fires-guess-how-many-permits-have-been-issued-in-palisades/) - The criminal mismanagement by democrat politicians resulted in nearly 12,000 structures being burned earlier this year in wildfires. Over 5,300 structures were destroyed in the Palisades Fire. After the fires, Governor Newsom vowed to clear red tape for rebuilding. The governor signed an executive order to suspend portions of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) - [Great summary of Trump's achievements in just 2 months](https://bodyandsoul.site/2025/03/great-summary-of-trumps-achievements-in-just-2-months/) - https://youtu.be/OdtFTJVG0tc?si=_GF4sjMMQyj1LtRt&t=621 I love the characterization of Trump as a centrifuge. Whatever abuse that is hurled at him, he just absorbs it and hurls it right back. LOL! ~E - [USAID waste & corruption as of Feb. 3, 2025](https://bodyandsoul.site/2025/03/usaid-waste-corruption-as-of-feb-3-2025/) - From WhiteHouse.gov: For decades, the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) has been unaccountable to taxpayers as it funnels massive sums of money to the ridiculous — and, in many cases, malicious — pet projects of entrenched bureaucrats, with next-to-no oversight. Here are only a few examples of the WASTE and ABUSE: $1.5 million to - [Tesla domestic terrorists getting caught](https://bodyandsoul.site/2025/03/tesla-domestic-terrorists-getting-caught/) - Hate-filled Democrats are vandalizing Tesla cars, both privately-owned and in showrooms, because they object to what Elon Musk is doing in eliminating BILLIONS of taxpayers' dollars in corruption and waste from federal government agencies like the super-corrupt US Agency for International Development (USAID) . What these vandals do not seem to know is that many Tesla - [Saturday Truth Bombs](https://bodyandsoul.site/2025/03/saturday-truth-bombs-3/) - ~E - [You hate to see it: Favorability for democrat party hits record low](https://bodyandsoul.site/2025/03/you-hate-to-see-it-favorability-for-democrat-party-hits-record-low/) - https://youtu.be/lMp1hQeCRBA?si=86pq9c2posQAt4nM Democrats and the media (one in the same) haven't learned a thing since the re-election of President Trump. The proof is in the current CNN polling numbers: "The Democratic Party’s favorability rating among Americans stands at a record low, according to a new CNN poll conducted by SSRS, fueled in part by dimming views - [Mark your calendar: First lunar eclipse of 2025 will be next week](https://bodyandsoul.site/2025/03/mark-your-calendar-first-lunar-eclipse-of-2025-will-be-next-week/) - https://youtu.be/uzZ5mhhQ-ho?si=1a04IHa-_UauSb_z The first lunar eclipse of 2025 will happen next week, March 13/14 in the late evening/early morning. According to NASA, the eclipse will be visible from Earth's Western Hemisphere. More about the lunar eclipse (blood moon) from their website: "A lunar eclipse occurs when the Sun, Earth, and Moon align so that the Moon passes into - [The I'm-a-teapot Caption Contest](https://bodyandsoul.site/2025/02/the-im-a-teapot-caption-contest/) - This is our world-famous 286th Caption Contest! Here’s the pic: About the pic: JFK's daughter Caroline Kennedy and her son, Jack Schlossberg, at the 2017 Met Gala. Commentary: In a scathing letter to Congress ahead of her cousin Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.'s confirmation hearing, Caroline urged senators to reject his nomination, calling him unfit for the - [Police officer rescues dog from frozen lake!](https://bodyandsoul.site/2025/02/police-officer-rescues-dog-from-frozen-lake/) - A police officer in Hazlet Township, New Jersey rescued a dog (Taffy) after her owner tripped and lost her leash while Taffy tried to chase a goose on the lake. More from CBS News: "A police officer in New Jersey took the plunge to help rescue a dog that found itself stranded in frigid waters - [Winning: Lame stream (DNC) media hacks that are out](https://bodyandsoul.site/2025/02/winning-lame-stream-dnc-media-hacks-that-are-out/) - Trust in the U.S. mainstream media is at an all-time low. It is a self-inflicted demise that began when Obama became president. Since then, their Trump Derangement Sydrome has rendered them to the point that they are unable to deliver true news without inserting lies and falsehoods. Thankfully the trash is taking itself out. Let's - [Liberal logic: Muscle supplements bad for kids, puberty blockers for "gender-affirming" care good](https://bodyandsoul.site/2025/02/liberal-logic-muscle-supplements-bad-for-kids-puberty-blockers-for-gender-affirming-care-good/) - Democrats can't stay in one lane. One one hand, they insist that minor children are competent to decide to change their gender and take life- and body-altering drugs to achieve that goal. On the other hand, minors aren't smart enough to understand the consequences of diet pills and muscle-building supplements that can pose health risks. - [Ridiculous: NAACP gives Chairman's Award to Indian-American Kamala Harris](https://bodyandsoul.site/2025/02/ridiculous-naacp-gives-chairmans-award-to-indian-american-kamala-harris/) - From The Hollywood Reporter, Feb. 17, 2025: Kamala Harris will receive the NAACP’s prestigious Chairman’s Award during the 2025 NAACP Image Awards. The award recognizes people who have excelled in public service and leveraged their platforms to drive meaningful change. It has previously been given to such figures as Samuel L. Jackson, Tyler Perry, Danny Glover, Ruby - [Winning: San Diego migrant shelter closing due to lack of clients](https://bodyandsoul.site/2025/02/winning-san-diego-migrant-shelter-closing-due-to-lack-of-clients/) - Promises Made. Promises Kept. What do you know? Turns out one can make our border security a priority when they have the fortitude to do so, rather than just promising to do so when they are campaigning (I'm talking about you, Kamala). Fox News reports that the Jewish Family Center of San Diego has recevied - [Whale swallows kayaker, then spits him out](https://bodyandsoul.site/2025/02/whale-swallows-kayaker-then-spits-him-out/) - Adrián Simancas was kayaking with his father, Dell Simancas, in Bahía El Águila last Saturday near the San Isidro Lighthouse in the Strait of Magellan, off Chilean Patagonia. A humpback whale surfaced near Adrián and swallowed him and his kayak for a few seconds before spitting him out, unharmed. "I thought I was dead," Adrián - [Democrats appear to endorse forced abortion](https://bodyandsoul.site/2025/02/democrats-appear-to-endorse-forced-abortion/) - Demorats never met an abortion they didn't like. Apparently that also includes forced abortions. A mother in Louisiana obtained abortion pills online for her then 17-year-old daughter from a Dr. Margaret Carpenter in New York. According to NOLA, the pregnant teen was going to have the baby but the mother of the teen conspired with - [Trump freezes Biden's $50M fund for condoms in Palestinian Gaza](https://bodyandsoul.site/2025/02/trump-freezes-bidens-50m-fund-for-condoms-in-palestinian-gaza/) - Yet another outrageous spending of the Biden Administration. Business Standard reports on Feb. 14, 2025 that the US Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) and Office of Management and Budget (OMB) found that about $ 50 million was used to fund condoms in Gaza. The Gaza strip is a small territory located on the eastern coast - [Saturday Truths](https://bodyandsoul.site/2025/02/saturday-truths/) - ~E - [In last days of Biden presidency, EPA gave $20B to NGOs with no oversight](https://bodyandsoul.site/2025/02/in-last-days-of-biden-presidency-epa-gave-20-b-to-ngos-with-no-oversight/) - This is nothing less than outrageous. During the last days of the Biden administration, in the name of "climate justice," the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) gave $20 BILLION of taxpayers' hard-earned money to eight "entities" that would then distribute to NGOs and others at the entities' discretion without transparency. This scheme is the first of - [They just don't get it: Leftists Hollyweird types have an opinion](https://bodyandsoul.site/2025/02/they-just-dont-get-it-leftists-hollyweird-types-have-an-opinion/) - Celebrities really believe their opinions matter, especially when it comes to politics. Last year they tried to convince us to vote for Kamala Harris. Oprah hosted a livestream event for Harris, for which Oprah's production company was paid $1 million dollars. Taylor Swift endorsed Harris through an Instagram post. Beyonce endorsed Harris by appearing with - [Thursday Funnies!](https://bodyandsoul.site/2025/02/thursday-funnies-18/) - ~E - [Please pray for Brian Heinz](https://bodyandsoul.site/2024/11/please-pray-for-brian-heinz/) - Our brother-in-Christ, Brian Heinz, a longtime member of this blog and its predecessor (FOTM), was diagnosed with Stage 3 lung cancer. He desperately needs our prayers. This is what he wrote in a comment: I could use prayer if anyone can supply found out I have lung cancer Stage 3 C and two lymphomas from - [Tuesday-night Animals ❤️](https://bodyandsoul.site/2025/02/tuesday-night-animals-❤️/) - ~E - [Demorat USDA IG Phyllis Fong had to be dragged out of office](https://bodyandsoul.site/2025/02/demorat-usda-ig-phyllis-fong-had-to-be-dragged-out-of-office/) - Democrats are insufferable. As President of the United States, Donald Trump is head of the executive branch of government. US Department of Agriculture (USDA) is a bureaucracy within the executive branch, which means Trump is the boss of USDA and its employees, including the inspector general. The role of the modern-day inspector general dates to - [It's going to snow down south (and the world is ending) funnies!](https://bodyandsoul.site/2025/02/its-going-to-snow-down-south-and-the-world-is-ending-funnies/) - Here in Oklahoma our weather forecast is calling for icy weather and snow this week, starting tomorrow. If you've ever lived down south, you know this is a major disturbance in southerners' lives. I grew up in the Seattle area so am quite use to a lot of rain and a little bit of snow. - [Saturday animal funnies!](https://bodyandsoul.site/2025/02/saturday-animal-funnies-6/) - ~E - [Insanity: Democrat state representative gets sterilized for fear of Trump's contraceptives policy](https://bodyandsoul.site/2025/02/insanity-democrat-state-representative-gets-sterilized-for-fear-of-trumps-contraceptives-policy/) - Trump Derangement Syndrome on steroids. From American Liberty, Feb. 6, 2025: Michigan State Representative Laurie Pohutsky (D-Livonia) has revealed that she underwent voluntary sterilization, citing concerns over access to reproductive health care in the United States under President Donald Trump‘s policies. “Just under two weeks ago, I underwent surgery to ensure that I would never have to navigate a - [Newsom's solution to prevent homes from burning? Ban plants/shrubs within five feet of homes](https://bodyandsoul.site/2025/02/newsoms-solution-to-control-wildfires-ban-plants-shrubs-five-feet-from-houses/) - You have to wonder how long California and the Los Angeles area will put up with the most feckless and incompetent leadership that they have ever elected. After the California wildfires that devastated so many people, Gov. Newsom signed an executive order enacting new wildfire prevention rules. Homeowners are now required to clear flammable materials - [Friday truth memes](https://bodyandsoul.site/2025/02/friday-truth-memes/) - ~E - [We have a winner!](https://bodyandsoul.site/2025/02/we-have-a-winner-50/) - WE HAVE A WINNER FOR OUR 285th CAPTION CONTEST! Our writers dutifully voted for their #1 and #2 captions. Each #1 vote is worth 4 points; each #2 vote us worth 2 points. And the winner, with three #1 votes and one #2 vote, totaling 14 points, is: GregB! Here is his caption: Gracie Storvika - [More winning: AG Bondi orders DOJ to pause federal funding for sanctuary cities](https://bodyandsoul.site/2025/02/more-winning-ag-bondi-orders-doj-to-pause-federal-funding-for-sanctuary-cities/) - Yesterday, Pam Bondi was sworn in as Attorney General of the United States. She immediately went to work for President Trump and the American people who voted for him. The Blaze reports that hours after taking her role, AG Bondi directed the Department of Justice to halt federal funding to sanctuary cities. Fox News reports: "Bondi - [Trump proves liberals wrong: Threat of tariffs is one way to play hardball](https://bodyandsoul.site/2025/02/trump-proves-liberals-wrong-threat-of-tariffs-is-one-way-to-play-hardball/) - President Trump continues to make good on his promise to protect America's borders. Last week he threatened several countries that have been complacent in allowing the invasion of America (both illegal aliens and drugs, particulary fentynal). Trump threateded Columbia, Venezuela, Mexico, Canada and China with tariffs if they didn't help control their own borders, - [Oakland, California opens largest abortion clinic in U.S.](https://bodyandsoul.site/2025/02/california-hell-bent-on-abortion/) - The city of Oakland in the S.F. Bay Area of failed blue state California is already notorious for its crime-ridden streets and its corrupt mayor. See DCG's post, "Decades of democrat leadership on display in Oakland, CA." Now, Oakland is hellbent on sinking even lower. California Catholic Daily reports that the largest abortion clinic ever - [Saturday night funnies!](https://bodyandsoul.site/2025/02/saturday-night-funnies/) - ~E - [How to lift up women in the Trump administration, according to democrats](https://bodyandsoul.site/2025/01/how-to-lift-up-women-fyi-doesnt-apply-to-republican-women/) - If the left didn't have double standards, they wouldn't have any at all. Case in point: They love to claim they support women, giving us advice on how to lift each other up, not tear women down. Back in 2022 at the Power Women Summit, Hillary Clinton called for empathy and respect among women, encouraging - [There's a new sheriff in town and legacy media weeps](https://bodyandsoul.site/2025/01/theres-a-new-sheriff-in-town-and-legacy-media-weeps/) - Legacy media (or arm of the DNC as they often act) is dead. A self-inflicted mortal would that, one could say, began when Obama became president. They slobbered over the first black president and couldn't hide their glee for him. As President Trump began his first term, full-blown Trump Derangement Syndrome (TDS) inflicted every liberal - [How is this possible? Gen Z brands the omelette as "stressful" to cook](https://bodyandsoul.site/2025/01/how-is-this-possible-gen-z-brands-the-omelette-as-stressful-to-cook/) - If your parents never taught you how to cook eggs, you'd only have to attempt it a few times (or Google it) before you'd learn the golden rule of cooking them: "Low and slow." Apparently, attempting this simple act is to "stressful" for the youth of Gen Z. From the Daily Mail: "Nearly two thirds - [California Secession approved for signature gathering](https://bodyandsoul.site/2025/01/california-secession-approved-for-signature-gathering/) - CBS News reports, Jan. 24, 2025, that a new effort to place a measure on the ballot that would ask California voters to approve the state's secession from the U.S. has been cleared for signature gathering. The measure, introduced by Marcus Evans of Fresno, must receive at least 546,651 signatures from registered voters, which is - [One week into his presidency, Trump moving fast to cleanup Biden's mess](https://bodyandsoul.site/2025/01/one-week-into-his-presidency-trump-moving-fast-to-cleanup-bidens-mess/) - Is your head reeling yet from trying to keep up with President's Trumps actions and executive orders in the first week of his presidency? He's out of the gate this term and is ready to Make America Great Again. To help keep up, the White House has a list of Trump's historic actions in his - [More Saturday Night Memes](https://bodyandsoul.site/2025/01/more-saturday-night-memes/) - ~E - [The Police-Emergency (Not) Caption Contest](https://bodyandsoul.site/2025/01/the-police-emergency-not-caption-contest/) - Happy New Year! This is our world-famous 285th Caption Contest! Here’s the pic: About the pic: On May 1, 2015, around 6:30 p.m., Seattle police and fire crews were called to the Cal Anderson Park to rescue a half-naked man with a hammer hanging upside down by his foot from a basketball hoop. (Source) You - [President Trump protecting woman inmates from biological men](https://bodyandsoul.site/2025/01/president-trump-protecting-woman-inmates-from-biological-men/) - One day after his inauguration, President Trump signed an executive order that states the federal government will recognize just two genders, obviously male and female. The order is titled “Defending Women from Gender Ideology Extremism and Restoring Biological Truth to the Federal Government.” It states that the administration vows to “defend women’s rights and protect - [70-year-old woman lives in her car in Arizona](https://bodyandsoul.site/2025/01/70-year-old-woman-lives-in-her-car-in-arizona/) - This is heartbreaking. Beth is 70 years old. She had worked her entire adult life, including being a librarian. From the condition of her teeth (straight), she clearly was at least middle class. But she did not save her money and, as the rent on her apartment kept increasing, she found herself living in her - [Victor Davis Hanson explains Trump 2.0](https://bodyandsoul.site/2025/01/victor-davis-hanson-explains-trump-2-0/) - The brilliant Victor Davis Hanson on why President Donald John Trump's second administration is different from his first, how Trump is a genuine populist, and how Trump 2.0 is truly revolutionary. Highly recommend! https://youtu.be/GstoRIioBuQ?si=0NIPouHShRQQTVxN ~E - [Wednesday Animal Funnies!](https://bodyandsoul.site/2025/01/wednesday-animal-funnies-3/) - ~E - [Welcome back, President Trump!](https://bodyandsoul.site/2025/01/welcome-back-president-trump/) - The four-year long nightmare of Biden's presidency is finally over! Gone is the cognitively-challenged man who gave us four years of open borders and Bideninflation. The tax-payer funded, unaccounted cash flow for Ukraine will be done. The insanity of allowing biological boys and men to enter women's spaces and sports will not be tolerated. Time - [Saturday Night Memes](https://bodyandsoul.site/2025/01/saturday-night-memes/) - ~E - [Place your bets: How long will it take to re-build the burned downed areas of California?](https://bodyandsoul.site/2025/01/place-your-bets-how-long-will-it-take-to-re-build-the-burned-downed-areas-of-california/) - The California citizens affected by the fires are in for a world of hurt. While fires continue to burn more than a week later after the Palisades fire, residents are trying to return to their residences to find the fate of their homes and possessions. With more than 12,000 structures destroyed, AccuWeather estimates the cost - [WA State wants to punish gun owners who have firearms stolen](https://bodyandsoul.site/2025/01/wa-state-wants-to-punish-gun-owners-who-have-firearms-stolen/) - I grew up in Washington State and moved to a red state over a decade ago. The most populas county (King, where I grew up) was a decent and safe place growing up. As teens we would go downtown to the Seattle Center and run around by ourselves (go on the rides, monorail, etc.) with - [2 days after Golden Globes mocked God came the L.A. inferno](https://bodyandsoul.site/2025/01/2-days-after-golden-globes-mocked-god-came-the-l-a-inferno/) - https://youtube.com/shorts/X27dxxeC-hQ?si=hm5yykfhk8TG_jJ1 https://youtu.be/0NHBLpvIXlk?si=HCL7ngQKygACrl74 Even if you're an atheist, why would you stoop to mocking God? Remember the French philosopher-mathematician-physicist Blaise Pascal's (1623-1662) "wager" argument for believing in or, at least, behaving like you believe in the existence of God? Pascal reasoned that individuals should adopt a lifestyle consistent with the belief in the existence of God - [Happy Ending: Dog owner reunited with Oreo after Pacific Palisades fire](https://bodyandsoul.site/2025/01/happy-ending-dog-owner-reunited-with-oreo-after-pacific-palisades-fire/) - Casey Colvin was at work when the fire evacuation orders in California occurred. He drove five hours through the traffic mess to get home to rescue his dogs. By the time Casey got home, a firefighter was able to locate Tika Tika Tika but Oreo had ran off, apparently spooked by the fire. Casey lost - [Monday night funnies!](https://bodyandsoul.site/2025/01/monday-night-funnies-3/) - ~E - [How long will you live?](https://bodyandsoul.site/2025/01/how-long-will-you-live-2/) - About 80% of longevity comes down to daily choices. See how your habits stack up—and get personalized insights for a longer, healthier life. Take the Super Age Longevity Quiz by clicking here. It takes less than 10 minutes to complete the quiz. Good luck! Research presented at the American Heart Association’s Scientific Sessions 2023Trusted Source, for example, - [No empathy: Biden boasts about great-granddaughter while L.A. burns](https://bodyandsoul.site/2025/01/no-empathy-biden-boasts-about-great-granddaughter-while-l-a-burns/) - Senile-in-Chief Joe Biden was in fire-ravaged Southern California on Jan. 8, 2025, to sign a disaster declaration alongside failed Gov. Gavin Newsom, but Biden used the somber occasion to share what he called “good news.” During the briefing, Biden announced that he is now a great-grandfather. “The good news is, I’m a great-grandfather as of - [Friday Animals ❤️](https://bodyandsoul.site/2025/01/friday-animals-❤️-3/) - This puppy always brings a friend along for dindin: This cat actually says "Hello". Listen! ~E - [Los Angeles inferno from criminal mismanagement by Democrat politicians](https://bodyandsoul.site/2025/01/los-angeles-inferno-from-criminal-mismanagement-by-democrat-politicians/) - This is an excellent video by a foreign (Australian) news source because our MSM or legacy media are corrupt. https://youtu.be/zNpJ-kNQEko?si=NQSBSgvfymbgCuFI Elections have consequences This was how Los Angeles County voted in the November 2024 election (source): In the 2018 gubernatorial election, Los Angeles County voted for Gavin Newsom by 80-90% (source). Newsom Cut Roughly $150 Million - [No scruples or shame: Fired St. Louis DA abdicated her duties](https://bodyandsoul.site/2025/01/no-scruples-or-shame-fired-st-louis-da-abdicated-her-duties/) - Democrats have absolutely no shame. None at all. Fired St. Louis DA (backed by George Soros) Kim Gardner is proof of that. From the Daily Mail: "St Louis' former DA took nursing classes during her taxpayer-funded working hours before being fired over soaring crime. Former Circuit Attorney Kim Gardner, who was backed by progressive billionaire George Soros, - [Decades of democrat leadership on display in Oakland, CA](https://bodyandsoul.site/2025/01/decades-of-democrat-leadership-on-display-in-oakland-ca/) - Oakland, California has been under demorat rule for decades. As a result, crime, homelessness, and overall decay is on the rise within the city. Mayor Sheng Thao, who started her term in January 2023, was recalled this past November by nearly 65% of the voters. She leaves behind a mess of a city in which - [Travesty: Senile Biden gives Presidential Medal of Freedom to George Soros and Hillary Clinton](https://bodyandsoul.site/2025/01/travesty-senile-biden-gives-presidential-medal-of-freedom-to-george-soros-and-hillary-clinton/) - This is nothing less than outrageous and a mockery of the Presidential Medal of Freedom. The Presidential Medal of Freedom is the highest civilian award of the United States, alongside the Congressional Gold Medal, created to recognize people who have made an especially meritorious contribution to (1) the security or national interests of the United States, - [Amazing: Tiny octopus befriends diver](https://bodyandsoul.site/2025/01/amazing-tiny-octopus-befriends-diver/) - I would never have thought this possible: A tiny octopus appears to be quite friendly with a diver. The octopus appears to give "Elora Explora" "hi-fives" when she visits and even requests help to move a small log. According to OctopusLover, octopuses can be friendly towards humans and have been known to show signs of - [Friday animal funnies!](https://bodyandsoul.site/2025/01/friday-animal-funnies-3/) - ~E - [We have a winner!](https://bodyandsoul.site/2025/01/we-have-a-winner-49/) - WE HAVE A WINNER FOR OUR 284th CAPTION CONTEST! Our writers dutifully voted for their #1 and #2 captions. Each #1 vote is worth 4 points; each #2 vote us worth 2 points. And the winner, with one #1 vote and three #2 votes, totaling 10 points, is: greenworxx! Here is her caption: GregB is - [Saturday Funnies!](https://bodyandsoul.site/2024/12/saturday-funnies-13/) - ~E - [Stingy Seattleites vote for economy-crushing polices; vow to stop tipping working folk](https://bodyandsoul.site/2024/12/stingy-seattleites-vote-for-economy-crushing-polices-vow-to-stop-tipping-working-folk/) - Seattle is a hardcore, progressive blue city. They've had a demorat mayor in office since 1969. The consistently vote for progressive, ultra-left council members that once included the socialist Kshama Sawant. Seattle's fight to increase the minimum wage dates back to 2014 with the "Fight for $15" movement. Many residents approved of the increase that - [Christmas Day animal funnies!](https://bodyandsoul.site/2024/12/christmas-day-animal-funnies/) - A merry and blessed Christmas to all! ~E - [Merry Christmas from President Trump](https://bodyandsoul.site/2024/12/merry-christmas-from-president-trump/) - https://youtu.be/jVxl_6530mQ?si=j1PfHZArJ8Lf1_P6 God bless President Trump! ~E - [Merry Christmas to All!](https://bodyandsoul.site/2024/12/merry-christmas-to-all/) - A very merry Christmas to all of you! May you have a wonderful day and enjoy many blessings. Some classic movie scenes that are my favorites. Enjoy! https://youtu.be/IT5qeyAY1_k?si=MU85Mc1bCY4wQxbQ https://youtu.be/e4AP3i1-zJw?si=MB8k1i3idzobSAFJ https://youtu.be/Aoj5qIZvwWA?si=JIxuHZDvEO2u7hBJ https://youtu.be/bPhqMJpQsYQ?si=IE23Qrzkvg_yG-1e Wishing everyone a very, merry Christmas! DCG - [Tuesday Funnies!](https://bodyandsoul.site/2024/12/tuesday-funnies-14/) - ~E - [Monday animal funnies!](https://bodyandsoul.site/2024/12/monday-animal-funnies-3/) - ~E - [California is worst state to raise a family](https://bodyandsoul.site/2024/12/california-is-worst-state-to-raise-a-family/) - Surprise! Not. From Consumer Affairs, Dec. 10, 2024: To determine the best states for raising a family in 2025, ConsumerAffairs compared each state on cost, safety, education, health care and quality of life. The bottom five states for raising a family are all located in the West and South and face significant challenges in education - [Protect your girls: "Pull your kids from sports games"](https://bodyandsoul.site/2024/12/protect-your-girls-pull-your-kids-from-sports-games/) - Hopefully common sense will return on January 20, 2025, and girls will not be forced to play sports against men nor have to share locker room spaces with them Unfortunately, it's too late for Payton McNabb, who was left with serious brain damage afte she was knocked out by a transgender volleyball player. Payton McNabb - [Wednesday Funnies!](https://bodyandsoul.site/2024/12/wednesday-funnies-16/) - ~E - [The Biter-In-Chief Caption Contest](https://bodyandsoul.site/2024/11/the-biter-in-chief-caption-contest/) - This is our world-famous 284th Caption Contest! Here’s the pic: About the pic: On October 30, 2024, during a Halloween celebration at the White House, Joe Biden bizarrely bit the foot of one baby after another (source: New York Post), You know the drill: Enter the contest by submitting your caption as a comment on this thread (scroll - [Palantir CEO to the Left: Voters do not want to hear your woke pagan ideology](https://bodyandsoul.site/2024/12/palantir-ceo-to-the-left-voters-do-not-want-to-hear-your-woke-pagan-ideology/) - Daily Wire reports, Dec. 9, 2024, that Alex Karp, the co-founder and CEO of Palantir, said during a panel discussion at the Reagan National Defense Forum late last week that Democrats lost the 2024 election because they did not understand the fundamental human desire to feel safe. Karp said: “Americans are the most loving, God-fearing, fair, least - [Score one for Women's Golf: LPGA Tour makes changes to favor women](https://bodyandsoul.site/2024/12/score-one-for-womens-golf-lpga-tour-makes-changes-to-favor-women/) - "Transgender" men have infiltrated women's sports, robbing women of championships and endangering their lives. Today, the LPGA Tour made a change to the rules to prevent trans players from taking over women's golf. From The Daily Mail: "The LPGA Tour announced a dramatic change in its gender policy Wednesday, having huge repercussions for transgender players. Women's golf - [Insanity: Washington State was the only state to shift "bluer" in 2024](https://bodyandsoul.site/2024/11/insanity-washington-state-was-the-only-state-to-shift-bluer-in-2024/) - I grew up in Washington State and thankfully was able to flee to a red state over a decade ago. During my voting years in the Seattle area, absolutely none of my candidates ever won. The area has been blue for decades. Seattle has had a democrat mayor since 1969 and Washington's last republican governor - [Whale thanks humans for rescue](https://bodyandsoul.site/2024/11/whale-thanks-humans-for-rescue/) - Here's a palate cleaser that will lift your spirits! Watch how a dedicated group of New Zealanders work hard to rescue a beached Orca whale. Make sure you watch to the end to see how the whale thanked the humans! https://youtu.be/t6EpwhsyzXM?si=wQxhBGMTrJOsmGWw ~E - [Witches complain they couldn't curse Trump](https://bodyandsoul.site/2024/11/witches-complain-they-couldnt-curse-trump/) - Witches have been casting cursing spells on President Donald Trump since his first presidential election and term-of-office. These evil women are doing it again. But they discovered their curses are ineffective. Here's a video on witches on the social media Reddit complaining they haven't been able to curse Trump. https://youtu.be/gFrDBzmmpN4?si=s27uMI_G2BKjFL1B I believe the curses are - [Trump broke them: Antifa model says she's going to evict parents from home after they voted for Trump](https://bodyandsoul.site/2024/11/trump-broke-them-antifa-model-says-shes-going-to-evict-parents-from-home-after-they-voted-for-trump/) - The left are losing it over the majority of Americans voting to re-elect Trump. While we watched the economy tank, inflation rise, illegals and fentanyl pour across our unprotected border under the Biden/Harris administration, the media had progressives believe that Project 2025 (supposedly Trump's plan) is going to end the USA as they know it. - [Celebrities like Oprah were paid $millions to endorse Kamala](https://bodyandsoul.site/2024/11/celebrities-like-oprah-were-paid-millions-to-endorse-kamala/) - Celebrities like Oprah and Beyoncé were paid $ millions to endorse Kamala Harris. In billionaire Oprah's case, it was $1 million. Beyoncé, whose net worth is estimated to be $800 million, got $10 million. All of which not only put the Harris campaign, which had a war chest of $1 billion, millions more than the Trump - [Coping strategy? Psychiatrist tells dems to disown Trump-voting family members](https://bodyandsoul.site/2024/11/coping-strategy-psychiatrist-tells-dems-to-disown-trump-voting-family-members/) - This sounds perfectly normal and healthy. Not. https://youtu.be/D0n6G1rqqpE?si=E7H9oYVnbkg2h910 From Daily Mail: "A Yale psychiatrist told MSNBC host Joy Reid that it's fine to disown family members who voted for Trump. Dr. Amanda Calhoun, a child psychiatry fellow at the Ivy league school, made the comments during an interview on Reid's show The Reid Out Friday, while - [Message to Lancôme re. Julia Roberts](https://bodyandsoul.site/2024/11/message-to-lancome-re-julia-roberts/) - Already irritated by s0-called Hollywood celebrities' shilling for Kamala Harris in the 2024 election, my annoyance was exacerbated when after the election, an ad keeps popping up on the Peacock streaming service -- of actress Julia Roberts merching Lancôme's new perfrume. See "Clooney and Roberts help Biden raise $30 million-plus at a star-studded Hollywood gala". So - [MAGA America to Hollyweirdos: F-off!](https://bodyandsoul.site/2024/11/maga-america-to-hollyweirdos-f-off/) - https://youtu.be/pMMwzve-Omc?si=zPebhlhYf1mX92Fp See also DCG's "Gonna keep your promise? Celebs who said they’d leave the US if Trump elected" ~E - [Winners and losers of the 2024 election](https://bodyandsoul.site/2024/11/winners-and-losers-of-the-2024-election/) - Ben Domenech writes in The Spectator, Nov. 6, 2024: Every election has winners and losers that extend beyond the politicians themselves, but in this particularly unique situation, the sheer number of outside individuals, movements and institutions who can be categorized as winning or losing based on last night’s sweeping result for Donald Trump and Republicans - [We have a winner!](https://bodyandsoul.site/2024/11/we-have-a-winner-48/) - Sorry for the lateness. WE HAVE A WINNER FOR OUR 283rd CAPTION CONTEST! Our writers dutifully voted for their #1 and #2 captions. Each #1 vote is worth 4 points; each #2 vote us worth 2 points. And the winner, with three #1 votes, totaling 12 points, is: TrueDan! Here is his caption: Another TrueDan - [Gonna keep your promise? Celebs who said they'd leave the US if Trump elected](https://bodyandsoul.site/2024/11/gonna-keep-your-promise-celebs-who-said-theyd-leave-the-us-if-trump-re-elected/) - Hopefully a few of them will make good on their promises to leave! From Daily Mail: "A host of celebrities have long been vocal in their opposition to Donald Trump taking office making some bold promises of their own along way: if Trump won, they were out. The reactions have ranged from playful hyperbole to what sounded - [Election Day 2024: Pray for minimal shenanigans](https://bodyandsoul.site/2024/11/election-day-2024-pray-for-minimal-shenanigans/) - The big day is here, folks. Time to take America back from the commies! Pray that #thesteal will not happen again. There have already been shenanigans with ballots/voting happening in Fulton County (GA), Pennsylvania, Michigan, Arizona, and Colorado. Shocker, not. Never underestimate the crookedness of the the left to hold on to their power. Get - [Stop the 2024 steal: Vote in-person if you can!](https://bodyandsoul.site/2024/10/stop-the-2024-steal-vote-in-person-if-you-can/) - Demorats are getting nervous. With November 5 coming soon and Kamala trailing, they are getting desperate. Check out what's already happening: In Clark County, Washington (and Oregon) drop off ballots boxes are being ignited: https://youtu.be/PgWL-9UAqj8?si=hWp_wR3PChkCrUuO In Virginia Gov. Youngkin is having to go to the SCOTUS to remove noncitizens from their voter roll: Virginia asks - [Engineering The World's Longest Suspension Bridge](https://bodyandsoul.site/2024/10/engineering-the-worlds-longest-suspension-bridge/) - I use to work in the engineering field (marketing specialist) and have always had an interest in infrastructure/engineering. The Strait of Messina Bridge scheduled to begin construction next year, will be the world's longest suspension bridge if they can get through several hurdles. Located in Italy, the bridge will connect Torre Faro in Sicily with - [Elephant walks free after 41 years in chains](https://bodyandsoul.site/2024/10/elephant-walks-free-after-41-years-in-chains/) - Luvs a happy ending! https://youtu.be/EPpiTe4mY3U?si=YIoKa80wLPqisedt Read more about Boon Lott's Elephant Sanctuary here. DCG - [Later this week: Biggest supermoon of the year](https://bodyandsoul.site/2024/10/later-this-week-biggest-supermoon-of-the-year/) - This Thursday we'll have a chance to see "Hunter's Moon," the biggest supermoon of the year. According to the Farmer's Almanac, the October full moon will be the "biggest and brightest" supermoon of the year. The supermoon will happen on Thursday, October 17, reaching peak illumination at 7:26 a.m. "It will be below the horizon, - [Dear Kansas, We borrowed your tornadoes, but promise to return them ASAP](https://bodyandsoul.site/2024/10/dear-kansas-we-borrowed-your-tornadoes-but-promise-to-return-them-asap/) - First, thank you for your prayers. Second, now that we are back from North Carolina, we had another hurricane to face in Florida. In the days leading up to the arrival of "Milton," we were in heavy downpours. Someone wanted to know what it was like, so I answered, "Think of Vietnam in rainy season." - [Inflation hits McDonald's suppliers: French fry supplier to close plant in WA](https://bodyandsoul.site/2024/10/inflation-hits-mcdonalds-suppliers-french-fry-supplier-to-close-plant-in-wa/) - Inflation has hit all Americans hard during the Biden-Harris administration. It's about to hit employees at a Lamb Weston plant in Connell, Washington, too. From Yahoo: "A major french fry supplier is cutting jobs as customers continue to count their pennies amid inflated prices at fast-food chains. Lamb Weston, the largest producer of french fries in North - [Thank you for your prayers](https://bodyandsoul.site/2024/10/thank-you-for-your-prayers/) - Thank you DrE for your prayers, We were in North Carolina during the hurricane (not the hardest hit area), and on returning to Florida we find ourselves prepping for another hurricane. All the love to our Body snd Soul family, TD "His faithfulness will be your shield and armor." Psalm 91:4 - [The Biden-for-Trump Caption Contest](https://bodyandsoul.site/2024/09/the-biden-for-trump-caption-contest/) - This is our world-famous 283rd Caption Contest! Here's the pic: About the pic: On September 11, 2024, Joe Biden donned a MAGA hat when asked by a Trump supporter if he would wear one. You know the drill: Enter the contest by submitting your caption as a comment on this thread (scroll down until you see the “LEAVE - [Progressive policies in action: Seattle Police won't respond to alarm calls without "supporting evidence"](https://bodyandsoul.site/2024/09/progressive-policies-in-action-seattle-police-wont-respond-to-alarm-calls-without-supporting-evidence/) - Thanks to the liberals' "Defund the Police" movement in 2020 and BLM's campaign to disparage police, the Seattle Police Department has lost more than 700 officers in the past five years and is at its lowest staffing level since the 1990s. The consequences of this? From Fox 13 Seattle: Seattle Police: Officers won't respond to - [Dog Is Three Legged Goat's Protector](https://bodyandsoul.site/2024/09/dog-is-three-legged-goats-protector/) - Such a sweet story! https://youtu.be/EJJH114Uoxs?si=UaKWK-reyoGo6Mt7 DCG - [We have a winner!](https://bodyandsoul.site/2024/09/we-have-a-winner-47/) - WE HAVE A WINNER FOR OUR 282nd CAPTION CONTEST! Our writers dutifully voted for their #1 and #2 captions. Each #1 vote is worth 4 points; each #2 vote us worth 2 points. And the winner, with four #1 votes, totaling a whopping 16 points, is: Brian Heinz! Here is his caption: GregB is in - [Priorities for NYC democrats: Wigs, prosthetic penises and breasts for "trans" prisoners](https://bodyandsoul.site/2024/09/priorities-for-nyc-democrats-wigs-prosthetic-penises-and-breasts-for-trans-prisoners/) - New York City is having all kinds of problems due to democrats being in charge and their importing illegal aliens. The New York Post reported last week that migrants are flooding the city's justice system and they now make up 75% of arrests in midtown. Seven months ago it was reported that a NYC neighborhood was - [One spoiled kitty...](https://bodyandsoul.site/2024/09/one-spoiled-kitty/) - My cats love to drink from the faucet but thankfully not from the shower! Silly kitty... https://youtu.be/_M6ieSfFXS4?si=vC1S4xCuW2Yaq3FQ DCG - [The Freaks-for-Hamas Caption Contest](https://bodyandsoul.site/2024/08/the-freaks-for-hamas-caption-contest/) - This is our world-famous 282nd Caption Contest! Here's the pic: You know the drill: Enter the contest by submitting your caption as a comment on this thread (scroll down until you see the “LEAVE A REPLY” box). Body and Soul‘s writers will vote for the winner. Any captions proffered by our writers, no matter how brilliant (ha ha), will - [IMPORTANT! Find out if your Social Security number was exposed](https://bodyandsoul.site/2024/08/important-find-out-if-your-social-security-number-was-exposed/) - From "How to Tell If Your Social Security Number Was Compromised in Massive Data Breach," Epoch Times, 8/24/2024: After a data protection company confirmed that numerous Social Security numbers were hacked, several websites have appeared this week allowing people to check if they’ve been compromised in the data breach. A lawsuit filed in a Florida - [Two lion brothers rescued from circus touch grass for the first time](https://bodyandsoul.site/2024/08/two-lion-brothers-rescued-from-circus-touch-grass-for-the-first-time/) - Such a happy ending! https://youtu.be/ow4MSOzQf0U?si=KU5P9G4H59IXJp48 DCG - [ESPN fires woman who speaks truth](https://bodyandsoul.site/2024/08/espn-fires-woman-who-speaks-truth/) - ESPN, owned by the ultra-woke Walt Disney Company, hates women. And truth. Yesterday, ESPN fired anchor Sam Ponder in order to "cut significant costs." The real reason Sam was probably let go is because she has the audacity to call out the inclusion of "trans women," aka men, being allowed to play in women's sports. - [We have a winner!](https://bodyandsoul.site/2024/08/we-have-a-winner-46/) - WE HAVE A WINNER FOR OUR 281st CAPTION CONTEST! Our writers dutifully voted for their #1 and #2 captions. Each #1 vote is worth 4 points; each #2 vote us worth 2 points. And the clear winner, with four #1 votes, totaling a whopping 16 points, is: TrueDan! Here is his caption: Brian Heinz is - ["It's the economy, stupid"](https://bodyandsoul.site/2024/08/its-the-economy-stupid/) - Truer words were never spoken when it comes to elections. The media is working overtime to gaslight the people into voting for the "chosen one," Kamala Harris, by claiming the U.S. is not in a recession. Yesterday the stock market took a hard punch. It fell by 2%, the worst drop since 2022. If you - [Saturday Animals ❤️](https://bodyandsoul.site/2024/08/saturday-animals-❤️-2/) - https://www.tumblr.com/doghowto/755569210503102464/0938 ~E - [How long will you live?](https://bodyandsoul.site/2024/08/how-long-will-you-live/) - Wanna know how long you will live? You can find out by going to Lifespan Calculator, where you'll be asked to answer 13 questions, e.g., your age, gender, height, weight, family cardiovascular history, etc. With each answer, your estimated lifespan will either increase or decrease. Go here. ~E - [Momma Rottweiler & pups saved from California Park Fire](https://bodyandsoul.site/2024/07/momma-rottweiler-pups-saved-from-california-park-fire/) - So glad this man was able to find them! https://youtu.be/91AW9_hcn-I?si=N4Qy5nG-M9ks2YxP DCG - [You've come a long way, baby: Trans men take 1, 2 and 3 spot at women's bike event](https://bodyandsoul.site/2024/07/youve-come-a-long-way-baby-trans-men-take-1-2-and-3-spot-at-womens-biking-event/) - Another story of biological men stealing opportunities from women. And still crickets from the feminists. From Daily Mail: "Transgender athletes swept the board in a 1-2-3 at a prestigious women's cycle race over the weekend, infuriating fans and leaving female competitors in the shade. Every medalist in the elite women's Madison at Washington's Marymore (actually - [Joe is out; Kamala to make the top ticket?](https://bodyandsoul.site/2024/07/joe-is-out-kamala-makes-the-top-ticket/) - Hoo boy, what a week in politics! This afternoon, Ol' Joe did the inevitable, he dropped out of the 2024 race. I predicted this would happen once we heard rumors that Barack Obama deemed Biden unable to "achieve a patch to victory." Biden didn't give a specific reason as to why he's dropping out but - [Trump assassination attempt: a failure of law enforcement & the Secret