As we have closed out 2022 here are a few of my favorite end of the year stories.

Court Jester

A municipal judge in Cleveland, Ohio, was ordered to be removed from the bench on indefinite suspension on October 18th and will undergo evaluation for her physical and mental health after a long series of bizarre incidents and behavior, the Columbus Dispatch reported. The Ohio Supreme Court took action after Judge Pinkey S. Carr wore sneakers, spandex shorts, t-shirts and even tank tops while sitting the bench—a bench that had become littered with so many cups, dolls, and novelty items that Carr’s own attorney described it as “resembling a flea market.”

The 58-page complaint filed by the Ohio Supreme Court states that, among many other incidents, Carr repeatedly discussed the television show “P-Valley” and joked about giving lenient sentences and accepting kickbacks with attorneys and defendants while court was in session. When a prosecuting attorney had not yet arrived for a hearing, Carr is quoted as having stated, “The prosecutor’s not here. Let’s see how much we can get away with.” A temporary replacement for Carr will be appointed by Governor Mike DeWine and will sit the bench until voters elect a new judge in a future election.

Bright Idea

Self-proclaimed “Britain’s dullest man” Kevin Beresford has your holiday shopping list solution: a 2023 calendar of Britain’s best parking lots, the Daily Record reported. Beresford traveled the country from one end to the other, photographing parking lots and later compiling his favorites into a 12-month calendar. His personal favorite was Trinity Street Car Park in Birmingham, featuring walls made of crushed cars and adorned with street art.

Beresford, of Worcestershire, said he focuses on “slices of English life that nobody else does. I don’t create your normal conventional calendars. It’s sexy being dull.” Beresford is single, ladies.

Rare Vintage

A pair of Levi’s jeans found in an abandoned mine in the American West sold for a staggering $87,400 at a New Mexico auction on October 1st, reported CNN.com.

What was so special about the jeans? They dated back to the 1880s, and while it’s not uncommon for “denim archaeologists” to find jeans from that period of history, it’s incredibly rare to find them so wellpreserved. “There’s a couple of soft spots on the jeans that could use a bit of reinforcement, but otherwise they’re super-duper solid jeans,” said Zip Stevenson, who runs a denim repair shop in Low Angeles and placed the winning bid with a partner.

Though Stevenson would prefer the jeans were purchased and put on display in a museum, he said he would consider selling them to a private buyer. “I could easily imagine Johnny Depp or Jason Momoa wearing them,” Stevenson said.

Smelly Situations

An overturned semi on I-95 in Cumberland County, North Carolina, on October 18th gave commuters more than the usual traffic accident inconvenience. That’s because when 22,000 pounds of catfish and 150 gallons of diesel fuel hits the road . . . it stinks.

State troopers told WBTW-13 that the semi driver was unhurt in the crash, which was caused by another driver pulling in front of him.

The Passing Parade The South China Morning Post reported on October 7th that a new health fad is trending among elderly Chinese: crocodile crawling. Hundreds of people in eastern China, who call themselves the crocodile Group, dress in matching uniforms and chant rhythmic slogans while they crawl, single-file on their hands and feet around a jogging track.

Aficionados say the exercise helps with back pain. “I previously had problems with a herniated disc,” said Li Wei, the group’s coach. “After doing this for eight months, I don’t feel any pain anymore.” One doctor explained that the movement is similar to pushups, except you’re moving forward.

Unsportsmanlike

David Alan Taylor, 41, of Pensacola, Florida, did not follow the guidelines for safe tackling recommended by the various youth, college and professional football organizations when he charged onto the practice field on September 20th, donned a helmet, got into a football stance and charged his target, burying his helmet in said target’s chest before grabbing him by the arms and pushing him to the ground. But it wasn’t Taylor’s form that got him in trouble; it was the fact that his victim was 9 years old.

The Pensacola News Journal reported that shortly before demonstrating his rusty football skills, Taylor had become enraged upon seeing his son being overpowered by the victim during a oneon- one tackling drill. The tackled youth was not seriously hurt, and Taylor was booked into the Escambia county jail on a first-degree felony count of aggravated child abuse and a misdemeanor count of disorderly conduct.

Awesome

When your horse runs off with a herd of wild mustangs, let him go, because man, he’s gone. That was the reality Shane Adams of Fielding, Utah, had to accept when his 10-yearold horse Mongo, joined a passing herd in the middle of the night during a camping trip eight years ago. Adams reported his horse missing and searched the area regularly for years, to no avail. But Yahoo Insider reported that the Bureau of Land Management recently contacted Adams with incredible news: Mongo had been found.

The horse is seriously underweight due to the scarcity of food in the region where he and the herd were roaming, but Adams said Mongo is in good health and has not forgotten his training. Adams said his life had taken a downward turn in the years since Mongo disappeared; he and his wife divorced and an auto accident in 2021 left him disabled. However, he now feels things are looking up; “My life is down in the dumps, like the car accident. I lost my house, I lost everything. I got my horse back though.”

Great Art?

A 1941 artwork by Dutch abstract artist Piet Mondrian has been found to have been hanging upside down in various museums for 75 years. The Guardian reported. One could be forgiven for the mistake; the piece features interlaced red, yellow, black and blue adhesive tape strips that subtly thicken at the bottom. But a photograph of Mondrian’s studio shows the same piece on an easel—with the “bottom” at the top.

However, Susanne Meyer-Buser, curator of the North Rhine-Westphalia’s art collection, said it will continue to be displayed upside down. “The adhesive tapes are already extremely loose and hanging by a thread,” she said. “And it’s now part of the work’s story.”

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Have you ever wondered how left-wing liberals spend their day other than trying to ruin our country? Kristine Laco shares a page out of one of their diaries.

6:45 a.m.: Brew a bullet coffee using organic vegan butter 6:55 a.m.: Take a Covid test. No symptoms, but I have to ensure the safety of others.

7:00 a.m.: Decide between my RBG shirt, my LBGTO+ onesie, and my BLM hoodie.

7:12 a.m.: Check my sense of entitlement in the mirror. Still intact. Covid test clean! I’m ready for a productive day.

7:30 a.m.: Arrive via electric bike at the veterinarian’s office for my receptionist job.

7:32 a.m.: Log onto twitter and make sure He Who Must Not Be Named is still banned. See what people are saying on #DoctorFauci. Nice.

7:39 a.m.: Check email to see what the government wants me to do today. Tell ten people that Covid is real. Shame six people on social media for not wearing masks. Book your fiftieth booster shot. Call at least three people Karen. Complain about Roe v. wade to the barista, your boss, the Uber driver, and your mother.

10:20 a.m. Coffee break. Complete barista enlightenment, Karenshaming, booking my booster and mask complaining. Add bleeding heart volunteer activities to the list since I’m being so productive.

11:35 a.m.: Head to the mandatory gun control rally over lunch.

11:40 a.m.: Buy a t-shirt that says, “Protect Kids, Not Guns.”

12:41 p.m.: Drop additional tax money in the jar at the exit door.

1:12 p.m.: Karenshame a customer who refuses to comply with our no-mask, no-dog policy but is super-screamy about it. Remind myself to check if the cameras in reception are working again. This video would go viral fo-sho.

1:25 p.m.: Complain to my co-worker, Steve, that I don’t get paid as much as he does.

2:47 p.m.: Try to explain to a customer why I wanted the dog’s preferred pronouns added to her/his/ their file. I mentioned, gently, that we want to foster inclusion with our patients and don’t want to assume gender conformity based on genitals.

4:54-7:00 p.m.: Join the planned parenting secret liberal cabal meeting at Chad’s house. Knit two pussy hats and feel productive.