Daily Dose of Weird

If I had to pick my least favorite thing about Summertime, it wouldn’t be the heat.  It would be the mosquitos.  Those blood-sucking little buggers leave me itchy for weeks!  Add to that the fact that they carry diseases like West Nile Virus and H1N1 Flu, and there’s really no good reason to put up with them.  And luckily, scientists seem to agree.  Read on to see what their plan is!

Believe it or not, I only recently became acquainted with Mediterranean cuisine.  But with all the Greek restaurants and gyro carts popping up in Fort Collins, it was kind of hard to avoid!  One of the things I thought I would never like was falafel.  Fried, mashed-up chick-peas?  It just didn't sound very appetizing.  Little did I know that trying it once would shoot it right up my list of favori

Freak accident.  One-in-a-million chance.  Call it what you will, but I think it's safe to assume that nobody gets on a roller coaster expecting to get hit in the face by a bird!

As a radio DJ, I know firsthand how crazy people can be when it comes to Nickelback.  Last time we gave away tickets, the phone lines were lit up long after they were all gone.  This story teaches us that, if you can't win tickets, just buy them.  Don't try to sneak in.  Especially if you're drunk.

If I were sent to prison for any amount of time, nothing would stop me from getting as far away from the big-house as possible after I served my time.  Oddly enough, that wasn't the case for this guy!

If you thought NASA only sent people into outer space, think again.  Turns out NASA also sends people to the bottom of the ocean, and one of these "aquanauts" is from Fort Collins!  Crazy, right?

Losing a loved one can be tough; and funerals aren't any picnic either. But one funeral home is trying to make the experience easier...with a coffee shop. A Starbucks coffee shop.  No joke.

When I think of raccoons, I think of skiddish, nocturnal scavengers who usually stick to the shadows and avoid people.  But Michaela Lee learned the hard way that raccoons don't like strangers on their turf.

Meet Tori, an orangutan that has a smoking problem.  Yep, this is a real thing!

The phrase "a penny saved is a penny earned" is tossed around a lot these days.  This story proves that some people take it more seriously than others...and it pays off!

The London 2012 Summer Olympic Games draw nearer and nearer, and I'm really excited.  I love the idea of the whole world coming together for Olympic events.  Kinda gives me hope for humanity.  Unfortunately, there's one sport that we won't get to see at the Games, despite it's growing popularity.  Fortunately, though, Oxford will be hosting a separate international tournament for this fantastic sp

One of my culinary weaknesses is the chili dog.  There are some restaurants where I just don't feel right unless I get one.  Now, it looks like I'll have to make it out to St. Louis at some point; because the folks at Busch Stadium share my passion.