Too Weird Not to Mention

You may have learned about something like this from watching My Big Fat Greek Wedding, but apparently it really did happen:

A seven year old boy living in Kazakhstan, who doctors originally diagnosed with a stomach cyst, was actually carrying his dead siamese twin inside his belly.

“The foetus had developed into a tumour but was found to have hair, nails and bones.”

Lethbridge Man Dies

A man was crushed to death outside the UFA farm store when he dived under a slow-moving semi-trailer to retrieve his baseball cap that was blown off in high winds. “The truck was rolling forward and he dove under to grab the hat. He tried to grab it and wiggle out quickly,” a witness said. He never made it.

Not to make light of a very sad situation, but to me, having your hat run over by a semi truck is a lot like dropping your keys in a river of molten lava. Forget ’em man, because they’re gone.

BMX results

Jeff Milner riding BMX, Chris MacDonald in the background

The first time I had my name published in the newspaper was June 15, 1985. I was six years old. It was the results from a BMX race in which I placed second.

I remember being in first for most of the race and not understanding that I needed to keep peddling super hard right to the end. If only I had been more familiar with the story of the Tortoise and the Hare.

From the Medicine Hat News archives (retrieved August 9, 2019):

BMX Results - Results from June 12 Beginners 4 1. Calvin Earl 2. Scott Jolicoeur Beginners 6 1. Mark Hallam 2. Jeff Milner 2. Mark Elhart Beginners 8 and 9 1. Gary Milner 2. Wade Heddon 3. Angela Van Rentergen Beginners 13 and 14 1. Doug Welister 2. Donald Booker 3. Cory Forbes Novice 4 and 5 1. Ryan Haberlack 2. Cody Booker 3. Cory Herter Novice 6 and 7 1. Roymond Jolicoeur 2. Tyler Leismeister 3. Matt Book Novice-Expert 7 1. Jonathan Koch 2. Chad Herter 3. Lucas Ellis Beginners-Novice 11 1. Bobby Holt 2. Kimberlee Van Rentergen 3. Deven Amendt Novice-Expert 8 1. Vladi Morla 2. Chris MacDonald 3. Ken Bull