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The private beach on the Sea of Azov, in the Krasnodar region of Southern Russia, was the sight of perhaps one of the worst PR scenes ever. The group decided to strap a donkey to a parasail and see what happened. The BBC is reporting that an animal cruelty investigation in underway<\/a>.\u00a0Perhaps, when all the dust settles,\u00a0a donkey-themed amusement park will both get people there, and raise enough bail money to set the owners free.\u00a0\u00a0The world needs more donkey-themed attractions, doesn’t it?<\/p>\n

It makes me wonder what’s going on regarding the promotion of The Expeditioner book coming out this fall. You’ve been warned . . .<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"