Jasper Journal

I love reading the morning newspaper because I find little gems throughout that I otherwise would never have known about. Yesterday was no exception.

The first article that caught my eye was a story about the Russians successfully drilling down to a subglacial lake in the Antarctic. They reached the lake water at a depth of 12,366 ft. It was kept from freezing by the over two miles of ice on top of it, and they think it will contain living organisms that have been trapped there for 20 million years.

My immediate thought was a 1950′s,  black and white episode of Superman with George Reeves. It was called Superman and the Mole Men. The Mole Men  were little creatures who lived inside the earth and came to the surface after a deep well was dug. Clark and Lois were there reporting, but only Superman could save the Mole Men from  the  townspeople  who wanted to kill them because they were different. I hope the Russians are prepared for things to rise up from their drilling; but  somehow I dont think they got Superman during the cold war. We will have to warn them.

There was another article about the good people of North Dakota not giving up on saving the University of North Dakota’s nickname ” The Fighting Sioux.”  The NCAA is putting pressure on the school with  bans and restrictions  until they change what they claim is an insulting name. Sounds like an out of control bureaucracy if you ask me.  After I read this, I saw an interview with a native American on TV. He asked  how would we feel if there were school nicknames like the  ”Fighting Jews, ” or the “Fighting Negro’s.” I actually thought that wasn’t a bad idea?  He must have forgotten that little school in Indiana’s  nickname… what is it .. oh yes,  the Fighting Irish!

Finally, in a post Super Bowl prank, a company called Pawngo.com dumped 900 pounds of Butterfingers candy bars in the middle of  Copley Square in Boston. This was meant to mock Patriot players for dropping the ball in the Superbowl’s Fourth quarter. The company was fined, and apologized. My only surprise was that this wasn’t done by Giselle Bundchen!

Keep smiling, and have a great weekend! See you Monday.