Greetings! For the Mayos, May was a month filled with wildlife. Throughout the month I saw catfish, bear, slugs, chipmunks, a rattlesnake, axolotls, a bald eagle, snails, sharks and butterflies.
I did not, however, personally see a zebra, as did many individuals in Murfreesboro the final weekend of May.
Ed the runaway zebra became the biggest news in town, crossing highways and making appearances throughout the city, on social media feeds and even on the TV news.
Evidently, the beautiful animal, who belongs to a local property owner, managed to exit his confines and took a self-guided tour of the area, causing plenty of surprised double takes and rapidly becoming a local celebrity with the type of social media clout many influencers spend years trying to build.
The people are divided: Do we keep Ed free? Or bring Ed home?
Look to next month’s Pulse for an exclusive interview with the striped beast himself.
It’s summertime! It’s June, at least. Almost summertime. Everyone swim and grill some meats and go to baseball games—don’t forget to mow the grass and trim the trees.
Eat local produce.
Examine your juice bottles sometime. In the tiniest of type, you may find the country/countries of origin of the fruits in your juice.
I took a trip around the world just consuming three juices, hitting fruits from Turkey, Brazil, China, Mexico, the U.S. and Spain.
Yep, the produce of multiple countries may blend into one single juice product.
What other chemicals, pesticides or foreign objects may ride along with these fruits from countries where agricultural and manufacturing standards may even be lower than in the U.S.?
Consider hitting up the local farmers’ markets for some fresh local fruits and veggies this summer.
After some attacks, redirection, malware and downtime, the Pulse recently invested in the security of our website.
All seems fast and functional now. How is it working for you?
We keep all material from the Pulse collected there and available for free, with no limits, subscription or paywall if you’d ever like to browse the archives and read about area restaurants, Tennessee hiking spots, local nonprofits, news, music, business and more.
Our technology columnist encourages us all to be mindful of our children’s screen time and to keep them active and engaged in a variety of pastimes.
I heard a comment a few weeks ago that stuck with me—someone mentioned that he wants his kids to be bored for a little while every day, because that’s when creativity, imagination, discovery and interaction happens! I thought that was a great point, in this world of constant overstimulation.
Keep on exploring.
Who wants to throw axes?
Who wants to trade with the Pulse?
In ice hockey news, the Stanley Cup finals will see a rematch from 2024, once again bringing the Oilers and the Panthers to center ice. They gave us seven games last year. Keep the Cup south of the border! It has now been 32 years since a Canadian team won the Stanley Cup.
A happy birthday to Bracken Jr. this month! It has been a joy spending 16 years with that guy. We have had some adventures.
I truly appreciate every individual in my family, in my life, and those involved in the Pulse.
The Lord thy God hath blessed thee . . . thou hast lacked nothing.
Until next time, the Pulse is keeping it black and white and read all over.
