First they took our basketball team. Now they take our elephants. The Woodland Park Zoo announced Friday that it will send its two Asian elephants, Bamboo and Chai, to the Oklahoma City Zoo so they can be part of a larger social herd.
Let’s get one thing straight. There is absolutely no truth whatsoever to tweeted rumors that former NBA Commissioner David Stern brokered the deal. Because if he had, we’d be sending the stuffed and mounted remains of Bobo the gorilla to OKC, too.
Retirement’s for sissies (who managed to save 10 percent of every paycheck): Baby boomers on average perform work that’s less taxing on their bodies than what the previous generation endured. That is part of why many boomers are opting to continue working after passing the usual retirement age.
The thing is, 40 years on the green chain at the sawmill is probably a good preparation for the quintessential retiree job: standing all day at the Walmart entrance.
RIP: Trekkers the world over are mourning the death at age 83 of actor Leonard Nimoy, who played Mr. Spock on “Star Trek.”
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— Mark Carlson, Herald staff
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