Service](https://bodyandsoul.site/2024/07/trump-assassination-attempt-a-failure-of-law-enforcement-the-secret-service/) - What evidence we have point to a massive failure and complacency of law enforcement and the Secret Service in protecting President Donald Trump at a rally in Butler, Pennsylvania on July 13, 2024, and preventing the death of a former fire chief and the injury of two other rally attendants. That's a charitable characterization. A - [The Father-Son Criminals Caption Contest](https://bodyandsoul.site/2024/06/the-father-son-criminals-caption-contest/) - This is our world-famous 281st Caption Contest! Here's the pic: About the pic: On June 11, 2024, Joe Biden arranged an airport photo op in a public show of support for a convicted criminal -- his 54-year-old son -- hours after Hunter’s conviction on three federal gun charges. (New York Post) You know the drill: - [Democrats think you are stupid...](https://bodyandsoul.site/2024/07/democrats-think-you-are-stupid/) - After Biden's disasterous debate performance, the mask is off. We've known for several years that Biden has some cognitive issues. We can clearly see this every time he opens his mouth. https://youtube.com/shorts/vFN7kTvZxwI?si=oNIIeqSgQZkUbhdE Yet the democrats (media, Hollyweird, liberal pundits, etc.) were pushing another narrative and protecting Biden because OrangeManBad. Two months ago, this was actor - [Tuesday night funnies!](https://bodyandsoul.site/2024/07/tuesday-night-funnies/) - ~E - [Meet Archie the piglet!](https://bodyandsoul.site/2024/07/meet-archie-the-piglet/) - A cute video of a cute piglet to start off your week (and take a break from the political madness)! https://youtu.be/fNty8sgVjls?si=SyLSzDttMsfypH3G DCG - [Instant justice for man who kicks and shatters glass door of hotel](https://bodyandsoul.site/2024/07/instant-justice-for-man-who-kicks-and-shatters-glass-door-of-hotel/) - A man repeatedly punches and kicks the front glass door of a Marriott hotel, shattering one of the panes instantly and almost knocking the door from its hinges. He then enters the lobby to the front desk as if nothing had happened. A police officer and two hotel security personnel approach the man who protests: - [Illegal alien indicted on rape released on $500 bail](https://bodyandsoul.site/2024/07/illegal-alien-indicted-on-rape-released-on-500-bail/) - This is America under demorat rule... https://youtu.be/Wtha1-mAXr8?si=dLDMPTl9kblXK4Cg (story starts at :20 mark) Story from MSN: Cory Alvarez, an illegal from Haiti, is accused (and now indicted) of raping a disabled 15-year-old at a Massachusetts shelter. He's been released on bail — despite a request from federal immigration officials to keep him in jail. The perp - [Saturday Funnies!](https://bodyandsoul.site/2024/06/saturday-funnies-12/) - ~E - [We have a winner!](https://bodyandsoul.site/2024/06/we-have-a-winner-45/) - WE HAVE A WINNER FOR OUR 280TH CAPTION CONTEST! Our writers dutifully voted for their #1 and #2 captions. Each #1 vote is worth 4 points; each #2 vote us worth 2 points. And the winner, with one #1 and three #2 votes, totaling 10 points, is: Goldbug! Here is his caption: Is Prince Andrew - [Trudeau's Canada: Citizens with long-term pain claim it's easier to get euthanasia](https://bodyandsoul.site/2024/06/trudeaus-canada-citizens-with-long-term-pain-claim-its-easier-to-get-euthanasia/) - This will come as no surprise... Canada legalized euthanasia in 2016 through their Medical Assistance in Dying (MAID) program. There were 13,241 MAID deaths reported in Canada in 2022, a thirty percent increase from 2021. If you thought socialized medicine was bad before legalized euthanasia, take a look at what patients in Canada now have - [Not body positive: Obesity a cause of Bell's Palsy?](https://bodyandsoul.site/2024/06/not-body-positive-obesity-a-cause-of-bells-palsy/) - Progessives and the media today, in an effort to find more "victims," like to promote "body positivity," aka obesity. You can find "fat influencers" all over social media and there are plenty of reality-based tv shows about overweight people. There is nothing, absolutely nothing, "positive" about obesity. The consequences of being overweight include diabetes and - [Friday animal funnies!](https://bodyandsoul.site/2024/06/friday-animal-funnies-2/) - ~E - [The Royal Groper Caption Contest](https://bodyandsoul.site/2024/06/the-royal-groper-caption-contest/) - This is our world-famous 280th Caption Contest! Here’s the video: Ahout the video: On September 20, 2022, Prince Andrew, along with his two daughters, Princess Beatrice and Princess Eugenie, were among members of the royal family who viewed floral tributes to the recently departed Queen Elizabeth II at Balmoral Castle. At one point Andrew was - [Identity politics doesn't guarantee a "better representative of everybody"](https://bodyandsoul.site/2024/06/identity-politics-doesnt-guarantee-a-better-representative-of-everybody/) - The left are big into identity politics. For some reason, they'll tell you that the color of their skin and sexual orientation makes them better able to govern. Case in point: Crystal Hudson, who represents the 35th District of the New York City Council. https://youtu.be/McBQcPfd3C0?si=nFVqPkABAENXrsc0 When Crystal ran she outlined her "Black Agenda" for her - [Biden, Senile-in-Chief, is deteriorating before our eyes](https://bodyandsoul.site/2024/06/biden-senile-in-chief-is-deteriorating-before-our-eyes/) - https://youtu.be/-CRkiV5q5eA?si=GiGtxvdCLYDZtc7S That Democrats, including Hollyweirdos like George Clooney, Julia Roberts, and Barbra Streisand who raised $28 million to reelect Biden in a recent fundraiser, still support and fund this obviously senile man, goes to show that Democrats will vote for the Devil himself rather than for a Republican. ~E - [How to test if you have CKM syndrome](https://bodyandsoul.site/2024/06/how-to-test-if-you-have-ckm-syndrome/) - CKM: cardiovascular-kidney-metabolic syndrome From AARP, June 13, 2024: The American Heart Association says 1 in 3 U.S. adults have three or more risk factors for CKM syndrome, and it appears most adults are affected to some degree. In fact, a recent study published in the journal JAMA suggests nearly 90 percent of U.S. adults have some stage of CKM syndrome - [Step outside to witness new life and relief](https://bodyandsoul.site/2024/06/step-outside-to-witness-new-life-and-relief/) - The world today can just be too crazy. With the US economy and politics, "wokeness" shoved down your throat in every issue, tensions in the Middle East and with Russia, and reading the news -- it can just about drive you crazy. How do I escape from it all? I enjoy reading and cooking. I - [Joe Biden, sadist-in-chief](https://bodyandsoul.site/2024/06/joe-biden-sadist-in-chief/) - Not only is Joe Biden senile, he is sadistic as well. From the New York Post, June 13, 2024: Joe Biden repeatedly watched his German shepherd Commander attack Secret Service members, who wished each other a "safe shift" as the number of incidents mounted - with one exasperated workplace safety professional urging the use of - [Dog runs four miles to get help for owner who crashed into a ravine](https://bodyandsoul.site/2024/06/dog-runs-four-miles-to-get-help-for-owner-who-crashed-into-a-ravine/) - Good boy, Blue! https://youtu.be/XlTTZUHfkkw?si=I29xDcyyMvPndoM0 You can read all the details about the rescue here. DCG - [Friday Funnies!](https://bodyandsoul.site/2024/06/friday-funnies-11/) - ~E - [Monday Funnies!](https://bodyandsoul.site/2024/06/monday-funnies-11/) - ~E - [Get out of California: Newsom's budget will defund fighting crime](https://bodyandsoul.site/2024/06/get-out-of-california-newsoms-budget-will-defund-fighting-crime/) - We all know about the crime in California. Get ready for things to get worse as it's no doubt going to happen. From the Daily Mail: California's Dem. Gov Gavin Newsom unveils new plans to defund the police in crime-ridden state after massive budget deficit In 2022 Newsom bragged of having a $97.5 billion surplus. Fast - [Obese activist now making more demands on businesses](https://bodyandsoul.site/2024/06/obese-activist-now-making-more-demands-on-businesses/) - Progressives today have abandoned all sense of personal responsibility in favor of victimhood. Case in point: Plus-size activist Jae Bae. Not content to demand that airlines provide extra free seats for obese fliers, she's now demanding that Uber and Lyft ride-share service companies provide seat belt extenders for plus-size passengers. From the Daily Mail: "Every - [Tuesday animals](https://bodyandsoul.site/2024/06/tuesday-animals-3/) - Cutest kitten in the world! https://www.tumblr.com/everythingfox/700949982944051200/tiny-shrek-via?source=share ~E - [People's last words are often these 4 phrases](https://bodyandsoul.site/2024/06/peoples-last-words-are-often-these-4-phrases/) - Food for thought.... Most people utter one of four common phrases on their deathbeds, according to Pulitzer Prize-winning author and oncologist Siddhartha Mukherjee during a commencement speech at the University of Pennsylvania last week. Each of the phrases offers an important lesson for leading a fulfilling and successful life, Mukherjee said. The phrases are: I want - [Saturday Funnies!](https://bodyandsoul.site/2024/06/saturday-funnies-11/) - ~E - [We have a winner!](https://bodyandsoul.site/2024/06/we-have-a-winner-44/) - WE HAVE A WINNER FOR OUR 279TH CAPTION CONTEST! Our writers dutifully voted for their #1 and #2 captions. Each #1 vote is worth 4 points; each #2 vote us worth 2 points. And the winners, each with two #1 and one #2 votes, totaling 10 points, are: Captain America and Merlin! Here are their - [Hey criminals: Head to Boston for fun!](https://bodyandsoul.site/2024/05/hey-criminals-head-to-boston-for-fun/) - Do your hobbies include shoplifting, larceny, disorderly conduct, receiving stolen property, driving with a suspended license, and breaking and entering? Then head to Boston, my friend, as Mayor Michelle Wu has declared that those activities should not be prosecuted! From NY Post: "Boston Mayor Michelle Wu advocated a soft-on-crime agenda by pushing to abolish the gang registry - [Clueless Hollyweird still not getting my money](https://bodyandsoul.site/2024/05/clueless-hollyweird-still-not-getting-my-money/) - Hollywood has been tanking at the box office for the last couple years. Between the "wokeness" of their films and the out-of-touch stars, it's not a surprise that many Americans have turned their back on their products. I recently saw the trailer for the new movie, Twisters - a sequel to the 1996 film Twister. - [The Tranny-Mayor Caption Contest](https://bodyandsoul.site/2024/04/the-tranny-mayor-caption-contest/) - This is our world-famous 279th Caption Contest! Here's the pic: About the pic: Raúl Ureña, the "transgender" mayor of Calexico, CA , lost a recall vote with a staggering 74% votes demanding his immediate removal from office because he allowed crime to soar in the city. Ureña, who came out as a genderfluid "woman" in 2022, - ["You didn't do anything wrong. You're just too big for the kitchen."](https://bodyandsoul.site/2024/05/you-didnt-do-anything-wrong-youre-just-too-big-for-the-kitchen/) - Well, this isn't something you see very often! https://youtu.be/AezZ9BjjQxU?si=IKWvrPauucP2Lv17 Looks like Albert is fitting in quite well with the goats! See more posts of Albert on Rancho Grande's Instagram here. DCG - [Scooby is quite the character!](https://bodyandsoul.site/2024/05/scooby-is-quite-the-character/) - What a funny guy! https://youtu.be/0edDDdWeAWE?si=fabi3F_TfwXdRiOL DCG - [We have a winner!](https://bodyandsoul.site/2024/04/we-have-a-winner-43/) - WE HAVE A WINNER FOR OUR 278TH CAPTION CONTEST! Our writers dutifully voted for their #1 and #2 captions. Each #1 vote is worth 4 points; each #2 vote us worth 2 points. And the winner, with two #1 and one #2 votes, totaling 10 points, is: greenworxx! Here is her caption: Captain America is - [Embrace the groundhogs!](https://bodyandsoul.site/2024/04/embrace-the-groundhogs/) - Chunk and his family are so cute! https://youtu.be/LO73Cp45tJI?si=XTs9WdmA44ARGgR2 DCG - [Denver democrats prioritize illegal aliens over citizens' safety](https://bodyandsoul.site/2024/04/denver-democrats-prioritize-illegal-aliens-over-citizens-safety/) - There's a valid reason why many say "liberalism is a mental disorder." For over fifty years Denver residents have elected a democrat mayor. In 2023 the residents continued that tradition by electing Mike Johnston. One of Johnston's stated goals when he was running for mayor? He planned to spend $20 million to hire an additional - [Entitlement: Man complains about TJ Maxx $12/hour pay that he applied for](https://bodyandsoul.site/2024/04/entitlement-man-complains-about-tj-maxx-12-hour-pay-that-he-applied-for/) - Under Bidenomics, many people have developed a sense of entitlement when it comes to working. Case in point, from the NY Post: TJ Maxx applicant in disbelief after learning of $12 minimum wage: ‘Not taking that f–king job’ The details: "A furious job applicant was in disbelief after he learned during an interview he would - [Dog missing from California found 2,000 miles away in Detroit](https://bodyandsoul.site/2024/04/dog-missing-from-california-found-2000-miles-away-in-detroit/) - Luvs a happy ending! https://youtu.be/fLpfiEAEH8k?si=BHbL9rPk6ji-YBqI h/t Breitbart DCG - [Bidenomics in Action: 99 Cents Only to close 371 stores](https://bodyandsoul.site/2024/04/bidenomics-in-action-99-cents-only-to-close-371-stores/) - "Inflationary pressures" is one of the reasons cited for the stores closing. From Daily Mail: "Discount store 99 Cents Only has announced it will shutter all 371 of its locations, citing high inflation and rising theft as the reason for the closures. The West Coast brand - which has shops in Califorbia, Texas, Arizona, ad Nevada - announced - [The Evil-Eye Caption Contest](https://bodyandsoul.site/2024/03/the-evil-eye-caption-contest/) - This is our world-famous 278th Caption Contest! Here’s the pic: About the pic: A candid shot of Meghan Markle staring at her sister-in-law Princess Catherine, taken sometime during Markle's 72 days as a working member of the British Royal Family. You know the drill: Enter the contest by submitting your caption as a comment on this thread (scroll - [Crime pays: Ilegals in NYC to receive free taxpayer-funded debit cards](https://bodyandsoul.site/2024/03/crime-pays-ilegals-in-nyc-to-receive-free-taxpayer-funded-debit-cards/) - As the invasion continues at our border, the criminal illegal aliens arriving in New York City are rewarded. From The Daily Mail: NYC begins handing out migrants taxpayer-funded, pre-paid debit cards, with 450 people set to begin receiving up to '$18,200-a-year' payout From the article: "Migrant families in New York city have begun receiving prepaid debit cards as part - [Crow named Russell bonds with young boy & his family](https://bodyandsoul.site/2024/03/crow-named-russell-bonds-with-young-boy-his-family/) - Amazing to watch an animal choose to befriend certain people! https://youtu.be/LAUkbMeENBU?si=Qkt-E6HIHsqRTXsb DCG - [Bidenomics in action: Family Dollar to close nearly 1,000 stores](https://bodyandsoul.site/2024/03/bidenomics-in-action-family-dollar-to-close-nearly-1000-stores/) - Thanks to demorat's (and RINOs) out-of-control spending, the U.S. Economy is not that great. Inflation remains high as well as interest rates, US credit card debt is at a new high, and unemployment has hit a tw0-year high. In combination with other progressive policies, stores are closing across the country. You can now add Family - [Hollyweird libtard partners with brand that promotes transgenders because she's now concerned about "age-appropriate" products](https://bodyandsoul.site/2024/03/hollyweird-libtard-partners-with-brand-that-promotes-transgenders-because-shes-now-concerned-about-age-appropriate-products/) - More like her agent garnered her a fat paycheck to repeat their messaging... Hollyweird actress Drew Barrymore got into some hot water last year when she had transboy Dylan Mulvaney on her talk show. Drew received much criticism with a conservative noting, "Women are now getting on their hands and knees to show solidarity with - [Biden promotes abortion up to birth in SOTU](https://bodyandsoul.site/2024/03/biden-promotes-abortion-up-to-birth-in-sotu/) - LifeNews.com reports, March 7, 2024 [red color emphasis supplied]: During his State of the Union address today, Joe Biden promised he would sign legislation to kill babies in abortions up to birth if Democrats win complete control of Congress this November. “In its decision to overturn Roe v. Wade the Supreme Court majority wrote ‘Women - [Saturday animal funnies!](https://bodyandsoul.site/2024/03/saturday-animal-funnies-5/) - ~E - [Plants are good for our mental health](https://bodyandsoul.site/2024/03/plants-are-good-for-our-mental-health/) - From Almanac, Nov. 16, 2023: Filling your space with greenery can have many beneficial effects on your brain: Houseplants can help reduce stress, increase happiness, improve concentration, and even make you feel less anxious. Think of them as your own personal (and natural!) wellness committee. A lot (and we do mean a LOT) of research has been done - [Alabama Supreme Court: Embryos are children](https://bodyandsoul.site/2024/03/alabama-supreme-court-embryos-are-children/) - This is really significant, and has already sent the Left into apoplexy. The Hill reports, Feb. 19, 2024 [red color emphasis supplied]: Alabama’s Supreme Court has ruled that frozen embryos are children under state law and subject to legislation dealing with the wrongful death of a minor, stating that it “applies to all unborn children, - [Another one bites the dust: The North-Face closing hometown San Francisco store](https://bodyandsoul.site/2024/03/another-one-bites-the-dust-the-north-face-closing-hometown-san-francisco-store/) - San Francisco is failing. Due to progressive policies (soft-on-crime DAs, open-air drug use, Defund the Police movement, Prop 47, etc.) many businesses have shutdown their stores in San Francisco. Now goes another: The North Face is closing its only store in its hometown of San Francisco that's situated in dying downtown area From Daily Mail: - [We have a winner!](https://bodyandsoul.site/2024/03/we-have-a-winner-42/) - WE HAVE A WINNER FOR OUR 277TH CAPTION CONTEST! This was a very competitive contest with only 2 points separating the winner from the runner-up and 3rd place. But our writers dutifully voted for their #1 and #2 captions. Each #1 vote is worth 4 points; each #2 vote us worth 2 points. And the - [Amazing: First responders rescue truck driver stuck over a bridge](https://bodyandsoul.site/2024/03/amazing-first-responders-rescue-truck-driver-stuck-over-a-bridge/) - This is so nerve wracking! A truck almost went off the Second Street Bridge in Louiseville this morning. Takes about six minutes to pull the truck driver in safely. Fast forward to 5:00 mark if you want to skip ahead. https://youtu.be/umtfDltkuVY?si=_WBg128U0gD2wQCj You can read full details on the story here. God Bless the firemen who - [The Feminist-Manifesto Caption Contest](https://bodyandsoul.site/2024/02/the-feminist-manifesto-caption-contest/) - This is our world-famous 277th Caption Contest! Here’s the video {source: SkyNewsAustralia 12:56 to 13:12 mark), followed by a screenshot: You know the drill: Enter the contest by submitting your caption as a comment on this thread (scroll down until you see the “LEAVE A REPLY” box). Body and Soul‘s writers will vote for the winner. Any captions - [Levi gets rescued from Iran and finds a new home in Canada (with snow!)](https://bodyandsoul.site/2024/02/levi-gets-rescued-from-iran-and-finds-a-new-home-in-canada-with-snow/) - Luvs a happy ending! https://youtu.be/OVFYQql2-24?si=DWF2_HrazMZtoAbI DCG - [Crime in Houston: Over 260,000 criminal cases suspended due to lack of personnel](https://bodyandsoul.site/2024/02/crime-in-houston-over-260000-criminal-cases-suspended-due-to-lack-of-personnel/) - https://youtu.be/g9pVXUZ7t-s?si=viF2jzul95fe1-Oa Although Texas is still a "red" state, the city of Houston is run by demorats. Houston hasn't had a republican mayor since 1982. The district attorney for Harris County, Kim Ogg, is a demorat who was backed by George Soros. Houston's current demorat mayor, John Whitmire, came into office last December. When he ran - [Crime in Missouri: St. Louis frees hit & run driver who killed mom and daughter](https://bodyandsoul.site/2024/02/crime-in-missouri-st-louis-frees-hit-run-driver-who-killed-mom-and-daughter/) - St. Louis, Missouri has had a democrat mayor since 1949. The previous Soros-backed district attorney, Kim Gardner, finally resigned in May 2023 after a serial criminal who had violated house arrest 51 times caused a teenage girl to lose both of her legs. Read that whole story here. Yet since Gardner's departure, criminals are still able - [Monday Animals ❤️](https://bodyandsoul.site/2024/02/monday-animals-❤️-2/) - The video below shows rescue cows and goats checking on their caregiver, Gretchen Eberle, after she was feeling a little overwhelmed. The clip that has gone viral, was shared by the TikTok account of Off The Plate Sanctuary (@offtheplatesanctuary), a nonprofit animal rescue based in Montgomery, Vermont. It was started by Eberle and her spouse - [Crime in Washington State: Store owner fends off robber with machete](https://bodyandsoul.site/2024/02/crime-in-washington-state-store-owner-fends-off-robber-with-machete/) - How's things going in democrat-run Washington State? Here's a sample: 12, 13-year-old boys arrested for carjacking with gun Seattle restaurant owner ‘lost all faith’ in city after 23rd break-in In one night 69 vehicles were broken into in Federal Way thanks to "No Pursuit" law Fortunately a Tacoma store owner was able to defend himself - [We have a winner!](https://bodyandsoul.site/2024/02/we-have-a-winner-41/) - Please forgive me for being so late with this post. I've been preoccupied with writing a very difficult chapter for a new book. I will try to be more responsible by posting more, henceforth. * * * * * * * * * * * - [Nasty and rude: Trans activist brings stuffed shark to mock surfer who lost arm in shark attack](https://bodyandsoul.site/2024/02/nasty-and-rude-trans-activist-brings-stuffed-shark-to-mock-surfer-who-lost-arm-in-shark-attack/) - "When they go low, we go high." Riley Gaines is a former competitive swimmer and a fierce advocate for women's sports. She speaks out against biological men competing and hijacking women's sports, robbing women of many opportunities. Because she speaks biological truth, she is hated by the left. They always show up to protest her - [Wild Squirrel Introduces Her Baby To Her Favorite Dog](https://bodyandsoul.site/2024/02/wild-squirrel-introduces-her-baby-to-her-favorite-dog/) - This is so cool! https://youtu.be/k-IVZa-4zlY?si=DhcrpDij6QQtXzaT DCG - [Idiot Hubris - Vladimir Putin Says Alaska Really Belongs To Russia](https://bodyandsoul.site/2024/01/idiot-hubris-vladimir-putin-says-alaska-really-belongs-to-russia/) - From The Hill By Miranda Nazzaro, The State Department on Monday brushed off reports of Russian Presi ordering his government to look into the nation’s former “real estate” abroad, saying Alaska would be staying in American hands. Putin signed a new decree last week to allocate funds for the research and registration of Russian - [Take a bow, Mayor Bowser: Crime soars in Washington DC](https://bodyandsoul.site/2024/01/take-a-bow-mayor-bowser-crime-soars-in-washington-dc/) - Under democrat rule, crime in Washington DC soared in 2023. Some startling statistics (from MSN): "The District of Columbia saw a 35 percent increase in homicides, 67 percent increase in robberies, and an 82 percent increase in motor-vehicle theft in 2023. Total violent crime increased by 39 percent, and property crime increased by 24 percent." Last - [How's it going in San Francisco? Another large firm plans to leave the city](https://bodyandsoul.site/2024/01/hows-it-going-in-san-francisco-another-large-firm-plans-to-leave-the-city/) - https://youtu.be/nHSqtCdxdcM?si=lXFoPjL-qV-GWmyQ In July 2022 San Francisco Mayor appointed Brooke Jenkins as District Attorney. She promised at that time to "fight the city's lawlessness." Apparently she's not fighting hard enough to keep KPMG (accounting firm renting 100,000 square feet) in downtown San Francisco. From Daily Mail: KPMG moving out of $400million 'KPMG building' in downtown San - [Cry Harder: Illinois Governor begs Greg Abbott to quit sending illegal aliens to his state](https://bodyandsoul.site/2024/01/cry-harder-illinois-governor-begs-greg-abbott-to-quit-sending-illegal-aliens-to-his-state/) - Illinois became a sanctuary state for illegal aliens in August 2017. Texas Governor Greg Abbott is sending illegal aliens to sanctuary states/cities since the border is wide open and a record number of people are illegally entering the U.S. Texcas cannot handle/house/give free stuff to all of them. And now, surprise, surprise, apparently those who - [NYC "rat czar" doing a bang up job...not!](https://bodyandsoul.site/2024/01/nyc-rat-czar-doing-a-bang-up-job-not/) - New York City has many problems, one of them being an out-of-control rat population. Mayor Adams appointed Kathleen Corradi as the "rat czar" in April 2023, with an annual salary of $155,000. It's been almost a year, so how are things going for Corradi in her new position? Just about how you'd expect: Eric Adams’ - [Baby born with spina bifida survives in-womb surgery & goes on to walk & run](https://bodyandsoul.site/2024/01/baby-born-with-spina-bifida-survives-in-womb-surgery-goes-on-to-walk-run/) - This is very good news for the advancement and treatment of birth defects in the womb. Many women whose babies are diagnosed with spina bifida before birth will go on to have an abortion. Piper-Kohl Kelly is living proof that modern technology can save children. From The Irish Sun: "A girl whose parents were told - [The Climate-Czar's Fart Caption Contest](https://bodyandsoul.site/2023/12/the-climate-czars-fart-caption-contest/) - This is our world-famous 277th Caption Contest! Here's the video (go to the 0:18 mark for the fart, LOL): https://rare.us/rare-news/john-kerry-blasts-fart-during-cop28-climate-change-conference-remarks-video/ You know the drill: Enter the contest by submitting your caption as a comment on this thread (scroll down until you see the “LEAVE A REPLY” box). Body and Soul‘s writers will vote for the winner. Any captions - [Sunny the Frenchie has a unique way of communicating...](https://bodyandsoul.site/2023/12/sunny-the-frenchie-has-a-unique-way-of-communicating/) - Sunny is cute! Frankly, I don't know if I could listen to this all day long. Thankfully his momma sure loves it! https://youtu.be/L1288hbVGqc?si=5elYnGUc0XJ_drQq Have a Happy New Year! DCG - [NASA captures amazing "Christmas Tree Cluster" of stars](https://bodyandsoul.site/2023/12/nasa-captures-amazing-christmas-tree-cluster-of-stars/) - https://youtu.be/O3nofth6FVQ?si=bEdTa3ajeOsKggDC From NASA: "This new image of NGC 2264, also known as the “Christmas Tree Cluster,” shows the shape of a cosmic tree with the glow of stellar lights. NGC 2264 is, in fact, a cluster of young stars — with ages between about one and five million years old — in our Milky Way about 2,500 light-years away from Earth. - [Momma bear saves her pup Pixel from moose attack](https://bodyandsoul.site/2023/12/momma-bear-saves-her-pup-pixel-from-moose-attack/) - Don't mess with a momma bear! https://youtu.be/NV2vPy2cWUk?si=_idpYBEMa2uvHD4o DCG - [Baby swept away in Tennessee tornado found alive!](https://bodyandsoul.site/2023/12/baby-swept-away-in-tennessee-tornado-found-alive/) - Last Sunday Tennessee had a EF-3 tornado which killed six people. A four-month-old baby was swept away and miracously survived! https://youtu.be/vc3PYF8nLNE?si=ajuFirAKzEK-QjLO More from NY Post: "A Tennessee couple and their two children are seeking a new home after a large tornado ripped through their community and swept up their 4-month-old child, who was found alive in a - [Christmas funnies!](https://bodyandsoul.site/2023/12/christmas-funnies/) - Less than two weeks to Christmas, enjoy! DCG - [We have a winner!](https://bodyandsoul.site/2023/12/we-have-a-winner-40/) - WE HAVE A WINNER FOR OUR 276TH CAPTION CONTEST! Our writers dutifully voted for their #1 and #2 captions. Each #1 vote is worth 4 points; each #2 vote us worth 2 points. And the clear winner, with two #1 votes and three #2 votes, totaling 14 points, is: Brian! Here is his caption: "Capitol - [It's good to be a Congress critter!](https://bodyandsoul.site/2023/12/its-good-to-be-a-congress-critter/) - I haven't checked my investment account in a couple of weeks because the last time I did, it was just too darn depressing. Shocking no one, therre is an apparent way to avoid this: become a member of the U.S. Congress! From Daily Mail: "Investors dedicate countless hours to solving the mystery of how to - [Can you imagine? Woman finds opossum in Christmas tree!](https://bodyandsoul.site/2023/12/can-you-imagine-woman-finds-oposum-in-christmas-tree/) - My worst nightmare... https://youtu.be/WjH19_noUyM?si=6DbRwQ-MVsBaOxEp DCG - [The January 6 conspiracy Caption Contest](https://bodyandsoul.site/2023/11/the-january-6-conspiracy-caption-contest/) - This is our world-famous 277th Caption Contest! Here’s the video: About the video: The video shot from the east side of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, shows a police officer waving in Trump supporters, signaling them to disregard barricades. Snopes, however, insists the video to be false and claims that a second video - [Firemen rescue a big elk from frozen pond](https://bodyandsoul.site/2023/11/firemen-rescue-a-big-elk-from-frozen-pond/) - This will put a smile on your face. Kudos to these rescuers! https://youtu.be/xDS4Ana72oI?si=XYOSBMvap_lBVGXZ DCG - [Meet Poppy the Prairie Dog!](https://bodyandsoul.site/2023/11/meet-poppy-the-prairie-dog/) - I've never heard of anyone having a prairie dog as a pet. This one was rescued and is too domesticated to be released into the wild. Cute thing! https://youtu.be/xibfc1lr7mY?si=e8J6pedoGSD531iu DCG - [Friday Animals ❤️](https://bodyandsoul.site/2023/11/friday-animals-❤️-2/) - Below is a video of woodland animals seen through the creative lens of Julian Rad, an award-winning wildlife photographer based in Central Europe. It's quite amazing the animals allow Rad to get so close. I suggest you mute the sound or lower the volume. ~E - [We have a winner!](https://bodyandsoul.site/2023/11/we-have-a-winner-39/) - WE HAVE A WINNER FOR OUR 276th CAPTION CONTEST! Our writers dutifully voted for their #1 and #2 captions. Each #1 vote is worth 4 points; each #2 vote us worth 2 points. This was a closely contested race, with only 2 points separating the winner and the second-runner. And the winner, with two #1 - [Get out of Los Angeles: Man's conceal carry permit pulled after defending his home](https://bodyandsoul.site/2023/11/get-out-of-los-angeles-mans-conceal-carry-permit-pulled-after-defending-his-home/) - If you can, get out of blue cities that have been controlled by democrats for decades. Los Angeles is one such democrat-run city that is failing its citizens. Along with other blue cities, Los Angeles is facing homelessness, increased crime and open-air drug use. On the other hand, Los Angeles is not failing is their - [Illegal aliens in Chicago now deciding they want to return to their native countries](https://bodyandsoul.site/2023/11/illegal-aliens-in-chicago-now-deciding-they-want-to-return-to-their-native-countries/) - Have you seen pictures from our border of illegal aliens wearing "Biden Please Let Us In?" Let them in Biden has, at record numbers. Now some placed in Chiraq (courtesy of Gov. Greg Abbott) are ready to head back home. From NY Post: "Some Venezuelan migrants who trekked thousands of miles to the US in - [The Abort Democrats Caption Contest](https://bodyandsoul.site/2023/10/the-abort-democrats-caption-contest/) - This is our world-famous 276th Caption Contest! Here's the pic: About the pic: At least two Democrat lawmakers wore “ABORTION” pins to display their support for killing unborn babies during Joe Biden’s 2023 State of the Union address. Sen. Ed Markey (D-Massachusetts) and Rep. Madeleine Dean (D-Pennsylvania) posted photos of themselves on social media wearing - [Dangerous democrat-run cities: College student killed by career criminal](https://bodyandsoul.site/2023/11/dangerous-democrat-run-cities-college-student-killed-by-career-criminal/) - For over 60 years, Nashville has been run by a democrat mayor. And we all know how well democrat-run cities are doing these days: increased crime, decreased policing, open-air drug use, and exploding homeless populations. Blue cities are not safe for their citizens. Here's a recent example from Nashville: College student dies after being struck - [Meet Maverick, Winner of American Hero Dog Award](https://bodyandsoul.site/2023/11/meet-maverick-winner-of-american-hero-dog-award/) - Maverick is a European Blue Great Dane who currently works for the USO. Maverick supports service members, escorts children to military funerals for their parents, and helps men and women cope with trauma, according to American Humane. https://youtu.be/hGv7F29qEgw?si=lmlLYahoyBhKKewq See more pictures of Maverick in action here. Such a good boy! DCG - [Defund the Police activist meets reality](https://bodyandsoul.site/2023/11/defund-the-police-activist-meets-reality/) - Oakland, California is a democrate-run city that is failing. From The Daily Mail: "Police data shows the city now has the second worst 911 response time in California, while the number of homicides has jumped by 79 per cent from 2018 to 2022. In the year to date, violent crime is 22 per cent higher than - [Washington, D.C, failed city (part 2)](https://bodyandsoul.site/2023/10/washington-d-c-failed-city-part-2/) - Our Nation's capitol is a democrat-run city and a dangerous place to live. Violent crime is up 38% in Washington compared to the same time last year. Now, thanks to democrat policies, it's more difficult to shopt at CVS. As reported by The Daily Mail: CVS in Washington DC replaces stock with PHOTOGRAPHS of items - [Donkey Loses The Love Of His Life — Then Finds Someone Special](https://bodyandsoul.site/2023/10/donkey-loses-the-love-of-his-life-then-finds-someone-special/) - Grab a tissue! https://youtu.be/GXy8IYkNPtU?si=dLioe6KwJTYa5T2v DCG - [Behavior has consequences: Soros-funded DA and Dem Congressman get carjacked](https://bodyandsoul.site/2023/10/behavior-has-consequences-soros-funded-da-and-dem-congressman-get-carjacked/) - Democrats are discovering there are consequences to their calls to defund the police. On October 16, 2023, at around 10 p.m., Soros-funded New Orleans District Attorney Jason Williams (D) and his 78-year-old mother were carjacked at gunpoint in New Orleans. Williams said two masked suspects brandishing high-powered automatic weapons demanded his black Lincoln Navigator and made - [Wednesday truth bombs](https://bodyandsoul.site/2023/10/wednesday-truth-bombs-2/) - ~E - [We have a winner!](https://bodyandsoul.site/2023/10/we-have-a-winner-38/) - WE HAVE A WINNER FOR OUR 275th CAPTION CONTEST! Our writers dutifully voted for their #1 and #2 captions. Each #1 vote is worth 4 points; each #2 vote us worth 2 points. And the winner, with two #1 votes and one #2 vote, totaling 10 points, is: Gracie Storvika! Here’s her caption: Brian is - [Seattle, failed city (part 4)](https://bodyandsoul.site/2023/10/seattle-failed-city-part-4/) - Democrat policies are killing once-great American cities. Seattle is a prime example. The lawlessness allowed in Seattle has led to an increase in cime, open-air drug use, repeat offenders and decreased public safety. This can be directly attributed to democrat policies that include their Defund the Police Movement as a capitulation to BLM and the - [The Coals-to-Newcastle Caption Contest](https://bodyandsoul.site/2023/10/the-coals-to-newcastle-caption-contest/) - This is our world-famous 275th Caption Contest! Here’s the pic: About the pic: The Presidents of Turkmenistan and Belarus planted a fir tree at the Alley of Honored Guests in Minsk, the capital of Belarus. You know the drill: Enter the contest by submitting your caption as a comment on this thread (scroll down until you see the - [Crane Introduces His Babies To His Human Best Friend Every Year](https://bodyandsoul.site/2023/10/crane-introduces-his-babies-to-his-human-best-friend-every-year/) - This is very cool! https://youtu.be/-ZzjDXc-pl8?si=7PkvD3QFUlPUIRnl DCG - [The "revolving door" of crime in Washington State](https://bodyandsoul.site/2023/10/the-revolving-door-of-crime-in-washington-state/) - Criminals in democrat-run cities are given a pass under the guise of "criminal justice reform," "equity" and "systemic racism." Throw in activist judges, BLM and the "Defund the Police" movement popular in these cities and you have the perfect recipe for the release of repeat offenders and increased crime. Seattle has 118 repeat offenders which - [Be sure to lock your windows!](https://bodyandsoul.site/2023/10/be-sure-to-lock-your-windows/) - A woman in Connecticut found out what happens when you leave a window unlocked: A black bear may come in to steal your lasagna! https://youtu.be/hALkds3ymZ0?si=zXrS6UyweTB1IOr_ Hope the guy enjoyed the Italian pasta! Read about the whole story here. DCG - [Monday Animals ❤️](https://bodyandsoul.site/2023/10/monday-animals-❤️/) - This mouse is really smart! ↓↓↓ ~E - [Hunting dog rescued after being trapped in cave with bear for three days](https://bodyandsoul.site/2023/10/dog-rescued-after-being-trapped-in-cave-with-bear-for-three-days/) - Luvs a happy ending! https://youtu.be/fbHwDO2QNYk?si=att7q9v803CusmFa You can read more about Charlie's adventure here. DCG - [Saturday animal funnies](https://bodyandsoul.site/2023/10/saturday-animal-funnies-4/) - ~E - [Saturday truth bombs](https://bodyandsoul.site/2023/10/saturday-truth-bombs-2/) - ~E - [Some times the donkeys just need a cuddle...](https://bodyandsoul.site/2023/10/some-times-the-donkeys-just-need-a-cuddle/) - In case you need a much-needed break from the stresses of our world today... https://youtu.be/ZnO1MRO90EM?si=Dtf74NUCFaQCZ1l6 DCG - [We have a winner!](https://bodyandsoul.site/2023/10/we-have-a-winner-37/) - WE HAVE A WINNER FOR OUR 274th CAPTION CONTEST! Our writers dutifully voted for their #1 and #2 captions. Each #1 vote is worth 4 points; each #2 vote us worth 2 points. This was a contest in which there were two outstanding contenders. And the winner, with four #1 votes and one #2 vote, - [The Rabid-Biden Caption Contest](https://bodyandsoul.site/2023/09/the-rabid-biden-caption-contest/) - This is our world-famous 274th Caption Contest! Here’s the pic: You know the drill: Enter the contest by submitting your caption as a comment on this thread (scroll down until you see the “LEAVE A REPLY” box). Body and Soul‘s writers will vote for the winner. Any captions proffered by our writers, no matter how brilliant (ha ha), will - [Tuesday truth bombs](https://bodyandsoul.site/2023/10/tuesday-truth-bombs-2/) - ~E - [San Francisco, failed city part 3](https://bodyandsoul.site/2023/10/san-francisco-failed-city-part-3/) - We all know that democrat-run San Francisco is a failed city. The homelessness, crime, locked up store shelves, open-air drug use, poop-covered streets, stores closing, and the list goes on and on. Yet I never did expect this headline: San Francisco Bay boaters forced to fight off 'pirates' as seafaring bandits ravage community Thieves are - [Amazing dog walker...](https://bodyandsoul.site/2023/10/amazing-dog-walker/) - This guy is good. And who wouldn't love this job? I'd rather spend all day with doggies than humans, wouldn't you? https://youtu.be/V6KW_gEIPZk?si=ny552iqyf0GOKSt2 DCG - [America in decline: CVS to close 900 stores due to rampant increase in shoplifting](https://bodyandsoul.site/2023/09/america-in-decline-cvs-to-close-900-stores-due-to-rampant-increase-in-shoplifting/) - America is in decline, particularly in democrat-run cities. As a result, our nation is facing the folowing: Increased inflation and interest rates Increased debt (both for the nation and many individual households) Disasterous "Defund the Police" policies Increased crime with soft-on-punishment policies Open borders with thousands of illegal aliens arriving daily as well as drugs - [Sunday smiles!](https://bodyandsoul.site/2023/09/sunday-smiles/) - Enjoy this video of Gunnar and hs pet donkey, Snickers. Happy Sunday! https://youtu.be/eDBWUIDGGqE?si=mcRkdWrsuc8jnsOo DCG - [Rescue beaver makes Christmas dam in house](https://bodyandsoul.site/2023/09/rescue-beaver-makes-christmas-dam-in-house/) - Amazing instinct this beaver has to build a dam considering it had never witness her parents build one before. https://youtu.be/-ImdlZtOU80?si=7kvXugcpYna7HA7u Woodside Wildlife Rescue in Mississippi saved this beaver. From their YouTube video: "This beaver is being raised by wildlife rehabbers after being orphaned as a newborn. Her parents were killed and their dam and lodge - [Our nation needs some hope and healing...](https://bodyandsoul.site/2023/09/our-nation-needs-some-hope-and-healing/) - Democrat-run cities are dangerous for their citizens and law enforcement. Between their "Defund the Police" movement which has resulted in increased crime, cashless bail policies and soft-on-punishment district attorneys, no one is safe. Just take a look at some recent headlines from our nation: Police search for 6 after brutal assault, robbery at Normandy Park - [COVID truth bombs](https://bodyandsoul.site/2023/09/covid-truth-bombs/) - See also "CDC is at it again: Mask up!" ~E - [CDC is at it again: Mask up!](https://bodyandsoul.site/2023/09/cdc-is-at-it-again-mask-up/) - We are entering the 2024 presidential election season, with state primaries beginning on January 15 at the Iowa caucases, followed by the New Hampshire primary on January 23. So, of course, the CDC and the legacy (old) media are back to their scare tactics about a new virulent COVID-19 variant, BA.2.86!!! We must mask up - [Fall weather is visiting the south...](https://bodyandsoul.site/2023/09/fall-weather-is-visiting-the-south/) - This past Monday fall weather decided to visit the south. Here in Oklahoma we had rain and it got down to the 70s. I wore a pair of jeans which I haven't worn since April! Folks are excited for the return of weather that isn't in the triple digits. Alas, it will be back to - [Delete the Temu shopping app!!!](https://bodyandsoul.site/2023/09/delete-the-temu-shopping-app/) - You have probably made purchases online from Temu, enticed by the really, really low prices. If you've installed the Temu app on your smart phone, delete it NOW!!!! This is from Kim Komando, the radio talk show host who specializes in computers and IT: Seemingly overnight, everyone’s talking about Temu, an online shopping app full - [Monday Night Animals ❤️](https://bodyandsoul.site/2023/09/monday-night-animals-❤️/) - A kitten imitates human petting the dog A cat asks for food from a restaurant diner A squirrel asks for water And this will break and melt your heart -- A tiny kitten begs to be adopted ~E - [Monday truth bombs](https://bodyandsoul.site/2023/09/monday-truth-bombs/) - ~E - [We have a winner!](https://bodyandsoul.site/2023/09/we-have-a-winner-36/) - WE HAVE A WINNER FOR OUR 273rd CAPTION CONTEST! Our writers dutifully voted for their #1 and #2 captions. Each #1 vote is worth 4 points; each #2 vote us worth 2 points. And the winner, with two #1 votes and one #1 vote, totaling 10 points, is: Brian! Here’s his caption: Captain America is - [Wednesday Truth Bombs](https://bodyandsoul.site/2023/09/wednesday-truth-bombs/) - ~E - [Austin, Texas, failed city](https://bodyandsoul.site/2023/09/austin-texas-failed-city/) - Another democrat-run American city heading for