Quirky world: Man named after whiskey has son named Bourbon
A man named after whiskey has named his son for bourbon.
Thirty-one-year-old Jack Daniels Leathers of Gray, Louisiana, says he and his 23-year-old wife, Lydia Leathers, chose the name well before their marriage.
He told The Courier they talked about baby names on their first date, and thought Jim Beam would be a good idea.
Jim Beam Leathers was born on November 14, turning grandparental pique into tradition. Jack Daniels Leathers says his parents named him to upset their parents.
He says that if they have another baby, a boy will be Evan Williams after the bourbon and a girl would be named Sherry.
The alcoholic names extended to the Terrebonne Parish judge who officiated at their wedding: Judge Johnny Walker.
An artist who made picture frames for the parents of newborns using the mother’s placenta is now preserving people’s ashes in the same way.
Amanda Cotton developed the technique using recycled and sustainable materials while studying 3D Materials Practice at the University of Brighton and, after receiving positive feedback from customers, decided not only to concentrate on commemorating life, but also death.
The 26-year-old’s first commission came from Sandra Lawrence from Staffordshire, who wanted to keep a permanent memorial to her father close to her.
Dennis Dickens served in the Royal Navy during the Second World War and died 11 years ago.
Lawrence praised Cotton’s “sensitivity and professionalism” and said: “I never knew what to do with his ashes.
“I didn’t want to scatter them because I wanted a lasting memory.
“When I heard about Amanda’s frame it appealed to me immediately and what she has created is a beautiful thing to remember my father by.
“It is something that can move with us wherever we live.
“I am sure my father would have admired the frame and the work that has gone into it.
“It gives me the opportunity to keep a part of my dad in a beautiful piece of art that I will treasure forever.”
Cotton, who works for a design company in London, first developed her frames by boiling and cooking an entire placenta and then grinding it into small pieces before placing it into a mould with resin and other materials.
To preserve someone’s remains, Cotton places a small amount of ashes into a mould with other materials which enables the frame to set.
A pastor’s wife says a hearse was stolen from outside a Southern California church ahead of funeral services with a casket inside.
The Los Angeles Times reports that the hearse was idle outside Ebenezer Baptist Church in South Los Angeles while the funeral director arranged flowers for morning services for 19-year-old Jonté Lee Reed.
Shirley Little, the pastor’s wife, says the director called ministry friends for help when he saw the hearse was missing.
Little says family members driving to the funeral had been notified and stopped the hearse four blocks from the church.
KTLA-TV reports that police detained the man, whose mental condition will be evaluated.
Little says that the hearse was returned and the funeral was only delayed by 30 minutes.
A lost seal which was discovered in a farmer’s field has been diagnosed with pneumonia but is on the road to recovery.
The animal, now named Dumbledore, was found stranded in a field in Newton-le-Willows, Merseyside, at least 32km from the sea on December 22.
He was rescued and taken to the RSPCA’s specialist seal facility in East Winch, Norfolk, the following day.
After being examined by a vet and undergoing a battery of tests and X-rays, staff at the centre are now treating the adult grey seal for pneumonia.
Sue Levings, who is based at East Winch, said: “Dumbledore has undergone X-rays which thankfully have shown no signs of being shot which was one of our worries.
“However, vets have found he is suffering from pneumonia and he is currently receiving treatment for that.
Lynda Alsip said she couldn’t ask for a better Christmas present than the return of her forest-green 1967 Mustang, the Monterey County Herald reported
“I never thought I would see it again,” she said. “It’s like winning the lottery.”
She bought the car for $800 in 1985. About a year later, it was stolen outside her Salinas apartment complex in California.
Police say the vehicle was found at the Department of Motor Vehicles in September when a man tried to register the car he had for 23 years.
“The officer did some digging and found out the car was stolen in 1986 from Salinas.”
Alsip, plans to show off her original licence plate, “LYNDA67.”
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