She Works Hard for Her Money
Lola took the job as border patrol spotter; the pay was good, the benefits better, but even with good thermal updrafts to ride, 8 hours flying was hard work . . .
Black Ops Project
Unknown to the public, a Congress-mandated “Black Ops Project” had been funded to convert flowers to secret radar dishes to track the flood of drones operating and to sort out the harmless hobbyists from terrorists . . .
Dung Beetles
The dung beetle franchise was unique; every time truth stretching friends claimed larger fish than possible, or lower golf scores than reasonable, or politicians made political claims over the top, you simply called the dung beetles, and the mess was taken care of. It could be hoped that, in time, just the mention of dung beetles could ratchet down the discussion to closer match reality. Many were wondering if politicians shouldn’t be required to subscribe . . .
Cloudy
While there were no fisticuffs or martial arts activity between them, Presidents Trump and Putin’s meeting in Helsinki didn’t end with blue skies . . .
Spiraling Food Costs
In spite of a roaring economy, some of the opposition said there were indications of spiraling food costs in the near future . . .
Border Security
In closed door discussions, Kim Jong Un told President Trump he could borrow North Korea’s border protection system–it worked perfectly. In 60 years not one foreigner had gotten into North Korea . . .