chaos. Austin, Texas hasn't had a republican mayor for over two decades. During 2020, during the height of the "St. George" BLM-led protests and the Defund the Police movement, the Austin City Council "cut or reallocated a higher percentage of money from the police budget than any of nearly - [New York City, failed city](https://bodyandsoul.site/2023/09/new-york-city-failed-city/) - Another democrat-run American city going to the rats. Literally. New York City has many, many problems: An influx of illegal aliens sleeping on the streets (they are a sanctuary city), a dangerous subway system, open-air drug use and large numbers of drug overdose deaths, as well as other issues that affect our large, democrat-run American - [Soldier dad surprises son in tiger costume on first day of school!](https://bodyandsoul.site/2023/09/soldier-dad-surprises-son-in-tiger-costume-on-first-day-of-school/) - https://youtu.be/Nk1ocEIfU6A?si=z5Yz8qF_eQR221sx DCG - [Saturday Animals ❤️](https://bodyandsoul.site/2023/09/saturday-animals-❤️/) - Little poodle brings his own dish to the dining table :) While this cat brings her toy-buddy to dinner! ~E - [Impressive Creatures](https://bodyandsoul.site/2023/09/impressive-animals/) - Stunning close-up of a leopard . . . and of a puma Now watch this dog escape from its cage! ~E - [Philadelphia, failed city](https://bodyandsoul.site/2023/09/philadelphia-failed-city/) - Another story of a failed, democrat-run American city... Philadelphia hasn't had a republican mayor since 1952. The current mayor, Jim Kenney, has been in charge of Philadelphia sincee 2016 and was re-elected in 2019. Kenney was caught on video dancing and celebrating the city's sanctuary city ruling in 2018. The drugs flowing across our open - [The Disney-transvestite caption contest](https://bodyandsoul.site/2023/08/the-disney-transvestite-caption-contest/) - This is our world-famous 273rd Caption Contest! Here's the pic: About the pic: At the Enchanted Chamber in Disneyland, a mustachioed male employee in a dress welcomes little girls, calling himself Nick, the Fairy Godmother's apprentice. Inside the chamber, the girls will choose their special Disney princess dresses — priced at $250 to $450 — - [Crime and punishment in King County, Washington](https://bodyandsoul.site/2023/08/crime-and-punishment-in-king-county-washington/) - Between the Defund the Police movement, Soros-backed candidates, and "racial justice" platforms of many democrats, it's not very safe to live in blue cities/counties/states these days. But it's definitely a positive for the criminals. Take this guy for example: In January of this year Matthew Darnell tried to zip-tie and kidnap a bikini-clad barista at - [Couple rescue tangled-up squirrels!](https://bodyandsoul.site/2023/08/couple-rescue-tangled-up-squirrels/) - Wait for it...there's more than one squirrel in that mess. Amazing! https://youtu.be/fRBR-yRnqQI?si=PaCd-Nn_1b9ofs-Y DCG - [Tuesday Truth Bombs](https://bodyandsoul.site/2023/08/tuesday-truth-bombs/) - ~E - [14 U.S. cities to ban meat, dairy & private vehicles by 2030](https://bodyandsoul.site/2023/08/14-u-s-cities-to-ban-meat-dairy-private-vehicles-by-2030/) - That's in less than 7 years. All in the name of climate change. Evita Duffy Alfonso writes for The Federalist, Aug. 19, 2023 (h/t California Political Review): Fourteen major American cities are part of a globalist climate organization known as the “C40 Cities Climate Leadership Group,” which has an “ambitious target” by the year 2030 - [Biden sells border wall parts to prevent GOP from using them](https://bodyandsoul.site/2023/08/biden-sells-border-wall-parts-to-prevent-gop-from-using-them/) - Joe Biden really is a piece of sh*t. From the New York Post, August 19, 2023: Former president Donald Trump pledged to build “an impenetrable, physical, tall, power, beautiful southern border wall” as a cornerstone of his victorious 2016 campaign for the White House. He spent $15 billion during his presidency to install about 450 - [Friday Animals ❤️](https://bodyandsoul.site/2023/08/friday-animals-❤️/) - ~E - [The slutty duchess Caption Contest](https://bodyandsoul.site/2021/07/the-slutty-duchess-caption-contest/) - this caption contest is now closed. ----------------------------- This is our 245th world-famous Caption Contest! Here’s the pic: About the pic: Meghan Markle, Duchess of Sussex and wife of Prince Harry, left her newborn baby Archie in London and jetted to New York for the U.S. Open on Sept. 7, 2019, ostensibly to support her - [Los Angeles, failed city (part 2)](https://bodyandsoul.site/2023/08/los-angeles-failed-city-part-2/) - Hollywood, a neighborhood in Los Angeles, is another democrat-run area that is failing its citizens. We all know that Los Angeles is a mess: Homelessness, increased crime and open-air drug use are the norms in that city. It flows into the city's neighborhoods as well. Check out the streets of Hollywood: https://youtu.be/leeTGryOOfQ?si=dxmQbAlPVidgH8Xn The Daily Mail - [Wednesday animal funnies!](https://bodyandsoul.site/2023/08/wednesday-animal-funnies-2/) - https://www.tumblr.com/everythingfox/725211094259548160/definitely?source=share ~E - [Diabolical Insanity: European Union wants to get rid of all farmers](https://bodyandsoul.site/2023/08/diabolical-insanity-european-union-wants-to-get-rid-of-all-farmers/) - Mislav Kolakušić (born September 15, 1969) is a Croatian lawyer and politician who has been a member of the European Union (EU) for Croatia since 2019, having been elected to the position as an Independent. Previously, he served as a judge at the Zagreb Commercial Court. Here he is decrying the EU's intention to do - [Tuesday funnies!](https://bodyandsoul.site/2023/08/tuesday-funnies-13/) - ~E - [Oakland, California, failed city](https://bodyandsoul.site/2023/08/oakland-california-failed-city/) - Earlier this month the Oakland NAACP called for a "state of emergency" over soaring crime in their city. From my post: “Oakland NAACP leaders have called for a state of emergency over soaring crime in the area, as they blame the defund the police movement and the George Soros- backed district attorney for the rising violence. She wrote - [Portland, Oregon, failed city](https://bodyandsoul.site/2023/08/portland-oregon-failed-city/) - Democrat-run Portland (for over four decades), Oregon is a failed city. Since defunding the police, crime is up. Open-air drug use and fentanyl is rampant, so much so that there are open-air fentanyl markets. Measure 110, approved by voters in 2020, was suppose to be the magic cure-all by decriminalizing drugs and establishing a drug - [Amazing dogs](https://bodyandsoul.site/2023/08/amazing-dogs/) - Watch how this little Dachshund solved a problem. Smart doggie! These dogs' athleticism is truly astonishing. ~E - [Saturday funnies!](https://bodyandsoul.site/2023/08/saturday-funnies-10/) - DCG - [Saturday truth bombs](https://bodyandsoul.site/2023/08/saturday-truth-bombs/) - ~E - [There are still good people in this world](https://bodyandsoul.site/2023/08/there-are-still-good-people-in-this-world/) - Watch this. A group of strangers band together to catch a man hanging out of the window of a burning building. ~E - [We have a winner!](https://bodyandsoul.site/2023/08/we-have-a-winner-35/) - WE HAVE A WINNER FOR OUR 272nd CAPTION CONTEST! Our writers dutifully voted for their #1 and #2 captions. Each #1 vote is worth 4 points; each #2 vote us worth 2 points. And the winner, with two #1 votes and two #2 votes, totaling 12 points, is: GregB! Here’s his caption: I never thought - [California, failed state: Swarm of masked thieves rob L.A. Nordstrom of $100k](https://bodyandsoul.site/2023/08/failed-city-los-angeles-swarm-of-masked-thieves-rob-nordstrom-of-100k/) - https://youtu.be/ztFJyX7FZHQ The (UK) Telegraph reports, Dozens of masked thieves used bear spray to take down security guards before stealing around $100,000 (£78,800) worth of goods from a department store in California. A gang of between 30 and 50 people descended on Nordstrom, a high-end clothing store, at the Westfield Topanga Mall in Woodland Hills, near - [Los Angeles, failed city](https://bodyandsoul.site/2023/08/los-angeles-failed-city/) - Los Angeles is run by democrats. It therefore has the pleasure of being one of the worst cities in America. In other words, another demorat-run failed city. It's a combination we typically see in blue cities: high crime (some data suggests that Los Angeles is more dangerous than before the Wuhan virus outbreak and lockdowns), - [Tuesday amazing animals](https://bodyandsoul.site/2023/08/tuesday-amazing-animals/) - A de-stressor to start your Tuesday: The video below is truly astonishing -- a bird recycles a plastic bottle, putting many humans to shame. From its appearance, the bird appears to be a white-collared blackbird, a species of bird in the Turdidae or thrush family. ~E - [Seattle, failed city (part 3)](https://bodyandsoul.site/2023/08/seattle-failed-city-part-3/) - Liberals ruin everything they touch. I grew up in a suburb of Seattle, which even though has been ruled by demorats since 1969, use to be a semi-safe place to visit. As kids, we lived across the lake and would bus it to downtown Seattle to visit the Center, food fairs and even concerts. Now, - [The 'We're Coming For Your Children" Caption Contest](https://bodyandsoul.site/2023/07/the-were-coming-for-your-children-caption-contest/) - This is our world-famous 272nd Caption Contest! Here's the video (warning: nudity): About the video: On June 23, 2023, in New York City, LGBTQ activists marched and chanted "We're here, we're queer, we're coming for your children!" (Source: RedState) You know the drill: Enter the contest by submitting your caption as a comment on this thread (scroll down - [Wednesday funnies: It's still hot in the south!](https://bodyandsoul.site/2023/08/wednesday-funnies-its-still-hot-in-the-south/) - Here in Oklahoma we've had a hot July and start to August. We had a reprieve yesterday as it only got to 93 degrees. But we'll be back to the triple digits again today. Thank goodness for AC and having some humor about it. Enjoy! DCG - [Non-US citizens can become police officers in Illinois](https://bodyandsoul.site/2023/08/non-us-citizens-can-become-police-officers-in-illinois/) - Federal law prohibits non-U.S. citizens from serving as police officers and deputies. But on July 28, 2023, Illinois Gov. J. B. Pritzker (D) signed into law House Bill 3751 that allows illegal immigrants, i.e., non-citizens, to apply to be a police officer. U.S. citizenship will no longer be a requirement to serve as a police - [Why were Pfizer employees given a "special batch" of Covid vaccine?](https://bodyandsoul.site/2023/08/why-were-pfizer-employees-given-a-special-batch-of-covid-vaccine/) - On August 2, 2023, the Australian Senate's Education and Employment Legislation Committee conducted a hearing, in which two officers of the pharmaceutical company Pfizer (Pfizer Australia’s Country Medical Director, Dr. Krishan Thiru, and Head of Regulatory Sciences, Dr. Brian Hewitt) admitted that: Pfizer employees received a different "special batch" of COVID vaccine. Pfizer didn’t understand - [Friday night animal funnies!](https://bodyandsoul.site/2023/08/friday-night-animal-funnies/) - I suggest you mute the mic on the video below :) ~E - [Too little, too late: Oakland NAACP calls for state of emergency over soaring crime](https://bodyandsoul.site/2023/08/too-little-too-late-oakland-naacp-calls-for-state-of-emergency-over-soaring-crime/) - Progressives never think through to the cosequences of their "brilliant" propositions. Any one with a brain could have told you that the Defund the Police movement which began in 2020 after the death of Saint George would have disasterous consequences. Proof: See here, here, here and here. Now Oakland citizens are learning the hard way - [When liberals' virtue signaling collides with reality](https://bodyandsoul.site/2023/07/when-liberals-virtue-signaling-collides-with-reality/) - Remember last fall when Florida Gov. DeSantis sent illegal aliens to the sanctuary state of Massachusetts and deposited them in Martha's Vineyard? The illegal aliens lasted only 44 hours before the city got rid of them. New York City Mayor Eric Adams is also a virtue-signaling hypocrite. His state and city are sanctuary havens for - [Thursday Funnies!](https://bodyandsoul.site/2023/07/thursday-funnies-17/) - ~E - [Hit 'em where is hurt$: Two "detransitioners" sue doctors who mutilated them](https://bodyandsoul.site/2023/07/hit-em-where-it-hurt-two-detransitioners-sue-doctors-who-mutilated-them/) - "Gender-affirming care" is anything but healthy, especially for minors who have yet to go through puberty. Delaying puberty (through use of puberty blockers) can result in problems with one's chromosomes that can affect normal growth processes resulting in Turner Syndrome or Klinefelter Syndrome. A study from the UK Tavistock and Portman National Health Service Foundation Trust - [We have a winner!](https://bodyandsoul.site/2023/07/we-have-a-winner-34/) - WE HAVE A WINNER FOR OUR 271st CAPTION CONTEST! Our writers dutifully voted for their #1 and #2 captions. Each #1 vote is worth 4 points; each #2 vote us worth 2 points. And the winner, with three #1 votes and 12 points, is: Captain America! Here’s his caption: GregB is in 2nd place, with - [Tuesday animal funnies!](https://bodyandsoul.site/2023/07/tuesday-animal-funnies-2/) - https://www.tumblr.com/everythingfox/723776633622904832/two-types-of-cats?source=share ~E - [Career criminal shot & killed after hospital standoff in failed Portland, Oregon](https://bodyandsoul.site/2023/07/career-criminal-shot-killed-after-hospital-standoff-in-failed-portland-oregon/) - Liberal cities and states are disintegrating before our very eyes. Portland, Oregon is an example of the consequences of elections. In May 2020, Portland city commissioners voted to cut nearly $16 million from the police budget in response to complaints about police force and racial injustice. As a result: Portland had a 300% increase in - [Saturday animal smiles](https://bodyandsoul.site/2023/07/saturday-animal-smiles/) - https://www.tumblr.com/hunnymae/723381360488759296?source=share ~E - [Stay away from "Barbie" movie!](https://bodyandsoul.site/2023/07/stay-away-from-barbie-movie/) - And keep your children and grandchildren, especially girls, away from this extremely toxic, misandrist (man-hating) movie. Don't be fooled by the cartoonish, candy-pink colors. https://youtu.be/7J7aJtGphVs ~E - [Extreme Heat: what it does to our bodies, and what to do](https://bodyandsoul.site/2023/07/extreme-heat-what-it-does-to-our-bodies-and-what-to-do/) - Large swaths of the United States, as well as European countries (Spain, France, Italy, and Greece), are in the grips of extreme heat. If you're in an area with extreme heat, here are some pics to lighten your mood a little. On a more serious note, if you're in extreme heat, you need to take - [This works for me: Woman drags climate activist by the hair to stop her from blocking traffic](https://bodyandsoul.site/2023/07/this-works-for-me-woman-drags-climate-activist-by-the-hair-to-stop-her-from-blocking-traffic/) - https://youtu.be/logIKWgoUA4 DCG - [The Bud-Light Caption Contest](https://bodyandsoul.site/2023/07/the-bud-light-caption-contest/) - This is our world-famous 271st Caption Contest! Here’s the pic: About the pic: Seen in a WalMart (source: Twitter). See also "Sales of trans-woke Bud Light plunge" and "Sales of Bud Light continue to tank". You know the drill: Enter the contest by submitting your caption as a comment on this thread (scroll down until you see the - [San Francisco, failed city part 2](https://bodyandsoul.site/2023/07/san-francisco-failed-city-part-2/) - Time and time again we see demorat-run cities that are in utter chaos: Rampant homelessness, public drug use, and increased crime. See examples here, here and here. San Francisco is one of those progressive cities that tops the list of failed cities. Not only are their streets dangerous and covered with feces, tax-paying citizens are - [World Economic Forum agent extols digital currency](https://bodyandsoul.site/2023/07/world-economic-forum-agent-extols-digital-currency/) - A demonic-looking speaker for the World Economic Forum (that foments a global "Great Reset") extols replacing cash with digital currency as a government tool to lock out the "less desirables," such as buyers of guns and ammunition. On March 2, 2022, the Biden administration put its support behind the research and development of a “U.S. - [Monday not-so-funnies](https://bodyandsoul.site/2023/07/monday-not-so-funnies/) - ~E - [Man Whose Dog Ran Away While He Was in a Coma Is Reunited Thanks to Strangers on Internet](https://bodyandsoul.site/2023/07/man-whose-dog-ran-away-while-he-was-in-a-coma-is-reunited-thanks-to-strangers-on-internet/) - Luvs a happy ending! https://youtu.be/2PRy_4G01V8 DCG - [Friday animal funnies!](https://bodyandsoul.site/2023/07/friday-animal-funnies/) - ~E - [Woman Saves Dumped Pet Bunny From The Train Tracks](https://bodyandsoul.site/2023/07/woman-saves-dumped-pet-bunny-from-the-train-tracks/) - Luvs a happy ending! https://youtu.be/3ZejVtwl_eI DCG - [Does Disney's failure signal a cultural shift in America?](https://bodyandsoul.site/2023/07/does-disneys-failure-signal-a-cultural-shift-in-america/) - Very interesting video. Highly recommend! https://youtu.be/qEOJb1DTj3s Along with the Bid Light phenomenon, Disney's box office crash and drastic decline in theme park attendance are signs that the majority of American people finally have had enough of the Left's woke agenda and are fighting back with their wallet. ~E - [Pic of the day](https://bodyandsoul.site/2023/07/pic-of-the-day/) - Someone waited three years in Rio de Janeiro for the perfect moment to take this pic (Twitter): About the statue: Christ The Redeemer is an Art Deco statue of Jesus Christ overlooking the city of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Constructed between 1922 and 1931, the statue was created by French sculptor Paul Landowski and built by - [Meet Bobi: World's oldest dog at 31 years!](https://bodyandsoul.site/2023/07/meet-bobi-worlds-oldest-dog-at-31-years/) - Amazing story! https://youtu.be/VovlajBWcFk As of July 6, Bobi was still enjoying life in Portugal! DCG - [Never trust the media: "Body positivity" is not healthy](https://bodyandsoul.site/2023/07/never-trust-the-media-body-positivity-is-not-healthy/) - Never trust the "woke" media. Never. They push an alternate reality upon the masses all in the name of "body positivity." This is woke code for obesity. Obese singer Lizzo is promoted for her "body positivity" under the guise of "women's empowerment" and "self love." Random obese women (and men) make demands on social media - [Stray Puppy Gets Rescued And Can't Stop Jumping For Joy](https://bodyandsoul.site/2023/07/stray-puppy-gets-rescued-and-cant-stop-jumping-for-joy/) - Luvs a happy ending! https://youtu.be/V_t6rD6Pelo DCG - [Research shows conservatives are happier than (il)liberals](https://bodyandsoul.site/2023/07/research-shows-conservatives-are-happier-than-illiberals/) - Ross Pomeroy writes for RealClear Science, August 27, 2022: It may be one of the most surefire findings in all of social psychology, repeatedly replicated over almost five decades of study: American conservatives say they are much happier than American liberals. They also report greater meaning and purpose in their lives, and higher overall life - [Wednesday funnies!](https://bodyandsoul.site/2023/07/wednesday-funnies-15/) - ~E - [We have a winner!](https://bodyandsoul.site/2023/07/we-have-a-winner-33/) - WE HAVE A WINNER FOR OUR 270th CAPTION CONTEST! Our writers dutifully voted for their #1 and #2 captions. Each #1 vote is worth 4 points; each #2 vote us worth 2 points. And the clear winner, with three #1 votes and 12 points, is: Captain America! Here’s his caption: greenworxx is in 2nd - [Monday animal funnies!](https://bodyandsoul.site/2023/07/monday-animal-funnies-2/) - https://www.tumblr.com/hunnymae/718528655173779456?source=share ~E - [Touching Moment Vanilla the Chimp Experiences the Sky for the First Time in Captivity](https://bodyandsoul.site/2023/06/touching-moment-vanilla-the-chimp-experiences-the-sky-for-the-first-time-in-captivity/) - A story that has a wonderful ending! https://youtu.be/mEyntFb9fto DCG - [An inspiration to us all...](https://bodyandsoul.site/2023/06/an-inspiration-to-us-all/) - What a wonderful inspiration Vitoria is to the world! https://youtu.be/ExLw2-NcxaI https://youtu.be/65lPUb5RIug h/t Breitbart DCG - [We have a winner!](https://bodyandsoul.site/2023/06/we-have-a-winner-32/) - WE HAVE A WINNER FOR OUR 269th CAPTION CONTEST! Our writers dutifully voted for their #1 and #2 captions. Each #1 vote is worth 4 points; each #2 vote us worth 2 points. And the clear winner, with three #1 votes and 12 points, is: CalGirl! Here’s her caption: Captain America is in 2nd place, - [Monday funnies!](https://bodyandsoul.site/2023/06/monday-funnies-10/) - DCG - [A compassionate barber](https://bodyandsoul.site/2023/06/a-compassionate-barber/) - Grab a hanky! https://youtube.com/shorts/5ZhoDNnuj9g?feature=share DCG - [Saturday Animal Funnies!](https://bodyandsoul.site/2023/06/saturday-animal-funnies-3/) - And lastly, a pit bull fakes fainting to avoid getting his nails clipped. LOL ~E - [Priorities for Seattle bureaucrats, a failed city (Part 2)](https://bodyandsoul.site/2023/05/priorities-for-seattle-bureaucrats-a-failed-city-part-2/) - Demorat-run Seattle is a failed city. Massive homelessness, crime, tagging and a fentanyl crisis (among other issues). Yet residents repeatedly elect ineffective demorats, some how expecting a different outcome. Yet nothing, absolutely nothing will change. Proof of the insanity of demorats in Seattle, via the latest headlines: "Seattle Police recruitment falls short as response times - [Washington, D.C., failed city](https://bodyandsoul.site/2023/05/washington-d-c-failed-city/) - This is the third in our series of posts on failed cities -- all "blue" cities run by Democrats. See "San Francisco, failed city" and "Seattle, failed city". Steven Edginton writes for The (UK) Telegraph, May 10, 2023: When thinking of Washington DC, grand monuments and museums might come to mind, however, in recent years, - [Bald eagle who was 'hatching' a rock becomes step-dad](https://bodyandsoul.site/2023/05/bald-eagle-who-was-hatching-a-rock-becomes-step-dad/) - This is such a touching story about fatherhood. Murphy, a male bald eagle who was living alone in the World Bird Sanctuary, Valley Park, Missouri, was so eager to be a dad that he tried to "hatch" a rock. His dream came true when the Sanctuary replaced the rock with a rescue eaglet. https://youtu.be/09OAWlD5zLU Murphy - [The 'It's All An Act' Caption Contest](https://bodyandsoul.site/2023/05/the-its-all-an-act-caption-contest/) - This is our world-famous 269th Caption Contest! Here’s the pic: About the pic: On January 17, 2023, climate activist Greta Thunberg, 20, was hauled away and briefly detained by police while protesting the expansion of a coal mine in western Germany. According to Reuters, the young activist, along with a group of protesters, were warned by police - [Husky brought into animal shelter escapes crate; chaos ensues!](https://bodyandsoul.site/2023/05/husky-brought-into-animal-shelter-escapes-crate-chaos-ensues/) - A Husky named "Titan" was brought into the Colbert County Animal Shelter last Wednesday night. He managed to escape his crate (and freed two other pups!) and went on a shredding spree causing $2,000 worth of damages. From The Daily Mail: "The dogs then went on a destructive rampage tearing furniture apart, ripping blinds down - [Monday animal funnies!](https://bodyandsoul.site/2023/05/monday-animal-funnies/) - https://www.tumblr.com/gandhika/716490103635247104/elvon%C3%A1si-t%C3%BCnetek?source=share ~E - ["Progressive" Seattle Wins an Award!](https://bodyandsoul.site/2023/05/progressive-seattle-wins-an-award/) - Considering the state of Seattle, I'd say this award is well-deserved and appropriate! Seattle: Dog Poop Capital of the US! From MyNorthwest.com: "A recent study revealed the city of Seattle is the worst city in the United States for not cleaning up after their pooch. The Dog Advisory Council analyzed Twitter data to find the - [Sunday Funnies!](https://bodyandsoul.site/2023/05/sunday-funnies-11/) - ~E - [Seattle, failed city](https://bodyandsoul.site/2023/05/seattle-failed-city/) - I recently returned from a trip to Seattle - my first since 2019 due to their strict Wuhan virus restrictions implemented in 2020. What I saw was just so depressing. A demorat-run city that is in ruins. Recent pictures I had seen on social media of the homelessness that runs rampant in Seattle: I saw - [San Francisco, failed city](https://bodyandsoul.site/2023/05/san-francisco-failed-city/) - Matthew Lynn reports for The (UK) Telegraph, May 7, 2023: San Francisco should be one of the best retail centres globally; an easy place to sell every kind of luxury good, fashion essentials and high end electronics. The money is there, as well as the people to spend it. Yet this week, the department store - [Sales of Bud Light continue to tank](https://bodyandsoul.site/2023/05/sales-of-bud-light-continue-to-tank/) - Get woke, go broke. Remember my post of April 13, 2023, "Sales of trans-woke Bud Light plunge"? Bud Light tried to rescue the catastrophe by: Firing ("putting on leave") the two executives responsible for the company's use of transgender transvestite activist and "influencer" Dylan Mulvaney to promote Bud Light's March Madness contest: Marketing VP Alissa - [Wednesday Animal Funnies!](https://bodyandsoul.site/2023/05/wednesday-animal-funnies/) - https://www.tumblr.com/everythingfox/715060501660532736/spoiled-whipped-cream-via?source=share ~E - [We have a winner!](https://bodyandsoul.site/2023/05/we-have-a-winner-31/) - WE HAVE A WINNER FOR OUR 268th CAPTION CONTEST! Our writers dutifully voted for their #1 and #2 captions. Each #1 vote is worth 4 points; each #2 vote us worth 2 points. And the winner, with two #1 votes and one #1 vote, totaling 10 points, is: Captain America! Here’s his caption: In 2nd - [Men go to great lengths to save a deer](https://bodyandsoul.site/2023/05/men-go-to-great-lengths-to-save-a-deer/) - These ment went to extraordinary lengths to save this deer. Quite heroic! https://youtu.be/NVMDK1LGbQA DCG - [The He's-No-God Caption Contest](https://bodyandsoul.site/2023/04/the-hes-no-god-caption-contest/) - This is our world-famous 268th Caption Contest! Here’s the pic: About the pic: On April 10, 2023, the Dalai Lama, whom Tibetan Buddhists venerate as a god, issued an apology after a video went viral showing the supposed deity and spiritual leader kissing a young boy on the lips and then asking the child to - [Monday funnies!](https://bodyandsoul.site/2023/04/monday-funnies-9/) - DCG - [Imagine seeing this: Moose walks into Alaska hospital to graze on plants](https://bodyandsoul.site/2023/04/imagine-seeing-this-moose-walks-into-alaska-hospital-to-graze-on-plants/) - Everyone remained amazingly calm. Probably use to moose sightings up there! https://youtu.be/5F9deeYl_Ao DCG - [Sales of trans-woke Bud Light plunge](https://bodyandsoul.site/2023/04/sales-of-trans-woke-bud-light-plunge/) - https://youtu.be/TFDbPjZKtdA Go woke, go broke! I really like Dr. Steve Turley's videos. He's a staunch Conservative, but is positive and optimistic, instead of the typical down-beat, depressing news. ~E - [We have a winner!](https://bodyandsoul.site/2023/04/we-have-a-winner-30/) - Sorry this is so late. :( WE HAVE A WINNER FOR OUR 267th CAPTION CONTEST! Our writers dutifully voted for their #1 and #2 captions. Each #1 vote is worth 4 points; each #2 vote us worth 2 points. And the winner, with two #1 votes and two #2 votes, totaling 12 points, is: Brian - [Whoa, momma! Great dane gives birth to 21 puppies](https://bodyandsoul.site/2023/03/whoa-momma-great-dane-gives-birth-to-21-puppies/) - The momma, Namine, was hit by a truck last and eventually recovered. Sadly, two pups from the litter did not survive. :( But Namine still set a world record! https://youtu.be/Kp3UPlUcHxA DCG - [A happy ending: Blossom and Frankie find love!](https://bodyandsoul.site/2023/03/a-happy-ending-blossom-and-frankie-find-love/) - Love this story! https://youtu.be/oZsME-VCto8 DCG - [March 28, grab your binoculars: Five planets visible in night sky](https://bodyandsoul.site/2023/03/march-28-grab-your-binoculars-five-planets-visible-in-night-sky/) - This should be a pretty incredible sight! From Daily Mail: "Stargazers are in for a treat later this month as five planets of the solar system will be visible from Earth as part of a rare planetary alignment. On March 28, Jupiter, Mercury, Uranus, Mars and Venus are expected to line up together in a small section of the sky shortly - [We need a smile: Baby takes his first steps straight to his dog](https://bodyandsoul.site/2023/03/we-need-a-smile-baby-takes-his-first-steps-straight-to-his-dog/) - I don't know about you, but I can brealy handle reading/watching the news most days. Seems everything (Russia, banking sector, economy in general) is so disturbing and distressing. So let's take a break! Watch this wonderful story of Boxer Vito meeting and growing up with his human "brother." https://youtu.be/uvNZHnSIZKY DCG - [NFL player saves man from burning car](https://bodyandsoul.site/2023/03/nfl-player-saves-man-from-burning-car/) - I know nothing of this NFL player, KJ Osborn, other than that he was in the right place at the right time...and did the right thing! https://youtu.be/82UyxilcZuo KJ risked his life to save a man from a burning car in Austin, Texas. Read all the details here about KJ (and his Uber driver) coming to - [The Balloon-Man Caption Contest](https://bodyandsoul.site/2023/02/the-balloon-man-caption-contest/) - This is our world-famous 267th Caption Contest! Here’s the pic: About the pic: Sam Smith, 30, is an English singer and song-writer who first identified himself as "gay," then in September 2019, announced himself a "non-binary" and changed his gender pronouns to they/them, stating, "After a lifetime of being at war with my gender I've - [Retired NYC fireman puts out fire on Spirit Airlines flight](https://bodyandsoul.site/2023/03/retired-nyc-fireman-puts-out-fire-on-spirit-airlines-flight/) - Another hero saves the day! Some idiot left their vapor smoking device in their carry-on, attached to a battery so it could charge. Good grief! Retired NYC fireman Rocco Chierichella sprung into action to extinguish the fire. Good man to have on your next flight! Watch the story in the video below or read the - [Retired Florida Marine finds missing toddler after frantic 24-hour search](https://bodyandsoul.site/2023/02/retired-florida-marine-finds-missing-toddler-after-frantic-24-hour-search/) - Hoorah! From NY Post: "A retired Florida Marine who miraculously found a missing toddler in dense woods Friday after hearing his faint whimpers is being hailed as the Sunshine State’s “man of the year.” Joshua “JJ” Rowland, 2, vanished Thursday after wandering away from his home in Brooksville, setting off a frantic search involving law enforcement, canines, drones, - [Saturday Funnies!](https://bodyandsoul.site/2023/02/saturday-funnies-9/) - ~E - [Amazing: Watch this bird weaves her nest](https://bodyandsoul.site/2023/02/amazing-watch-this-bird-weaves-her-nest/) - For the video, click below! Baltimore Oriole bird weaves nest The Baltimore Oriole is a small icterid blackbird common in eastern North America as a migratory breeding bird. It received its name from the resemblance of the male's colors to those on the coat-of-arms of 17th century Lord Baltimore. The Baltimore oriole is the state bird - [Wednesday Animal Funny!](https://bodyandsoul.site/2023/02/wednesday-animal-funny/) - What a clever doggie! ~E - [We have a winner!](https://bodyandsoul.site/2023/02/we-have-a-winner-29/) - WE HAVE A WINNER FOR OUR 266th CAPTION CONTEST! Our writers dutifully voted for their #1 and #2 captions. Each #1 vote is worth 4 points; each #2 vote us worth 2 points. And the winner, with two #1 votes and one #2 vote, totaling 10 points, is: vett! Here’s his caption: Goldbug is in - [Score one for the 2A: 67-year-old woman shoots & kills armed intruder](https://bodyandsoul.site/2023/02/score-one-for-the-2a-67-year-old-woman-shoots-kills-armed-intruder/) - She saved herself and her 90-year-old mom. You go, girl! https://youtu.be/brw_GLucVPo DCG - [Friday Night Funnies!](https://bodyandsoul.site/2023/02/friday-night-funnies/) - ~E - [Words of Wisdom](https://bodyandsoul.site/2023/02/words-of-wisdom/) - ~E - [How Berkeley voters outdo communist countries](https://bodyandsoul.site/2023/02/how-berkeley-voters-outdo-communist-countries/) - In my course on Comparative Politics, I used to mock the supposedly competitive democratic elections in totalitarian regimes like the Soviet Union and the People's Republic of China by asking my students how it is possible that their ruling Communist Party could receive a near-unanimity of votes. Of course, that scenario take place in those - [Thursday Funnies!](https://bodyandsoul.site/2023/02/thursday-funnies-15/) - ~E - [The Senile-Old-Man Caption Contest](https://bodyandsoul.site/2023/02/the-senile-old-man-caption-contest-2/) - This is our world-famous 266th Caption Contest! Here’s the pic (h/t MR B.): Note: The blonde is Biden's wife, Jill. You know the drill: Enter the contest by submitting your caption as a comment on this thread (scroll down until you see the “LEAVE A REPLY” box). Body and Soul‘s writers will vote for the winner. Any - [Tuesday animal funnies!](https://bodyandsoul.site/2023/02/tuesday-animal-funnies/) - ~E - [We have a winner!](https://bodyandsoul.site/2023/02/we-have-a-winner-28/) - WE HAVE A WINNER FOR OUR 265th CAPTION CONTEST! Our writers dutifully voted for their #1 and #2 captions. Each #1 vote is worth 4 points; each #2 vote us worth 2 points. And the clear winner, with three #1 votes and two #2 votes, totaling a whopping 16 points, is: Captain America! Here’s - [Friday Funnies!](https://bodyandsoul.site/2023/01/friday-funnies-9/) - ~E - [Ever seen a "reverse" waterfall?](https://bodyandsoul.site/2023/01/ever-seen-a-reverse-waterfall/) - Pretty cool! https://youtu.be/Px7AA0Z17kU Read more about it here. DCG - [Why we get sick when the weather is cold](https://bodyandsoul.site/2023/01/why-we-get-sick-when-the-weather-is-cold/) - Have you, as I have, noticed that many of your friends and acquaintances are sick this winter? Or maybe you yourself got the cold or flu? We are told that it's an old wife's tale that cold weather makes us sick. Well, it turns out that the old wife's tale is true! A new - [The virtue-signaling mayor caption contest](https://bodyandsoul.site/2023/01/the-virtue-signaling-mayor-caption-contest/) - This is our world-famous 265th Caption Contest! Here's the pic: About the pic: New York Post reports that after "dying to go" to the Metropolitan Gala "for years," New York City Mayor Eric Adams, a Democrat, finally got his wish. Adams, 61, arrived at the May 2022 Met Gala wearing a statement suit adorned with - [Wednesday funnies!](https://bodyandsoul.site/2023/01/wednesday-funnies-14/) - ~E - [A happy ending: Florida diver rescued by family](https://bodyandsoul.site/2023/01/a-happy-ending-florida-diver-rescued-by-family/) - Dylan had an Angel watching over him! https://youtu.be/zpJ-H5XVPWg From Daily Mail: "A 21-year-old free diver was miraculously rescued by his family after he was swept away by the Gulf Stream while diving more than five miles from the Florida Keys. Diver and spear fisherman Dylan Gartenmayer described the moment he heard the hum of his grandfather's - [An act of kindness: Hody Childress donated money to pharmacy for those who could not afford medication](https://bodyandsoul.site/2023/01/an-act-of-kindness-hody-childress-donated-money-to-pharmacy-for-those-who-could-not-afford-medication/) - God Bless Hody. From Daily Mail: "An Alabama farmer spent some of the little money that he had to help members of his community to pay for their medical bills. Not even Hody Childress's family members knew about his generosity until shortly before his death at the age of 80 on January 1. The revelation about his - [Happy Friday: A little something to make you smile (and cry)](https://bodyandsoul.site/2023/01/happy-friday-a-little-something-to-make-you-smile-and-cry/) - A cancer patient went to the hairdresser. The stylist then surprised her. Be sure to watch until the end! https://youtu.be/AfztakSrEZ4 DCG - [Marine uses his intel training to track down woman's abducted Yorkie dog](https://bodyandsoul.site/2023/01/marine-uses-his-intel-training-to-track-down-womans-abducted-yorkie-dog/) - Oorah! From Daily Mail: "A former Marine Corps intelligence operator who helped capture al-Qaeda insurgents in Iraq used his skills to track down a Maryland dognapper after a Yorkie's sudden disappearance left a family devastated. Rick Machamer, who lives in Arlington, Virginia, learned Raquel Witherspoon's beloved pet had been stolen after watching the local TV news and believed he could help. - [Whale watchers witness baby calf birth](https://bodyandsoul.site/2023/01/whale-watchers-witness-baby-calf-birth/) - How amazing would it be to see something like this? https://youtu.be/gPMJlP_oD6g Read the full story about this whale watching adventure here. DCG - [We have a winner!](https://bodyandsoul.site/2023/01/we-have-a-winner-27/) - WE HAVE A WINNER FOR OUR 264th CAPTION CONTEST! Our writers dutifully voted for their #1 and #2 captions. Each #1 vote is worth 4 points; each #2 vote us worth 2 points. And the clear winner, with three #1 votes, totaling 12 points, is: Jackie Puppet! Here’s his caption: Auntie Lulu and Brian Heinz - [Baby cow and orphaned piglet become best buddies!](https://bodyandsoul.site/2023/01/baby-cow-and-orphaned-piglet-become-best-buddies/) - Take a break from all the chaos in DC and enjoy some cuteness! https://youtu.be/VXkea9F5AU8 DCG - [The Tranny-Luggage-Thief Caption Contest](https://bodyandsoul.site/2022/12/the-tranny-luggage-thief-caption-contest/) - This is our world-famous 264th Caption Contest! Here’s the pic: About the pic: The bald transvestite in the pic above is Sam Britton, a self-described "non-binary," who has served since June 19, 2022 as the Biden administration's deputy assistant secretary of energy. He celebrated his appointment with a Twitter post photo of himself in a - [Man saves 24 people during Buffalo blizzard](https://bodyandsoul.site/2022/12/man-saves-24-people-during-buffalo-blizzard/) - From Daily Mail: "A Buffalo man has been praised for his bravery after saving 24 people from a deadly blizzard that ripped through western New York dumping up to 50.3 inches of snow on the region. Jay Withey, 27, feared he was going to die entombed in his car where he had been forced to sleep - [Former US Navy captain and son rescue pilot from icy creek after crash](https://bodyandsoul.site/2022/12/former-us-navy-captain-and-son-rescue-pilot-from-icy-creek-after-crash/) - Great job, guys! https://youtu.be/GnGA2eg5iMg DCG - [Have a Merry Christmas!](https://bodyandsoul.site/2022/12/have-a-merry-christmas/) - Wishing all of you a wonderful Christmas! In case you need a break, enjoy some of these Christmas classics! https://youtu.be/FvWgThnWI9s https://youtu.be/qgjPa5JkecA https://youtu.be/Aoj5qIZvwWA https://youtu.be/YhycoU01e70 DCG - [Family Dog Protects 2 Missing Girls Lost in the Woods](https://bodyandsoul.site/2022/12/family-dog-protects-2-missing-girls-lost-in-the-woods/) - Good boy, Artemis! https://youtu.be/E6YrAbJ4og4 DCG - [Saturday Funnies!](https://bodyandsoul.site/2022/12/saturday-funnies-8/) - ~E - [Hippo swallows 2-year-old boy then spits him up alive!](https://bodyandsoul.site/2022/12/hippo-swallows-2-year-old-boy-then-spits-him-up-alive/) - What an amazing story! From Daily Mail: "A two-year-old boy was swallowed and spat out by a hippo while playing near his home in Uganda. Paul Iga was clenched in the mouth of the animal around 800 yards away from the edge of Lake Edward. The hippo had grabbed the toddler from the head and - [Old-Fashioned Tip to Scent Your House Like Christmas](https://bodyandsoul.site/2022/12/old-fashioned-tip-to-scent-your-house-like-christmas/) - I use to buy Scentsy products yet quit doing that earlier this year when the prices of everything kept going up (Build Back Better!) and decided I needed to slow down my spending. I'm going to give this a try and see what smells I can create! https://youtu.be/ODAnKXseivo DCG - [We have a winner!](https://bodyandsoul.site/2022/12/we-have-a-winner-26/) - Note: Please forgive me for being so late in posting the results of our last Caption Contest. My life had gone through great changes in the last year, making the big exodus out of a blue state to a red state where I am very happy. But my daily routine changed, and I need to - [Newborn Lamb With Broken Legs Makes An Incredible Recovery](https://bodyandsoul.site/2022/12/newborn-lamb-with-broken-legs-makes-an-incredible-recovery/) - Luvs a happy ending! https://youtu.be/o-RqKlbKyZU DCG - [Off-Duty New York Fireman Saves Woman From Burning Car](https://bodyandsoul.site/2022/11/off-duty-new-york-fireman-saves-woman-from-burning-car/) - Thank goodness for that toxic masculinity! https://youtu.be/1VZM1hBmFhY DCG - [Baby meets the Rainbow Bridge: Blessed for having 20+ years with my kitty](https://bodyandsoul.site/2022/11/baby-meets-the-rainbow-bridge-blessed-for-having-20-years-with-my-kitty/) - The day after Thanksgiving we put down our Baby kitty. He was 20 years and four months old, and had been living with kidney disease for four years. A miracle that he was still alive at this point! I knew that the time had come to make sure he didn't suffer. So we made the - [Have a blessed Thanksgiving!](https://bodyandsoul.site/2022/11/have-a-blessed-thanksgiving/) - https://youtu.be/X5i6_q3Xmmc DCG - [A Guardian Angel: Priest unharmed after SUV flips over his car](https://bodyandsoul.site/2022/11/a-guardian-angel-priest-unharmed-after-suv-flips-over-his-car/) - https://youtu.be/dS7G-1PnJc4 h/t Breitbart DCG - [Amazing technology: Mind-reading brain implant allows man to "speak"](https://bodyandsoul.site/2022/11/amazing-technology-mind-reading-brain-implant-allows-man-to-speak/) - This is just incredible. A man who was injured in a car crash 18 years ago was left unable to speak. Thanks to researchers and doctors at the University of California San Francisco, he's now able to "speak" words because of an implant in his brain. Watch: https://youtu.be/pnaoowolIsw The patient, known only as "Pancho," is - [Bravery: FDNY save woman hanging out of 20th floor window](https://bodyandsoul.site/2022/11/bravery-fdny-save-woman-danlging-out-of-20th-floor-window/) - Saturday morning a fire brokeout at a NYC apartment building. Christina Foti, on the 20th floor, said smoke filled her apartment so badly that she had no choice but to climb out the window. Fortunately the men of FDNY had rope-rescue training and were able to get her down and into the apartment below her - [Score one for the ladies: Judges uphold Miss USA pageant's right to bar trans entrant](https://bodyandsoul.site/2022/11/score-one-for-the-ladies-judges-uphold-miss-usa-pageants-right-to-bar-trans-entrant/) - Appears that the Miss USA organization supports real women. Good on them. From Daily Mail: "Judges have upheld the right of Miss United States of America to bar a trans man-to-woman competitor, saying organizers can insist on only 'natural-born' females taking part in its beauty contest. A San Francisco-based appeals court rejected the lawsuit of Anita - [The "Lord Fauci" Caption Contest](https://bodyandsoul.site/2022/10/the-lord-fauci-caption-contest/) - This contest is now closed. ----------------------------- This is our world-famous 263rd Caption Contest! Here’s the video: https://twitter.com/KatieDaviscourt/status/1557190912517672961?