Soft Lead Practice

 A.

Imagine trying to live up to your ancestors' legacies by finishing what they started, but instead of a tradition, it's a life-sentencing crime.

A suspect, Jesse James, was caught by police, early this morning, while attempting to rob $20,000 from First Fidelity Bank.

That same bank had been robbed roughly 100 years ago by the famous Jesse James and his brother Frank. Ironically, they were also caught. 

The suspect states, "Jesse James was my great-great uncle. I was just trying to finish the job he started."

B. 

Picture yourself taking an afternoon stroll in the park with your friends after a long morning of work, in a tank top and shorts with an ice cream cone in hand. 

That is what the citizens of Chicago got to experience this past weekend.

It has been decades since the midwest punched through the 80 degree mark in the month of March.

It was 88 degrees here in Chicago on Saturday at 4:15 p.m. This was the warmest weekend in March ever. Last year, on the same date, the high was 33 degrees.

Though temperatures are expected to drop into the low 70’s today, meteorologists are predicting continuing sunshine throughout the upcoming week.

C. 

How would you like to spend a week swimming with angel fish and sunbathing with iguanas? What about visiting parks that have admission costs of generally less than 50 cents per person? You can even tour beaches, mountains or both! If this sounds tempting, then Costa Rica is the next vacation spot for you.

D.

Are you tired of trudging all the way across campus every morning to get to class? 

Indiana University has discovered a way to bring your college curriculum directly to you. 

E.

"Sometimes I feel like I should be introducing myself as a 40-year-old man," said Melissa Martinez.

Martinez, a 26-year-old artist and employee of the Scottsdale Museum of Modern Art, leads the installation of millions of dollars worth of art that rotates through the museum each year. 

F.

Moral of the story: be cautious of making your car payments in time. Or else, picture a tanned face, dark curly hair and a long nose reprimanding you. Now let me remind you, he has a scar above his left eyebrow, the souvenir of a run-in with an angry debtor. 

Rick is 27 years old. He makes his living repossessing cars. The work is often unpleasant and occasionally dangerous, but that does not bother Rick. He’s athletic, the kind of guy you would want on your side in a fight.

G.

We all make the regrettable mistake of misplacing or losing important things. The worst feeling is when what you lost comes in a pair, but now you are only left with one. 

Now, imagine this unfortunate situation, but with your favorite pair of shoes. Do you really want to spend a pretty penny on the full-price cost of the shoes again, but solely just for your left foot?

Because of the National Odd Shoe Exchange in Phoenix, this won't be an inconvenience for you anymore.