Stranger Than Fiction

Excerpts from a nypost.com article by Gavin Newsham, edited by yours truly: In 2016 at 27, Jersey-born golfer Morgan Hoffman was diagnosed with incurable muscular dystrophy. He was told it is incurable and that he would be lucky to be able to walk in the future. He decided to seek alternative methods to fight the disease, starting with body cleansing. Accompanied by his wife, he first went to Nepal, where he discovered urine therapy. He drank two cups of his own per day for ten days, consuming no food or water. He then went to Costa Rica and, with the help of a shaman, underwent a four-day treatment using a brew that contained a hallucinogen. His regimen now includes breathwork, meditation and yoga. He has given up animal products. Once, during a 17-day period, he ate nothing but grapes, consuming more than 800 some days. At present it seems to be working, his muscle mass growing. He has created the Morgan Hoffman Foundation and plans to build his own wellness center in Costa Rica. 32, he will make his first tournament start in five years today, and hopes to earn money to fund his center. His medical exemption will allow him to make three other starts. Best of luck, young man.

Headline from nypost.com: “Baby boom: Inmates at NJ women’s prison are pregnant after sex with trans inmate.” Which cliché fits best? I’ll go with “You can’t make this stuff up!”

Headline from newsmax.com: “At Least 17 LA Gangs Targeting Wealthy in ‘Follow-Home’ Robberies.” Only 17? The rest must be slackers.

Also from NM: “Russian Tech Workers Fleeing Country Could Soon Drain Russia’s Economy.” Let’s hope so, but right now Vlad’s coffers are filled with money from peddling black gold, the lifeblood of the world economy.

Interesting headline from foxnews.com: “UK announces deal to send illegal migrants to Rwanda, says it is made possible by Brexit.” Is the African country wanting them a sign that its economy is expanding? What a turnaround that would be given the massacres that occurred there not so long ago.

I know I shouldn’t let it bother me, but I hate all the speculation about motive when some whack job goes ballistic. No matter the reason, it won’t make sense.

Would Quid Pro Joe’s poll numbers be even lower without the protection of the mainstream media?

The Goombah has produced another gem:

Not much action at the floating book shop on this picture perfect day. My thanks to the gentleman who donated a batch of Russian DVDs, and to Wolf, who bought a bunch of them, the only sale of the session.

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