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1557190912517672961%7Ctwgr%5Eacfdf27cfd38d0aefacb49e57227a009270f0698%7Ctwcon%5Es1_c10&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fclashdaily.com%2F2022%2F08%2Flittle-lord-fauci-makes-appearance-at-a-mariners-game-that-was-a-mistake-video%2F About the video: On August 10, 2022, 81-year-old Dr. Anthony Fauci, Director of the NIH's National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, was in Seattle for a Mariners’ game where he was set to receive an honorary award - [Pray for our youth: Transgender doctor says "age is just a number"](https://bodyandsoul.site/2022/11/pray-for-our-youth-transgender-doctor-says-age-is-just-a-number/) - In this case, a very profitable number for this doctor... Dr. Nadia Dowshen specializes in LBGT issues associated with minors and is the medical director and co-founder of the Gender and Sexuality Development Clinic. A video has resurfaced of her from 2020 claiming that when it comes to performing sex change surgery on minors, "age - [Full of spirit: Joey, pup born with without front legs](https://bodyandsoul.site/2022/10/full-of-spirit-joey-pup-born-with-without-front-legs/) - Joey's not letting any disability stop him from having fun and enjoying his life. Happy Sunday! https://youtu.be/qkb8LlWxX4Y DCG - [Ulta Beauty: Erasing traditional women](https://bodyandsoul.site/2022/10/ulta-beauty-erasing-traditional-women/) - Heads up if you shop at Ulta Beauty: They are trying to erase real women under the guise of libspeak, "the intersectionality of gender identity." Ulta had a gender fluid man and a "trans" man in one of their "The Beauty Of..." podcasts to discuss femininity and beauty. The two men, David Lopez and Dylan - [We have a winner!](https://bodyandsoul.site/2022/10/we-have-a-winner-25/) - …FOR OUR 262nd CAPTION CONTEST! Our writers dutifully voted for their #1 and #2 captions. Each #1 vote is worth 4 points; each #2 vote us worth 2 points. And the winner, with two #1 votes, totaling 8 points, is: vett! Here is the winning caption: Brian Heinz (with one #1 vote and one - [Tuesday funnies!](https://bodyandsoul.site/2022/10/tuesday-funnies-11/) - It's finally fall here in Oklahoma! The weather has turned (I finally put on a pair of jeans this weekend after six months), leaves are falling, and I'm grabbing my sweaters out of the back of the closet! Happy Fall y'all! DCG - [107-year-old WWII veteran finally receives Silver Star](https://bodyandsoul.site/2022/10/107-year-old-wwii-veteran-finally-receives-silver-star/) - Hooah! https://youtu.be/2YYzKwicj2Y DCG - [The Petulant Prince Caption Contest](https://bodyandsoul.site/2022/09/the-angry-prince-caption-contest/) - THIS CONTEST IS NOW CLOSED. --------------------------------------- This is our world-famous 262nd Caption Contest! Here’s the gif: You know the drill: Enter the contest by submitting your caption as a comment on this thread (scroll down until you see the “LEAVE A REPLY” box). Body and Soul‘s writers will vote for the winner. Any captions proffered by our writers, no - [Talking cats!](https://bodyandsoul.site/2022/10/talking-cats/) - Some funny cats in this video! https://youtu.be/cPb2mHkFwws DCG - [Kind acts of humanity in Florida during Hurricane Ian storm](https://bodyandsoul.site/2022/09/kind-acts-of-humanity-in-florida-during-hurricane-ian-storm/) - Some kindness to start off your weekend! https://youtu.be/K2GmOcs-tmA https://youtu.be/8eurg60RrLo https://youtu.be/9iapA98_6ho DCG - [Some southern humor for y'all...](https://bodyandsoul.site/2022/09/some-southern-humor-for-yall/) - * DCG - [Animal rescue aids deer with antlers caught in fence](https://bodyandsoul.site/2022/09/animal-rescue-aids-deer-with-antlers-caught-in-fence/) - Great job by the animal rescuers! https://youtu.be/3upQRAiRX4U DCG - [Hardest-working and laziest states](https://bodyandsoul.site/2022/09/hardest-working-and-laziest-states/) - WalletHub just issued its report on the hardest-working and laziest states in America, using data from the U.S. Census Bureau , the Bureau of Labor Statistics, and other organizations. The criteria for "hard-working" include average workweek hours, employment rate, idle youth rate, leisure time, and volunteer efforts. The report also weighs in factors such - [Tuesday Funnies!](https://bodyandsoul.site/2022/09/tuesday-funnies-10/) - ~E - [We have a winner!](https://bodyandsoul.site/2022/09/we-have-a-winner-24/) - …FOR OUR 261st CAPTION CONTEST! Our writers dutifully voted for their #1 and #2 captions. Each #1 vote is worth 4 points; each #2 vote us worth 2 points. And the winner, with one #1 vote and two #2 votes, totaling 8 points, is: Brian Heinz! Here is the winning caption: GregB, Jen, and - [Middle of September in the South be like...](https://bodyandsoul.site/2022/09/middle-of-september-in-the-south-be-like/) - We just had a weekend of 95 degree weather here in Oklahoma with high-90s predicted for all next week. Just your typical Southern September fall weather! DCG - [Saturday de-stressor](https://bodyandsoul.site/2022/09/saturday-de-stressor/) - Ferocious cat attacks man! . . . . . . https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JUbnO2qLCok&ab_channel=TeddyKittens ~E - [Chick-fil-A employee stops attempted carjacking; saves mom & her baby](https://bodyandsoul.site/2022/09/chick-fil-a-employee-stops-attempted-carjacking-saves-mom-her-baby/) - We need more men like this! https://youtu.be/4o5-u5BQRJ0 From Yahoo News: "A Florida Chick-fil-A employee is being praised for his heroic actions when he stopped a man from allegedly carjacking a woman and a baby. The employee, Mykel Gordon, was working at a location in the Fort Walton Beach area Wednesday afternoon when the woman started - [Thursday Funnies!](https://bodyandsoul.site/2022/09/thursday-funnies-14/) - The Animals Edition This dog is smart! https://twitter.com/Yoda4ever/status/1569793567815794688 ~E - [Your stress-reliever of the day](https://bodyandsoul.site/2022/09/your-stress-reliever-of-the-day/) - https://twitter.com/buitengebieden/status/1569928233885253634 ~E - [The Heifer-of-the-House Caption Contest](https://bodyandsoul.site/2022/08/the-heifer-of-the-house-caption-contest/) - This caption contest is now closed. ------------------------------------------------ This is our world-famous 261st Caption Contest! Here’s the pic: About the pic: In early July 2022, 82-year-old Rep. and Speaker-of-the-House Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) and her husband, Paul (who was recently sentenced to 5 days in jail for DUI), were spotted at a ritzy resort on the Italian - [Friday Funnies!](https://bodyandsoul.site/2022/09/friday-funnies-8/) - https://twitter.com/navyhato/status/1567748876198883329 https://youtu.be/twmojN_N90Y https://youtu.be/9zpu3KxYcZw https://www.youtube.com/shorts/_G4yjFw54F8 The brilliant Katie Hopkins is a conservative English columnist and media personality. By the way, we now have indisputable evidence that senile Joe Biden ordered the FBI raid on Mar-a-Lago, Trump's home in Florida. daniel_g reports: Although Biden has repeatedly denied ordering the FBI’s raid on Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate, court - [Thursday funnies: End of summer edition](https://bodyandsoul.site/2022/09/thursday-funnies-end-of-summer-edition/) - DCG - [What is a woman? The Church of England doesn't know.](https://bodyandsoul.site/2022/09/what-is-a-woman-the-church-of-england-doesnt-know/) - The Church of England has now gone on record saying it has "no official definition" of a woman. What? Really? At first, I was inclined to think this news was a joke, something left over from from a lame April Fools Day prank. But, after a little digging, I found that it was all too - [Man walks 20 miles to work until cop follows him and discovers why](https://bodyandsoul.site/2022/09/man-walks-20-miles-to-work-until-cop-follows-him-and-discovers-why/) - Ninikitty reports for NewsBreak that in the early morning hours on a Saturday in August, 2022, Officer Mark Knighten of Pelham Police Department, Alabama, saw a young black man sitting by the side of the road. Knighten stopped to find out why. The young man, Walter Carr, said that this was his first day of work - [Tuesday Funnies!](https://bodyandsoul.site/2022/09/tuesday-funnies-9/) - The all-animals edition! https://twitter.com/buitengebieden/status/1566647418896146434?t=01f9i3w9x1KM_IdEvcmWJA&s=09 https://twitter.com/buitengebieden/status/1566526533493297153?t=Z3bHBtCqIZ_Q49Ql01O6Qw&s=09 https://twitter.com/SoloFlow786/status/1566510596182646784?t=HUUIaZGEc9HnAiQGaWNZYQ&s=09 https://twitter.com/xqc13/status/1566532108817924096?t=Xi9eN8wyFBxbl68BOvumMg&s=09 The Anatolian or Kangal Shepherd dog is a historic Turkish breed of large livestock guardian dog native to eastern Turkey. While the Kangal Shepherd Dog is often referred to as a sheep dog, it is not a herding dog, but rather a guardian who lives and bonds with - [100-Pound Dog Is The Perfect Nanny To Tiny Beagle Puppies](https://bodyandsoul.site/2022/09/100-pound-dog-is-the-perfect-nanny-to-tiny-beagle-puppies/) - Happy Sunday! https://youtu.be/1y-v6Vw6_jw DCG - [We have a winner!](https://bodyandsoul.site/2022/08/we-have-a-winner-23/) - …FOR OUR 260TH CAPTION CONTEST! Our writers dutifully voted for their #1 and #2 captions. Each #1 vote is worth 4 points; each #2 vote us worth 2 points. And the winner, with two #1 votes and one #2 vote, totaling 10 points, is: vett! Here is the winning caption: Goldbug and truckjunkie are in - [Baby boy finally goes home after heart transplant surgery](https://bodyandsoul.site/2022/08/baby-boy-finally-goes-home-after-heart-transplant-surgery/) - Baby Clay was born with FOUR heart defects in November 2020. After many heart surgeries and a heart transplant, Clay is now home with his parents and siblings! https://youtu.be/_E1n8QYyITU Such a blessing! h/t Breitbart DCG - [Monday Funnies!](https://bodyandsoul.site/2022/08/monday-funnies-8/) - The all-animals edition! https://twitter.com/buitengebieden/status/1562562681650827272 https://twitter.com/estressecurado/status/1557009858339151873 https://twitter.com/theworldofdog/status/1561739411049553921 https://youtube.com/shorts/cIfPmk_GGDA?feature=share https://youtube.com/shorts/EvBeqE08r7c?feature=share https://twitter.com/buitengebieden/status/1561956649832775682 ~E - [The street dog who guards a storm drain](https://bodyandsoul.site/2022/08/the-street-dog-who-guards-a-storm-drain/) - This is a truly amazing story about a very remarkable street dog in Istanbul, Turkey. https://youtu.be/VW3XQDDGhA4 Benny, the dog, is a saint whose selflessness and compassion put we humans to shame. ~E - [Saturday Funnies!](https://bodyandsoul.site/2022/08/saturday-funnies-7/) - ~E - [Thursday Funnies: Back in my day...](https://bodyandsoul.site/2022/08/thursday-funnies-back-in-my-day/) - DCG - [The how-to-be-a-zombie Caption Contest](https://bodyandsoul.site/2022/08/the-how-to-be-a-zombie-caption-contest/) - This is our world-famous 260th Caption Contest! Here’s the pic (h/t merlin): You know the drill: Enter the contest by submitting your caption as a comment on this thread (scroll down until you see the “LEAVE A REPLY” box). Body and Soul‘s writers will vote for the winner. Any captions proffered by our writers, no matter how brilliant (ha - [The exodus from blue states to red states](https://bodyandsoul.site/2022/08/the-exodus-from-blue-states-to-red-states/) - https://youtu.be/ApfBvkql0lI Kevin Stocklin reports for The Epoch Times: that both businesses and residents are fleeing blue states into red states: As a result of its political divisions, the United States appears to now be dividing itself into prosperous, high-growth states and states that are suffering a chronic decline.... Caterpillar and Citadel, which announced their exit from - [Sunday Funnies!](https://bodyandsoul.site/2022/08/sunday-funnies-10/) - The Animals Edition! https://twitter.com/buitengebieden/status/1559294958707818499 ~E - [Man Has Been Friends With Tiger Shark For Over 22 Years](https://bodyandsoul.site/2022/08/man-has-been-friends-with-tiger-shark-for-over-22-years/) - Well, this is not something you'd expect to see! https://youtu.be/YvzuKwqfojw DCG - [Little leaguer comforts pitcher who hit him](https://bodyandsoul.site/2022/08/little-leaguer-comforts-pitcher-who-hit-him/) - True sportsmanship. The parents did a good job raising this kid. https://youtu.be/XED8sHBF3L8 DCG - [The Zelensky you don't know](https://bodyandsoul.site/2022/08/the-zelensky-you-dont-know/) - Volodymyr Zelensky, 44, is the President of besieged Ukraine. Born to a Jewish family, Zelensky was a comedian actor before he became a politician. In 2019, he ran as an anti-establishment, anti-corruption political outsider for the presidency and won the election with 73.23% of the vote. In 2018, his assets were worth about $1.5 million - [We have a winner!](https://bodyandsoul.site/2022/08/we-have-a-winner-22/) - …FOR OUR 259TH CAPTION CONTEST! This was a very competitive contest, with many really clever captions. Our writers dutifully voted for their #1 and #2 captions. Each #1 vote is worth 4 points; each #2 vote us worth 2 points. And the winner, with one #1 vote and two #2 votes, totaling 8 points, - [The Twerking-Senator Caption Contest](https://bodyandsoul.site/2022/07/the-twerking-senator-caption-contest/) - This contest is closed. ______________________________________ This is our world-famous 259th Caption Contest! Here's the video; About the video: On 4th of July, Rhode Island state senator Tiara Mack, a first-term Democrat, posted a 8-second video of herself twerking in a bikini. The video went viral. Reportedly, and rightly, she faced a wave of criticism. - [Wild rangers safe after fleeing large cassowary](https://bodyandsoul.site/2022/08/wild-rangers-safe-after-fleeing-large-cassowary/) - Imagine running into this creature in the wild! The cassowary is a large flightless bird found in New Guinea, Indonesia and Australia. Cassowaries are considered to be the deadliest bird in the world despite their extremely shy nature. Watch: https://youtube.com/shorts/HqzfvGg88Ts?feature=share Read thei whole story here. Lesson learned: When venturing into the wild, carry a - [Sunday Devotional: Always be prepared](https://bodyandsoul.site/2022/08/sunday-devotional-always-be-prepared/) - Luke 12:32-40 Jesus said to his disciples: “Do not be afraid any longer, little flock, for your Father is pleased to give you the kingdom.... an inexhaustible treasure in heaven that no thief can reach nor moth destroy. For where your treasure is, there also will your heart be. “Gird your loins and light your - [Smart dog saves brother from pool](https://bodyandsoul.site/2022/08/smart-dog-saves-brother-from-pool/) - This is truly remarkable. Watch how Rifle saves his younger brother who had fallen into a pool and couldn't climb out. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TifgeKVQOsE What a smart dog! ~E - [Quick-thinking teen grabs trampoline to help save people from apartment fire!](https://bodyandsoul.site/2022/08/quick-thinking-teen-grabs-trampoline-to-help-save-people-from-apartment-fire/) - Great job, Falon! https://youtu.be/nC5ZiCFFPms h/t Breibart DCG - [Tuesday Funnies!](https://bodyandsoul.site/2022/08/tuesday-funnies-8/) - ~E - [Trio of dogs helps alert sleeping Jacksonville woman of nearby house fire](https://bodyandsoul.site/2022/07/trio-of-dogs-helps-alert-sleeping-jacksonville-woman-of-nearby-house-fire/) - Good doggies! https://youtu.be/i-Hc6vSEP9Q DCG - [Horse lets herself into the house whenever she wants](https://bodyandsoul.site/2022/07/horse-lets-herself-into-the-house-whenever-she-wants/) - Well, I imagine this is something you don't see everyday! https://youtube.com/shorts/dxmFno4-0s0?feature=share DCG - [Saturday Smiles: Boys reunited with their pups!](https://bodyandsoul.site/2022/07/saturday-smiles-boys-reunited-with-their-pups/) - Grab a hanky! https://youtu.be/lx9yiFJz08A https://youtu.be/n5LIkFBoP4Q https://youtu.be/jfhcQrbhE8o Man's best friend, indeed! DCG - [An Angel among us: Woman runs senior dog sanctuary that has saved over 850 dogs](https://bodyandsoul.site/2022/07/an-angel-among-us-woman-runs-senior-dog-sanctuary-that-has-saved-over-850-dogs/) - Meet Valerie Reid who runs a senior dog sanctuary in Missouri called Whispering Willows. An amazing woman who has dedicated herself to rescuing senior and hospice dogs. Watch her story: https://youtu.be/MjHqQoMARR8 Check out their sanctuary web site here. DCG - [Woman wakes up after in a coma for two years: "Prayers kept her alive"](https://bodyandsoul.site/2022/07/woman-wakes-up-after-in-a-coma-for-two-years-prayers-kept-her-alive/) - https://youtu.be/lNdOcFaVkL4 From Yahoo: "A West Virginia woman awoke from a years-long coma after being brutally attacked and identified her brother as the assailant, according to local reports. Wanda Palmer had been in a long term care facility in New Martinsville, West Virginia, after being beaten in her home in June of 2020, according to the West - [Tuesday Funnies!](https://bodyandsoul.site/2022/07/tuesday-funnies-7/) - The animals edition! ~E - [We have a winner!](https://bodyandsoul.site/2022/07/we-have-a-winner-21/) - …FOR OUR 258TH CAPTION CONTEST! Our writers dutifully voted for their #1 and #2 captions. Each #1 vote is worth 4 points; each #2 vote us worth 2 points. And the winner, with two #1 votes and two #2 votes, totaling 12 points, is: GregB! Here is the winning caption: Goldbug is in 2nd - [Find a common theme: Starbucks closing 16 US stores for safety issues](https://bodyandsoul.site/2022/07/find-a-common-theme-starbucks-closing-16-us-stores-for-safety-issues/) - I wonder what these cities where Starbucks is closing stores all have in common? From Yahoo: "Starbucks is shuttering 16 existing locations. The company announced Tuesday, per The Wall Street Journal, that cafes in Los Angeles; Seattle; Portland, Oregon; Philadelphia; and Washington, D.C., would permanently close by the end of July following safety concerns. "After careful - [Airline captain wrote letter to the tooth fairy after girl lost tooth on the plane](https://bodyandsoul.site/2022/07/airline-captain-wrote-letter-to-the-tooth-fairy-after-girl-lost-tooth-on-the-plane/) - Way to go, Captain Josh! https://youtu.be/UQgh76EO4eU DCG - [Apparently spelling is tuff...](https://bodyandsoul.site/2022/07/apparently-spelling-is-tuff/) - This past weekend in Louisiana, Vice President Harris attended the Essence Festival and gave an interview with some actress by the name of Keke Palmer. Here's a screenshot from the event: You'd think that someone would have noticed the obvious typo. Yet with today's social media platforms and the state of our government education, we - [The Catholic Church is Under Attack](https://bodyandsoul.site/2022/06/the-catholic-church-is-under-attack/) - The Catholic Church is under attack by radical pro-abortion terrorists who have rampaged across the country, looting, ransacking, and burning Catholic houses of worship. According to CatholicVote, there have been more than 150 violent attacks in 39 states since 2020. The most recent church burning was Sunday, (July 26, 2022) when the St. Colman - [Last living World War II Medal of Honor recipient passes at 98](https://bodyandsoul.site/2022/06/last-living-world-war-ii-medal-of-honor-recipient-passes-at-98/) - Thank you for your service, Woody. RIP soldier. From New York Post: "The last living Medal of Honor recipient from World War II — a hero who fought enemy forces with a flamethrower in Iwo Jima — died Wednesday morning in West Virginia. He was 98. Hershel “Woody” Williams, a former Marine corporal who earned the military’s highest - [The Prince-with-Manboobs Caption Contest](https://bodyandsoul.site/2022/06/the-prince-with-manboobs-caption-contest/) - This is our 258th world-famous Caption Contest! Here’s the pic (source): You know the drill: Enter the contest by submitting your caption as a comment on this thread (scroll down until you see the “LEAVE A REPLY” box). Body and Soul‘s writers will vote for the winner. Any captions proffered by our writers, no matter how brilliant (ha ha), - [Parents offer forgiveness to drunk driver who killed three of their children](https://bodyandsoul.site/2022/06/parents-offer-forgiveness-to-drunk-driver-who-killed-three-of-their-children/) - https://youtu.be/AIRuhT_W8I0 From The Daily Mail: "The parents of three kids mowed down and killed by a drunk driver have received not one but two standing ovations at the Vatican after a powerful address about forgiveness. Western Sydney couple Danny and Leila Abdallah were invited by the Pope to share their harrowing story with thousands of parishioners at - [Hungry Koala Walks Up To Couple Asking For Help](https://bodyandsoul.site/2022/06/hungry-koala-walks-up-to-couple-asking-for-help/) - https://youtu.be/aRiKkZXS4Fw So sweet! DCG - [Sunday Devotional: I will come to you](https://bodyandsoul.site/2022/06/sunday-devotional-i-will-come-to-you/) - Three Sundays ago, the universal Church remembered our Lord Jesus Christ’s Ascension, when He left this mortal world, not to return until the End Days. In leaving, our Lord bade a last farewell to His faithful disciples and, knowing full well how bereft they would be, He made sure we are not abandoned. He promised - [Dramatic moment hero teen, 17, dives into chilly New York bay to rescue 18-year-old](https://bodyandsoul.site/2022/06/dramatic-moment-hero-teen-17-dives-into-chilly-new-york-bay-to-rescue-18-year-old/) - This will come as no surprise: The young man who made the rescue, Anthony Zhongor, is a Marine recruit. Watch the video below or read all the details here. Hoorah! https://youtu.be/CVOA1it9FzE DCG - [Cat fights off coyote attack!](https://bodyandsoul.site/2022/06/cat-fights-off-coyote-attack/) - This is why we keep our cats inside at night: Critters. Here in Oklahoma, we got coyote, possum, armadillo, skunk, etc. All kinds of critters! Fortunately, it appears this brave kitty survived this coyote attack. https://youtu.be/7zSOYB0Iwp0 Read about the video and attempted attack details here. Brave kitty! DCG - [Meet the feline "Masked Zorro"](https://bodyandsoul.site/2022/06/meet-the-feline-masked-zorro/) - Meet "Boy," a nine-month-old cat that lives in Indonesia. A mixed-Persian cat, Boy has an unusual "mask" marking that many relate to Zorro. His owner states of Boy, "He is a very spoiled cat, he always wants to be petted, cuddled and held. He likes to play a lot but he hates being bathed each - [Tuesday funnies!](https://bodyandsoul.site/2022/06/tuesday-funnies-6/) - DCG - [Sunday Devotional: The Holy Trinity](https://bodyandsoul.site/2022/06/sunday-devotional-the-holy-trinity/) - Matthew 28:16-20 The eleven disciples went to Galilee, to the mountain to which Jesus had ordered them. When they all saw him, they worshiped, but they doubted. Then Jesus approached and said to them, "All power in heaven and on earth has been given to me. Go, therefore, and make disciples of all nations, baptizing - [We have a winner!](https://bodyandsoul.site/2022/06/we-have-a-winner-20/) - …FOR OUR 257TH CAPTION CONTEST! Our writers dutifully voted for their #1 and #2 captions. Each #1 vote is worth 4 points; each #2 vote us worth 2 points. And the clear winner, with three #1 votes and one #2 vote, totaling 14 points, is: GregB! Here is the winning caption: MrB and Ziggy are - [Remember](https://bodyandsoul.site/2022/06/remember/) - Today we remember the D-Day Landings: June 6, 1944, when Allied forces stormed the beaches of Normandy, France. It was beginning of Hitler’s downfall and the end of the Nazi Third Reich. Remember the thousands who fought and lived to march in a victors parade. And remember the thousands who remain today in graves on the - [The 'thank God she lost' caption contest](https://bodyandsoul.site/2022/05/the-thank-god-she-lost-caption-contest/) - This caption contest is now closed. This is our 257th world-famous Caption Contest! Here’s the pic (h/t Grif): About the pic: Krystal Ball, 40, is a Demonrat "political commentator" who has made guest appearances on networks such as CNN, CNBC and Fox News. She was a television host at MSNBC and a regular contributor to The - [Dog paralyzed by rare immune disease learns to walk again](https://bodyandsoul.site/2022/06/dog-paralyzed-by-rare-immune-disease-learns-to-walk-again/) - Grab a hanky for this one... https://youtu.be/Ip98r-YBiV8 This dog, Avellana (I'm not sure of her breed), was abandoned by a hunter when she became paralyzed. Avellana was diagnosed with a rare immune disease that left her completely paralyzed, she could barely lift her head. The Galgos Del Sol Animal Rescue in Spain treated and rehabilitated - [Original Gerber baby, Ann Turner Cook, passes away at 95](https://bodyandsoul.site/2022/06/original-gerber-baby-ann-turner-cook-passes-away-at-95/) - Rest in peace, Ann. https://youtu.be/Ssjj4gknveE Read more about Ann (she was also a novelist) here. DCG - [Woman receives world-first 3D printed ear implant](https://bodyandsoul.site/2022/06/woman-receives-world-first-3d-printed-ear-implant/) - Amazing technology! From The Telegraph: "A young woman has received a 3D printed ear implant made from her own cells, in a scientific development that could “revolutionise” medicine. The 20-year-old, who was born with a deformity that left her right ear small and misshapen, had the reconstructive surgery in March in the US – part - [Pentecost: The Coming of the Holy Spirit](https://bodyandsoul.site/2022/06/pentecost-the-coming-of-the-holy-spirit/) - John 14:19, 18, 16-17 “the world will not see me anymore... I will not leave you as orphans; I will come to you. And I will ask the Father, and He will give you another advocate to help you and be with you forever...." Last Sunday, the universal Church remembered and celebrated our Lord Jesus - [Sea turtle escapes tiger shark](https://bodyandsoul.site/2022/06/sea-turtle-escapes-tiger-shark/) - Great God-given self-defense mechanism God gave this creature! And the turtle made it to shore! https://youtu.be/bLp-bUxQrQA DCG - [Public indoctrination system is doing its job...](https://bodyandsoul.site/2022/05/public-indoctrination-system-is-doing-its-job/) - This is so embarrassing. Yet not shocking. https://youtu.be/Ufmcubp2szg DCG - [Sunday Devotional: The Ascension of our Lord](https://bodyandsoul.site/2022/05/sunday-devotional-the-ascension-of-our-lord/) - In the 40 days after He resurrected from the dead, our Lord Jesus Christ appeared several times to His apostles -- in their homes, on the road, by the shores of the lake . . . . Every time, strangely, His apostles did not recognize Him at first. We are told that's because Jesus is - [Thursday (not so) funnies...](https://bodyandsoul.site/2022/05/thursday-not-so-funnies/) - Here in my town in Oklahoma gas was $1.60/gallon when Biden was installed in the White House. Flash forward to February 2022 (before Russia invaded Ukraine) and gas was $3.60/gallon. Now we are at $3.95/gallon. Elections have consequences... DCG - [Monday Funnies!](https://bodyandsoul.site/2022/05/monday-funnies-7/) - ~E - [Baby giraffe born with leg disorder now walks thanks to braces](https://bodyandsoul.site/2022/05/baby-giraffe-born-with-leg-disorder-now-walks-thanks-to-braces/) - Meet Msituni who was born February 1 at the San Diego Zoo. Msituni was born with a condition called carpal hypertension, causing the giraffe's front legs to bend improperly. It was nearly impossible for her to stand and walk. The Zoo consulted with Ara Mirzaian, an orthotist who has fitted braces for Paralympians and children - [How to keep those squirrels out of your birdfeeders](https://bodyandsoul.site/2022/05/how-to-keep-those-squirrels-out-of-your-birdfeeders/) - Now is the time of year when many of us are spring/summer ready to invite the birds to our yards. Yet the birdfeeders also attract squirrels. Here's some tips for keeping them at bay: https://youtu.be/vpiY_v0h3tg Another tip: Change your birdseed! Squirrels love sunflower seeds, peanuts and mixed seed, the most common bird food available. They - [Sunday Devotional: Whoever loves me will keep my word](https://bodyandsoul.site/2022/05/sunday-devotional-whoever-loves-me-will-keep-my-word/) - John 14:23-29 Jesus said to his disciples: “Whoever loves me will keep my word, and my Father will love him, and we will come to him and make our dwelling with him. Whoever does not love me does not keep my words; yet the word you hear is not mine but that of the Father - [Stella gets her groove back!](https://bodyandsoul.site/2022/05/stella-gets-her-groove-back/) - Happy Friday! https://youtu.be/ovurfeZWUck DCG - [We have a winner!](https://bodyandsoul.site/2022/05/we-have-a-winner-19/) - …FOR OUR 256TH CAPTION CONTEST! Our writers dutifully voted for their #1 and #2 captions. Each #1 vote is worth 4 points; each #2 vote us worth 2 points. This was a tight contest between two frontrunners. And the winner, with two #1 votes and two #2 votes, totaling 12 points, is: Vett! Here is - [Passenger lands plane after pilot has medical emergency](https://bodyandsoul.site/2022/05/passenger-lands-plane-after-pilot-has-medical-emergency/) - Meet Darren Harrison, who was the passenger on a recent Cessna flight heading back to Florida from the Bahamas. The pilot experienced a medical emergency (he's ok now) and Darren had to radio air traffic control to help him land the plane. The pilot had gone unconscious due to an aneurysm. Darren said he "knew - [Monday funnies!](https://bodyandsoul.site/2022/05/monday-funnies-6/) - DCG - [Sunday Funny! Nail trimming](https://bodyandsoul.site/2022/05/sunday-funny-nail-trimming/) - Such drama queens. :) https://youtu.be/9X9xPetX9Ao https://youtu.be/eX9BXEYcEF4 ~E - [Sunday Devotional: Love One Another](https://bodyandsoul.site/2022/05/sunday-devotional-love-one-another/) - John 13:31-33a, 34-35 When Judas had left them, Jesus said, “Now is the Son of Man glorified, and God is glorified in him. If God is glorified in him, God will also glorify him in himself, and God will glorify him at once. My children, I will be with you only a little while longer. - [Friday Funnies!](https://bodyandsoul.site/2022/05/friday-funnies-7/) - The animals edition. :) ~E - [Schools that switched to remote learning harmed children's educational achievement in math](https://bodyandsoul.site/2022/05/schools-that-switched-to-remote-learning-harmed-childrens-educational-achievement-in-math/) - Here in Oklahoma schools shut down for just six weeks beginning in March 2020 when the pandemic first hit and we didn't know what to expect. They returned to normal in-school classes in the fall of 2020. Turns out that was really best for the kids. From Daily Mail: Students in school districts that relied - [Joe Biden's 76 y.o. sister thinks Meghan Markle would make a good POTUS](https://bodyandsoul.site/2022/05/joe-bidens-76-y-o-sister-thinks-meghan-markle-would-make-a-good-potus/) - Like her doddering brother, 76-year-old Valerie Biden Owens clearly also has senile dementia. From Daily Mail, May 10, 2022: President Joe Biden's sister has invited Meghan Markle to join the Democratic Party because she will 'of course' make a good candidate for the US Presidency. Valerie Biden Owens, 76, said that the Duchess of Sussex would - [Wednesday Funny! Star Trek meets Joe Biden](https://bodyandsoul.site/2022/05/wednesday-funny-star-trek-meets-joe-biden/) - This would be hilarious if it weren't so distressing -- that the United States has a clearly senile old man as President. God help us. H/t Elizabeth ~E - [The Three-Crooks Caption Contest](https://bodyandsoul.site/2022/04/the-three-crooks-caption-contest/) - This is our 256th world-famous Caption Contest! Here’s the pic (h/t MrB): You know the drill: Enter the contest by submitting your caption as a comment on this thread (scroll down until you see the “LEAVE A REPLY” box). Body and Soul‘s writers will vote for the winner. Any captions proffered by our writers, no matter how brilliant (ha - [Sunday Devotional: Jesus, the Good Shepherd](https://bodyandsoul.site/2022/05/sunday-devotional-jesus-the-good-shepherd/) - John 10:11-16, 27-30 Jesus said: “I am the good shepherd. A good shepherd lays down his life for the sheep. A hired man, who is not a shepherd and whose sheep are not his own, sees a wolf coming and leaves the sheep and runs away, and the wolf catches and scatters them. This is - [Meet the new & adorable Gerber baby!](https://bodyandsoul.site/2022/05/meet-the-new-adorable-gerber-baby/) - The left are in meltdown mode over the possibility of not being able to murder babies in the womb. Babies that may be born with physical defects, such as Isa, Gerber's 2022 baby. https://youtu.be/mv9r1QSlh80 She is so adorable! DCG - [Sunday Funnies!](https://bodyandsoul.site/2022/05/sunday-funnies-9/) - The animals edition. :) ~E - [Sunday Devotional: We must obey God rather than men](https://bodyandsoul.site/2022/05/sunday-devotional-we-must-obey-god-rather-than-men/) - John 21:1, 4-9, 12-14 At that time, Jesus revealed himself again to his disciples at the Sea of Tiberias.... When it was already dawn, Jesus was standing on the shore; but the disciples did not realize that it was Jesus. Jesus said to them, “Children, have you caught anything to eat?” They answered him, “No.” - [Drama-Queen Cat Fakes An Injury In Hopes Of Coming Inside](https://bodyandsoul.site/2022/04/drama-queen-cat-fakes-an-injury-in-hopes-of-coming-inside/) - https://youtu.be/1_cHSmfdtvs DCG - [They know Biden is POTUS in name only](https://bodyandsoul.site/2022/04/they-know-biden-is-potus-in-name-only/) - Whether it's because of Biden's senile dementia or, as some maintain, the Joe Biden we are allowed to see is actually an imposter, Democrat elites clearly do not respect or even regard him as President of the United States of America. If they did, they wouldn't ignore him, as shown in this cringe-worthy video of - [We have a winner!](https://bodyandsoul.site/2022/04/we-have-a-winner-18/) - …FOR OUR 255TH CAPTION CONTEST! Please forgive me for being so late with the results of this contest, but I have been preoccupied with a monumental, time-consuming and exhausting task. Our writers dutifully voted for their #1 and #2 captions. Each #1 vote is worth 4 points; each #2 vote us worth 2 points. And - [Golden retrievers meet new baby!](https://bodyandsoul.site/2022/04/golden-retrievers-meet-new-baby-brother/) - So cute! https://youtu.be/I-IgSm_-T6U DCG - [Sunday Funnies!](https://bodyandsoul.site/2022/04/sunday-funnies-8/) - ~E - [10-year-old girl with voice of an angel](https://bodyandsoul.site/2022/04/10-year-old-girl-with-voice-of-an-angel/) - Her name is Emanne Beasha. She was 10 years old when she appeared on America's Got Talent 2019 auditions. https://youtu.be/VILhsZZRNsc The daughter of a Jordanian father and an American mother who is a member of Daughters of the American Revolution, Imanne finished in 9th place in the 2019 America's Got Talent, but is the winner of - [Sunday Devotional: Although we have not seen Him we love Him](https://bodyandsoul.site/2022/04/sunday-devotional-although-we-have-not-seen-him-we-love-him/) - John 20:24-29 Thomas, called Didymus, one of the Twelve, was not with them when Jesus came. So the other disciples said to him, “We have seen the Lord.” But he said to them, “Unless I see the mark of the nails in his hands and put my finger into the nailmarks and put my hand - [Easter Sunday: The science of the miracle of the Resurrection](https://bodyandsoul.site/2022/04/easter-sunday-the-science-of-the-miracle-of-the-resurrection/) - John 20:1-9 On the first day of the week, Mary of Magdala came to the tomb early in the morning, while it was still dark, and saw the stone removed from the tomb. So she ran and went to Simon Peter and to the other disciple whom Jesus loved, and told them, “They have taken - [High school wrestler born without legs becomes state champion](https://bodyandsoul.site/2022/04/high-school-wrestler-born-without-legs-becomes-state-champion/) - Proof that one can overcome obstacles. https://youtu.be/yP0TFzO_pSo DCG - [Dog Rescued From Puppy Mill Loves Going To Crossfit With Her Dad](https://bodyandsoul.site/2022/04/dog-rescued-from-puppy-mill-loves-going-to-crossfit-with-her-dad/) - Never heard of a gym that allows dogs. Pretty cool! https://youtu.be/MYGbXs2VqD4 DCG - [Miracle: Teen missing for 3 years found 700 miles away shivering outside gas station](https://bodyandsoul.site/2022/04/miracle-teen-missing-for-3-years-found-700-miles-away-shivering-outside-gas-station/) - Amazing! Kudos to the dispatcher for searching through the database of missing children. Grab a hanky for when the boy's mom hears that her son is alive... https://youtu.be/BFH4GbnBDJs DCG - [The Odd Couple: Rescue pig and his tortoise buddy!](https://bodyandsoul.site/2022/04/the-odd-couple-rescue-pig-and-his-tortoise-buddy/) - https://youtu.be/kvUWzMKMVO4 DCG - [God's Miracle: Baby born at 23 weeks with incomplete esophagus survives](https://bodyandsoul.site/2022/04/gods-miracle-baby-born-at-23-weeks-with-incomplete-esophagus-survives/) - From Daily Mail: "A premature baby born with an incomplete esophagus is the smallest ever to survive with the condition. Harper Jacobo and her sister Gabriella weighed just 1lb (0.45kg) when they were born at 23 weeks in Alliance, Nebraska in February 2021. After birth. the twins were rushed 250 miles to a specialist Rocky Mountain Hospital - [In 15 minutes they rescued15 dogs...](https://bodyandsoul.site/2022/04/in-15-minutes-they-rescued15-dogs/) - This story is from 2012 yet you will never tire of seeing it again. God Bless the people at the Bill Foundation for their animal rescue endeavors! https://youtu.be/qi64D7Y0cb0 DCG - [Happy Friday: Funny animal interruptions!](https://bodyandsoul.site/2022/04/happy-friday-funny-animal-interruptions/) - https://youtu.be/UKW0ibP58QI https://youtu.be/XehLZLOyVUc https://youtu.be/0ntWcpw0esE DCG - [A gin martini a day keeps this WWII vet happy!](https://bodyandsoul.site/2022/04/a-gin-martini-a-day-keeps-this-wwii-vet-happy/) - Patty looks pretty good for 102! https://youtu.be/nz2fG6Qdvo0 DCG - [Monday funnies!](https://bodyandsoul.site/2022/04/monday-funnies-5/) - DCG - [Trail Dust: About My Silence](https://bodyandsoul.site/2022/04/trail-dust-about-my-silence/) - When the truth hurts too much Dear friends, I want to state this briefly. My silence on the site is due to my own cognitive dissonance. During my active phase online I boldly opposed the Left and the Democrats. I saw the lines drawn between reliable conservative and obvious leftists. At a certain moment I - [Rescue Lamb Is Obsessed With His Dad’s Guitar](https://bodyandsoul.site/2022/04/rescue-lamb-is-obsessed-with-his-dads-guitar/) - https://youtu.be/lQn3h6WwVTs DCG - [Apple workers threaten to QUIT in protest over going back to the office up to three days a week by May because they 'don't want to deal with the commute'](https://bodyandsoul.site/2022/04/apple-workers-threaten-to-quit-in-protest-over-going-back-to-the-office-up-to-three-days-a-week-by-may-because-they-dont-want-to-deal-with-the-commute/) - Via Daily Mail: "Apple employees are just a little over a week from their mandatory return-to-office date, but some say they plan to quit in protest because they 'don't want to deal with the commute' or 'sit around for eight hours a day.' All US staff will have to return to the office at least - [Obesity is not "body posivity"](https://bodyandsoul.site/2022/04/obesity-is-not-body-posivity/) - For decades the "body positivity" movement has focused on having society accept all shapes and sizes of women, while maintaining a healthy body. Unfortunately, our society has become more "woke" with regards to "body positivity" and therefore more adept at blurring the lines of reality, with ill regard for the health consequences of obesity. The - [An engineering feat: The 1915 Çanakkale Bridge](https://bodyandsoul.site/2022/03/an-engineering-feat-the-1915-canakkale-bridge/) - On March 18 the 1915 Canakkale Bridge opened in Turkey. The bridge is the world's longest suspension bridge (6,637 feet) and was constructed in five years. According to the Daily Mail, the bridge connects the European and Asian shores of the Dardanelles Strait - a key waterway - from Gelibolu on the European side of - [Sunday Funnies!](https://bodyandsoul.site/2022/03/sunday-funnies-7/) - ~E - [Sunday Devotional: Live as Children of Light](https://bodyandsoul.site/2022/03/sunday-devotional-live-as-children-of-light/) - Ephesians 5:8-14 Brothers and sisters: You were once darkness, but now you are light in the Lord. Live as children of light, for light produces every kind of goodness and righteousness and truth. Try to learn what is pleasing to the Lord. Take no part in the fruitless works of darkness; rather expose them, for - [Deer Brings Her Babies To Meet Her Dog Best Friend Every Spring!](https://bodyandsoul.site/2022/03/deer-brings-her-babies-to-meet-her-dog-best-friend-every-spring/) - What an amazing friendship! https://youtu.be/FKztz7xHxkA DCG - [The Body-Positive Caption Contest](https://bodyandsoul.site/2022/03/the-body-positive-caption-contest/) - This is our 255th world-famous Caption Contest! Here’s the pic: About the pic: Lizzo is a rapper who is proud of being fat, and is lauded for her “body positivity”. In a recent video, she celebrates having put on more weight, calling her fat acceptance “unconditional self-love”. (New York Post) You know the drill: Enter - [Beautiful photos from 2022 Digital Photography Awards](https://bodyandsoul.site/2022/03/beautiful-photos-from-2022-digital-photography-awards/) - The 2022 Mobile Photography Awards (MPA) recently announced the winners who had taken pictures on mobiles and tablets. Some pretty incredible photos! The Lichtenstein Castle in Germany. The Sonoran Desert in Arizona. Photograph titled "Fog and Sunbeams." A winter shot of Niagra Falls. Aerial shot of Kimberly Coast in western Australia. See all the winning photographs - [Hairless Dog Found By Gas Station Becomes Giant Fluffy Teddy Bear](https://bodyandsoul.site/2022/03/hairless-dog-found-by-gas-station-becomes-giant-fluffy-teddy-bear/) - Luvs a happy ending! https://youtu.be/dWYO5acYKaE DCG - [Bloomberg: Eat lentils and let your pets die of cancer!](https://bodyandsoul.site/2022/03/bloomberg-eat-lentils-and-let-your-pets-die-of-cancer/) - From Daily Mail: "Bloomberg raised eyebrows with an op-ed telling Americans earning less than $300,000 to eat less meat and cut back on chemotherapy for pets to beat spiraling inflation. The business news outlet's tweet that promoted the story also pointed out, 'nobody said this would be fun,' with scholar Teresa Ghilarducci's article offering some very dark advice. - [Russian Definition of Free Speech](https://bodyandsoul.site/2022/03/russian-definition-of-free-speech/) - Russian model Gretta Vedler, 23, murdered for insulting dictator Vladimir Putin. From the New York Post Gretta Vedler , a Russian model who called Vladimir Putin a “psychopath,” was found dead in a suitcase a year later after disappearing. Vedler's disappearance came a month after posted an anti-Putin rant on social media. "Vedler's ex-boyfriend Dmitry - [Another Wheel of Fortune Fail...](https://bodyandsoul.site/2022/03/another-wheel-of-fortune-fail/) - This one is even worse than the previous Wheel of Fortune fail I posted last week. https://youtu.be/dKrJ4J5o-iw Sigh. DCG - [Tuesday funnies!](https://bodyandsoul.site/2022/03/tuesday-funnies-5/) - DCG - [Wild Fox Comes To Hear Guy Play Banjo Every Day](https://bodyandsoul.site/2022/03/wild-fox-comes-to-hear-guy-play-banjo-every-day/) - Amazing! https://youtu.be/tlXhw_6nnb0 DCG - [Wednesday night funnies!](https://bodyandsoul.site/2022/03/wednesday-night-funnies/) - The all-animals edition! ~E - [We have a winner!](https://bodyandsoul.site/2022/03/we-have-a-winner-17/) - …for our 254th Caption Contest! Our writers dutifully voted for their #1 and #2 captions. Each #1 vote is worth 4 points; each #2 vote us worth 2 points. And the winner, with three #1 votes and one #2 vote, totaling 14 points, is: Captain America! Here is the winning caption: Come on now Binkie. - [WWII vet becomes children's book author at age 99](https://bodyandsoul.site/2022/03/wwii-vet-becomes-childrens-book-author-at-age-99/) - Good for him! https://youtu.be/qZEijGr1zXw You can read the whole story about Sam Baker here. DCG - [Stadium Sings ‘Star-Spangled Banner’ After Singer’s Mic Fails](https://bodyandsoul.site/2022/03/stadium-sings-star-spangled-banner-after-singers-mic-fails/) - This will bring a smile to your Monday morning! From Breitbart: "A stadium full of fans broke out in a stirring rendition of the Star-Spangled Banner as the Charlotte Football Club kicked off its home opener on Saturday. Ahead of the CFC’s game against the LA Galaxy, nearly 75,000 fans joined in singing the national anthem when - [Sunday Devotional: What the temptation of Jesus tells us](https://bodyandsoul.site/2022/03/sunday-devotional-what-the-temptation-of-jesus-tells-us/) - Luke 4:1-13 Filled with the Holy Spirit, Jesus returned from the Jordan and was led by the Spirit into the desert for forty days, to be tempted by the devil. He ate nothing during those days, and when they were over he was hungry. The devil said to him, “If you are the Son of - [DWTS's Maksim Chmerkovskiy was the only man on train fleeing Ukraine](https://bodyandsoul.site/2022/03/dwtss-maksim-chmerkovskiy-was-the-only-man-on-train-fleeing-ukraine/) - Dancing With The Stars' pro-dancer Maksim Chmerkovskiy was born in Ukraine yet now has US citizenship. His parents emigrated to the US in 1994 and the 42-year-old lives in the US with his wife and son. His dancing skills have earned him a net worth of $8 million. The money didn't save him from feeling - [Wheel of Fortune fail...](https://bodyandsoul.site/2022/03/wheel-of-fortune-fail/) - Sigh... https://youtu.be/-tjYgh8TFVw So many tries, so many fails. How can one get through life without knowing basic phrases so common in our society? DCG - [Father saves his son from charging bull at Texas rodeo](https://bodyandsoul.site/2022/03/father-saves-his-son-from-raging-bull-at-texas-rodeo/) - Landis Hooks, 40, is being praised as a hero for coming to the rescue to protect his son (Cody, 18) as he lay unconscious after being thrown from a bull. The Daily Mail reports: "A cowboy who was seen on video lying on top of his unconscious son to protect him from a raging bull - [New evidence gives credence to life review in near-death experiences](https://bodyandsoul.site/2022/02/new-evidence-gives-credence-to-life-review-in-near-death-experiences/) - 1 Corinthians 15:54-55 Brothers and sisters: When this which is corruptible clothes itself with incorruptibility and this which is mortal clothes itself with immortality, then the word that is written shall come about: Death is swallowed up in victory. Where, O death, is your victory? Where, O death, is your sting? Near-death experiences (NDEs) -- - [Sunday Devotional: Words of Wisdom](https://bodyandsoul.site/2022/02/sunday-devotional-words-of-wisdom/) - The Bible is not solely a religious opus. It also contains many words of wisdom -- of sagacity, discernment, and insight. Below are some examples from today's readings. Sirah 27:4-7 When a sieve is shaken, the husks appear; so do one’s faults when one speaks. As the test of what the potter molds is in the - [An engineering feat: The Øresund Bridge](https://bodyandsoul.site/2022/02/an-engineering-feat-the-oresund-bridge/) - Have you ever seen/heard of the Øresund Bridge? It's a five-mile-long bridge (and underwater tunnel!) that connects Sweden and Denmark. It opened in 2000 and combines both motorway and railway travel. The underwater highway is 2.52 miles long and is named the Drogden Tunnel. Two tubes in the tunnel carry railway tracks, two carry roads, - [Gentle Giant Horse Teaches A Neglected Horse How To Play](https://bodyandsoul.site/2022/02/gentle-giant-horse-teaches-a-neglected-horse-how-to-play/) - Happy Friday! https://youtu.be/10arWlud_v4 DCG - [Skilled pilots land Boeing Dreamliner at Heathrow during Storm Eunice](https://bodyandsoul.site/2022/02/skilled-pilots-land-boeing-dreamliner-during-at-heathrow-during-storm-eunice/) - https://youtu.be/jBPRgaTZK70 This landing of a Boeing 787 Dreamliner happened last Friday at Heathrow during Storm Eunice. According to the Daily Mail, Storm Eunice was throwing crosswinds of over 80 mph, making a landing very tricky. Even though many pilots were forced to abort their landings, Captain Ruth Karauri and Copilot Clive Nyachieo of Kenyan Airways, - [Connecting the dots between Russiagate and Hillary](https://bodyandsoul.site/2022/02/connecting-the-dots-between-russiagate-and-hillary/) - Good article by Peter Van Buren, who served in the State Department's Foreign Service for 24 years, in today's edition of Spectator World (bold and red color emphasis supplied). Highly recommend! Let’s connect the dots between John Durham, Russiagate, the FBI, and Hillary Clinton. They strongly suggest the Clinton campaign ran a sophisticated, multi-prong coordinated intelligence - [Wednesday Funnies!](https://bodyandsoul.site/2022/02/wednesday-funnies-13/) - ~E - [The Senile-Old-Man Caption Contest](https://bodyandsoul.site/2022/02/the-senile-old-man-caption-contest/) - This is our 254th world-famous Caption Contest! Here’s the video: https://twitter.com/dannydeurbina/status/1488962480047108096?