In Japan, police and local government officials conduct a joint exercise with anti-bear patrol teams for when the bears come out of hibernation. They literally send a guy out in a bear suit while the team drills him with practice darts. Incredible.

Des Moines is moving in ways the coastal mind can’t comprehend

Alex Tabarrok Not in Iowa! opportunityiowa.gov/housing/iowa-t… Only state that does it correctly.

You think old-money Japanese locals go to the same $300 omakase spots you go to? No! They go to the same shoddy run-down local spot they've been going to for decades, where the master is a 4th-generation family friend, where they get exceptionally good fish at reasonable prices

This is the best American guy archetype They always have a wholesome ice-breaker lined up when u sit next to them on a plane, 2018 Dell laptop + can of Coke closing a deal with some plastic cup manufacturer in Oklahoma The whole country is basically built off dudes like this

i'm so high at home depot rn, and i have to ask where the hose at and i know ima laugh when i do.

Professors of creative writing love to be like, "Have you read my new novel? It's about a professor of creative writing who commits adultery."

I reckon the worst part of living in a cashless society would be at the end of a visit to your nan when she goes "here you go" and starts waving her debit card around and you have to go "no honestly nanna, it's fine - you keep it, nooo" while holding out a portable card reader

On the train back from Fenway, I saw a dude get off in Newton wearing his marathon medal. Running the Boston Marathon and taking the T home is THE MOST Boston thing ever and I love it so much.

St. Augustine lost all control on Saturday when Goose pulled out the frills covering Bob Seger's Hollywood Nights. Spring Tour continues tonight at the Saenger Theatre in New Orleans. 4/18/26 Hollywood Nights St. Augustine Amphitheatre - St. Augustine, FL

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Senator Elizabeth Warren completely corners Republicans over Kevin Warsh. Chairman Tim Scott claims Warsh has 90 days to divest banking assets. Warren immediately shuts him down, confirming Federal Reserve law explicitly prohibits any grace period for bank ownership.

I won't out the course but here is aspect of Country Clubs that I think needs to change. I had a player playing in the US Amateur. We hired the clubs best caddie to help us navigate the course in practice rounds. Guy was great. With our USGA credentials on first day at

Classic.

OK. My 43 year reign as the highest drafted QB to be drafted from IU came to an end as Fernando Mendoza barely edged me out by 167 picks. I have received many texts of sympathy but in lieu of flowers, I ask that you donate to the Luke Laufenberg Fight Fund. Thank you.

This guy spent $3,140 on chocolate pudding and got 1.25 MILLION free airline miles His name is David Phillips and in May 1999 he was a 35 year old civil engineer at UC Davis when he spotted a Healthy Choice promotion It was offering 500 frequent flyer miles for every 10 product