May 2024

Busted! Real Stories of Genuine Absurdity May/June 2024

James L. McClinton, Ph.D. A pooch pirate…better than a cat burglar… A doorbell camera captured the moment when a Tennessee homeowner’s package was stolen from their front porch. A woman in Tennessee who was waiting for an Amazon delivery learned that the package she ordered was taken by an unexpected porch pirate. The homeowner received an E-mail notice from Amazon stating that one of her packages had been delivered. She then reviewed her doorbell app which showed the thief committing…


… AND NOTHING BUT THE TRUTH May/June 2024

Ramesh Nyberg A Hungry Dog Hunts Best The book my generation learned to read in the first grade went something like this: “This is Spot. See Spot run. Run, Spot, run!” Then, there would be a big picture of the dog and the question, “Do you see Spot?” The “book” is quite different now. It is compacted into an invisible computer code which goes, “Run, Spot! Now, go into the building with this geolocator, Spot. Once inside, send us back…