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1488983528289325060%7Ctwgr%5E%7Ctwcon%5Es2_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.theblaze.com%2Fvideo%2Fbiden-needs-help-off-stage About the video: On February 2, 2022, after a speech announcing plans to relaunch the White House's "Cancer Moonshot" initiative, 79-year-old Joe Biden seemed to lose his way as he left the podium. He wandered in the wrong direction and had to be led - [The rats in DC attract a rare snowy owl](https://bodyandsoul.site/2022/02/the-rats-in-dc-attract-a-rare-snowy-owl/) - It's not the rat politicians that have attracted this rare snowy bird to Union Station, it's the rodents (starts at 2:10 mark). https://youtu.be/IENbcEaAVdU DCG - [Sunday Funny: She's flirting with me](https://bodyandsoul.site/2022/02/sunday-funny-shes-flirting-with-me/) - Not! LOL ~E - [Hillary Clinton, architect of anti-Trump conspiracy, booed by crowd](https://bodyandsoul.site/2022/02/hillary-clinton-architect-of-anti-trump-conspiracy-booed-by-crowd/) - Two days ago, Hillary Clinton was in New York City to give a speech at the 2022 New York State Democratic Convention. As she left a downtown hotel, she was booed and heckled by a crowd shouting "Murderer!". https://youtu.be/8gzAW2OeJcE The booing, no doubt, was in response to DOJ Special Counsel John Durham's report that in - [Sunday Devotional: How are we to love our enemies?](https://bodyandsoul.site/2022/02/sunday-devotional-how-are-we-to-love-our-enemies/) - In Matthew 22:36-39, a Pharisee asked Jesus, "Master, which is the greatest commandment of the Law?" Jesus said to him, "You must love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind. This is the greatest and the first commandment. The second resembles it: You must love - [Dog Reunites With Owner After Surviving a Wildfire and Blizzard](https://bodyandsoul.site/2022/02/dog-reunites-with-owner-after-surviving-a-wildfire-and-blizzard/) - Luvs a happy ending! https://youtu.be/2SbQXdbSSMk DCG - [Tuesday Funnies!](https://bodyandsoul.site/2022/02/tuesday-funnies-4/) - The dogs & cat edition! In February 2020, in Istanbul, Turkey, musicians of the CRR Symphony were ready to begin their performance when a stray cat casually wandered in. The conductor turned to the audience and jokingly asked: "Is anyone allergic to cats?" At that, as if in response, the cat leapt onto the conductor's - [They all seem pretty calm at this wedding...](https://bodyandsoul.site/2022/02/they-all-seem-pretty-calm-at-this-wedding/) - This wedding in Kansas, from 2012, had a surprise guest: a tornado! Watch as the wedding party and guests remain pretty calm, at least much calmer than I would have: https://youtu.be/myYAJGrMtP0 You can read all about the couple (who are still married) and see their wedding photo (with the tornado in the background) here. Guess - [Elephants run to greet man who'd been away for 14 months](https://bodyandsoul.site/2022/02/elephants-run-to-greet-man-whod-been-away-for-14-months/) - Darrick Thomson, a staffer at Elephant Nature Park in northern Thailand, had been away for a year and two months. But his absence had only made the elephants' hearts grow fonder. When Thomson returned, he called out to a herd of elephants. Watch the overjoyed elephants run in the water to greet him. If that - [Sunday Devotional: Resurrection is the key to our faith](https://bodyandsoul.site/2022/02/sunday-devotional-resurrection-is-the-key-to-our-faith/) - 1 Corinthians 15:12, 16-20 Brothers and sisters: If Christ is preached as raised from the dead, how can some among you say there is no resurrection of the dead? If the dead are not raised, neither has Christ been raised, and if Christ has not been raised, your faith is vain; you are still in - [Animals are smart!](https://bodyandsoul.site/2022/02/animals-are-smart/) - Our companion animals are really smart. Watch these dogs and cats open doors -- to the bathroom, of a car, and especially refrigerator doors. One cat even "turns on" a faucet for drinking water. :D https://rumble.com/embed/v10g2r/?pub=4 ~E - [Friday funny: Prince Harry and Meghan's Montecito mansion is engulfed by foul smell](https://bodyandsoul.site/2022/02/friday-funny-prince-harry-and-meghans-montecito-mansion-is-engulfed-by-foul-s/) - This gave me a good chuckle! From the Daily Mail: "Harry and Meghan’s £11million California mansion is apparently engulfed by a foul smell leaving neighbours ‘disgusted’, it has emerged. The duke and duchess’ headache is said to have been caused by the nearby Andrée Clark Bird Refuge, a 42-acre saltwater marsh. The area is one of - [We have a winner!](https://bodyandsoul.site/2022/02/we-have-a-winner-16/) - ...for our 253rd Caption Contest! Our writers dutifully voted for their #1 and #2 captions. Each #1 vote is worth 4 points; each #2 vote us worth 2 points. And the winner, with two #1 votes, two #2 votes, totaling 12 points, is: MRB! Here is the winning caption: GregB is in 2nd place, with - [So...I quit my job over a mask directive](https://bodyandsoul.site/2022/02/so-i-quit-my-job-over-a-mask-directive/) - It's been almost a year since we've had a mask mandate in our town and over a year since many people just didn't bother wearing them into stores, etc. After Christmas we had a small spike in the number of Wuhan virus cases due to Omnicron. I look at the daily active case numbers and - [Watch a Blue Tit make a nest and hatch an egg!](https://bodyandsoul.site/2022/02/watch-a-blue-tit-make-a-nest-and-hatch-an-egg/) - The Eurasian blue tit is a small blue-and-yellow bird, 4.7 in long with a wingspan of 7.1 in, and weighs only 0.39 oz. Usually resident and non-migratory, blue tits are widespread throughout temperate and subarctic Europe. They usually nest in tree holes, although they easily adapt to nest boxes. The Eurasian blue tit is a - [Being overweight ages your brain](https://bodyandsoul.site/2022/02/being-overweight-ages-your-brain/) - We already know from studies that excess weight, especially visceral fat -- body fat that’s stored within the abdominal cavity -- increases the risk of many conditions, such as: heart disease, including heart attacks type 2 diabetes raised cholesterol, especially triglycerides raised blood pressure stroke Breast and colorectal cancer Alzheimer’s disease, the most common form of - [You really are as young as you feel](https://bodyandsoul.site/2022/02/you-really-are-as-young-as-you-feel/) - The saying "you are as young as you feel" turns out to be true. A 2018 South Korean study found that people who feel they are younger than their chronological age have healthier brains! The research was conducted by Seoul National University psychologists Seyul Kwak, Hairin Kim and Jeanyung Chey, and Yongsei University sociologist Yoosik - [Monday Funnies!](https://bodyandsoul.site/2022/02/monday-funnies-4/) - ~E - [Sunday Devotional: The percipient witnesses](https://bodyandsoul.site/2022/02/sunday-devotional-the-percipient-witnesses/) - 1 Corinthians 15:1-11 I am reminding you, brothers and sisters, of the gospel I preached to you, which you indeed received and in which you also stand. Through it you are also being saved, if you hold fast to the word I preached to you, unless you believed in vain. For I handed on to - [Sunday Devotional: Faith, Evidence and Logic](https://bodyandsoul.site/2022/01/sunday-devotional-faith-evidence-and-logic/) - Luke 1:1-4; 4:14-21 Since many have undertaken to compile a narrative of the events that have been fulfilled among us, just as those who were eyewitnesses from the beginning and ministers of the word have handed them down to us, I too have decided, after investigating everything accurately anew, to write it down in an - [Sheriff's Deputy & Firemen save Kookie!](https://bodyandsoul.site/2022/02/sheriffs-deputy-firemen-save-kookie/) - Last Thursday in Pierce County (WA), the Sheriff and local Fire Department responded to a house fire and were able to get an elderly man out. The man was very distraught because his "Kookie" was still inside the burning home. From the Pierce County Sheriff's Department Facebook post: "Yesterday, our deputies responded to a fire - [Friday Weather Funnies!](https://bodyandsoul.site/2022/02/friday-weather-funnies/) - We got snow down here in Oklahoma. About four inches yet with our windy weather comes a lot of ice. And it also comes with bad drivers. Those of us in the South just aren't use to this cold weather. Which makes these funnies so appropriate! DCG - [Thursday Funnies!](https://bodyandsoul.site/2022/02/thursday-funnies-13/) - The animals edition ~E - [The Maskless-Congresswoman Caption Contest](https://bodyandsoul.site/2022/01/the-maskless-congresswoman-caption-contest/) - This is our 253rd world-famous Caption Contest! Here’s the pic: About the pic: On Sunday, January 2, 2022, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) was spotted partying in a drag bar in Miami, Florida, without a face mask. The pics above show her hugging and kissing Billy Porter (l), a homosexual actor-singer who likes to dress in - [Springfield SA-35: Any one got their hands on one yet?](https://bodyandsoul.site/2022/02/springfield-sa-35-any-one-got-their-hands-on-one-yet/) - I'm curious if any of our readers has gotten their hands on a Springfield SA-35 yet. We can't find any for sale in our part of Oklahoma. We're on a waitlist to purchase at this point. Here's a brief summary of the features of this firearm: https://youtu.be/smacTpmo0lw The Browning Hi-Power is one of my all-time - [As Australia doubles down on tyranny, England & Ireland are ending Covid restrictions](https://bodyandsoul.site/2022/01/as-australia-doubles-down-on-tyranny-england-ireland-are-ending-covid-restrictions/) - Australia has become a tyrannical state, using Covid as the excuse. The latest: On January 13, 2022, the government of Western Australia, in the person of Premier Mark McGowan, announced that beginning tomorrow (January 31), the unvaccinated will be locked down, barred from most public settings, and that the rules “will not be removed any - [Sunday Funnies!](https://bodyandsoul.site/2022/01/sunday-funnies-6/) - ~E - [Sunday Devotional: What it means to love another](https://bodyandsoul.site/2022/01/sunday-devotional-what-it-means-to-love-another/) - John 15:9-10, 12-14 Jesus said to his disciples: “As the Father loves me, so I also love you. Remain in my love. If you keep my commandments, you will remain in my love…. This is my commandment: love one another as I love you. No one has greater love than this, to lay down one’s - [Ivermectin effective against COVID-19](https://bodyandsoul.site/2021/08/ivermectin-effective-against-covid-19/) - NOTE: This post is for information purpose and should not be regarded as a medical prescription. You alone are responsible for any action you may undertake from reading this post. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- According to the federal government's NIH (National Institutes of Health), ivermectin is a Food and Drug Administration (FDA)-approved antiparasitic drug that is widely used - [No front legs, no problem: Cora the poodle teaches baby sister to walk](https://bodyandsoul.site/2022/01/no-front-legs-no-problem-cora-the-poodle-teaches-baby-sister-to-walk/) - See more about this poodle Cora Rose on her Instagram, here. https://youtu.be/BhvwYZuBttQ DCG - [So typical of a cat...](https://bodyandsoul.site/2022/01/so-typical-of-a-cat/) - DCG - [Sunday Funnies!](https://bodyandsoul.site/2022/01/sunday-funnies-5/) - The Food Edition! ~E - [Saturday funnies!](https://bodyandsoul.site/2022/01/saturday-funnies-6/) - DCG - [Thursday Animal: A kitten bigger than a 2-year-old human](https://bodyandsoul.site/2022/01/wednesday-animal-a-kitten-bigger-than-a-2-year-old-human/) - From the New York Post, Jan. 18, 2022: A Maine Coone from Stary Oskol in eastern Russia is thought to be the world’s largest kitten at just under 2 years old — with perhaps years more before he stops growing. Owner Yulia Minina bought the alabaster tomcat named Kefir — after the creamy cultured milk - [Tuesday funnies!](https://bodyandsoul.site/2022/01/tuesday-funnies-3/) - DCG - [Sunday Funnies!](https://bodyandsoul.site/2022/01/sunday-funnies-4/) - The animals edition! ~E - [We have a winner!](https://bodyandsoul.site/2022/01/we-have-a-winner-15/) - . . . for our 252nd Caption Contest! This was a difficult contest for our voters because there were many really clever entries. But our writers dutifully voted for their #1 (best) and #2 (next best) captions. Each #1 vote is worth 4 points; each #2 vote is worth 2 points. And the winner of - [Sunday Devotional: Gifts of the Holy Spirit](https://bodyandsoul.site/2022/01/sunday-devotional-gifts-of-the-holy-spirit/) - 1 Corinthians 12:4-11 Brothers and sisters: There are different kinds of spiritual gifts but the same Spirit; there are different forms of service but the same Lord; there are different workings but the same God who produces all of them in everyone. To each individual the manifestation of the Spirit is given for some benefit. - [Happy Friday Dance!](https://bodyandsoul.site/2022/01/happy-friday-dance/) - Long week...glad it's Friday! https://youtu.be/Y1wAXxutOPg DCG - [Wild Dolphin Loves Playing Tag With His Favorite Dog](https://bodyandsoul.site/2022/01/wild-dolphin-loves-playing-tag-with-his-favorite-dog/) - So cool! https://youtu.be/gJwifvxpyPM See more about Jojo the Dolphin on Instagram, here. DCG - [Sunday Devotional: The Importance of the Baptism of Our Lord](https://bodyandsoul.site/2022/01/sunday-devotional-the-importance-of-the-baptism-of-our-lord/) - Luke 3:15-16, 21-22 The people were filled with expectation, and all were asking in their hearts whether John might be the Christ. John answered them all, saying, “I am baptizing you with water, but one mightier than I is coming. I am not worthy to loosen the thongs of his sandals. He will baptize you - [Sunday Funny: Evolution of Dance](https://bodyandsoul.site/2022/01/sunday-funny-evolution-of-dance/) - This is funny and delightful. I couldn't help but start dancing at the Bee Gees' "You Should Be Dancing". The man is Ireneusz Krosny (born 1968), a Polish actor and mime artist. He received several top awards at comedy festivals in Poland, and also had his own television shows there. He began his international career - [Holiday heroes!](https://bodyandsoul.site/2022/01/holiday-heroes/) - https://youtu.be/4IT5sVFVI74 DCG - [People have lost their minds: Texas woman caught with 13-year-old in trunk of car because he was COVID positive](https://bodyandsoul.site/2022/01/people-have-lost-their-minds-texas-woman-caught-with-13-year-old-in-trunk-of-car-because-he-was-covid-positive/) - The hysteria surrounding the Wuhan virus has made some people stark-raving mad. Example: https://youtu.be/K7gb-WiGWWA Quick summary: A woman stuffed her 13-year-old, COVID-positive son into the trunk of her car to drive him to a Wuhan virus test site. Apparently she believed the trunk situaion was warranted in order to avoid being exposed to the virus. - [The Biden-Freak-Show Caption Contest](https://bodyandsoul.site/2021/12/the-biden-freak-show-caption-contest/) - This is our 252nd world-famous Caption Contest! Here’s the pic: About the pic: Rachel Levine, 64, born Richard Levine, is a pediatrician and the U.S. assistant secretary for health in the Biden administration, confirmed by the U.S. Senate by a 52-48 vote on March 24, 2021. On October 19, 2021, Levine was commissioned as a - [Thursday funnies!](https://bodyandsoul.site/2022/01/thursday-funnies-12/) - And the last one....eye bleach warning: DCG - [Sunday Devotional: The Magi and the Christmas Star](https://bodyandsoul.site/2022/01/sunday-devotional-the-magi-and-the-christmas-star/) - Matthew 2:1-2, 9-12 When Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea, in the days of King Herod, behold, magi from the east arrived in Jerusalem, saying, "Where is the newborn king of the Jews? We saw his star at its rising and have come to do him homage." And behold, the star that they had - [Saturday Funny!](https://bodyandsoul.site/2022/01/saturday-funny/) - Inspired by DCG's "Guy blows up his Tesla instead of paying $22K for repairs" post, I decided to post this video although I'd already posted a "funnies" today. https://youtu.be/0k1tbf8muMc ~E - [New Year's Day Funnies!](https://bodyandsoul.site/2022/01/new-years-day-funnies/) - Happy New Year, everyone! ~E - [Ever have deer like this in your yard?](https://bodyandsoul.site/2021/12/ever-have-deer-like-this-in-your-yard/) - This video is from 2015 somewhere in Texas. We get lots of critters here in Oklahoma yet I've never experienced something like this! Watch: https://youtu.be/M1HEKvsq1iM Such trusting creatures these deer are! PS: The noise you hear in the background is those dang cicadas we have down here in the South. DCG - [Guy blows up his Tesla instead of paying $22K for repairs](https://bodyandsoul.site/2021/12/guy-blows-up-his-tesla-instead-of-paying-22k-for-repairs/) - This story/video comes from Finland where a man chose to blow up his 2013 Model S Tesla instead of paying $22,000 to fix it. He'd had it just a month (drove just 900 miles) when he received an error code and had to take it in for service. The repair shop told the man the - [Christmas: All things came to be through Him](https://bodyandsoul.site/2021/12/christmas-all-things-came-to-be-through-him/) - John 1:1-18 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was in the beginning with God. All things came to be through him, and without him nothing came to be. What came to be through him was life, and this life was the light of - [11-year-old boy saves two lives on same day!](https://bodyandsoul.site/2021/12/11-year-old-boy-saves-two-lives-on-same-day/) - An 11-year-old boy in Muskogee, Oklahoma had a busy day this past December 9. First Davyon Johnson saved a choking classmate at school, then later that day helped an elderly woman safely flee a burning house. Wow! The life-saving events started at school when Davyon used an abdominal thrust on a school mate who was - [We have a winner!](https://bodyandsoul.site/2021/12/we-have-a-winner-14/) - . . . for our 251st Caption Contest! There were many really clever caption entries. Our writers each voted for their #1 (best) and #2 (next best) captions. Each #1 vote is worth 4 points; each #2 vote is worth 2 points. And the winner of our 251st Caption Contest, with three #1 votes and - [Homeless dog finds shelter next to baby Jesus](https://bodyandsoul.site/2021/12/homeless-dog-finds-shelter-next-to-baby-jesus/) - In Criciúma, Brazil, a homeless dog finds shelter in a nativity scene next to baby Jesus.... https://youtu.be/dRzI8y-EJJ0 ~E - [Christmas Eve funnies!](https://bodyandsoul.site/2021/12/christmas-eve-funnies/) - Pikachu the cat decided it was time for his human to wake up. https://rumble.com/embed/vnikmo/?pub=oql43 https://youtu.be/dPJyWlzhpRE But can the cat flush? LOL ~E - [Fun time in the snow!](https://bodyandsoul.site/2021/12/fun-time-in-the-snow/) - Are you going to have snow for Christmas? Here in Oklahoma we've had a very mild winter with no snow so far. I don't mind if we do get some snow though...just like these creatures don't mind it. Some of the are having a blast in the snow! https://youtu.be/rA-OMKyNo9c DCG - [Have you tried the new Gingerbread Cookie Kit Kat?](https://bodyandsoul.site/2021/12/have-you-tried-the-new-gingerbread-cookie-kit-kat/) - Did you even know that Hershey's made a Gingerbreat Cookie Kit Kat bar? They were introduced this year for the Christmas holiday and I just discovered them a week or so ago. I do not like the peppermint and candy cane candies you see this time of year so I was very excited to find - [Christians are going extinct in Jerusalem, attacked by radical Jews](https://bodyandsoul.site/2021/12/christians-are-going-extinct-in-jerusalem-attacked-by-radical-jews/) - In an essay in The Telegraph, Dec. 18, 2021, Francesco Patton, the leader of the Franciscan Friars in the Holy Land and throughout the Middle East, dolefully writes that Christians are on the verge of extinction in Jerusalem: [O]nce we numbered 20 per cent of the population of Jerusalem, today the Christian community counts for - [Sunday Devotional: He shall be peace](https://bodyandsoul.site/2021/12/sunday-devotional-he-shall-be-peace/) - Micah 5:1-4a Thus says the LORD: You, Bethlehem-Ephrathah too small to be among the clans of Judah, from you shall come forth for me one who is to be ruler in Israel; whose origin is from of old, from ancient times. Therefore the Lord will give them up, until the time when she who is - [Meet Seamus, a bird rescued by a mom & her kids](https://bodyandsoul.site/2021/12/meet-seamus-a-bird-rescued-by-a-mom-her-kids/) - https://youtu.be/ffEdp4JFTBA DCG - [Thursday Cuties](https://bodyandsoul.site/2021/12/thursday-cuties/) - Too cute for words! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AARzwyDf5dI&ab_channel=TheDodo https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4gw3CB2v2Fo&ab_channel=PetLoversZone ~E - [Dogs prevented 135,000 suicides of autistic people in UK](https://bodyandsoul.site/2021/12/dogs-prevented-135000-suicides-of-autistic-people-in-uk/) - Dogs are more than human's best friends. They literally save lives. Joe Pinkstone reports for The Telegraph, Dec. 8, 2021: Pet dogs have prevented more than 100,000 people with autism from taking their own life, according to a new study. Scientists from the University of Lincoln studied the relationship between people who have been diagnosed - [You've got a friend](https://bodyandsoul.site/2021/12/youve-got-a-friend/) - "And the wolf will dwell with the lamb, and the leopard will lie down with the kid, and the calf and the young lion and the fatling together; and a little boy will lead them." -Isaiah 11:6 I'm convinced that once food is removed as a factor (motive), different species of animals can coexist peacefully - [Is Your Cat a Psychopath? Probably](https://bodyandsoul.site/2021/12/is-your-cat-a-psychopath-probably-researchers-say/) - By Samantha Cole Motherboard December 6, 2021, 11:18am One of our cats is sitting directly behind me as I type this, screaming at the back of my head for reasons that only he knows. When he’s bored with that, he’ll stalk our other cat like prey while she tries to use the litter box. He - [Wednesday funnies!](https://bodyandsoul.site/2021/12/wednesday-funnies-12/) - DCG - [The Bearded-Lady Caption Contest](https://bodyandsoul.site/2021/12/the-bearded-lady-caption-contest/) - This is our 251st world-famous Caption Contest! Here’s the pic: About the pic: Homosexual actor/singer Billy Porter "sparkles" in sequined gown and 6" heels at Fashion Awards 2021, London, UK, Nov. 29, 2021. (yahoo!news) You know the drill: Enter the contest by submitting your caption as a comment on this thread (scroll down until you see the “LEAVE - [See the many creatures that use a wildlife "highway"](https://bodyandsoul.site/2021/12/see-the-many-creatures-that-use-a-wildlife-highway/) - From Voyageurs Wolf Project comes a video that shows a beaver dam in northern Minnesota and the many wildlife creatures that use the dam as a "highway." From the video description: "This video is a compilation of the wildlife that crossed a beaver dam just south of Voyageurs National Park from March 2019-April 2020. This - [What's your favorite Christmas movie?](https://bodyandsoul.site/2021/12/the-best-christmas-movies/) - We all have our favorite Christmas movies. The movies (all decades old, for me) we watch year after year, even knowing every scene and every ending. Here's a few of mine: https://youtu.be/qgjPa5JkecA https://youtu.be/Aoj5qIZvwWA https://youtu.be/FvWgThnWI9s This one is for the guys (I love this movie, too)! https://youtu.be/9zMBTviVg_k https://youtu.be/IRcNFIdeye4 https://youtu.be/qVjRpKkD-yc What's your favorite Christmas movie? Share with - [Biden presidency in disarray: plummeting approval numbers; at war with VP](https://bodyandsoul.site/2021/12/biden-presidency-in-disarray-plummeting-approval-numbers-at-war-with-vp/) - According to Buddhism, karma is supposed to work after death, but sometimes karma is visited on deserving people when they are still alive. Joe Biden may have won the 2020 election (see a Brookings Institute analysis of judicial votes on 2020 election irregularities), but his presidency is, predictably, an utter disaster. That disaster is even - [Sunday funnies!](https://bodyandsoul.site/2021/12/sunday-funnies-3/) - ~E - [Sunday Devotional: Be joyful!](https://bodyandsoul.site/2021/12/sunday-devotional-be-joyful/) - https://youtu.be/ypvXPiBmRs4 Isaiah 12:3 With joy you will draw water from the fountains of salvation Zephaniah 3:14, 17 Shout for joy, O daughter Zion! Sing joyfully, O Israel! Be glad and exult with all your heart, O daughter Jerusalem! [...] The LORD, your God, is in your midst, a mighty savior, Who will rejoice over you - [Why haven't we seen more of this?](https://bodyandsoul.site/2021/12/why-havent-we-seen-more-of-this/) - Remember in 2017 when a professor's kids interrupted his live BBC TV interview? https://youtu.be/Mh4f9AYRCZY With so many people being quarantined/working from home during the past almost two years, I'm surprised we haven't seen more interviews end up like this! Happy Friday! DCG - [Winston finds a friend!](https://bodyandsoul.site/2021/12/winston-finds-a-friend/) - Meet Winston, a miniature steer who lives at Delmar Farm. The farm is a equine and farm animal sanctuary in Florida that is home to horses, donkeys, pigs, goats, sheep, a cow, dogs and a barn cat. The majority of their animals are rescues, special needs, seniors or have been donated. Delmar obtained Winston when - [Newsmax White House correspondent: Pope Francis is dying](https://bodyandsoul.site/2021/12/newsmax-white-house-correspondent-pope-francis-is-dying/) - John Gizzi, formerly a writer for Human Events, is currently the chief political columnist and White House correspondent for Newsmax. Yesterday, Dec. 7, Gizzi reported for Newsmax, "Vatican Preps for Conclave as ‘Pope Is Dying". The brief article is behind a paywall, which you can access for $1. According to Novus Ordo Watch: Gizzi writes - [Wednesday Funny: Family photo](https://bodyandsoul.site/2021/12/wednesday-funny-family-photo/) - When taking a family photo, there's always one member who won't cooperate! H/t John Molloy ~E - [Christmas Funnies...Southern Style!](https://bodyandsoul.site/2021/12/christmas-funnies-southern-style/) - DCG - [Y'all ready? Christmas shipping deadlines fast approaching!](https://bodyandsoul.site/2021/12/yall-ready-christmas-shipping-deadlines-fast-approaching/) - Christmas will be here before you know it! Awhile ago I had heard rumors that packages and Christmas cards could be late if you didn't mail them early. The supposed reason for this was "supply chain issues." Whatever the case may be for anticipated mail/package delays, NPR put out a list of shipping company deadlines - [Sunday Devotional: Advance secure in the glory of God!](https://bodyandsoul.site/2021/12/sunday-devotional-advance-secure-in-the-glory-of-god/) - Baruch 5:1-2, 7-9 Jerusalem, take off your robe of mourning and misery; put on the splendor of glory from God forever: wrapped in the cloak of justice from God, bear on your head the mitre that displays the glory of the eternal name.... For God has commanded that every lofty mountain be made low, and - [Saturday animal funnies!](https://bodyandsoul.site/2021/12/saturday-animal-funnies-2/) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ux_usC2dz7E&ab_channel=PetLoversZone https://youtu.be/mHHZYSz3ua4 ~E - [A donkey who thinks he's a dog!](https://bodyandsoul.site/2021/12/a-donkey-who-thinks-hes-a-dog/) - Walter the Donkey apparently thinks he's a dog! He loves snuggling with his owner on the couch and going for walks with his fellow dogs. Much cuteness! https://youtu.be/AGp2urySb3s DCG - [Wednesday funnies!](https://bodyandsoul.site/2021/12/wednesday-funnies-11/) - DCG - [Training Dogs in Prison Changed This Man's Life](https://bodyandsoul.site/2021/11/training-dogs-in-prison-changed-this-mans-life/) - The sponsor of this program, Pawsitive Change in California, sounds like a very successful partnership! https://youtu.be/j2aM_cmknnU DCG The former inmate's name is Nhut Vo. - [We have a winner!](https://bodyandsoul.site/2021/12/we-have-a-winner-13/) - . . . for our 250th Caption Contest! There were many really clever caption entries. Our writers voted for their respective #1 (best) and #2 (next best) captions. Each #1 vote is worth 4 points; each #2 vote is worth 2 points. And the winner of our 250th Caption Contest, with three #1 votes and - [High Times in the Big Apple](https://bodyandsoul.site/2021/11/high-times-in-the-big-apple/) - Lost in lethal dreams, a junkie destroys his life on a sidewalk. NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio is opening the country’s first “supervised shooting galleries” for junkies, a measure he believes will help keep addicts from shooting up openly on the sidewalks of Manhattan as they now do routinely. His nonprofit-run “Overdose Prevention Centers” - [Easy and tasty 2-ingredient chocolate cake](https://bodyandsoul.site/2021/11/easy-and-tasty-2-ingredient-chocolate-cake/) - I found this super-easy recipe for a two-ingredient, no-bake chocolate cake. I tried it, and can testify to how easy it is, and how tasty and rich-chocolaty the cake is. Ingredients: 2 cups of chocolate chips. (I recommend dark chocolate, which is loaded with beneficial antioxidants. Better still, go for either semi-sweet or no sugar. - [Sunday Devotional: The power of prayer](https://bodyandsoul.site/2021/11/sunday-devotional-the-power-of-prayer/) - Luke 21:25-28, 34-36 Jesus said to his disciples: “There will be signs in the sun, the moon, and the stars, and on earth nations will be in dismay, perplexed by the roaring of the sea and the waves. People will die of fright in anticipation of what is coming upon the world, for the powers - [New research suggests trees can live forever](https://bodyandsoul.site/2021/11/new-research-suggests-trees-can-live-forever/) - In living creatures, senescence or aging is governed by an internal biological clock. But according to new research by two dendrochronologists* -- Professors Franco Biondi of the University of Nevada, Reno, and Gianluca Piovesan of the University of Tuscia, Italy -- the “cambium,” which is the growth tissue area between a tree's bark and wood, - [Dog plays with spirit dog](https://bodyandsoul.site/2021/11/dog-plays-with-spirit-dog/) - Do animals have souls? This video seems to point to their having souls. Jake DeMarco, 38, was stunned when footage from his home security camera showed what appeared to be a ghostly white dog running around with his pooch, Ryder. DeMarco says his yard is fully secured by a locked, tall fence which would make - [Neuroscience explains why gratitude is good for our health](https://bodyandsoul.site/2021/11/neuroscience-explains-why-gratitude-is-good-for-our-health/) - Today is Thanksgiving, a day that was founded as an explicitly Christian holiday to thank God for the many blessings He's bestowed on America. Have you noticed that what God counsels us to do is good for us? Take gratitude as an example. Being thankful benefits us in at least seven scientifically-proven ways: (1) Gratitude is - [The true meaning of Thanksgiving: A Christian holiday to thank God](https://bodyandsoul.site/2021/11/the-true-meaning-of-thanksgiving-a-christian-holiday-to-thank-god/) - Thanksgiving is one of the most beloved holidays in America. But in the hands of "progressives," public schools and the Hate America Media (HAM), Thanksgiving has long become yet another occasion for white guilt. But did you know that unlike other secular holidays like Labor Day or the Fourth of July, the Thanksgiving that you - [The 'how-to-make-a-straight-man-gay' Caption Contest](https://bodyandsoul.site/2021/11/the-how-to-make-a-straight-man-gay-caption-contest/) - This is our 250th world-famous Caption Contest! Here’s the GIF: About the GIF: On Oct. 20, 2021, the unfunny 61-year-old "comedian" Kathy Griffin -- who held aloft a mockup of President Trump's severed head -- tweeted a video of herself dancing topless, with this message: HEY BOYZZZZ You know the drill: Enter the contest by - [Someone hacked our Body and Soul blog](https://bodyandsoul.site/2021/11/someone-hacked-our-body-and-soul-blog/) - Eight months ago last February, I put Fellowship of the Minds (FOTM) in hibernation and moved us to a politically "safer" blog, Body and Soul, which would provide a home for our community of like minds until a time when we can return to FOTM. Innocuous though Body and Soul is, our enemies still managed - [Wednesday Funnies...Pre-Thanksgiving Edition!](https://bodyandsoul.site/2021/11/wednesday-funnies-pre-thanksgiving-edition/) - DCG - [Police honor 9-year-old girl who helped fight off mom's attacker](https://bodyandsoul.site/2021/11/police-honor-9-year-old-girl-who-helped-fight-off-attacker/) - Quite the brave little girl! https://youtu.be/v8WRDzWvnD4 DCG - [Sunday Devotional: King of the Universe](https://bodyandsoul.site/2021/11/sunday-devotional-king-of-the-universe/) - Colossians 1:15-17 He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of all creation. For in him were created all things in heaven and on earth, the visible and the invisible, whether thrones or dominions or principalities or powers; all things were created through him and for him. He is before all things, and - ['Dark Triad' personalities find ghosting acceptable](https://bodyandsoul.site/2021/11/dark-triad-personalities-find-ghosting-acceptable/) - Have you ever been "ghosted"? "Ghosting" is when you go "poof" and literally disappear out of someone's life without a word or explanation, cutting off all contact by no longer accepting or responding to phone calls, email, instant messages, etc. To say that the recipient of the ghosting is bewildered is an understatement. A new - [National Science Foundation is funding scientists to grow fruits & veggies containing vaccines](https://bodyandsoul.site/2021/11/national-science-foundation-is-funding-scientists-to-grow-fruits-veggies-containing-vaccines/) - Our government is hellbent on getting us vaccinated, despite the facts that: Being vaccinated or not is a matter of personal liberty. The Covid vaccines have rapidly lost their effectiveness and, we are told, require a third booster shot and, therefore, fourth and fifth and ... booster shots if the "pandemic" continues. In the United - [Can you solve this logic quiz?](https://bodyandsoul.site/2021/11/can-you-solve-this-logic-quiz/) - Harvard cognitive psychologist Steven Pinker has a new book, Rationality, in which he makes the case that our gut instincts are often, if not always, wrong. He used, as an example, what he calls a "simple logic" question: A smartphone and case, combined, cost £110. The phone costs £100 more than the case. How much - [Why are they blurring Joe Biden's presidential seal?](https://bodyandsoul.site/2021/11/why-are-they-blurring-joe-bidens-presidential-seal/) - Something strange is going on. The official Twitter accounts of Democrats are blurring Joe Biden's presidential seal. On November 6, 2021, Biden's Twitter account (@JoeBiden) tweeted a video of Biden tooting the infrastructure bill in which the presidential seal on his podium is blurred: https://twitter.com/JoeBiden/status/1457036684760072193?