Chicago area wildlife specialists took pity on a vulture when it missed a regular flight with its usual crowd.
So, Christmas Day, this winged straggler- caged - flies United to Tampa - cargo style - from O'Hare airport.
A Willowbrook wildlife center uses $500 a year of donations to finance air travel for migratory birds left behind.
Rumor has it that this is one of the few holiday travelers granted the luxury of not standing in line for check-in.

...just in time for Christmas, sound logic gives us the ability to organize our thoughts around the most complex issues, according to astrologers at stariq.com .
Good news for bloggers ! "Mercury's intensifying conjunction with passionate Pluto," say the astrologers, "will add power to our words."

They're calling on people to resist Western culture, bemoaning its spread throughout China, according to the state run China Daily.

On Christmas eve you must wait for seats in most every restaurant in Beijing and in other cities of China, the students complained.
They blame the Chinese government for failure to maintain Chinese traditions while encouraging the economy.
Western festivals like Christmas and Valentines Day have grown in popularity among Chinese youth, during the past few years, along with the economy, according to this report.

airy Aquarius is expected to change our mood, according to stariq.com astrologers.
Their thinking is that since assertive Mars and freedom-loving Uranus still are wielding their influence,the result could be an electrified environment "where impulse rules and tempers can flare".
The astrologers even go so far as to say that "unfortunately, suppression won't work, for the energy needs to be expressed".
So, what's their advice??
"The best course of action is to release our feelings gradually."
(In other words - take a deep breath.)

(This is today's general horoscope. You can see stariq.com for your personal Zodiac sign.)

Three weeks ago, a caged cat traveling by bus, escaped its confines while its owner snoozed.
The bus driver, thinking the cat was a stray that somehow had wandered onto the bus, let it out at a stop located 20 minutes into the trip.
Needless to say, the pussy's owner, upset at her beloved pet's disappearance, desperately, relentlessly searched...for three weeks!
Quite by luck, she found her precious cat near the very bus stop where the two had boarded for their trip.