Hello! Remember, you may not take part in Friday unless you have completed Thursday to your instructor's satisfaction. Let's review Wednesday before we begin:
A Senate report says St. Pete's regional VA office is among the worst when it comes to taking forever to get vets their care and benefits. We would've gotten the report sooner, but it required responses from the VA.
The federal government has approved ferry trips to Cuba, and they may begin as soon as a few weeks from now. Water travel? Really? It's cool and all, but doesn't it seem just a bit of a nose-thumbing to everyone who made the trip the other way on, like, an inflatable kiddie pool or the side of a shack?
A brushfire that threatened a church in the New Tampa was thought to have been caused by the hot muffler of a lawnmower. Satan needs to up his game a bit.
The search for a suitable surrogate mother for a baby chimp that was rejected by her birth mother may have concluded at Lowry Park Zoo. When asked if the chimp's new mother had been briefed on what to expect from the teenage years, zoo officials said, "oh, yeah, of course" while looking at the ground and unconsciously tugging on one earlobe.
And finally, the Lightning scored a buzzer-beater to go 3-0 in their series against the Canadiens. "Eh," said the Canadiens.
This article appears in Apr 30 – May 6, 2015.