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1457036684760072193%7Ctwgr%5E%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.westernjournal.com%2Fbiden-twitter-users-notice-strange-change-made-table-signs-bill%2F On November 15, 2021, the Democratic Party (@TheDemocrats) tweeted a - [Thursday Night Funnies!](https://bodyandsoul.site/2021/11/thursday-night-funnies/) - ~E - [Honest boy returns airpods](https://bodyandsoul.site/2021/11/honest-boy-returns-airpods/) - Airpods are wireless headphones -- and they're not cheap. Walmart is selling Apple Airpods in a charging case for $119.00. Watch what this boy does when he found an airpods case in a convenient store. https://youtu.be/yuyIev8o_E4 There is still hope for America! ~E - [Monday night funnies!](https://bodyandsoul.site/2021/11/monday-night-funnies-2/) - ~E - [Sunday Devotional: You do not know when the time will come](https://bodyandsoul.site/2021/11/sunday-devotional-you-do-not-know-when-the-time-will-come/) - Daniel 12:1-3 In those days, I Daniel, heard this word of the Lord: "At that time there shall arise Michael, the great prince, guardian of your people; it shall be a time unsurpassed in distress since nations began until that time. At that time your people shall escape, everyone who is found written in the - [Take this political typology quiz!](https://bodyandsoul.site/2021/11/take-this-political-typology-quiz/) - Where do you fit in the political typology? Are you a Faith and Flag Conservative? Progressive Left? Or somewhere in between? Pew Research Center has a quiz to find out which one of nine political typology groups is your best match, compared with a nationally representative survey of more than 10,000 U.S. adults. If you - [40% of U.S. adults 18-24 identify as LGBTQ](https://bodyandsoul.site/2021/11/40-of-u-s-adults-18-24-identify-as-lgbtq/) - Study after study by various institutions had told us LGBTs (lesbians, gays, bisexuals, transgenders) account for at most 3% of the U.S. population. As recently as the 2010 U.S. census, less than one percent (0.773%) of U.S. households were same-sex households. (Los Angeles Times) But that percentage is increasing as the Left relentlessly advance their - [Saturday Animal Funnies!](https://bodyandsoul.site/2021/11/saturday-animal-funnies/) - ~E - [Biden now says no to $450T to each separated illegal migrant](https://bodyandsoul.site/2021/11/biden-now-says-no-to-450t-to-each-separated-illegal-migrant/) - Do you remember Grif's post of October 28 on F*ck Joe Biden's plan to give $450,000 of taxpayer dollars to each illegal immigrant who was separated from their family during the Trump administration in compensation for their “lasting psychological trauma”? According to the Wall St. Journal, the plan was hatched by F*ck Joe Biden's departments - [Watch Pfizer CEO's weird neck when asked about serious side-effects of Covid vaccine](https://bodyandsoul.site/2021/11/watch-pfizer-ceos-weird-neck-when-asked-about-serious-side-effects-of-covid-vaccine/) - On August 23, 2021, Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla, a veterinarian (!) who got his Ph.D. from a Greek university's veterinary school, was asked by NBC's Lester Holt if the pharmaceutical giant's Covid-19 vaccine has "serious side effects". This is his nonverbal reaction: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/XqOIljz2zkg WTF! Have you seen a neck that bulges and changes shape like - [We have a winner!](https://bodyandsoul.site/2021/11/we-have-a-winner-12/) - . . . for our 249th Caption Contest! There were many really clever caption entries. Our writers voted for their respective #1 (best) and #2 (next best) captions. Each #1 vote is worth 4 points; each #2 vote is worth 2 points. And the winner of our 249th Caption Contest, with two #1 votes and - [Sunday Devotional: Beware of scribes who go around in long robes](https://bodyandsoul.site/2021/11/sunday-devotional-beware-of-scribes-who-go-around-in-long-robes/) - Mark 12:38-40 In the course of his teaching Jesus said to the crowds, "Beware of the scribes, who like to go around in long robes and accept greetings in the marketplaces, seats of honor in synagogues, and places of honor at banquets. They devour the houses of widows and, as a pretext recite lengthy prayers. - [77-year-old man with a CCL shoots and kills robber in Chicago](https://bodyandsoul.site/2021/11/77-year-old-man-with-a-ccl-shoots-and-kills-robber-in-chicago/) - From MyFoxChicago: "An elderly man with a concealed carry license shot and killed a robber in Chicago on Saturday afternoon, police said. The 77-year-old was in a garage on East 89th near MLK in West Chesterfield around 12:30 p.m. when the robber drove up. The robber pulled out a gun and demanded the elderly man's stuff, police said. Instead - [Saturday Funnies!](https://bodyandsoul.site/2021/11/saturday-funnies-5/) - ~E - [The 'what's the hurry?' Caption Contest](https://bodyandsoul.site/2021/10/the-whats-the-hurry-caption-contest/) - This is our 249th world-famous Caption Contest! Here’s the GIF: About the GIF: On Ajugust 29, 2021, Joe Biden couldn't stay still during the solemn ceremony to receive the bodies of U.S. soldiers killed in the United States' peremptory withdrawal from Afghanistan. He dishonored the dead soldiers by checking his watch. You know the drill: - [Saturday animal stress-busters](https://bodyandsoul.site/2021/11/saturday-animal-stress-busters/) - Did you that goats wag their tails like dogs? Me, neither! And did you know that armadillos love taking baths? :) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wNQg1AS_94U&t=1s ~E - [Update on DCG's dad: Slow recovery yet doing good!](https://bodyandsoul.site/2021/11/update-on-dcgs-dad-slow-recovery-yet-doing-good/) - It's been about a month since I posted an update on my father so thought I'd give another update. After recovering from the Wuhan virus, a bacterial infection and vascular surgery, dad is doing pretty good! He's still in a skilled nursing facility, receiving daily "complex" wound care treatment (due to vascular issue in his - [Thursday funnies!](https://bodyandsoul.site/2021/11/thursday-funnies-11/) - DCG - [Heroic goat and rooster save chicken from hawk](https://bodyandsoul.site/2021/11/heroic-goat-and-rooster-save-chicken-from-hawk/) - God's creatures are so much more magnificent than we give them credit for. Thanks to the wide availability of surveillance cameras and video-capable cell phones, we now know so much more about non-human creatures than what ethologists tell us. Not only do animals have empathy, they are altruistic. Some are downright heroic. On September 5, - [Toxic masculinity: 85-year-old man fights off robbers](https://bodyandsoul.site/2021/11/toxic-masculinity-86-year-old-man-fights-off-robbers/) - https://youtu.be/l9qXa8o2EL8 This occurred in 2018 Glanmire, Ireland. An 85-year-0ld great-grandfather scared off three weapon-wielding robbers from a betting parlor. Read all the details of the attempted robbery here. Thank God there's still some good ol' toxic masculinity left in men like Dennis O'Connor! DCG - [Meet baby tiger, Dash](https://bodyandsoul.site/2021/10/meet-baby-tiger-dash/) - After reading Grif's post on the Biden administration's plan to give $450,000 to each illegal alien who was "separated" from their family, you will need this stress reliever. https://youtu.be/QzcrTFj04zY ~E - [Meet Oliver, the "Wandering Old Grandpa" Golden Retriever!](https://bodyandsoul.site/2021/10/meet-oliver-the-wandering-old-grandpa-golden-retriever/) - This 14-year-old Golden Retriever loves to visit his neighbors. And they love his visits! https://youtu.be/FbvCphKD3ro Wish I had an "Oliver" visiting me! DCG - [Sunday Devotional: Love the Lord your God with all your heart](https://bodyandsoul.site/2021/10/sunday-devotional-love-the-lord-your-god-with-all-your-heart/) - Mark 12:28-30 One of the scribes came to Jesus and asked him, "Which is the first of all the commandments?" Jesus replied, "The first is this.... The Lord our God is Lord alone! You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, with all your mind, and with all - [Biden Administration to Give $450,000 to Each Illegal Alien Separated from their Family by the Trump Administration ](https://bodyandsoul.site/2021/10/biden-administration-to-give-450000-to-each-illegal-alien-separated-from-their-family-by-the-trump-administration-/) - Forbs staff writer Anna Kaplan, citing the Wall Street Journal which broke the story Thursday (Oct. 28), reported that the Biden administration is in talks to offer illegal immigrant families that were separated during the Trump administration around $450,000 a person in compensation for what their advocates say is “lasting psychological trauma.” Kaplan - [Karma comes to 4 toxic Democrats: Cuomo, Baldwin, Griffin, Teigen](https://bodyandsoul.site/2021/10/karma-former-ny-governor-andrew-cuomo-to-be-arrested-for-sex-crime/) - There does seem to be karma for certain, not all, obnoxious, insufferable people on the Left. First, it was "television personality" Chrissy Teigen. In May 2021, another "television personality" Courtney Stodden said that in 2011, during her marriage to her much older busband Doug Hutchison, Teigen tweeted and privately messaged the couple urging them to - [How cute are these Halloween lunches?](https://bodyandsoul.site/2021/10/how-cute-are-these-halloween-lunches/) - The Mirror reports that a mum in Ireland has been quite busy preparing some unique Bento Box Halloween lunches for her kids. Check them out: Excerpts from the Mirror article: "The mum-of-three spends half an hour each day putting together the packed lunches in bento boxes . Vampire strawberries, cucumber skulls and bat-shaped sarnies are - [Wednesday Funnies!](https://bodyandsoul.site/2021/10/wednesday-funnies-10/) - Unintentionally funny and plain idiotic newspaper headlines. ~E - [Look at Barron Trump!](https://bodyandsoul.site/2021/10/look-at-barron-trump/) - The son of two tall parents, it should come as no surprise that President Trump's youngest, Barron, is tall. Still only 15 years old, which means there is still growing to do, Barron, at 6' 7", now towers over his 5' 11" mom, Melania, and is 4" taller than his 6' 3" dad. Below is - [Tuesday funny!](https://bodyandsoul.site/2021/10/tuesday-funny-2/) - Yeah, maybe a little too early for this yet...I couldn't help myself. DCG - [Don't mess with a Marine!](https://bodyandsoul.site/2021/10/dont-mess-with-a-marine/) - This happened last week in Yuma, Arizona. A Marine vet disarmed a punk trying to rob a Chevron store. Watch (commentary by Steve Inman): https://youtu.be/i5R13Qo330M When Yuma County Sheriff's Office asked James Kilcer, who previously served in the U.S. Marine Corps, how he was able to take control of the situation he replied, "The Marine - [Oberlin College student 'angry' and 'scared' after 'cisgender men' installed radiator in dorms: 'Safe space'](https://bodyandsoul.site/2021/10/oberlin-college-student-angry-and-scared-after-cisgender-men-installed-radiator-in-dorms-safe-space/) - You just can’t make this stuff up. Fox News writer Emma Colton reported Tuesday (Oct. 19) that a student at Oberlin College in Ohio had described being "scared" and "angry" after the school announced a work crew would be installing radiators in a "safe space" dormitory for women and transgendered students, explaining the crew would - [Sunday Devotional: Be joyful, always](https://bodyandsoul.site/2021/10/sunday-devotional-be-joyful-always/) - Psalm 126:2-3 Then our mouths were filled with laughter; our tongues sang for joy. Then it was said among the nations, “The LORD had done great things for them.” The LORD has done great things for us; Oh, how happy we [a]re! St. Paul counsels us in 1 Thessalonians 5:16-18: Always be joyful. Always keep - [Why we love "Man's Best Friend"](https://bodyandsoul.site/2021/10/why-we-love-mans-best-friend/) - https://youtu.be/iSqIEHUsmPQ DCG - [Questions raised by fully-vaccinated Colin Powell's death from COVID-19](https://bodyandsoul.site/2021/10/questions-raised-by-fully-vaccinated-colin-powells-death-from-covid-19/) - No doubt, you heard and saw the news that Colin Powell, 84, the anti-Trump Republican, had died from "complications" from COVID-19. What the news headlines omitted, however, is that Powell was fully vaccinated against COVID-19. The source of the news is Powell's Facebook page. His family posted this announcement yesterday, October 18, at 4:48 AM - [Priest surprises by singing Hallelujah at wedding ceremony](https://bodyandsoul.site/2021/10/priest-surprises-by-singing-hallelujah-at-wedding-ceremony/) - https://youtu.be/Qg5NN4fG-HE St. Augustine said to sing is to pray twice. What a beautiful voice this priest has. ~E - [Thursday funnies!](https://bodyandsoul.site/2021/10/thursday-funnies-10/) - DCG - [Kittens enraptured by street musician](https://bodyandsoul.site/2021/10/feline-audience-for-street-musician/) - Somewhere in Malaysia, a street musician had been playing his guitar all day and was ready to call it quits when four stray kittens showed up. The kittens gathered before the musician with the utmost interest, looking up at him playing the guitar, transfixed. They were mesmerized by the music and even bobbed their little - [Florida deputy saves 3-year-old boy hiding under blanket from house fire](https://bodyandsoul.site/2021/10/florida-deputy-saves-3-year-old-boy-hiding-under-blanket-from-house-fire/) - Deputy First Class Marcus Dawson to the rescue! https://youtu.be/smShzLMXj8o Excerpts from the Fox News story: "A Florida deputy ran into a burning home on Sunday and rescued a 3-year-old boy who was hiding from the fire and smoke underneath a blanket, authorities said. K-9 Deputy First Class Marcus Dawson responded to the home in the west section of Palm - [Tuesday Funny: My new daily stretching routine](https://bodyandsoul.site/2021/10/tuesday-funny-my-new-daily-stretching-routine/) - I recently joined a new exercise class. The pre-exercise stretching routine is superb! I have found it to be a great way to warm up to the more difficult exercises. I am so enthused about it, I want to share an example of the routine with you. Even a kid can do it! ~E - [Why some decline the COVID-19 vaccine](https://bodyandsoul.site/2021/06/print-your-own-covid-19-vaccination-record-card/) - Some businesses, states (e.g., Oregon) and even countries are requiring vaccine passports or proof of you having been vaccinated against the COVID-19 Wuhan virus. Many Americans, including health care professionals (in March 2021, as many as 48% of all health care workers had not taken the vaccine although they were eligible) refuse this vaccine for reasons - [California man who twice broke into his dad's former home fatally shot by new owners](https://bodyandsoul.site/2021/10/california-man-who-twice-broke-into-his-dads-former-home-fatally-shot-by-new-owners/) - Feel good story to start your week! From Yahoo: "A California man who broke into his old home twice in the same weekend was fatally shot by the new owners, according to a press release from the Calaveras County Sheriff's Office. Authorities identified the man as 28-year-old Lennin Elizalde, the son of the house's former owner, - [Sunday animal funnies!](https://bodyandsoul.site/2021/10/sunday-animal-funnies-2/) - ~E - [Sunday Devotional: A personal relationship with God](https://bodyandsoul.site/2021/10/sunday-devotional-a-personal-relationship-with-god/) - Hebrews 4:14-16 Brothers and sisters: Since we have a great high priest who has passed through the heavens, Jesus, the Son of God, let us hold fast to our confession. For we do not have a high priest who is unable to sympathize with our weaknesses, but one who has similarly been tested in every - [Homeless puppy has sweetest response to being rescued ❤️](https://bodyandsoul.site/2021/10/homeless-puppy-has-sweetest-response-to-being-rescued-❤️/) - This guy - Fig - found a forever home! From Jersey Pits Rescue Facebook: “Fig is doing fantastic here at home! He is very attentive of all our whereabouts and is always there to greet the kids at the door when they get home from school. Him and his new sister love to play and - [New Superman, Aquaman and Batman's sidekick are all homosexuals](https://bodyandsoul.site/2021/10/new-superman-aquaman-and-batmans-sidekick-are-all-homosexuals/) - How I loathe the world as remade by the "woke" Left. Ewan Somerville reports for the (UK) Telegraph, Oct. 11, 2021: A director once described Superman as the “most heterosexual character”. But the writers at DC Comics clearly disagree after giving the great American superhero a male love interest in an official sequel.... In the - [Meet Xavier, Singapore's robot that monitors "bad behaviors"](https://bodyandsoul.site/2021/10/meet-xavier-singapores-robot-that-monitors-bad-behaviors/) - On September 5, Singapore launched a autonomous robot designed to help weed out "bad public behavior." It was designed to patrol the neighbourhood in Toa Payoh Central as part of a three-week trial. Here's what the robot looks like: https://youtu.be/DNQxZDRTpOU The Straits Times reported that "Xavier is an autonomous robot designed to weed out “undesirable - [We have a winner!](https://bodyandsoul.site/2021/10/we-have-a-winner-11/) - . . . for our 248th Caption Contest! This was a super easy contest for our writers because there were so few entries. :( Our writers have voted for their respective #1 (best) and #2 (next best) captions. Each #1 vote is worth 4 points; each #2 vote is worth 2 points. And the winner - [Rescued Baby Zebra Can’t Wait To Reunite With Mom and Dad](https://bodyandsoul.site/2021/10/rescued-baby-zebra-cant-wait-to-reunite-with-mom-and-dad/) - Happy Monday! https://youtu.be/oj8JKl7WZyY DCG - [Sunday Devotional: To whom we must render an account](https://bodyandsoul.site/2021/10/sunday-devotional-to-whom-we-must-render-an-account/) - Hebrews 4:12-13 Brothers and sisters: Indeed the word of God is living and effective, sharper than any two-edged sword, penetrating even between soul and spirit, joints and marrow, and able to discern reflections and thoughts of the heart. No creature is concealed from him, but everything is naked and exposed to the eyes of him - ["LET'S GO BRANDON" paged at the Chicago O'Hare Airport](https://bodyandsoul.site/2021/10/lets-go-brandon-paged-at-the-chicago-ohare-airport/) - LOL! https://youtu.be/_dALbRfYAvk DCG - [Thursday Funnies!](https://bodyandsoul.site/2021/10/thursday-funnies-9/) - ~E - [America towards a civil war](https://bodyandsoul.site/2021/10/america-towards-a-civil-war/) - This is an unusual editorial from Spirit Daily, a religious (Catholic) website, so it should be heeded. From "Prepping For Civil War?," Spirit Daily, October 5, 2021: We have warned about it for years, but now the signs — the tocsins — grow louder. The United States is cleft, split at the seems, with hardcore - [Did you see the International Space Station last night?](https://bodyandsoul.site/2021/10/did-you-spot-the-international-space-station-last-night/) - Last night the International Space Station (ISS) was visible to the naked eye in certain parts of the US. Here in Texoma we got a glimpse of it around 8:25 PM CT. It looked like a fast-moving bright light across the sky and it traveled much faster than a commercial jet. The ISS circles Earth every - [The Just-a-Slut Caption Contest](https://bodyandsoul.site/2021/09/the-just-a-slut-caption-contest/) - This Caption Contest is now closed. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- This is our 248th world-famous Caption Contest! Here’s the pic: About the pic: In the midst of singing "Just a Virgin" at the 2021 Video Music Awards last Sunday, Sept. 12, a much-botoxed, face-lifted, and breast-implanted 63-year-old Madonna tried to shock the audience by whipping open her trench - [Wednesday funnies!](https://bodyandsoul.site/2021/10/wednesday-funnies-9/) - DCG - [Will bring a smile to your face: A baby's laugh!](https://bodyandsoul.site/2021/10/will-bring-a-smile-to-your-face-a-babys-laugh/) - Nothing more invokes a smile than the sweet, sweet sound of a baby's laugh. Happy Tuesday! https://youtu.be/0yRy3XaAnb4 https://youtu.be/KnC6t59FXcs DCG - [Update on DCG's dad: On the road to recovery!](https://bodyandsoul.site/2021/10/update-on-dcgs-dad-on-the-road-to-recovery/) - After over two weeks of being in the hospital recovering from COVID, a bacterial infection and vascular issue, my father is finally in a skilled nursing facility to receive rehabilitation. He recovered quite well from the Wuhan virus. It was the bacterial infection (which developed into sepsis) and the vascular issue that almost knocked him - [Sunday Animals: Creatures without sin](https://bodyandsoul.site/2021/10/sunday-animals-creatures-without-sin/) - This video made me weep. And that's why St. Bonaventure called them "creatures without sin". ~E - [Sunday Devotional: From the beginning of creation, God made them male and female](https://bodyandsoul.site/2021/10/sunday-devotional-from-the-beginning-of-creation-god-made-them-male-and-female/) - Genesis 2:18-24 The LORD God said: "It is not good for the man to be alone. I will make a suitable partner for him." So the LORD God formed out of the ground various wild animals and various birds of the air, and he brought them to the man to see what he would call - [Getting ready to carve a pumpkin? Save the seeds!](https://bodyandsoul.site/2021/10/getting-ready-to-carve-a-pumpkin-save-the-seeds/) - Halloween is coming up soon which means many will be carving Jack-O-Lanterns. Save the guts from your creation as pumpkin seeds are very nutritious and tasty! Pumpkin seeds are rich in proteins and unsaturated fats like omega-6 fatty acids. They also contain other essential vitamins and minerals, such as calcium, folate, iron, vitamin B2, and - [Rescued sparrow chooses to stay with couple](https://bodyandsoul.site/2021/09/rescued-sparrow-chooses-to-stay-with-couple/) - This is such a sweet story. A couple in Slovenia, Ales and Janja, rescued a baby sparrow. They fed the sparrow wet cat food mixed with banana, and named her Chibi. After Chibi grew strong enough to fly on her own, the couple released her in a garden. But Chibi knew better -- she flew - [Hormone replacement therapy raises dementia risk after 5 years](https://bodyandsoul.site/2021/09/hormone-replacement-therapy-raises-dementia-risk-after-5-years/) - Some women are prescribed hormone replacement therapy (HRT) in the form of tablets, gels, creams or patches. to ease menopausal symptoms like hot flashes and mood swings, and to reduce post-menopausal risks of heart disease and osteoporosis. However, not only is HRT associated with an increased risk of breast and ovarian cancer, a new Oxford - [Wednesday funnies!](https://bodyandsoul.site/2021/09/wednesday-funnies-8/) - DCG - [Woman stranded in Washington DC flood waters saved by bus full of Marines](https://bodyandsoul.site/2021/09/woman-stranded-in-washington-dc-flood-waters-saved-by-bus-full-of-marines/) - Oorah! https://youtu.be/If1OQksKPfs DCG - [Sunday Funnies!](https://bodyandsoul.site/2021/09/sunday-funnies-2/) - ~E - [Sunday Devotional: Our bodies are a temple of the Holy Spirit](https://bodyandsoul.site/2021/09/sunday-devotional-our-bodies-as-temple-of-the-holy-spirit/) - Numbers 11:25-29 The LORD came down in the cloud and spoke to Moses. Taking some of the spirit that was on Moses, the LORD bestowed it on the seventy elders; and as the spirit came to rest on them, they prophesied. Now two men, one named Eldad and the other Medad, were not in the - [Guy Tried To Release His Rescue Squirrel But She Always Came Back](https://bodyandsoul.site/2021/09/guy-tried-to-release-his-rescue-squirrel-but-she-always-came-back/) - https://youtu.be/R_H-otMwOV0 From The DoDo: "This guy took in a baby squirrel who was injured and nursed her back to health. Every day, he worked on getting her ready for life in the wild but when he tried to release her, she always came back. Now they go everywhere together — even to the beach!" So - [Please pray for DCG's dad](https://bodyandsoul.site/2021/09/please-pray-for-dcgs-dad/) - After three weeks in Eastern Washington taking care of her elderly father who was stricken with COVID-19, with countless visits to ER, DCG is safely back home, thanks to your prayers. Although her father's pneumonia and sepsis infection had subsided, he will be undergoing vascular surgery today. From DCG: I spoke with my father this - [Biden presidency is in free fall as Americans chant 'F*ck Joe Biden'](https://bodyandsoul.site/2021/09/biden-presidency-is-in-free-fall-as-americans-chant-fck-joe-biden/) - Definition of "free fall": the hypothetical fall of a body such that the only force acting upon it is that of gravity. a decline, especially a sudden or rapid decline, as in value or prestige, that appears to be endless or bottomless: https://twitter.com/OldRowViral/status/1438128894524145668 From Stephen L. Miller, "The Biden presidency is in free-fall," Spectator World, - [Please pray for DCG and her dad](https://bodyandsoul.site/2021/09/please-pray-for-dcg-and-her-dad/) - DCG will be absent from BodyandSoul for a while because she is in Eastern Washington taking care of her father who came down with the demon COVID19 virus. Her father had been sick all last week and went to ER last Friday. Fortunately, his vitals, oxygen level and breathing were all good, and was sent - [Sunday Devotional: Book of Wisdom foretold the killing of Jesus](https://bodyandsoul.site/2021/09/sunday-devotional-book-of-wisdom-foretold-the-killing-of-jesus/) - Wisdom 2:12, 17-20 The wicked say: Let us beset the just one, because he is obnoxious to us; he sets himself against our doings, reproaches us for transgressions of the law and charges us with violations of our training. Let us see whether his words be true; let us find out what will happen to - [Friday Animals: Cat befriends mouse](https://bodyandsoul.site/2021/09/friday-animals-cat-befriends-mouse/) - Benjamín Sagredo thought his cat, Simon, would take care of the “mouse problem” around the house. But he couldn’t have been more wrong! Sagredo found his cat making friends with the little mouse. So he recorded it because he didn’t think anyone would believe it. (PawMyGosh) ~E - [Friday Funnies!](https://bodyandsoul.site/2021/09/friday-funnies-6/) - ~E - [We have a winner!](https://bodyandsoul.site/2021/09/we-have-a-winner-10/) - . . . for our 247th Caption Contest! Our writers have voted for their respective #1 (best) and #2 (next best) captions. Each #1 vote is worth 4 points; each #2 vote is worth 2 points. And we have two winners! The winners of our 246th Caption Contest, each with 10 points, are: GregB & - [Still lying about Trump](https://bodyandsoul.site/2021/09/still-lying-about-trump/) - Not content that Trump "lost" the 2020 election, they're still lying about him. What elites do on 20th anniversary of 9/11: Attend a ceremony. What a populist leader, Donald John Trump, did on 20th anniversary of 9/11: Visit the firemen and police officers who risked their lives rescuing people on 9/11. Definition of populist: "A - [Sunday Devotional: 'Take up your cross and follow me'](https://bodyandsoul.site/2021/09/sunday-devotional-take-up-your-cross-and-follow-me/) - Mark 8:27-35 Jesus and his disciples set out for the villages of Caesarea Philippi. Along the way he asked his disciples, “Who do people say that I am?” They said in reply, “John the Baptist, others Elijah, still others one of the prophets.” And he asked them, “But who do you say that I am?” - [Govt & CDC are lying about vaccine and Ivermectin - Why?](https://bodyandsoul.site/2021/09/govt-cdc-are-lying-about-vaccine-and-ivermectin-why/) - Wayne Allyn Root writes in Townhall, Sept. 5, 2021: It's been quite a week. I've been in the media business for decades and I've never before witnessed such lies, exaggeration and outright fraud. All with the intent to force everyone to be vaccinated. The question is why? Let's start with the vaccine itself. The results - [Saturday Funny: Animals sleep in the strangest places](https://bodyandsoul.site/2021/09/saturday-funny-animals-sleep-in-the-strangest-places/) - . . . and my favorite: See also "Thursday Funny: Dogs sleep in the strangest places" and "Friday Funny: Cats sleep in the strangest places" ~E - [Friday Funny: Cats sleep in the strangest places](https://bodyandsoul.site/2021/09/friday-funny-cats-sleep-in-the-strangest-places/) - See also "Thursday Funny: Dogs sleep in the strangest places" Be here tomorrow for “Other animals sleep in the strangest places”! ~E - [Thursday Funny: Dogs sleep in the strangest places](https://bodyandsoul.site/2021/09/wednesday-funny-dogs-sleep-in-the-strangest-places/) - Be here tomorrow for "Cats sleep in the strangest places"! ~E - [The Mr. & Mrs. Potato Head Caption Contest](https://bodyandsoul.site/2021/08/the-mr-mrs-potato-head-caption-contest/) - This Caption Contest is now closed. This is our 247th world-famous Caption Contest! Here’s the pic: About the pic: On Tuesday, August 24, 2021, Bill and Hillary Clinton (ages 75 & 73), were seen glumly strolling on a beach in the Hamptons. (Daily Mail) You know the drill: Enter the contest by submitting your caption as - [The Left look to Satanists to save abortion in Texas](https://bodyandsoul.site/2021/09/leftists-look-to-satanists-to-save-abortion-in-texas/) - If this doesn't tell you the Left are evil, nothing will. Last Wednesday, Sept. 1, 2021, nearly 24 hours after a Texas law that bans nearly all abortions in the state went into effect, the Supreme Court rejected a request to block enforcement of the law, which abortion providers claim will bar at least 85% - [Tuesday animals!](https://bodyandsoul.site/2021/09/tuesday-animals-2/) - ~E - [No good deed goes unpunished: Afghan who helped rescue Biden in 2008 left behind in Kabul](https://bodyandsoul.site/2021/09/no-good-deed-goes-unpunished-afghan-who-helped-rescue-biden-in-2008-left-behind-in-kabul/) - There are no depths too low into which this sorry excuse of a U.S. President does not sink. From Wall St. Journal (via Fox News), Sept. 1, 2021: Thirteen years ago, Afghan interpreter Mohammed helped rescue then- Sen. Joe Biden and two other senators stranded in a remote Afghanistan valley after their helicopter was forced to land - [Sunday Devotional: Be Strong, Fear Not!](https://bodyandsoul.site/2021/09/sunday-devotional-be-strong-fear-not/) - Isaiah 35:4 Thus says the LORD: Say to those whose hearts are frightened: Be strong, fear not! Here is your God, he comes with vindication; with divine recompense he comes to save you. I don't know how it came to be that so many view Jesus the Christ as an effeminate wimp. Is it because - [Thursday Funny: What dogs do when you're away](https://bodyandsoul.site/2021/09/thursday-funny-what-dogs-do-when-youre-away/) - This man found out. LOL ~E - [What a military preschool is teaching little kids](https://bodyandsoul.site/2021/09/what-a-military-preschool-is-teaching-little-kids/) - The racist Critical Race Theory (CRT) is deployed even in preschools. The AJSteel Show posted this pic on Twitter, with this comment: I am angry beyond words. My 3 year old grandson whose dad is a high ranking military officer, just started pre school at a military sponsored program. Click to see the racist chart - [Wednesday animal chuckles](https://bodyandsoul.site/2021/09/wednesday-animal-chuckles/) - ~E - [Sunday Devotional: Be doers of the word, not hypocrites](https://bodyandsoul.site/2021/08/sunday-devotional-be-doers-of-the-word-not-hypocrites/) - Mark 7:6 He [Jesus the Christ] responded, “Well did Isaiah prophesy about you hypocrites, as it is written: This people honors me with their lips, but their hearts are far from me...." Reading the New Testament makes evident how much our Lord hates hypocrites. See Luke 6:42, 12:56; Mark 7:6; and Matthew 6:2, 6:5-6, 6:16, - [97-year-old veteran reunites with children he saved in WWII](https://bodyandsoul.site/2021/08/97-year-old-veteran-reunites-with-children-he-saved-in-wwii/) - https://youtu.be/FvBUmdXzT68 DCG - [We have a winner!](https://bodyandsoul.site/2021/08/we-have-a-winner-9/) - . . . for our 246th Caption Contest! Our writers have voted for their respective #1 (best) and #2 (next best) captions. Each #1 vote is worth 4 points; each #2 vote is worth 2 points. And we have a triple whammy! The winners of our 246th Caption Contest, each with 8 points, are: Captain - [Uplifting video that'll restore your faith in people](https://bodyandsoul.site/2021/08/uplifting-video-thatll-restore-your-faith-in-people/) - Are you depressed by the relentlessly bad news on how the Biden administration is bungling everything, especially the disastrous withdrawal from Afghanistan? Watch this video. ~E - [Tuesday funnies!](https://bodyandsoul.site/2021/08/tuesday-funnies-2/) - DCG - [The good ones make it look easy: Intricate skills required to land a fighter jet on a carrier](https://bodyandsoul.site/2021/08/the-good-ones-make-it-look-easy-intricate-skills-required-to-land-a-fighter-jet-on-a-carrier/) - My father served aboard the USS Enterprise for some time while he was in the US Navy. He worked in the ATC tower on that carrier and later went on to become a private pilot himself. While growing up, we took many flights in his Cessna four seater. He even let me skip school one - [Covid vaccine follies: Unvaxxed scapegoated; vaxxed vulnerable to more severe diseases](https://bodyandsoul.site/2021/08/covid-vaccine-follies-unvaxxed-scapegoated-vaxxed-vulnerable-to-more-severe-diseases/) - Americans who decline to be vaccinated with Covid-19 vaccines are being scapegoated for the Delta-variant infections. (1) CBS reports that in an interview with "Face the Nation" on August 1, 2021, Dr. Anthony Fauci, chief medical adviser to President Biden, said that Americans who remain unvaccinated against the coronavirus are "propagating" the latest outbreak of casesof - [Sunday Devotional: Master, to whom shall we go?](https://bodyandsoul.site/2021/08/sunday-devotional-master-to-whom-shall-we-go/) - John 6:60-69 Many of Jesus’ disciples who were listening said, “This saying is hard; who can accept it?” Since Jesus knew that his disciples were murmuring about this, he said to them, “Does this shock you? What if you were to see the Son of Man ascending to where he was before? It is the - [Friday funny...is not so funny :(](https://bodyandsoul.site/2021/08/friday-funny-is-not-so-funny/) - It's just rather sad... https://youtu.be/8TZW6lVLYP0 DCG - [Toxic masculinity saves the day: Man rescues female trainer from alligator](https://bodyandsoul.site/2021/08/toxic-masculinity-saves-the-day-man-resuces-female-trainer-from-crocodile/) - This guy is a HERO! https://youtu.be/Fu61ZNLRCIo h/t Twitchy DCG - [Wednesday Funnies!](https://bodyandsoul.site/2021/08/wednesday-funnies-7/) - ~E - [Another cheap drug effective against COVID-19: fenofibrate](https://bodyandsoul.site/2021/08/another-cheap-drug-effective-against-covid-19-fenofibrate-fenofibrate/) - Governments in the U.S. and across the world are reacting with hysteria to alleged spikes in COVID-19 infections of the Delta variety, allegedly because of people who decline to be vaccinated, by re-imposing mask mandates and even lockdowns. New Zealand's socialist government, under the allegedly female prime minister Jacinda Ardern who, strangely, seems to have - [The 'I'm not that fat' Caption Contest](https://bodyandsoul.site/2021/08/the-im-not-that-fat-caption-contest/) - This is our 246th world-famous Caption Contest! Here's the GIF: About the GIF: Lizzo is a rapper who is proud of being fat, and is lauded for her "body positivity". There is a rumor that at one of her shows, she dove into the crowd and crushed a member of the audience to death. Lizzo - [What happens when your cat bites/eats a toad?](https://bodyandsoul.site/2021/08/what-happens-when-your-cat-bites-a-toad/) - Here in Oklahoma we have a lot of Woodhouse toads. They come around on our front porch at night to feast on the bugs and stick around on the front porch during the day. None of my cats ever chase these toads and I always wondered why. That question was answered today when a co-worker - [Sunday Devotional: 'Blessed is the womb that carried you'](https://bodyandsoul.site/2021/08/sunday-devotional-blessed-is-the-womb-that-carried-you/) - Luke 11:27 While Jesus was speaking, a woman from the crowd called out and said to him, “Blessed is the womb that carried you and the breasts at which you nursed.” Today, the universal Church celebrates the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Mother of God. The Assumption of Mary is, according to the beliefs - [Americans with Ph.D.s are least likely to get COVID-19 vaccine](https://bodyandsoul.site/2021/08/americans-with-ph-d-s-are-least-likely-to-get-covid-19-vaccine/) - Coronavirus vaccination tyranny is upon us (see a post on this, forthcoming). Most of the media coverage would have you believe that the reported surge in the Delta coronavirus variant cases is mainly due to those less educated Trump "morons" (i.e., supporters) who don’t want to take the vaccine. But according to a new paper by researchers from Carnegie - [Thursday funnies!](https://bodyandsoul.site/2021/08/thursday-funnies-8/) - DCG - [Sunday Devotional: Be kind to one another](https://bodyandsoul.site/2021/08/sunday-devotional-be-kind-to-one-another/) - Ephesians 4:30-5:2 Brothers and sisters: Do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, with which you were sealed for the day of redemption. All bitterness, fury, anger, shouting, and reviling must be removed from you, along with all malice. And be kind to one another, compassionate, forgiving one another as God has forgiven you in - [Start your Monday with a chuckle...](https://bodyandsoul.site/2021/08/start-your-monday-with-a-chuckle/) - DCG - [Happy Friday! Watch kayaker rescue an osprey](https://bodyandsoul.site/2021/08/happy-friday-watch-kayaker-rescue-an-osprey/) - Luvs a happy ending! https://youtu.be/DRIpgfs-FFs DCG - [We have a winner!](https://bodyandsoul.site/2021/08/we-have-a-winner-8/) - . . . for our 245th Caption Contest! This was an easy contest for our writers because there were so few entries. LOL Our writers have voted for their respective #1 (best) and #2 (next best) captions. Each #1 vote is worth 4 points; each #2 vote is worth 2 points. And the winner of - [Governments inflated number of COVID-19 deaths & hospitalizations](https://bodyandsoul.site/2021/08/governments-inflated-number-of-covid-19-deaths-hospitalizations/) - Since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, we've seen anecdotal accounts of a non-COVID death being attributed to COVID. Now, a few governments are admitting that they have "inflated" (i.e., lied about) the numbers of both COVID deaths and COVID hospitalizations. Below are two examples. (1) California Chris Enloe reports for The Blaze that Alameda County in - [Good Samaritans save stranded Orca by pouring water on it until tide came in](https://bodyandsoul.site/2021/08/good-samaritans-save-stranded-orca-by-pouring-water-on-it-until-tide-came-in/) - The Daily Mail has a happy-ending story about an Orca that was rescued by humans. Apparently the whale had got stuck on some rocks and was stranded for six hours before the tide brought it back into the water. Before the whale made it back into the ocean, humans kept the Orca wet and scared - [Sunday Animal Funnies!](https://bodyandsoul.site/2021/08/sunday-animal-funnies/) - ~E - [Sunday Devotional: 'I am the Bread of Life'](https://bodyandsoul.site/2021/08/sunday-devotional-i-am-the-bread-of-life/) - Exodus 16:2-4, 12-15 The whole Israelite community grumbled against Moses and Aaron. The Israelites said to them, “Would that we had died at the Lord’s hand in the land of Egypt, as we sat by our fleshpots and ate our fill of bread! But you had to lead us into this desert to make the - [Dog stops traffic for help for fallen owner](https://bodyandsoul.site/2021/07/dog-stops-traffic-for-help-for-fallen-owner/) - Dogs just continue to amaze us with their loyalty and courage. Haley Moore was walking her dog, Clover, a Maremma Sheepdog mix, when she passed out and fell onto the ground. The very brave dog stood in the middle of the road in front of an oncoming car to compel the driver to get help - [Australian news TV asks question no U.S. news would ask: Is Biden mentally fit to be president?](https://bodyandsoul.site/2021/07/australian-news-tv-asks-question-no-u-s-news-would-ask-is-biden-mentally-fit-to-be-president/) - Why aren't America's network TV or New York Times or Washington Post or any corporate news media asking this question? Never mind. We know the answer. This is the man with his finger on the nuclear button -- a frightening thought. https://youtu.be/aOsEHBc2nTM The psychiatrist interviewed on Sky News is Dr. Tanveer Ahmed, M.D. Dr. Ahmed was - [Friday funnies!](https://bodyandsoul.site/2021/07/friday-funnies-5/) - DCG - [Shocking! 