Robot on the Runway 

     Are you vacationing in Alaska?

     Officials up there have a new method for chasing wildlife away from the airport's runways - a robotic dog named Aurora.

     In March, transportation officials released a video of what it called its newest hire, a robot about the size of a Labrador retriever that can be camouflaged as a coyote or fox. 

     Officials say the robot will be responsible for disrupting flocks of birds and other animals at Fairbanks International Airport beginning this fall. If successful, Aurora will keep migratory birds that stop over at the airport from staying and lessen the chance of a mishap with a plane. 

     Could Aurora be the answer to the problem with your neighbor's dog?

Freedom for the Dali

     So, salvage crews will use explosives to free the big ship from the broken bridge in Baltimore. That will be interesting.

     Surprise: The ship's crew, which has been onboard the entire time, will "shelter in place." The governor said this is "best practices for removing large amounts of steel." Really? 

     Can we have a second opinion? 

     The crew might be needed to guide the ship after it is free. Did they already solve the original issue that allowed it to ram the bridge? We know...they'll be a distance from the explosives. 

     What do I know? I couldn't keep my canoe from capsizing in a fast-moving river. 

                  Jimmy