1 in 4 women over 65 can't walk two blocks](https://bodyandsoul.site/2021/07/1-in-4-women-over-65-cant-walk-two-blocks/) - Mobility disability is the leading type of incapacity in the United States and a key contributor to a person's loss of independence. According to a recent study of 5,735 ambulatory women aged 63 years and older, one in four women over age 65 is unable to walk two blocks or climb a flight of stairs. - [Sunday Devotional: So that nothing will be wasted](https://bodyandsoul.site/2021/07/sunday-devotional-so-that-nothing-will-be-wasted/) - John 1:1-15 Jesus went across the Sea of Galilee. A large crowd followed him, because they saw the signs he was performing on the sick. Jesus went up on the mountain, and there he sat down with his disciples. The Jewish feast of Passover was near. When Jesus raised his eyes and saw that a - [Saturday funnies!](https://bodyandsoul.site/2021/07/saturday-funnies-4/) - And check out this catch! https://youtu.be/CXMyqtQgzCA DCG - [Friday Funny: It's a miracle!](https://bodyandsoul.site/2021/07/friday-funny-its-a-miracle/) - Went to church and witnessed a miracle! H/t maziel ~E - [Wednesday Smiles: Welcome home soldiers!](https://bodyandsoul.site/2021/07/wednesday-smiles-welcome-home-soldiers/) - My guy is deployed right now, coming home Saturday. Then a couple weeks later deploying for another mission. Such is the military life... Yet the homecomings are always the best! https://youtu.be/IPm9ZviZ8Pc DCG - [MSG is why McDonald's fries are so addictive](https://bodyandsoul.site/2021/07/msg-is-why-mcdonalds-fries-are-so-addictive/) - Sneaky bastards! From Eat This, Not That, July 18, 2021: [McDonald's] fries are made of more than just Russet Burbank and Shepody potatoes—they also pack in vegetable oil (canola oil, corn oil, soybean oil, hydrogenated soybean oil, natural beef flavor), dextrose, sodium acid pyrophosphate, and salt. And the culprit that's responsible for cultivating your addiction - [Tuesday Funny!](https://bodyandsoul.site/2021/07/tuesday-funny/) - Belgian Bus Company's very funny commercials: ~E - [Sunday Devotional: Jesus Christ, Superstar](https://bodyandsoul.site/2021/07/sunday-devotional-jesus-christ-superstar/) - Mark 6:30-34 The apostles gathered together with Jesus and reported all they had done and taught. He said to them, “Come away by yourselves to a deserted place and rest a while.” People were coming and going in great numbers, and they had no opportunity even to eat. So they went off in the boat - [Ever had a cat that itched like crazy? What was your solution?](https://bodyandsoul.site/2021/07/ever-had-a-cat-that-itched-like-crazy-what-was-your-solution/) - For over a month now my 19-year-old kitty "Baby" has been scratching and itching like crazy. He's got patches of hair missing from his body and seems a little miserable. :( First time we took him to the vet they gave him an allergy shot to control the itch. He was back at the vet - [Baby owl takes a bath!](https://bodyandsoul.site/2021/07/baby-owl-takes-a-bath/) - Here's a stress-buster :) And this is what a newborn owl looks like: ~E - [Happy Thursday...enjoy these cute pups!](https://bodyandsoul.site/2021/07/happy-thursday-enjoy-these-cute-pups/) - https://youtu.be/3EkOKqZ57LA DCG - [Wednesday Funnies!](https://bodyandsoul.site/2021/07/wednesday-funnies-6/) - ~E - [Well, here's something you don't see everyday: Camel on the loose in Oklahoma](https://bodyandsoul.site/2021/07/well-heres-something-you-dont-see-everyday-ok-officers-wrangle-in-runaway-camel/) - This happened in Owasso, Oklahoma in Tulsa County. A camel on the run! https://youtu.be/_sRbe_Mb2cM The police captured him and the creature was returned to his owner. Bet the camel enjoyed his brief jaunt! DCG - [Sunday Devotional: The Twelve drove out many demons](https://bodyandsoul.site/2021/07/sunday-devotional-the-twelve-drove-out-many-demons/) - Mark 6:7-13 Jesus summoned the Twelve and began to send them out two by two and gave them authority over unclean spirits. He instructed them to take nothing for the journey but a walking stick— no food, no sack, no money in their belts. They were, however, to wear sandals but not a second tunic. - [Ever seen a "Dodgetoon?"](https://bodyandsoul.site/2021/07/ever-seen-a-dodgetoon/) - This is from Knoxville, Tennessee. https://youtu.be/_7YA66glPbk Looks like fun! DCG - [Test your balance!](https://bodyandsoul.site/2021/07/test-your-balance/) - As we age, maintaining balance becomes critical so we can stay steady and avoid falls. Falling is the leading cause of fatal and non-fatal injuries for older Americans. Falls threaten seniors’ safety and independence and generate enormous economic and personal costs. (National Council on Aging) Some alarming statistics from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and - [Doggies luv the ice cream truck deliveries!](https://bodyandsoul.site/2021/07/doggies-luv-the-ice-cream-trucks/) - https://youtu.be/2bnzTqx2P2g DCG - [We have a winner!](https://bodyandsoul.site/2021/07/we-have-a-winner-7/) - . . . for our 244th Caption Contest! Our writers have voted for their respective #1 (best) and #2 (next best) captions. Each #1 vote is worth 4 points; each #2 vote is worth 2 points. And the winner of our 244th Caption Contest, with two #1 votes and two #2 votes, totaling 12 points - [Garbage truck driver saves dog in dumpster from getting crushed](https://bodyandsoul.site/2021/07/garbage-truck-driver-saves-dog-in-dumpster-from-getting-crushed/) - https://youtu.be/2Yo7ojpJfeU DCG - [Monday night funnies!](https://bodyandsoul.site/2021/07/monday-night-funnies/) - ~E - [18 of America's 20 worst cities are run by Democrats](https://bodyandsoul.site/2021/07/18-of-americas-20-worst-cities-are-run-by-democrats/) - WalletHub compared the operating efficiency of 150 of the largest U.S. cities to determine which among them are managed best, based on a “Quality of Services” score made up of 38 metrics grouped into 6 service categories: Financial stability Education Health Safety Economy Infrastructure and Pollution Each city's “Quality of Services” score is then measured - [IRS denies non-profit a tax-exemption over biblical beliefs](https://bodyandsoul.site/2021/07/irs-denies-non-profit-a-tax-exemption-over-biblical-beliefs/) - A Christian non-profit is challenging the Internal Revenue Service after the agency denied them tax-exempt status saying “the Bible’s teachings are typically affiliated with the Republican Party and candidates.” Christians Engaged describes itself as educational, Christian, and non-partisan, and operates out of Garland, Texas. Its three main goals, as described by the non-profit, include: To - [Happy Independence Day, America!](https://bodyandsoul.site/2021/07/happy-independence-day-america/) - Have a wonderful Fourth of July...God Bless the USA! https://youtu.be/-KoXt9pZLGM DCG - [Sunday Devotional: Power is made perfect in weakness](https://bodyandsoul.site/2021/07/sunday-devotional-power-is-made-perfect-in-weakness/) - 2 Corinthians 12:7-10 Brothers and sisters: That I, Paul, might not become too elated, because of the abundance of the revelations, a thorn in the flesh was given to me, an angel of Satan, to beat me, to keep me from being too elated. Three times I begged the Lord about this, that it might - [Religious Americans are only group whose mental health improved during coronavirus pandemic](https://bodyandsoul.site/2021/07/religious-americans-are-only-group-whose-mental-health-improved-during-coronavirus-pandemic/) - We have evidence from study after study of the beneficial effects of religious faith on one's physical and mental health. Here's the latest. In "Psychiatry Needs to Get Right with God," for Scientific American, June 15, 2021, David H. Rosmarin, an associate professor at Harvard Medical School and director of the McLean Hospital Spirituality & - [Your prayers are needed!](https://bodyandsoul.site/2021/07/your-prayers-are-needed/) - Auntie Lulu of FOTM, aka Grace Storvika on Body and Soul, fell and "shattered" two bones near her wrist, and was in the hospital until two days ago. She writes: "I would greatly appreciate everyone's prayers for a swift and complete recovery." I know how awful her injury is because last October, I made the - [Saturday funnies!](https://bodyandsoul.site/2021/07/saturday-funnies-3/) - DCG - [Puppies are born with the ability to understand humans](https://bodyandsoul.site/2021/07/puppies-are-born-with-the-ability-to-understand-humans/) - No wonder dog is man's best friend. A new study found that puppies are born with the innate ability to understand human communications or "social cognition". The communications include humans' gestures, speech, and facial expressions. Emily E. Bray, et al., write in Current Biology, June 3, 2021: Human cognition is believed to be unique in - [Men rescue couple bucks stuck in barbed wire fence](https://bodyandsoul.site/2021/06/men-rescue-couple-bucks-stuck-in-barbed-wire-fence/) - Great job, guys! https://youtu.be/du192jfdq-A DCG - [Wednesday Funny: Cats like to sit even in illusory boxes](https://bodyandsoul.site/2021/06/wednesday-funny-cats-like-to-sit-even-in-illusory-boxes/) - Cat owners know that their fur-babies love to sit in bags, baskets, and boxes. But a new study found that cats would sit even in "boxes" that are optical illusions! Emma Young reports for the British Psychological Society's Research Digest, May 24, 2021, that a new study by Gabriella E. Smith at City University of - [The 'new Lord of the Flies' Caption Contest](https://bodyandsoul.site/2021/06/the-new-lord-of-the-flies-caption-contest/) - This is our 244th world-famous Caption Contest! Here’s the GIF: About the GIF: On June 9, 2021, Joe Biden swatted a cicada off his neck after the insect landed on him at Joint Base Andrews, before he took off on his first overseas trip to the UK to attend the G7. You know the drill: - [Man nurses baby hummingbird; cardinal chirps 'goodbye'](https://bodyandsoul.site/2021/06/man-nurses-baby-hummingbird-cardinal-chirps-goodbye/) - We have a two bird stories this morning. (1) A kind man nurses a baby hummingbird: (2) A rescue cardinal chirps "goodbye" to woman: ~E - [Sunday Devotional: God did not make death](https://bodyandsoul.site/2021/06/sunday-devotional-god-did-not-make-death/) - Wisdom 1:13, 2:23-24 God did not make death, nor does he rejoice in the destruction of the living. [...] For God formed man to be imperishable; the image of his own nature he made him. But by the envy of the devil, death entered the world, and they who belong to his company experience it. - [What a difference: Sunset Blvd. in the 60s vs. Today](https://bodyandsoul.site/2021/06/what-a-difference-sunset-blvd-in-the-60s-vs-today/) - Sunset Boulevard back in the 60s: https://youtu.be/TRZbqFzvptU Today, after decades under a one-party rule: https://youtu.be/Saf19_UUArE DCG - [What your cat's sleeping positions mean](https://bodyandsoul.site/2021/06/what-your-cats-sleeping-positions-mean/) - Some of this intuitive, but I didn't know about what other sleeping positions mean. https://youtu.be/62BrXWxljL8 ~E - [10 most dangerous states and cities in America](https://bodyandsoul.site/2021/06/10-most-dangerous-states-and-cities-in-america/) - RoadSnacks has issued the 10 Most Dangerous States in America for 2021 -- defined as states with the highest number of violent and property crimes per capita, according to FBI’s 2019 Crime Report. The FBI, in turn, derived its crime data from the states. RoadSnacks' methodology: Each state is ranked from 1 to 50 for - [Against all odds: World's most premature baby survives first year](https://bodyandsoul.site/2021/06/against-all-odds-worlds-most-premature-baby-survives-first-year/) - Meet Richard Scott William Hutchinson who was born in June 2020. According to the Daily Mail, Richard weighed less than one pound (11.9 ounces) and was born at 21 weeks. He was so small he could fit in the palm of a hand. The parents were told that baby Richard had no chance of survival. - [Monday Night Funny: How to lift car hood](https://bodyandsoul.site/2021/06/monday-night-funny-how-to-lift-car-hood/) - :D ~E - [Sunday Devotional: Whom even wind and sea obey](https://bodyandsoul.site/2021/06/sunday-devotional-whom-even-wind-and-sea-obey/) - Job 38: 1, 8-11 The Lord addressed Job out of the storm and said: Who shut within doors the sea, when it burst forth from the womb; when I made the clouds its garment and thick darkness its swaddling bands? When I set limits for it and fastened the bar of its door, and said: - [Saturday Funny: Petition to deny Jeff Bezos spaceflight return to earth](https://bodyandsoul.site/2021/06/saturday-funny-petition-to-deny-jeff-bezos-spaceflight-return-to-earth/) - Jeff Bezos (né Jorgensen) -- the billionaire with odd-sized eyes, CEO and co-founder of the extremely lucrative Amazon.com, and owner of The Washington Post -- recently announced that on July 20, he will travel to space on his company Blue Origin's first passenger flight. The suborbital flight in the New Shepard will travel to an altitude - [Hackers are trying to poison America's water treatment plants](https://bodyandsoul.site/2021/06/hackers-are-trying-to-poison-americas-water-treatment-plants/) - This is what Joe Biden's proposed plan on rebuilding America's infrastructure should address, instead of "climate change". Courtney Teague reports for Patch.com, June 18, 2021, that the U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency and National Security Agency recommended in July 2020 that operators of critical infrastructure take immediate action to safeguard against "foreign powers attempting to - [Friday Funnies!](https://bodyandsoul.site/2021/06/friday-funnies-4/) - TGIF! And just 'cuz I think he's hilarious, I give you Walter Geoffrey the Frenchie and his all-time meltdown! https://youtu.be/GcuC7FEQhlM DCG - [Friday Animals!](https://bodyandsoul.site/2021/06/friday-animals/) - ~E - [We have a winner!](https://bodyandsoul.site/2021/06/we-have-a-winner-6/) - . . . for our 243rd Caption Contest! This was a very competitive contest! Our writers have voted for their respective #1 (best) and #2 (next best) captions. Each #1 vote is worth 4 points; each #2 vote is worth 2 points. And the winners of our 243rd Caption Contest, each with 8 points are - [Tuesday Funny: My cat is a thief](https://bodyandsoul.site/2021/06/tuesday-funny-my-cat-is-a-thief/) - Some cats are cat burglars, like this cat with a penchant for shoes. In the case of Kate Felmet, 50, an ICU doctor in Beaverton, Oregon, her cat Esme has a fondness for gloves. Ben Cost reports for the New York Post, June 14, 2021, that Felmet "devised an unorthodox way to pay penance for - [Horse steals the show at maternity photo shoot!](https://bodyandsoul.site/2021/06/horse-steals-the-show-at-maternity-photo-shoot/) - Meet "Buckshot" and his owners. Buckshot decided to have some fun at this maternity photo shoot! https://youtu.be/lHHBafBAaZI Too funny! DCG - [Epidemic of fires in Los Angeles homeless encampments](https://bodyandsoul.site/2021/06/epidemic-of-fires-in-los-angeles-homeless-encampments/) - Despite Democrat-controlled cities' indulgent policy on vagrants and homelessness, their encampments just keep growing. Not only are the rat-infested encampments a threat to public health, now they're a threat to public safety as well. Take Los Angeles for example. The Los Angeles Times reports on May 12, 2021, that as the number of tents, makeshift - ["You really are what America is all about"](https://bodyandsoul.site/2021/06/you-really-are-what-america-is-all-about/) - https://youtu.be/Xif70t0p67A DCG - [Sunday Devotional: Be like the mustard seed](https://bodyandsoul.site/2021/06/sunday-devotional-be-like-the-mustard-seed/) - Mark 4:26-34 Jesus said to the crowds: “This is how it is with the kingdom of God; it is as if a man were to scatter seed on the land and would sleep and rise night and day and through it all the seed would sprout and grow, he knows not how. Of its own - [Weekend Liftoff: Hockey crowd goes all in on the National Anthem](https://bodyandsoul.site/2021/06/weekend-liftoff-hockey-crowd-goes-all-in-on-the-national-anthem/) - Happy Friday! Let't head into the weekend with this uplifting moment, shall we? https://youtu.be/gH9ytlaSYls The woman singing the National Anthem is a singer, writer and actress by the name of Nicole Raviv. This happened at a hockey game in Long Island. Such a great way to head into the weekend! h/t Right Scoop DCG - [Friday Funnies!](https://bodyandsoul.site/2021/06/friday-funnies-3/) - ~E - [In October 2020, former Pfizer VP said no need for coronavirus vaccine because pandemic was already over](https://bodyandsoul.site/2021/06/in-october-2020-former-pfizer-vp-said-no-need-for-coronavirus-vaccine-because-pandemic-was-already-over/) - Pfizer is one of the manufacturers of the COVID-19 vaccines. So it is significant that last October, a former vice president of the pharmaceutical giant, Dr. Mike Yeadon, publicly said there was no need for the vaccine because the pandemic was already over. Mike Yeadon is a scientist, with a Ph. D. in respiratory pharmacology - [Thursday funnies!](https://bodyandsoul.site/2021/06/thursday-funnies-7/) - DCG - [Enzyme used to develop COVID19 tests is named after Lucifer, aka Satan](https://bodyandsoul.site/2021/06/enzyme-used-to-develop-covid19-tests-is-named-after-lucifer-aka-satan/) - There is a rumor going around on the net that the COVID-19 vaccines contain luciferin (an organic compound) or luciferase (an enzyme). But that rumor was debunked by a Reuters fact-check: The novel coronavirus vaccine manufactured by Moderna does not contain luciferin, an organic compound involved in bioluminescence, or the enzyme luciferase, contrary to claims - [The nipple-tweaker Caption Contest](https://bodyandsoul.site/2021/05/the-nipple-tweaker-caption-contest/) - This is our 243rd world-famous Caption Contest! Here’s the GIF: About the GIF: At the 2016 Invictus Games, an international sporting event for wounded, injured and sick current and former Servicemen and women, former Army Rifleman Ashley Coles pulled up his top to show a tattoo to Prince Harry. Harry -- the epitome of white - [Madness: Coronavirus-vaccinated are ditching friends who refuse to be vaccinated](https://bodyandsoul.site/2021/06/madness-coronavirus-vaccinated-are-ditching-friends-who-refuse-to-be-vaccinated/) - In March 2020, a Pew Research Center survey found that "white liberals" were more likely (46%) to have been diagnosed with a mental health condition compared with their moderate and conservatives peers. The disparity was especially pronounced among young people, aged 18-19: Nearly half of young white liberals (46%) reported being diagnosed with a mental - [Applying for a Southern card...](https://bodyandsoul.site/2021/06/applying-for-a-southern-card/) - https://youtu.be/KMRf44m6pn4 DCG - [Monday funnies!](https://bodyandsoul.site/2021/06/monday-funnies-3/) - DCG - [Sunday Devotional: 'Take it; this is my body'](https://bodyandsoul.site/2021/06/sunday-devotional-take-it-this-is-my-body/) - Two Sundays ago, the universal Church remembered our Lord Jesus Christ’s Ascension, when He left this mortal world, not to return until the End Days. In leaving, our Lord bade a last farewell to His faithful disciples and, knowing full well how bereft they would be, He made sure we are not abandoned. He promised - [Sunday Smiles: Lots of cute doggies!](https://bodyandsoul.site/2021/06/sunday-smiles-lots-of-cute-doggies/) - https://youtu.be/VXwxUN_lzrU DCG - [Meet the Hercules Beetle](https://bodyandsoul.site/2021/06/meet-the-hercules-beetle/) - Thanks goodness we don't have these in Oklahoma! The Hercules Beetle is found in the rainforests of Central and South America and is one of the largest flying insects in the world. For obvious reasons, they are also known as the rhinoceros beetle. Male Hercules beetles can be up to 7 inches in length, including - [7 money benefits and tips for military families](https://bodyandsoul.site/2021/06/7-money-benefits-and-tips-for-military-families/) - (1) Free College for Your Spouse and Children The GI Bill provides valuable education benefits for service members, covering the full cost of in-state tuition for up to four academic years at a public college, or up to $26,042.81 per year for four academic years at private colleges (adjusted for inflation each year). And if - [How to make your own plant/seed-starter pots from newspaper](https://bodyandsoul.site/2021/06/how-to-make-your-own-plant-seed-starter-pots-from-newspaper/) - Making your own plant pots is both inexpensive and environmentally sustainable. Materials: Newspaper: Newspapers with black or color ink are biodegradable and are considered safe for plants. Avoid glossy and shiny papers as they may not be safe for your garden. Cylindrical object, such as a bottle or can After the seedlings sprout, transfer the - [Are we being prepared for U.S. government disclosure on UFOs?](https://bodyandsoul.site/2021/06/we-are-being-prepared-for-u-s-government-disclosure-on-ufos/) - Something strange is happening concerning UFOs (unidentified flying object). Niall McCarthy reports for Statista, May 20, 2021, that according to the National UFO Reporting Center in the United States, which documents sightings of UFOs all over the world, sightings have become more numerous. While there was a dip in reported sightings in 2018, there were - [#ThrowbackThursday: Remember Denver the Guilty Dog?](https://bodyandsoul.site/2021/06/throwback-thursday-remember-denver-the-guilty-dog/) - Remember this from 2011? https://youtu.be/B8ISzf2pryI That was Denver The Guilty Dog. This video now has over 55 million views! Denver passed away in 2018 at the age of 14. Yet his video - and memory - lives on YouTube forever. Such a good boi! DCG - [Woman pushes bear off fence to protect her doggies](https://bodyandsoul.site/2021/06/woman-pushes-bear-off-fence-to-protect-her-doggies/) - This is incredible. Yet not surprising. "Momma Bears" of all species will do anything to protect their babies. Watch as a woman in California pushes a brown bear (who has cubs with her) off her fence to save her pups: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NoXmQwjTPmU More details about this incident from Fox News: "In the video, a bear can - [Tuesday Animals](https://bodyandsoul.site/2021/06/tuesday-animals/) - ~E - [A sheep who refuses to be a sheeple](https://bodyandsoul.site/2021/06/a-sheep-who-refuses-to-be-a-sheeple/) - The word "sheeple" is a combination of the words "sheep" and "people" -- a derogatory term that likens people to sheep, a herd animal that is easily led about. Like sheep, such people are docile, compliant, unthinking, and easily influenced and controlled by a governing power, the media, or market fads. But there's a remarkable - [Remember on Memorial Day: "They Gave Up Two Lives"](https://bodyandsoul.site/2021/05/never-forget-they-gave-up-two-lives/) - https://youtu.be/arSiv9PRo04 DCG - [Majestic Beauty: The Grand Canyon](https://bodyandsoul.site/2021/05/majestic-beauty-the-grand-canyon/) - One place I've always wanted to visit is the Grand Canyon. I've only seen the Grand Canyon from an airplane and it is so stunning from that view! I can't imagine what it is like to be on the ground and witness the true beauty of it all. Located in Arizona, the Canyon was carved - [The more ape fossils we find, the less we know about human evolution](https://bodyandsoul.site/2021/05/the-more-ape-fossils-we-find-the-less-we-know-about-human-evolution/) - Darwinian evolutionists maintain that human beings (homo sapiens) evolved from simians millions of years ago. It is said that humans diverged from apes — specifically, the chimpanzee lineage — at some point between about 9.3 million and 6.5 million years ago, towards the end of the Miocene epoch. The persistent problem is scientists, specifically archeologists, - [A bat that's the size of humans](https://bodyandsoul.site/2021/05/a-bat-thats-the-size-of-humans/) - This is the stuff of nightmares. I wonder if this bat was the inspiration for Bram Stoker's 1897 horror novel Dracula. https://twitter.com/AlexJoestar622/status/1275653432897126401?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1275653432897126401%7Ctwgr%5E%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.uniquenewsonline.com%2Fpics-of-huge-bats-from-philippines-are-going-viral-on-twitter-know-more-about-giant-golden-crowned-flying-fox%2F The giant golden-crowned flying fox (Acerodon jubatus), also known as the golden-capped fruit bat, is a species of mega-bat endemic to the Philippines and one of the largest bat species in the world. - [God's Creation: Goldfish have memories spanning weeks, months and even years](https://bodyandsoul.site/2021/05/gods-creation-goldfish-have-memories-spanning-weeks-months-and-even-years/) - The goldfish (Carassius auratus) is a freshwater fish in the carp family, commonly kept as a pet in indoor aquariums, and is one of the most popular aquarium fish. In outdoor ponds and in the wild, goldfish can grow to about 14 inches. But when kept in small indoor aquariums, goldfish tend to be stay - [Thursday funnies!](https://bodyandsoul.site/2021/05/thursday-funnies-6/) - DCG - [We have a winner!](https://bodyandsoul.site/2021/05/we-have-a-winner-5/) - . . . for our 242nd Caption Contest! This was a very competitive contest, with many brilliant captions! Our writers have voted for their respective #1 (best) and #2 (next best) captions. Each #1 vote is worth 4 points; each #2 vote is worth 2 points. And the winner of our 242nd Caption Contest, with - [Baby Love](https://bodyandsoul.site/2021/05/baby-love/) - There are no words for this. Enjoy. ~ Grif - [Bringing up baby: Woman rescues robin](https://bodyandsoul.site/2021/05/bringing-up-baby-woman-rescues-robin/) - A woman named Kara rescued a baby robin from a predator crow. Kara named the robin Squeaker. Watch how Kara took care of Squeaker, who still visits Kara months after having flown "from the nest". https://youtu.be/MscVjmhpRVE H/t Elizabeth ~E - [Monday Funny: Pay attention to me!](https://bodyandsoul.site/2021/05/monday-funny-pay-attention-to-me/) - The lengths our fur companions go to when they want our attention. LOL ~E - [Penguin escapes killer whales by jumping into tourist boat in Antarctica](https://bodyandsoul.site/2021/05/penguin-escapes-killer-whales-by-jumping-into-tourist-boat-in-antarctica/) - Kind of nerve-wracking to watch yet the penguin safely avoids being a treat that day. Watch all the way through to see the happy ending! https://youtu.be/5--5WGe1TkE DCG - [Violent crimes skyrocket in cities that defunded police](https://bodyandsoul.site/2021/05/violent-crimes-skyrocket-in-cities-that-defunded-police/) - Why is this a surprise? Citing Fox News as its source, KMJ NOW Newstalk Radio reports that crime, especially violent crime, is soaring in cities where police departments have been defunded. Since George Floyd died in police custody in Minneapolis, calls to defund the police erupted across America. Defunding means reallocating or redirecting funding away from - [Man bikes across Europe with adopted stray kitten](https://bodyandsoul.site/2021/05/man-bikes-across-europe-with-adopted-stray-kitten/) - Dean Nicholson, a Scot, was bicycling across the world when he found a stray kitten. The kitten captured Dean's heart. So Dean adopted the kitten and named her Nala. For two years, Dean and Nala traversed Europe on his bike, camping outdoors. https://youtu.be/n0mMEdXaqi8 H/t Elizabeth ~E - [Fun challenge: The foot-hand test](https://bodyandsoul.site/2021/05/fun-challenge-the-foot-hand-test/) - Can you do this? Here's the explanation from WonderHowTo: It took quite a bit of digging to trace this trick back to Professor [Hermann] Haken and the science of Synergetics. This science deals with the ways that complex systems work. In a complex system such as your brain and nervous system, there are many different - [Flush with tax revenue, some states are giving away free money](https://bodyandsoul.site/2021/05/flush-with-tax-revenue-some-states-are-giving-away-free-money/) - States that have surpluses in tax revenue set them aside as rainy day funds for emergencies and future budget shortfalls. Pew Charitable Trusts reports, May 17, 2021, that in the fiscal year that ended for most states in June 2020, in spite of the coronavirus lockdown and the start of a recession, many states' rainy - [Ashes form silhouette of beloved dog](https://bodyandsoul.site/2021/05/ashes-form-silhouette-of-beloved-dog/) - Ashley Lang recently lost her beloved dog -- a 12-year-old Golden Retriever named Wagner. Lang had Wagner cremated. When a friend took a photo of Lang spreading Wagner's ashes, the picture showed the billowing ashes forming the silhouette of a dog. Lang told CBS Chicago: “It’s pretty remarkable…the tail and the legs and he looks like - [The 4 elderly elites Caption Contest](https://bodyandsoul.site/2021/05/the-bidens-visit-carters-caption-contest/) - This is our 242nd world-famous Caption Contest! Here’s the pic (h/t DCG): About the pic: On May 3, 2021, the Carter Library released the above photo of Joe (age 78) and Jill (age 69) Biden's visit a week ago with former President and First Lady Jimmy (age 96) and Rosalyn Carter (age 93). (Source) You - [God's amazing paintbrush: Woman captures stunning Texas storm photo](https://bodyandsoul.site/2021/05/gods-amazing-work-woman-captures-amazing-texas-storm-photo/) - This photo made the rounds on social media on Monday after a storm blew through Texas on Sunday. A gal by the name of Laura Rowe tweeted the following: She's now selling prints of this amazing picture. Here's how she was in the right place at the right time to capture this image, via her - [Chicago: 1,000 feral cats released to combat rat crisis](https://bodyandsoul.site/2021/05/chicago-1000-feral-cats-released-to-combat-rat-crisis/) - Through the years on FOTM, our DCG has diligently chronicled the weekly toll of gun homicides in the Democrats-ruled city of Chiraq or Chicago. Now, in addition to gun homicides, Chicago is under siege by rats, which makes it a public health crisis. The UK newspaper The Guardian reports on May 14, 2021 (bold red - [Would you eat "sustainable" Cicadas?](https://bodyandsoul.site/2021/05/musical-theater-my-butt-i-will-not-eat-sustainable-cicadas/) - Wired came out recently with an article entitled, "The Cicadas Are Coming. Let's Eat Them!" Never heard of a Cicada? Here's what this insect looks like: And YES, they can be that BIG. Trust me, I've seen 'em in Oklahoma. And I've heard them. This is what Cicadas sound like when they emerge from the - [Saturday funnies, southern style!](https://bodyandsoul.site/2021/05/saturday-funnies-southern-style/) - DCG - [I finally got around to making "frickles"](https://bodyandsoul.site/2021/05/i-finally-got-around-to-makin-frickles/) - Frickles, aka fried pickles, are quite popular here in the south. I don't eat them a lot but when I do I really, really enjoy that treat! So I finally decided to take a stab at making some. There are a ton of recipes on the web, of course. Here's how I tackled my first - [Forgiving others is good for our mental health](https://bodyandsoul.site/2021/05/forgiving-others-is-good-for-our-mental-health/) - Studies have found evidence that forgiving another confers mental health benefits on us. Now, those studies are confirmed by a longitudinal study, every two years since 1989, of 54,703 female nurses from 14 states. Interestingly, the Nurses’ Health Study II survey specifically assessed forgiveness that was spiritually or religiously motivated, with the specification that “Because - [Remarkable: Different animal species are friends](https://bodyandsoul.site/2021/05/remarkable-different-animal-species-are-friends/) - The promise of what is to come: "The wolf shall live with the lamb, the leopard shall lie down with the kid, the calf and the lion and the fatling together, and a little child shall lead them." -Isaiah 11:6-7 H/t maziel ~E - [Thursday funnies!](https://bodyandsoul.site/2021/05/wednesday-funnies-4/) - DCG - [Running buddies...](https://bodyandsoul.site/2021/05/running-buddies/) - So cool! https://youtu.be/hvits-3mI0Q DCG - [Wednesday Funnies!](https://bodyandsoul.site/2021/05/wednesday-funnies-5/) - ' ~E - [Donkeys are disappearing from Africa from illegal skin trade for Chinese 'medicine'](https://bodyandsoul.site/2021/05/donkeys-are-disappearing-from-africa-from-illegal-skin-trade-for-chinese-medicine/) - Millions of donkeys are killed every year by African traders so their skins can be used as an ingredient in a traditional Chinese medicine called ejiao. Here's video produced by the World Veterinary Association with The Donkey Sanctuary, revealing the terrible suffering donkeys face as a result of the trade. WARNING: You may find scenes - [U.S. vs. Russian military recruitment ad](https://bodyandsoul.site/2021/05/u-s-vs-russian-military-recruitment-ad/) - We're screwed. :( https://rumble.com/embed/vcchtf/?pub= ~E - [A trip to the refuge to try and spot a "red dog"](https://bodyandsoul.site/2021/05/a-trip-to-the-refuge-to-try-and-spot-a-red-dog/) - Yesterday we went to our local Oklahoma refuge to try and get a glimpse of a "red dog." "Red dog" is a reference to a baby bison. This is due to their "red" (more like orange) color when they are born. Some folk refer to baby bison as "cinny babies" due to their cinnamon-like color. - [Sunday Funny!](https://bodyandsoul.site/2021/05/sunday-funny-2/) - These dogs have difficulty with the concept of "stairs". LOL ~E - [Sunday Devotional: 'This I command you: love one another'](https://bodyandsoul.site/2021/05/sunday-devotional-this-i-command-you-love-one-another/) - John 15:9-10, 12-14, 16-17 Jesus said to his disciples: "As the Father loves me, so I also love you. Remain in my love. If you keep my commandments, you will remain in my love.... This is my commandment: love one another as I love you. No one has greater love than this, to lay down - [Saturday smiles!](https://bodyandsoul.site/2021/05/saturday-smiles/) - https://youtu.be/8XKmAkF8C-U DCG - [The cat who steals neighbors' shoes](https://bodyandsoul.site/2021/05/the-cat-who-steals-neighbors-shoes/) - Hilarious! https://youtu.be/qB0nNBlp97w ~E - [Thursday funnies!](https://bodyandsoul.site/2021/05/thursday-funnies-5/) - DCG - [We have a winner!](https://bodyandsoul.site/2021/05/we-have-a-winner-4/) - . . . for our 241st Caption Contest! Our writers have voted for their respective #1 (best) and #2 (next best) captions. Each #1 vote is worth 4 points; each #2 vote is worth 2 points. And the winner of our 241st Caption Contest, with three #1 votes and two #2 votes, totaling a whopping - [The Cackling-Witch Caption Contest](https://bodyandsoul.site/2021/04/the-cackling-witch-caption-contest/) - This Caption Contest is closed. This is our 241st world-famous Caption Contest! Here’s the video: About the video: On March 29, 2012, Vice President (God help us) Kamala Harris laughed hysterically when discussing struggling parents who aren’t able to send their kids to school because of the state and local governments' coronavirus lockdown (source). This - [Bear attacks are rare...yet be prepared!](https://bodyandsoul.site/2021/05/bear-attacks-are-rare-yet-be-prepared/) - Earlier this week I read a story about a woman in Colorado who was attacked and partially eaten by a bear. She had taken her dogs out for a walk and not returned home. The woman's boyfriend found the dogs at home and not his girlfriend so he started to search for her. He found - [Donkeys and horses dig wells that help life thrive in the desert](https://bodyandsoul.site/2021/05/donkeys-and-horses-dig-wells-that-help-life-thrive-in-the-desert/) - I had no idea these animals did this! Science News reports that donkeys and horses "dig into the dusty sediment to reach cool, crystal clear groundwater to quench their thirst. New research shows this equid ingenuity has far reaching benefits for the ecosystem." This provides a major source of water during dry times in the - [The astonishing Savitsky cats prove that cats can be trained!](https://bodyandsoul.site/2021/05/the-astonishing-savitsky-cats-prove-that-cats-can-be-trained/) - The saying, "Like herding cats," refers to a commonly-held belief that cats cannot be trained or disciplined. But the amazing Savitsky cats show that trope to be false: Cats can be trained! Here are the videos of the Savitsky cats from the 2018 America's Got Talent competition: https://youtu.be/AZo8kRmAjl4 https://youtu.be/hxFx1k8Z9ns The Savitsky Cats is a family - [A woman's near death experience: "I felt peace in my heart"](https://bodyandsoul.site/2021/05/a-womans-near-death-experience-i-felt-peace-in-my-heart/) - A male presence was beside her the whole time. He was filled with light. And offered comforting words. And love. https://youtu.be/LkPrH8h0Vag Pretty powerful. DCG - [Sunday Funny: Making breakfast for the one you love](https://bodyandsoul.site/2021/05/sunday-funny-making-breakfast-for-the-one-you-love/) - LOL! ~E - [Sunday Devotional: You must choose](https://bodyandsoul.site/2021/05/sunday-devotional-you-must-choose/) - John 15:1-8 Jesus said to his disciples: “I am the true vine, and my Father is the vine grower. He takes away every branch in me that does not bear fruit, and every one that does he prunes so that it bears more fruit. You are already pruned because of the word that I spoke - [Happy Friday!](https://bodyandsoul.site/2021/04/happy-friday/) - Dave would have loved this as he was very passionate about dogs. Such a happy story to take us into the weekend! https://youtu.be/RnTimlWTiO0 DCG - [Pigeon visits elderly man in hospital](https://bodyandsoul.site/2021/04/pigeon-visits-elderly-man-in-hospital/) - An elderly man was hospitalized after suffering a heart attack. In the days and weeks of his hospitalization, no one came to visit him -- not a family member, friend, or acquaintance. But a pigeon visited him every day, even after the man was moved to another hospital room. The pigeon would perch on the - [Have you ever seen a tornado in real life?](https://bodyandsoul.site/2021/04/have-you-ever-seen-a-tornado-in-real-life/) - This week in my Oklahoma town we had a tornado warning the other night. We've been in this state for over seven years and have yet to see one. I never saw one when I lived in Georgia either, even though we'd go outside when the tornado siren went off! Tornadoes happen frequently in the - [Thursday Funnies!](https://bodyandsoul.site/2021/04/thursday-funnies-4/) - ~E - [Wednesday funnies!](https://bodyandsoul.site/2021/04/wednesday-funnies-3/) - DCG - [Proof that cats do love their humans: Cat watches video of departed owner](https://bodyandsoul.site/2021/04/proof-that-cats-do-love-their-humans-cat-watches-video-of-departed-owner/) - It's said that cats, unlike dogs, don't love their humans, but only use us as a source of food and shelter. This video proves that the slur is simply not true. In the video, a cat attentively watches a video of her recently-deceased owner on the small screen of a smart phone. At the 0:37 - [Ever see a dog fly or climb a wall? Meet the amazing Belgian Malinois](https://bodyandsoul.site/2021/04/ever-see-a-dog-fly-or-climb-a-wall-meet-the-amazing-belgian-malinois/) - These dogs are Belgian Shepherds - specifically the Malinois breed. Belgian Shepherds are known to be highly intelligent, alert and sensitive; they are typically highly trainable, with a strong guarding instinct. Hence many are desired for home protection and they are very well suited for security services. While achieving great jumps they appear to be - [Rescue cat and the mysterious dollar bills](https://bodyandsoul.site/2021/04/rescue-cat-and-the-mysterious-dollar-bills/) - In 2015, Stuart MacDonald adopted a homeless cat from the Tulsa Animal Welfare Shelter. He brought the cat to his marketing firm, GuRuStu, in downtown Tulsa, Oklahoma. The cat became the resident office cat, who likes to sit at the firm's glass doors on 3rd Street in the East Village. Then, something mysterious happened. Each - [Sunday Devotional: The Good Shepherd](https://bodyandsoul.site/2021/04/sunday-devotional-the-good-shepherd/) - John 10:11-18 Jesus said: “I am the good shepherd. A good shepherd lays down his life for the sheep. A hired man, who is not a shepherd and whose sheep are not his own, sees a wolf coming and leaves the sheep and runs away, and the wolf catches and scatters them. This is because - [Friday Funnies: The all-animals edition](https://bodyandsoul.site/2021/04/friday-funnies-the-all-animals-edition/) - ~E - [We need good news: Police officers save choking babies](https://bodyandsoul.site/2021/04/we-need-good-news-police-officers-save-choking-babies/) - Police officers respond to many different types of calls. Probably the most rewarding for them is being able to save a child's life. Grab a tissue... https://youtu.be/cuOqjDo5sB0 https://youtu.be/kZVratWgnP0 https://youtu.be/8WQLyOyEoug https://youtu.be/wJRpbiKuFvU If you have a need for this, go here to learn about infant/pediatric CPR. DCG - [Creation: The Golden Horse](https://bodyandsoul.site/2021/04/creation-the-golden-horse/) - I did not know there is a breed of horse that's golden in color until I saw this National Geographic pic. Breathtakingly beautiful! The Akhal-Teke is one of the oldest existing breeds of horses, with a reputation for speed, endurance, intelligence, and a distinctive shiny coat that led to their nickname, "Golden Horses". Akhal is - [Dog rescues another dog from drowning in swimming pool](https://bodyandsoul.site/2021/04/dog-rescues-another-dog-from-drowning-in-swimming-pool/) - Fox News reported this story that occured in South Africa. Homeowners came home to find their "Chuky" with a wet head. They watched their security camera and soon discovered the cause. Chuky mistakenly walked into a pool and couldn't get out. Another dog, Jessie, happened by and came to Chuky's rescue. Apparently it took Jessie - [The kindness of dogs](https://bodyandsoul.site/2021/04/the-kindness-of-dogs/) - St. Catherine of Siena said, “Charity is the sweet and holy bond which links the soul with its Creator: it binds God with man and man with God.” By that measure, the following dogs are closer to God than many humans. (1) A Golden Retriever found a scraggly stray kitten and brought the kitten home - [Can't blame 'em: Dogs' reactions to a vet visit](https://bodyandsoul.site/2021/04/cant-blame-em-dogs-reactions-to-a-vet-visit/) - Kinda how I feel about Mondays! https://youtu.be/WOCVTLnq9wM DCG - [Why highly-processed foods are bad for us](https://bodyandsoul.site/2021/04/why-highly-processed-foods-are-bad-for-us/) - The Department of Agriculture (USDA) defines processed food as any raw agricultural commodity that has been subject to washing, cleaning, milling, cutting, chopping, heating, pasteurizing, blanching, cooking, canning, freezing, drying, dehydrating, mixing, packaging or other procedures that alter the food from its natural state. This may include the addition of other ingredients to the food, - [Ken Potts, Pearl Harbor survivor, celebrates his 100th birthday!](https://bodyandsoul.site/2021/04/ken-potts-pearl-harbor-survivor-celebrates-his-100th-birthday/) - Meet Pearl Harbor survivor Ken Potts from Provo, Utah. Ken is one of two remaining USS Arizona survivors. He turned 100 on April 15 and the Utah National Guard celebrated Potts' service by giving him a ride on an Army Black Hawk helicopter. Watch: https://youtu.be/FuOpmwutuc0 The other living USS Arizona survivor, Lou Conter, and Potts are - [Sunday Devotional: You are witnesses of these things](https://bodyandsoul.site/2021/04/sunday-devotional-you-are-witnesses-of-these-things/) - Luke 24:35-48 The two disciples recounted what had taken place on the way, and how Jesus was made known to them in the breaking of bread. While they were still speaking about this, he stood in their midst and said to them, “Peace be with you.” But they were startled and terrified and thought that - [Alarming increase of STDs among senior Americans](https://bodyandsoul.site/2021/04/alarming-increase-of-stds-among-senior-americans/) - The eight common STDs (sexually transmitted diseases) or STIs (sexually transmitted infections), otherwise called venereal diseases, are chlamydia, gonorrhea, hepatitis B virus (HBV), herpes simplex virus type 2 (HSV-2), human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), human papillomavirus (HPV), syphilis, and trichomoniasis. Chlamydia, trichomoniasis, genital herpes, and HPV. Together, they accounted for 98% of all STIs and 93% - [Saturday funnies: The all tech edition](https://bodyandsoul.site/2021/04/saturday-funnies-the-all-tech-edition/) - ~E - [Friday funnies!](https://bodyandsoul.site/2021/04/friday-funnies-2/) - DCG - [Friday funny: Life is hard being a cat](https://bodyandsoul.site/2021/04/friday-funny-life-is-hard-being-a-cat/) - ~E - [We have a winner!](https://bodyandsoul.site/2021/04/we-have-a-winner-3/) - for our 240th Caption Contest! Our writers have voted for their respective #1 (best) and #2 (next best) captions. Each #1 vote is worth 4 points; each #2 vote is worth 2 points. And the winner of our 240th Caption Contest, with four #1 votes and one #2 votes, totaling a whopping 16 points is - [The Shoebill Stork: A bizarre creature...](https://bodyandsoul.site/2021/04/the-shoebill-stork-a-bizarre-creature/) - I stumbled upon this creature last night on Twitter: The Shoebill Stork. The Shoebill is a strange-looking bird, kind of prehistoric looking. They live in tropical areas and are largely found in Africa. This creature is very odd. Some fun facts about Shoebills: They decapitate their prey with the tips of the very sharp beaks. - [6 problems with Americans' retirement](https://bodyandsoul.site/2021/04/6-problems-with-americans-retirement/) - The average age of retirement for Americans is 66, according to a Gallup poll, up from age 60 in the 1990s. With Americans living an average of 78.7 years, that means a good 12 or more years in retirement. If you want to keep living at or near the lifestyle you had when you were - [Monday Funnies!](https://bodyandsoul.site/2021/04/monday-funnies-2/) - An all animals edition. :D >^..^< ~E - ["God is good": Fort Worth homeless man gets fresh start after generosity from a stranger](https://bodyandsoul.site/2021/04/god-is-good-fort-worth-homeless-man-gets-fresh-start-after-generosity-from-a-stranger/) - Amen! https://youtu.be/C47UQX5uH2E DCG - [Too much iron in your blood a risk factor of early death](https://bodyandsoul.site/2021/04/too-much-iron-in-your-blood-a-risk-factor-of-early-death/) - Iron is an essential mineral in our bodies because (source1; source2): Without a sufficient amount of iron, your body can’t produce enough hemoglobin, a substance in red blood cells that makes it possible to carry oxygen to the body’s tissues. Iron is used by the body to help regulate cell growth and cell differentiation. Iron - [Sunday Devotional: Although you have not seen Him, you love Him](https://bodyandsoul.site/2021/04/sunday-devotional-although-you-have-not-seen-him-you-love-him/) - John 20:19-31 On the evening of that first day of the week, when the doors were locked, where the disciples were, for fear of the Jews, Jesus came and stood in their midst and said to them, “Peace be with you.” When he had said this, he showed them his hands and his side. The - [Friday Funnies!](https://bodyandsoul.site/2021/04/friday-funnies/) - ~E - [The ultimate de-stresser video](https://bodyandsoul.site/2021/04/the-ultimate-de-stresser-video/) - ~E - [What to do with a backyard bunny rabbit nest](https://bodyandsoul.site/2021/04/what-to-do-with-a-backyard-bunny-rabbit-nest/) - Yesterday I saw a post on my local city animal welfare Facebook page advising us to check for bunny nests before we start mowing. Bunny nests look like dead grass piles (see above) yet are the perfect home for their babies! Rabbits build their baby nests with dead grass and their fur. Read more about - [Thursday funnies!](https://bodyandsoul.site/2021/04/thursday-funnies-3/) - DCG - [Be careful with your airline boarding pass: Hackers can get personal information from it](https://bodyandsoul.site/2021/04/be-careful-with-your-airline-boarding-pass-hackers-can-get-personal-information-from-it/) - Like their father, the Devil, evil people are resourceful opportunists. If they get hold of your airline boarding pass, they can hack into the pass to obtain your personal information by simply scanning the bar code on the card. That's because airlines encode your personal information in your boarding pass. All anyone needs to see this - [Website to try on different hair colors](https://bodyandsoul.site/2021/04/website-to-try-on-different-hair-colors/) - Ladies, Are you thinking of trying a different hair color? Or wondering if you should let your hair go grey? Redken has a website where you can upload your photo, then click on different hair colors to see how you would look in that color. Click here! ~E - [Winner of 2021 Useful Idiot Award](https://bodyandsoul.site/2021/04/winner-of-2021-useful-idiot-award/) - Useful idiots (definition): People who, unwittingly, are propagandists for a cause the goals of which they are not fully aware, and who are used cynically by the leaders of the cause. Chris Field reports for The Blaze that although Joe Biden had campaigned for the presidency on being pro-abortion, a group of supposed pro-life evangelical leaders - [The Pie-In-The-Face Caption Contest](https://bodyandsoul.site/2021/03/the-pie-in-the-face-caption-contest/) - This is our 240th world-famous Caption Contest! Here’s the GIF: About the GIF: In 1998, in Brussels, Belgium -- de facto capital of the European Union -- billionaire Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates was ambushed by pranksters with a cream pie-in-the-face as he entered a meeting with 400 Belgian educators, business leaders and government officials. (NY - [Owner takes elderly dog to boardwalk one more time via her mobile bed](https://bodyandsoul.site/2021/04/owner-takes-elderly-dog-to-boardwalk-one-more-time-via-her-mobile-bed/) - This is Cocoa, a Chesapeake Bay retriever who recently passed away at the ripe age of 16 years. She's at the boardwalk with her owner, Tom. A Facebook account by the name of Carri Copenhaver wrote about this story of Cocoa, who belonged to Lauren and Tom. “Here is Cocoa, our Chesapeake Bay Retriever, looking - [Lioness completely trusts man with her babies](https://bodyandsoul.site/2021/04/lioness-completely-trusts-man-with-her-babies/) - Watch how this lioness totally loves the man, and trusts him completely with her newborn cubs. https://youtu.be/HB9RXjXoI7c The man is Kevin Richardson, aka the Lion Whisperer, a wildlife conservationist and self-taught owner of the Kevin Richardson Wildlife Sanctuary in the Welgedacht Private Game Reserve near Pretoria, South Africa. Richardson had known the lioness, Ischa, since - [Sunday Funny!](https://bodyandsoul.site/2021/04/sunday-funny/) - A beleaguered mommy black bear has great difficulty getting her four unruly babies cross a road. LOL https://youtu.be/ho3IFJiBzrY ~E - [Dog stops car for help for owner who had a seizure](https://bodyandsoul.site/2021/04/dog-stops-car-for-help-for-owner-who-had-a-seizure/) - Colton Praill report for CTV News that on March 16, 2021, Haley Moore was walking her 1½-year-old dog, Clover, a Maremma sheepdog mix, in their Stittsville neighborhood in Ottawa, Canada, when she collapsed to the ground in a seizure. Moore said, "All I remember is waking up in the ambulance and being really confused; just like - [Holy Saturday: Our Lord stormed the gates of Hell](https://bodyandsoul.site/2021/04/holy-saturday-our-lord-stormed-the-gates-of-hell/) - “. . . was crucified, died and was buried; he descended into hell; on the third day he rose again from the dead….” -Apostles' Creed The Saturday between Good Friday (when our Lord was crucified) and Easter Sunday (when He rose from the dead) is given little attention, although what Jesus did in that interregnum - [Good Friday: Remembering His Passion and Sacrificial Love](https://bodyandsoul.site/2021/04/good-friday-remembering-his-passion-and-sacrificial-love/) - Good Friday, April 2, 2021 † The account below is difficult for us to read. You will weep, if you have a heart. Imagine how many hundred times difficult it was for our Lord, who endured all of it. He sweated blood. After He and his disciples had observed the Passover meal in an upper - [Do you know American Sign Language? Here's the ABCs of it...](https://bodyandsoul.site/2021/04/do-you-know-american-sign-language-heres-the-abcs/) - Do you know the American Sign Language, the language that deaf communities use? I don't know anyone who is deaf yet thought it would be interesting to learn the alphabet and some basic words/phrases. Never know when there might be a chance I need to use it! The alphabet seems pretty easy to memorize; it's - [The cat who comforts the dying](https://bodyandsoul.site/2021/04/the-cat-who-comforts-the-dying/) - The Steere House Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Providence, Rhode Island, believes in the therapeutic benefits of animal companionship and is home to a variety of animals, including a number of cats, parakeets, a floppy-eared bunny and several regular canine visitors. But Oscar the cat is unique. Oscar came to Steere House 11 years ago - [Thursday funnies!](https://bodyandsoul.site/2021/04/thursday-funnies-2/) - DCG - [Wednesday Funnies!](https://bodyandsoul.site/2021/03/wednesday-funnies-2/) - ~E - [RIP, Dave (1964-2020)](https://bodyandsoul.site/2021/03/rip-dave-1964-2010/) - Today, March 29, would have been Dave's 57th birthday. Dave was a reader of Fellowship of the Minds from almost the founding of FOTM on December 23, 2009, and became a contributing writer soon after. A civil engineer in mapping and land-surveying by profession, Dave was a staunch conservative-libertarian and had a great sense of - [Stray doggie befriends a unicorn](https://bodyandsoul.site/2021/03/stray-doggie-befriends-a-unicorn/) - Happy ending: "Sisu" (the stray dog) finds a forever home and gets to keep the unicorn! https://youtu.be/WqLBpmk58f0 DCG - [Horses can recognize their reflection in mirror](https://bodyandsoul.site/2021/03/horses-can-recognize-their-reflection-in-mirror/) - The ability of visual self-recognition, as in recognizing oneself in a reflection in mirror is a measurement of self-awareness -- the experience of one's own personality or individuality. However, animals can be self-aware in ways not measured by the mirror test, such as distinguishing between their own and others' songs and scents. Phoebe Southworth reports - [Palm Sunday: Beginning of the week that changed the world](https://bodyandsoul.site/2021/03/palm-sunday-beginning-of-the-week-that-changed-the-world/) - Mark 11:1-10 When Jesus and his disciples drew near to Jerusalem, to Bethphage and Bethany at the Mount of Olives, he sent two of his disciples and said to them, “Go into the village opposite you, and immediately on entering it, you will find a colt tethered on which no one has ever sat. Untie - [Sunday funnies!](https://bodyandsoul.site/2021/03/sunday-funnies/) - DCG - [Evidence of altruism in tiny zebra fish](https://bodyandsoul.site/2021/03/evidence-of-altruism-in-tiny-zebra-fish/) - The convict or zebra cichlid fish is a fish species from the family Cichlidae, native to Central America. With a length of 3.9 in. to 4.7 in. (10-12 cm) and a weight of 1.2-1.3 oz (34-36 gm), the tiny zebra cichlid are popular aquarium fish and the subjects of numerous studies on fish behavior. A - [This is what happens to newborn babies in a COVID-19 world](https://bodyandsoul.site/2021/03/this-is-what-happens-to-newborn-babies-in-a-covid-19-world/) - We already know that in the COVID-19 world, people died and are dying alone because family members are not allowed to visit their loved ones in hospitals and nursing homes. But I had no idea that newborn babies are subjected to this utterly inhumane treatment, deprived of human touch (h/t Ian Miles Cheong): ~E - [Puppy helps save calf's life!](https://bodyandsoul.site/2021/03/puppy-helps-save-calfs-life/) - https://rumble.com/embed/vbf5h5/?pub=4 From the Rumble video description: "On Valentine's Day, this calf was born in sub-zero temperatures during a winter storm. She was found near lifeless, so they brought her inside to warm her up. The family puppy started licking her face like her mama would. And then the puppy cuddled up to the calf to - [We have a winner!](https://bodyandsoul.site/2021/03/we-have-a-winner-2/) - for our 239th Caption Contest! Our writers have voted for their respective #1 (best) and #2 (next best) captions. Each #1 vote is worth 4 points; each #2 vote is worth 2 points. And the winner of our 239th Caption Contest, with three #1 votes and two #2 votes, totaling a whopping 16 points is - [Kids today don't know what they are missing...](https://bodyandsoul.site/2021/03/kids-today-dont-know-what-they-are-missing/) - Growing up in the 70s, we did many activities with little to no adult superision. It taught you an important lesson on balancing risks versus reward. You also learned alot about cause & effect and natural/stupid consequences :) I never wore a helmet or knee pads while riding a bike, would sled down the biggest - [Tuesday Funnies!](https://bodyandsoul.site/2021/03/tuesday-funnies/) - ~E - [Monday funnies!](https://bodyandsoul.site/2021/03/monday-funnies/) - DCG - [Sunday Devotional: Whoever believes in me, even if he dies, will live](https://bodyandsoul.site/2021/03/sunday-devotional-whoever-believes-in-me-even-if-he-dies-will-live/) - John 11:1-2, 5-8, 11, 17, 25-27, 32-35, 38-44 Now a man was ill, Lazarus from Bethany, the village of Mary and her sister Martha. Mary was the one who had anointed the Lord with perfumed oil and dried his feet with her hair; it was her brother Lazarus who was ill.... Now Jesus loved Martha - [The only reason for me to watch a soccer game...](https://bodyandsoul.site/2021/03/the-only-way-ill-watch-a-soccer-game/) - Doggie just wants to play! https://youtu.be/nhcrVOcd0cY DCG - [IRS extends tax-return deadline to May 17. What about states?](https://bodyandsoul.site/2021/03/irs-extends-tax-return-deadline-to-may-17-what-about-states/) - Earlier this week the IRS announced that the deadline for filing tax returns has been pushed to May 17. In response, a lot of states have followed suit and extended their deadlines, but some are still April 15, or they might have different dates altogether. Below are the dates for all 50 states, as they - [Peyo, the horse who comforts the sick and dying](https://bodyandsoul.site/2021/03/peyo-the-horse-who-comforts-the-sick-and-dying/) - The Guardian reports, March 12, 2021, that Peyo is a 15-year-old stallion who once competed at dressage events -- a form of riding through a series of complex maneuvers performed in exhibition and competition. Nowadays, by his choice, Peyo is a therapy horse who, with his trainer, Hassen Bouchakour, visits the palliative care center at Calais - [Useful hacks for your tools!](https://bodyandsoul.site/2021/03/useful-hacks-for-your-tools/) - Earlier this month Dr. E shared with us a post about DIY quick fixes. Now here’s some tricks and “hacks” you can do with your tools: https://youtu.be/gBULF5yje2w Some good ideas here (especially the tire jack assist one, 4:06 mark)! DCG - [Historical figures brought to life with AI technology](https://bodyandsoul.site/2021/03/historical-figures-brought-to-life-with-ai-technology/) - The seemingly-magical animated portraits of Harry Potter are here. Artbreeder is an app that uses computer (artificial intelligence - AI) technology to generate and modify images of faces, landscapes, and paintings, among other categories. In May 2020, Dutch digital artist Bas Uterwijk began using Artbreeder to create realistic recreations of various historical figures. In the video below, - [Humans and cats who look alike](https://bodyandsoul.site/2021/03/humans-and-cats-who-look-alike/) - It's often been noted that some dogs bear an uncanny resemblance to their owners. While less common, some cats and their human owners also look alike. A remarkable example is this one: Below are some cat-human lookalikes taken by animal photographer Gerrard Gethings (source: Insider): Do you look like your dog or cat? If you - [The Black-Eye Caption Contest](https://bodyandsoul.site/2021/03/the-black-eye-caption-contest/) - This is our 239th world-famous Caption Contest! Here’s the pic: About the pic: On March 1, 2021, RINO Sen. Mitt Romney (R-Utah) was spotted with a black eye and stitches in Washington D.C. He said he had fallen down and lost consciousness while visiting his son and grandchildren in Boston. (boston.com) You know the drill: - [Arthritis and red meat](https://bodyandsoul.site/2021/03/arthritis-and-red-meat/) - If you have arthritis or a joint disease, you may want to consider not eating red meat. From 1MD: The most common cause of joint pain in the United States is arthritis. There are many forms of this painful disease but the common factor is inflammation. Inflammation plays a valuable part of our immune defense - [Elephants are playful and have a sense of humor!](https://bodyandsoul.site/2021/03/elephants-are-playful-and-have-a-sense-of-humor/) - I had no idea until I watched this video that elephants can be so playful! In this video, you'll see elephants chase geese, take baths, sneakily kick the butt of a boy, nudge a boy to play, steal a man's cap and doff it on the elephant's head, bop up and down to the tune - [Poor mom can't get any sleep!](https://bodyandsoul.site/2021/03/poor-mom-cant-get-any-sleep/) - This video is of a mom co-sleeping with her 18-month-old baby. Poor woman can't get any sleep due to the kid rolling around like crazy! https://rumble.com/embed/vbxg8z/?pub=4 DCG - [How to attract hummingbirds to your yard](https://bodyandsoul.site/2021/03/how-to-attract-hummingbirds-to-your-yard/) - Spring is on the way! Last month I wrote about how to attract butterflies to your yard. Now let's take a look at how to bring hummingbirds to your yard. Hummingbirds apparently can remember feeding locations and will return to the best feeders. The food is a simple recipe: refined sugar and water (don't add - [Outspoken conservative Milo Yiannopoulos says he's no longer homosexual](https://bodyandsoul.site/2021/03/outspoken-conservative-milo-yiannopoulos-says-hes-no-longer-a-homosexual/) - Milo Yiannopoulos, 36, the former Breitbart editor and outspoken, openly-homosexual conservative who had sparked riots on university campuses, now describes himself as “ex-gay” and “sodomy free,” and is leading a daily consecration to St. Joseph online. Why aren't the mainstream Democrat media reporting this? I know, I know. It's a rhetorical question. In an interview - [Animal Altruism: Crow helps hedgehog cross road](https://bodyandsoul.site/2021/03/animal-altruism-crow-helps-hedgehog-cross-road/) - Altruism (definition): Behavior that is motivated by a desire to benefit someone other than oneself for that person’s sake. Some of God's creatures are more altruistic than humans. On May 20, 2020, in Ogre, Ogres pilsēta, Latvia, traffic came to a stop when a hooded crow helped a hedgehog cross the road. https://youtu.be/FIqFiQ2MwfA The hooded - [Sunday Devotional: Everyone who does wicked things hates the light](https://bodyandsoul.site/2021/03/sunday-devotional-everyone-who-does-wicked-things-hates-the-light/) - John 3:14-21 Jesus said to Nicodemus: “Just as Moses lifted up the serpent in the desert, so must the Son of Man be lifted up, so that everyone who believes in him may have eternal life.” For God so loved the world that he gave his only Son, so that everyone who believes in him - [Coffee drinking associated with less pneumonia among elderly](https://bodyandsoul.site/2021/03/coffee-drinking-associated-with-less-pneumonia-among-elderly/) - Pneumonia is the leading cause of infection-related deaths in the United States, with potential for severe complications such as respiratory failure and sepsis. (CDC) The mortality of rate is pneumonia is highest among the elderly (age 70 and over). In 2017, 261 out of 100,000 people died in this age group due to pneumonia. (Our - [Little penguin loves his human](https://bodyandsoul.site/2021/03/little-penguin-loves-his-human/) - The little penguin (Eudyptula minor) is the smallest species of penguin. It grows to an average of 13 in. in height and 17 in. in length. It is found on the coastlines of southern Australia and New Zealand. In Australia, they are often called fairy penguins because of their small size. In New Zealand, they - [How to make an orangutan smile...](https://bodyandsoul.site/2021/03/how-to-make-an-orangutan-smile/) - https://rumble.com/embed/vlrh5/?pub=4 DCG - [Thursday funnies!](https://bodyandsoul.site/2021/03/thursday-funnies/) - Friday is almost here! DCG - [The world's richest](https://bodyandsoul.site/2021/03/the-worlds-richest/) - Source: statista ~E - [Where the Atlantic meets the Pacific Ocean](https://bodyandsoul.site/2021/03/where-the-atlantic-meets-the-pacific-ocean/) - Did you know that where the waters of the Atlantic Ocean meet the Pacific Ocean, there actually is a visible border? Below is a video showing the border between the Atlantic Ocean (light green color) and the Pacific Ocean (darker blue color). https://youtu.be/bK7PBIOn2Rc Rickie Anderson writes for Healthy Water Guide, November 27, 2020: The Pacific - [If you haven't been there: A visit to the Gateway Arch](https://bodyandsoul.site/2021/03/if-you-havent-been-there-a-visit-to-the-gateway-arch/) - The Gateway Arch (or St. Louis Arch, as many call it) is a magnificent structure located in St. Louis, Missouri. It is also called the "Gateway to the West." It was built in 1963-65 and is a monument to Thomas Jefferson and his ideas for America’s westward expansion. The Arch is the tallest man-made structure - [Women can, but men can't do this](https://bodyandsoul.site/2021/03/women-can-but-men-cant-do-this/) - From "The Physics Factbook": The center of mass is the balance point of an object's mass. If a pivot were placed at this point, the object would remain in place and be balanced. The center of mass of a system is not always at the geometric center of the system.... When a system is balanced - [WARNING! Seresto flea collar linked to 1,700 pet deaths](https://bodyandsoul.site/2021/03/warning-seresto-flea-collar-linked-to-1700-pet-deaths/) - If you're using a Seresto flea collar for your dog or cat, REMOVE IT IMMEDIATELY! Johnathan Hettinger reports for USA Today, March 2, 2012, that according to U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) documents, Seresto, one of the most popular flea and tick collars, has been linked to hundreds of pet deaths, tens of thousands of - [The sweetest sound: A baby's laugh!](https://bodyandsoul.site/2021/03/the-sweetest-sound-a-babys-laugh/) - So cute! https://rumble.com/embed/v4q9tp/?pub=4 DCG - [Baby goats line up to get hugs](https://bodyandsoul.site/2021/03/baby-goats-line-up-to-get-hugs/) - This is too precious for words.... (h/t Elizabeth) But wait! The alpaca, waiting so patiently, needs a hug too! https://youtu.be/L2EmA_UwIM8 Here are 5 health benefits of hugging and cuddling (source: Well+Good): You sleep better: Hugs and cuddling lead to the brain releasing oxytocin, which counters the production of the "stress hormone" cortisol. The lowered cortisol and - [Sunday Devotional: The Ten Commandments](https://bodyandsoul.site/2021/03/sunday-devotional-the-ten-commandments/) - Exodus 20:1-3, 7-8, 12-17 In those days, God delivered all these commandments: “I, the Lord am your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, that place of slavery. You shall not have other gods besides me. “You shall not take the name of the Lord, your God, in vain. For the Lord - [Saturday funnies!](https://bodyandsoul.site/2021/03/saturday-funnies-2/) - DCG - [How much money do you need to be in top 1%](https://bodyandsoul.site/2021/03/how-much-money-do-you-need-to-be-in-top-1/) - Niall McCarthy reports for Statista, March 3, 2021, that according to Knight Frank's 15th annual Wealth Report, the global super-rich ("ultra-high-net worth individual or UHNWI") population -- defined as an individual with $30 million or more in assets) increased 2.4% over the past year because of the COVID-19 pandemic's surging asset prices, lower interest rates - [DIY quick fixes](https://bodyandsoul.site/2021/03/diy-quick-fixes/) - Some very clever ideas! I'm gonna try the hair-dryer-as-vacuum one. :D ~E - [Smart doggie!](https://bodyandsoul.site/2021/03/smart-doggie/) - https://youtu.be/Xkjk6iescEM DCG - [Proof that cats do miss us when we're gone](https://bodyandsoul.site/2021/03/proof-that-cats-do-miss-us-when-we-leave/) - We really should stop the incorrect and malicious stereotype that cats are aloof, unfeeling and unloving, but only use humans as a source of food and shelter. Here are two videos showing how much cats miss their owners when they're gone. https://youtu.be/SUkdhzXjv1U https://youtu.be/l7habOJe-z0 ~E - [We have a winner!](https://bodyandsoul.site/2021/03/we-have-a-winner/) - for our 238th Caption Contest! Our writers have voted for their respective #1 (best) and #2 (next best) captions. Each #1 vote is worth 4 points; each #2 vote is worth 2 points. And the winner of our 238th Caption Contest, with four #1 votes and a whopping 16 points is . . . Vett! - [Did 'ya know? Lost US Navy subs & crew are "on eternal patrol"](https://bodyandsoul.site/2021/03/did-ya-know-lost-us-navy-subs-crew-are-on-eternal-patrol/) - The other day I read that 52 US submarines and over 3,500 of their crew were lost during WWII. I then found out that those who perished are considered "still on patrol" or "on eternal patrol." According to the Pearl Harbor Memorial web page, upwards of 55% of Japan’s merchant marine losses were due to - [Did 'ya know? Goats climb trees!](https://bodyandsoul.site/2021/03/did-ya-know-goats-climb-trees/) - I came upon this video over the weekend...goats hanging out in a tree! This actually isn't surprising given their rock climbing abilities. According to Treehugger.com, many goats climb trees to seek food. This is apparently common in Morocco, where food can be scarce and argan trees produce a fruit that is particularly appealing to goats. The - [Baby elephant loves to cuddle](https://bodyandsoul.site/2021/03/baby-elephant-loves-to-cuddle/) - A baby elephant in an elephant Sanctuary in northern Thailand loves to cuddle with humans. https://youtu.be/RKMi9pmDN98 How cute is that! :D H/t Elizabeth ~E - [Bison and Prairie Dogs: Visiting God's Creations!](https://bodyandsoul.site/2021/02/visiting-gods-creations/) - Now that winter is over (hopefully) and spring weather is knocking on our door, it's time to get out and visit nature and all of God's creations! Here in Oklahoma we have a wild refuge that is home to many creatures: American bison, deer, Texas longhorns, otter (that surprised me!), and of course prairie dogs. - [Sunday Devotional: The eyewitnesses of the Transfiguration](https://bodyandsoul.site/2021/02/sunday-devotional-the-eyewitnesses-of-the-transfiguration/) - Matthew 17:1-8 Jesus took Peter, James, and John his brother, and led them up a high mountain by themselves. And he was transfigured before them; his face shone like the sun and his clothes became white as light. And behold, Moses and Elijah appeared to them, conversing with him. Then Peter said to Jesus in - [Best job ever: Doggie school bus driver!](https://bodyandsoul.site/2021/02/best-job-ever-doggie-school-bus-driver/) - Looks like so much fun! https://youtu.be/6wMm0NNQyac DCG - [Is Joe Biden's appointment going to preserve our health and sanity in trying times](https://bodyandsoul.site/2021/02/is-joe-bidens-appointment-going-to-preserve-our-health-and-sanity-in-trying-times/) - Rachel Levine is a man suffering from extreme gender dysphoria. He is also a pediatrician, meaning that parents are expected to trust him with the care of their children. This is not a way to promote the health of the American people, ~ TD - [The dog who comes to a woman's house for a nap every day](https://bodyandsoul.site/2021/02/the-dog-who-comes-to-a-womans-house-for-a-nap-every-day/) - A woman posted this on Tickld in 2018 (h/t PawMyGosh): An older, tired-looking dog wandered into my yard; I could tell from his collar and well-fed belly that he had a home and was well taken care of. He calmly came over to me, I gave him a few pats on his head; he then - [Wednesday Funnies!](https://bodyandsoul.site/2021/02/wednesday-funnies/) - ~E - [Epidemic of loneliness: health effects; how to combat](https://bodyandsoul.site/2021/02/japan-appoints-a-minister-of-loneliness/) - Nikkei Asia reports on Feb. 12, 2021 that Japan Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga added a new post to his cabinet when he appointed Tetsushi Sakamoto to be a minister of loneliness, charged with coordinating efforts across multiple ministries and agencies to alleviate social isolation. Telework and the lack of social gatherings during Japan's fight against - [How to attract butterflies to your yard/garden](https://bodyandsoul.site/2021/02/how-to-attract-butterflies-to-your-yard-garden/) - Just last week we experienced a bad winter storm here in many parts of the U.S. Yet today in Oklahoma it was in the 70's so I'm already thinking of spring/summer weather! Because of our cats I've had to remove the bird feeders and bath. So I thought this year one thing I could do - [The Bozos Caption Contest](https://bodyandsoul.site/2021/02/the-caption-contest/) - This is our 238th world-famous Caption Contest! Here's the pic: You know the drill: Enter the contest by submitting your caption as a comment on this thread (scroll down until you see the “LEAVE A REPLY” box). FOTM writers will vote for the winner. Any captions proffered by FOTM writers, no matter how brilliant (ha ha), will not be considered. This - [Astonishing papercut art](https://bodyandsoul.site/2021/02/astonishing-papercut-art/) - Masayo Fukuda is a Japanese artist who specializes in kirie or kirigami -- breathtaking artwork created by intricately cutting a design into a single piece of paper. Below is a video displaying some of her artwork (h/t Elizabeth). https://youtu.be/wa38kif4Hqo The creativity of artists like Fukuda reminds me of what Thomas Wolfe (1900-1938), one of my - [Cat feeder machine (dog won't like it!)](https://bodyandsoul.site/2021/02/cat-feeder-machine-dog-wont-like-it/) - https://youtu.be/dIUwVMDI7yE DCG - [Sunday Devotional: Lent, the Fall and the Incarnation](https://bodyandsoul.site/2021/02/sunday-devotional-lent-the-fall-and-the-incarnation/) - Mark 1:12-15 The Spirit drove Jesus out into the desert, and he remained in the desert for forty days, tempted by Satan. He was among wild beasts, and the angels ministered to him. After John had been arrested, Jesus came to Galilee proclaiming the gospel of God: “This is the time of fulfillment. The kingdom - [Fall in U.S. life expectancy from COVID-19 deaths and long-term health effects](https://bodyandsoul.site/2021/02/fall-in-u-s-life-expectancy-from-covid-19-deaths-and-long-term-health-effects/) - A year of COVID-19 has had its toll in life expectancy. Dennis Thompson reports for HealthDay, Feb. 18, 2021, that a new report by the CDC’s National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS), published in the Vital Statistics Rapid Release, found that average life expectancy in the United States took a drastic plunge during the first half of 2020. Overall U.S. - [R.I.P., Rush Limbaugh (1951-2021)](https://bodyandsoul.site/2021/02/r-i-p-rush-limbaugh/) - This morning, a year after he announced on his radio program that he had been diagnosed with Stage 4 terminal lung cancer, talk radio pioneer and titan Rush Limbaugh passed away, at age 70. His death was announced on his program by his wife, Kathryn. With remarkable composure, she said sadly: “I know that I - [Homemade Pasta Dough: So fresh and so easy!](https://bodyandsoul.site/2021/02/homemade-pasta-dough-so-fresh-and-so-easy/) - Many find cooking to be relaxing and a great way to save money. Trying new recipes can be fun and many love sharing the fruits of their labor with loved ones! Have you ever made homemade pasta dough? I have and it's really a lot easier than one might think. You don't need a lot - [Saturday Funnies!](https://bodyandsoul.site/2021/02/saturday-funnies/) - ~E - [Meet "Chunk" the groundhog!](https://bodyandsoul.site/2021/02/meet-chunk-the-groundhog/) - Meet Chunk the Groundhog. He's found a garden that he (and a buddy) love to visit. Chunk has also found a very easy-going garden owner who lets Chunk take advantage of the bounty. Chunk lives underneath the shed by the garden and loves to stare into the camera while eating. Chunk's gotta a pretty good set - [Empathic dog fakes limp for owner with broken ankle](https://bodyandsoul.site/2021/02/empathic-dog-fakes-limp-for-owner-with-broken-ankle/) - Psychopaths and pathological narcissists lack empathy, the ability to identify with or understand another's situation or feelings. Scientists say empathy is what makes us human. So what does it mean when non-human creatures display empathy? Last summer, Russell Jones, who lives in the UK, broke his ankle in an accident. As a consequence, with his - [Welcome!](https://bodyandsoul.site/2021/02/welcome/) - Our Lord instructed us in Matthew 10:16: “Behold, I am sending you out as sheep in the midst of wolves, so be wise as serpents and innocent as doves." In the increasingly perilous times we find ourselves in, it is imperative that we maintain our sanity and our health -- body, mind and soul -- - [It's a snow day! Time to play in the snow...](https://bodyandsoul.site/2021/02/its-a-snow-day-time-to-play-in-the-snow/) - It's a snow day for us here in Oklahoma! Though I'll most likely be shoveling snow rather than playing in it, enjoy this video of some furry guys enjoying their time in the snow! https://youtu.be/bDjGJzBdAwY DCG - [Ash Wednesday, beginning of Lent](https://bodyandsoul.site/2021/02/ash-wednesday-beginning-of-lent/) - Today is Ash Wednesday, the beginning of Lent -- a season of fasting and prayer observed by Christians. Since Jesus prepared Himself for His public ministry in 40 days, Christians imitate Him with prayer and fasting during this time of Lent to prepare for Holy Week. Ash Wednesday comes from the ancient Hebrew tradition of - [Tuesday Funny: The New Math](https://bodyandsoul.site/2021/02/notmypresident/) - Did you know that 100 million + 100 million = 100 billion? And that 300 Americans will be vaccinated because of an extra 200 million vaccines? (6:23 mark) https://youtu.be/yaxMQlT93Fs H/t yyz ~E Drudge Report has gone to the dark side. Check out Whatfinger News, the Internet’s conservative frontpage founded by a military veteran! - [Beware of phone call claiming to be from Amazon.com](https://bodyandsoul.site/2021/02/beware-of-phone-call-claiming-to-be-from-amazon-com/) - This seems to be the season for phone scams. Yesterday, I posted a warning about a phone scam saying that Social Security is "taking legal action" against you for fraudulent Social Security claims. This afternoon, I got another scam phone call, with a caller ID of (915) 200-3915. A recording said that a charge of - [Remain Calm: Tips for driving in winter storms](https://bodyandsoul.site/2021/02/remain-calm-tips-for-driving-in-winter-storms/) - The winter storm Uri is hitting many states which means snow and ice. There's a lot of drivers in hard-hit states who are not very familiar with driving in winter conditions (Texas and Oklahoma, for example). I grew up in the Seattle area where many are not prepared to drive in the snow. Also, Seattle - [Beware of phone call saying Social Security is taking legal action against you](https://bodyandsoul.site/2021/02/beware-of-phone-call-saying-social-security-is-taking-legal-action-against-you/) - At 8 a.m. this morning, I received a hoax phone call that you should be warned against. A recording of an authoritative-sounding male voice identified himself as from Social Security. He claimed that Social Security is "taking legal action" against me for making fraudulent claims, and threatened that I would be arrested. Knowing the call - [Valentine's Day and the meaning of true love](https://bodyandsoul.site/2021/02/valentines-day-and-the-meaning-of-true-love/) - Today is Valentine's Day -- the day when TV commercials nag men to buy roses, candy, and jewelry for their wives or girl friends. But did you know that the day is named after a real person, St. Valentine? 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Long](https://bodyandsoul.site/tag/katelyn-n-g-long/) - [forgiveness mental health study](https://bodyandsoul.site/tag/forgiveness-mental-health-study/) - [health effects of forgiveness](https://bodyandsoul.site/tag/health-effects-of-forgiveness/) - [insects](https://bodyandsoul.site/tag/insects/) - [cicada](https://bodyandsoul.site/tag/cicada/) - [#youarecrazy](https://bodyandsoul.site/tag/youarecrazy/) - [Ascension](https://bodyandsoul.site/tag/ascension/) - [John 14](https://bodyandsoul.site/tag/john-14/) - [Acts 1](https://bodyandsoul.site/tag/acts-1/) - [1 Corinthians 11](https://bodyandsoul.site/tag/1-corinthians-11/) - [meaning of JHS](https://bodyandsoul.site/tag/meaning-of-jhs/) - [new covenant](https://bodyandsoul.site/tag/new-covenant/) - [Texas](https://bodyandsoul.site/tag/texas/) - [Texas storm](https://bodyandsoul.site/tag/texas-storm/) - [storm chaser](https://bodyandsoul.site/tag/storm-chaser/) - [Ashley Lang](https://bodyandsoul.site/tag/ashley-lang/) - [Wagner the dog](https://bodyandsoul.site/tag/wagner-the-dog/) - 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[Real Presence](https://bodyandsoul.site/tag/real-presence/) - [Scientific investigations of Lanciano](https://bodyandsoul.site/tag/scientific-investigations-of-lanciano/) - [Corpus Christi](https://bodyandsoul.site/tag/corpus-christi/) - [luciferase](https://bodyandsoul.site/tag/luciferase/) - [luciferin](https://bodyandsoul.site/tag/luciferin/) - [COVID-19 vaccines](https://bodyandsoul.site/tag/covid-19-vaccines/) - [COVID-19 tests](https://bodyandsoul.site/tag/covid-19-tests/) - [Lucifer](https://bodyandsoul.site/tag/lucifer/) - [Southern humor](https://bodyandsoul.site/tag/southern-humor/) - [German study on lockdowns](https://bodyandsoul.site/tag/german-study-on-lockdowns/) - [Democrats want healthy people to stay home](https://bodyandsoul.site/tag/democrats-want-healthy-people-to-stay-home/) - [liberals more mentally ill](https://bodyandsoul.site/tag/liberals-more-mentally-ill/) - [Kate Mulvey](https://bodyandsoul.site/tag/kate-mulvey/) - [CDC COVID-19 Vaccination Record Card](https://bodyandsoul.site/tag/cdc-covid-19-vaccination-record-card/) - 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[Ohio](https://bodyandsoul.site/tag/ohio/) - [maternity photo shoot](https://bodyandsoul.site/tag/maternity-photo-shoot/) - [cat burglar Esme](https://bodyandsoul.site/tag/cat-burglar-esme/) - [Kate Felmet](https://bodyandsoul.site/tag/kate-felmet/) - [Beelzebub](https://bodyandsoul.site/tag/beelzebub/) - [Serena Williams](https://bodyandsoul.site/tag/serena-williams/) - [Alexis Ohanian](https://bodyandsoul.site/tag/alexis-ohanian/) - [baby hedgehog](https://bodyandsoul.site/tag/baby-hedgehog/) - [mouse asleep inside iris](https://bodyandsoul.site/tag/mouse-asleep-inside-iris/) - [ducklings](https://bodyandsoul.site/tag/ducklings/) - [Jeff Bezos](https://bodyandsoul.site/tag/jeff-bezos/) - [Blue Origin flight](https://bodyandsoul.site/tag/blue-origin-flight/) - [Amazon working conditions](https://bodyandsoul.site/tag/amazon-working-conditions/) - [Amazon workers injuries](https://bodyandsoul.site/tag/amazon-workers-injuries/) - [Biden's American Jobs Plan](https://bodyandsoul.site/tag/bidens-american-jobs-plan/) - [water treatment plants](https://bodyandsoul.site/tag/water-treatment-plants/) - [hackers poison U.S. drinking water](https://bodyandsoul.site/tag/hackers-poison-u-s-drinking-water/) - [UK](https://bodyandsoul.site/tag/uk/) - [Luke 9](https://bodyandsoul.site/tag/luke-9/) - [Job 38](https://bodyandsoul.site/tag/job-38/) - [Jesus calms the storm](https://bodyandsoul.site/tag/jesus-calms-the-storm/) - [Old Testament foretelling of Jesus](https://bodyandsoul.site/tag/old-testament-foretelling-of-jesus/) - [premature baby](https://bodyandsoul.site/tag/premature-baby/) - [#miracles](https://bodyandsoul.site/tag/miracles/) - [preemies](https://bodyandsoul.site/tag/preemies/) - [Pope Francis](https://bodyandsoul.site/tag/pope-francis/) - [Houston](https://bodyandsoul.site/tag/houston/) - [Sunset Blvd.](https://bodyandsoul.site/tag/sunset-blvd/) - [Caifornia](https://bodyandsoul.site/tag/caifornia/) - [10 most dangerous states](https://bodyandsoul.site/tag/10-most-dangerous-states/) - [10 most dangerous cities](https://bodyandsoul.site/tag/10-most-dangerous-cities/) - [violent crimes](https://bodyandsoul.site/tag/violent-crimes/) - [property crimes](https://bodyandsoul.site/tag/property-crimes/) - [Mark 5](https://bodyandsoul.site/tag/mark-5/) - [Jesus raises little girl from the dead](https://bodyandsoul.site/tag/jesus-raises-little-girl-from-the-dead/) - [cardinal](https://bodyandsoul.site/tag/cardinal/) - [Gabriella E. Smith](https://bodyandsoul.site/tag/gabriella-e-smith/) - [Kanizsa square](https://bodyandsoul.site/tag/kanizsa-square/) - [God Bless the USA](https://bodyandsoul.site/tag/god-bless-the-usa/) - [Fourth of July](https://bodyandsoul.site/tag/fourth-of-july/) - [Independence Day](https://bodyandsoul.site/tag/independence-day/) - [David H. Rosmarin](https://bodyandsoul.site/tag/david-h-rosmarin/) - [Covid-19 pandemic's toll on mental health](https://bodyandsoul.site/tag/covid-19-pandemics-toll-on-mental-health/) - [mental health of religious Americans](https://bodyandsoul.site/tag/mental-health-of-religious-americans/) - [2 Corinthians 12](https://bodyandsoul.site/tag/2-corinthians-12/) - [WalletHub](https://bodyandsoul.site/tag/wallethub/) - [best US cities](https://bodyandsoul.site/tag/best-us-cities/) - [worst US cities](https://bodyandsoul.site/tag/worst-us-cities/) - [exorcism](https://bodyandsoul.site/tag/exorcism/) - [demonic possession](https://bodyandsoul.site/tag/demonic-possession/) - [armor of God](https://bodyandsoul.site/tag/armor-of-god/) - [Mark 6](https://bodyandsoul.site/tag/mark-6/) - [balance exercises](https://bodyandsoul.site/tag/balance-exercises/) - [balance tests](https://bodyandsoul.site/tag/balance-tests/) - [aging and falling](https://bodyandsoul.site/tag/aging-and-falling/) - [deaths from falling](https://bodyandsoul.site/tag/deaths-from-falling/) - [Tulsa County](https://bodyandsoul.site/tag/tulsa-county/) - [Owasso](https://bodyandsoul.site/tag/owasso/) - [#runaway camel](https://bodyandsoul.site/tag/runaway-camel/) - [Camels](https://bodyandsoul.site/tag/camels/) - [baby owl](https://bodyandsoul.site/tag/baby-owl/) - [cat itching](https://bodyandsoul.site/tag/cat-itching/) - [cat skin issues](https://bodyandsoul.site/tag/cat-skin-issues/) - [feeding of the five thousand](https://bodyandsoul.site/tag/feeding-of-the-five-thousand/) - [Belgian Bus Company ads](https://bodyandsoul.site/tag/belgian-bus-company-ads/) - [McDonald's french fries](https://bodyandsoul.site/tag/mcdonalds-french-fries/) - [Monosodium glutamate (MSG)](https://bodyandsoul.site/tag/monosodium-glutamate-msg/) - [#cominghome](https://bodyandsoul.site/tag/cominghome/) - [#soldiers](https://bodyandsoul.site/tag/soldiers/) - [benefits of walking](https://bodyandsoul.site/tag/benefits-of-walking/) - [benefits of exercise](https://bodyandsoul.site/tag/benefits-of-exercise/) - [Nicole Glass](https://bodyandsoul.site/tag/nicole-glass/) - [baseball](https://bodyandsoul.site/tag/baseball/) - [John 1](https://bodyandsoul.site/tag/john-1/) - [miracle of loaves and fish](https://bodyandsoul.site/tag/miracle-of-loaves-and-fish/) - [U.S. food waste](https://bodyandsoul.site/tag/u-s-food-waste/) - [Recycle Track Systems](https://bodyandsoul.site/tag/recycle-track-systems/) - [Inc. (RTS)](https://bodyandsoul.site/tag/inc-rts/) - [Jesus is frugal](https://bodyandsoul.site/tag/jesus-is-frugal/) - [Joe Biden dementia](https://bodyandsoul.site/tag/joe-biden-dementia/) - [Dr. Tanveer Adhmed](https://bodyandsoul.site/tag/dr-tanveer-adhmed/) - [hero dog Clover](https://bodyandsoul.site/tag/hero-dog-clover/) - [miracle of quail and manna](https://bodyandsoul.site/tag/miracle-of-quail-and-manna/) - [manna](https://bodyandsoul.site/tag/manna/) - [Exodus](https://bodyandsoul.site/tag/exodus/) - [John 6](https://bodyandsoul.site/tag/john-6/) - [Eucharist](https://bodyandsoul.site/tag/eucharist/) - [Eucharistic miracle of Lanciano](https://bodyandsoul.site/tag/eucharistic-miracle-of-lanciano/) - [good Samaratins](https://bodyandsoul.site/tag/good-samaratins/) - [Orca whale](https://bodyandsoul.site/tag/orca-whale/) - [Orcas](https://bodyandsoul.site/tag/orcas/) - [Orca rescue](https://bodyandsoul.site/tag/orca-rescue/) - [British Columbia](https://bodyandsoul.site/tag/british-columbia/) - [NOAA](https://bodyandsoul.site/tag/noaa/) - [Carl Heneghan](https://bodyandsoul.site/tag/carl-heneghan/) - [Alameda County COVID-19 deaths](https://bodyandsoul.site/tag/alameda-county-covid-19-deaths/) - [Lizzo](https://bodyandsoul.site/tag/lizzo/) - [osprey](https://bodyandsoul.site/tag/osprey/) - [wildlife rescue](https://bodyandsoul.site/tag/wildlife-rescue/) - [cortisol](https://bodyandsoul.site/tag/cortisol/) - [dopamine](https://bodyandsoul.site/tag/dopamine/) - [natural pain reliever](https://bodyandsoul.site/tag/natural-pain-reliever/) - [Substance P](https://bodyandsoul.site/tag/substance-p/) - [definition of kindness](https://bodyandsoul.site/tag/definition-of-kindness/) - [how kindness is good for our body and mind](https://bodyandsoul.site/tag/how-kindness-is-good-for-our-body-and-mind/) - [Ephesians 4](https://bodyandsoul.site/tag/ephesians-4/) - [education and vaccine skepticism](https://bodyandsoul.site/tag/education-and-vaccine-skepticism/) - [educational level and IQ](https://bodyandsoul.site/tag/educational-level-and-iq/) - 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Lewis](https://bodyandsoul.site/tag/c-s-lewis/) - [Mere Christianity](https://bodyandsoul.site/tag/mere-christianity/) - [Lewis's trilemma](https://bodyandsoul.site/tag/lewiss-trilemma/) - [face on Shroud of Turin](https://bodyandsoul.site/tag/face-on-shroud-of-turin/) - [1 Corinthians 12](https://bodyandsoul.site/tag/1-corinthians-12/) - [definition of love](https://bodyandsoul.site/tag/definition-of-love/) - [love one another](https://bodyandsoul.site/tag/love-one-another/) - [Premier Mark McGowan](https://bodyandsoul.site/tag/premier-mark-mcgowan/) - [PM Boris Johnson](https://bodyandsoul.site/tag/pm-boris-johnson/) - [PM Micheál Martin](https://bodyandsoul.site/tag/pm-micheal-martin/) - [end of Covid lockdown](https://bodyandsoul.site/tag/end-of-covid-lockdown/) - [Springfield SA-35](https://bodyandsoul.site/tag/springfield-sa-35/) - [1911 handgun](https://bodyandsoul.site/tag/1911-handgun/) - [Springfield Armory](https://bodyandsoul.site/tag/springfield-armory/) - [Browning Hi-Power](https://bodyandsoul.site/tag/browning-hi-power/) - [Mark Allan Powell](https://bodyandsoul.site/tag/mark-allan-powell/) - [eyewitnesses of resurrected Christ](https://bodyandsoul.site/tag/eyewitnesses-of-resurrected-christ/) - [empirical evidence for Christianity](https://bodyandsoul.site/tag/empirical-evidence-for-christianity/) - [fat and brain health](https://bodyandsoul.site/tag/fat-and-brain-health/) - [exercise and joint health](https://bodyandsoul.site/tag/exercise-and-joint-health/) - [biological age calculator](https://bodyandsoul.site/tag/biological-age-calculator/) - [subjective age](https://bodyandsoul.site/tag/subjective-age/) - [chronological age](https://bodyandsoul.site/tag/chronological-age/) - [subjective age and brain health](https://bodyandsoul.site/tag/subjective-age-and-brain-health/) - [Seyul Kwak](https://bodyandsoul.site/tag/seyul-kwak/) - [Hairin Kim](https://bodyandsoul.site/tag/hairin-kim/) - [Jeanyung Chey](https://bodyandsoul.site/tag/jeanyung-chey/) - [Yoosik Youm](https://bodyandsoul.site/tag/yoosik-youm/) - [Feeling How Old I Am: Subjective Age Is Associated With Estimated Brain Age](https://bodyandsoul.site/tag/feeling-how-old-i-am-subjective-age-is-associated-with-estimated-brain-age/) - [exercise and Alzheimer's](https://bodyandsoul.site/tag/exercise-and-alzheimers/) - [blue tit](https://bodyandsoul.site/tag/blue-tit/) - [mask mandates](https://bodyandsoul.site/tag/mask-mandates/) - [Energy and Sustainable Economic Development](https://bodyandsoul.site/tag/energy-and-sustainable-economic-development/) - [VUV directional radiation](https://bodyandsoul.site/tag/vuv-directional-radiation/) - [1 Corinthians 15](https://bodyandsoul.site/tag/1-corinthians-15/) - [people Jesus raised from the dead](https://bodyandsoul.site/tag/people-jesus-raised-from-the-dead/) - [Elephant Nature Park](https://bodyandsoul.site/tag/elephant-nature-park/) - [Lek Chailert](https://bodyandsoul.site/tag/lek-chailert/) - [Darrick Thomson](https://bodyandsoul.site/tag/darrick-thomson/) - [Kansas](https://bodyandsoul.site/tag/kansas/) - [wedding day tornado](https://bodyandsoul.site/tag/wedding-day-tornado/) - [#happyending](https://bodyandsoul.site/tag/happyending/) - [cat crashes CRR Symphony Orchestra](https://bodyandsoul.site/tag/cat-crashes-crr-symphony-orchestra/) - [definition of neighbor](https://bodyandsoul.site/tag/definition-of-neighbor/) - [definition of enemy](https://bodyandsoul.site/tag/definition-of-enemy/) - [Luke 6](https://bodyandsoul.site/tag/luke-6/) - [meaning of love your enemies](https://bodyandsoul.site/tag/meaning-of-love-your-enemies/) - [Parable of the Good Samaritan](https://bodyandsoul.site/tag/parable-of-the-good-samaritan/) - [John Durham](https://bodyandsoul.site/tag/john-durham/) - [Hillary Clinton](https://bodyandsoul.site/tag/hillary-clinton/) - [Russian collusion](https://bodyandsoul.site/tag/russian-collusion/) - [Michael Sussman](https://bodyandsoul.site/tag/michael-sussman/) - [United States of America v. 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