The Lion's Den: 2026

Tuesday, November 10, 2026

kingfisher tower castle

Edward Clark, an attorney from New York City, had made a fortune by sharing in the Singer Sewing Machine millions with inventor Issac Singer. After building several mansions, a hospital, a hotel, and several other public buildings in and around Cooperstown, New York, he commissioned the construction of 60ft. tall Kingfisher Tower "to beautify the lake" (Otsego Lake). This is a whimsical structure built strictly for asthetic purposes by a civic-minded millionaire.
Later, I recieved E-Mail that said:
As excerpted from a September 1876 article in The Freeman's Journal written by Edward Clark, the builder/owner, himself:
" ... Kingfisher Tower is a miniature castle, after the style of the eleventh and twelfth centuries .... The tower is about 20 feet sq. at the base, and at a height of five feet above the water is the main floor. Ten feet above this is the first platform, provided with ramparts and machicolated parapets.
"Above this stage the tower alone rises, eight feet sq., crowned with a pyramidal roof pierced with a window on each side, the walls bearing at one angle a bartizan with conical roof. The walls of the structure are most solidly built of stone from the shores of the Lake, the roofs covered with earthen tiles ... The main windows are brilliant with stained glass, and each bears in the center a heraldic shield. When first built a drawbridge connected the castle with the causeway running to the main land, while a portcullis could be lowered to close the entrance.
"The drawbridge, portcullis and doors were all of solid oak. Stairs lead to the highest platform of the tower, and from the numerous openings and loopholes with which the walls are pierced, a fine panoramic view of the lake and county can be obtained. ... The original design for "Kingfisher Tower" was selected from several drawn by Henry J. Hardenburgh, Esq., architect.
Of note, Mr. Clark was actually criticized for his folly as few people saw, at the time, the benefit of having such an attraction on the Lake. Today however it is a loved landmark which is still owned by the descendants of Edward Clark. Please note the castle is very private, no tours are available, and outside of viewing it from a boat no other attempts to occupy castle should be attempted :)

archetect...

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_Janeway_Hardenbergh

he constructed kingfisher tower castle

Friday, October 23, 2026

Aaron Nesmith commits flagrant foul on Flagg by the numbers

INDIANAPOLIS -- A jarring flagrant foul knocked Cooper Flagg awkwardly to the floor and eventually out of the game Friday night.

Now it's unclear whether the Dallas Mavericks star will miss more time.

Last season's NBA Rookie of the Year did not play in the second half of Dallas' 121-105 victory Friday night over the Indiana Pacers after landing hard on his left shoulder after Aaron Nesmith tried to block his shot from behind to prevent a breakaway dunk.

Instead, Flagg landed hard on his shoulder, the same one he injured as a rookie.

"Cooper has left shoulder soreness, he'll be evaluated in the next couple of days," Mavericks coach Dusty May said before addressing whether Flagg needed an MRI. "I really don't know. I saw him in the locker room, he's in good spirits. We'll know in the next couple days what's next."

Score was 73-40 Dallas ahead

73+40=113. Dallas=113 National Basketball Association=113. Bullshit=113. Not true=113

Flagg steals ball and goes for dunk

Nesmith fouls from behind. Flagg goes to ground clutching left shoulder

#23 fouls #32

Mavs scored 33 in the 2nd quarter

Dallas was up by 33 points when this happened

59.7 secs left in first half

59.7 secs on clock..basically 60 secs

happened in....

coach says he has ....

fake injury?

he's 6' 6".. 33+33

Wednesday, October 21, 2026

more on mass casualty incident

Wu’s financial support comes from some of Wichita’s wealthiest, most powerful backers: an assortment of local developers, bankers and CEOs — including billionaire Phil Ruffin, Spirit Aerosystems CEO Tom Gentile, Stephen Clark, Steve Barrett, Johnny Stevens, Jon Rolph, Wink Hartman and Colby Sandlian. Wu also has the support of Americans for Prosperity (AFP), a political action group started by Charles Koch. AFP has paid for at least six mailings for Wu during the primary. Her campaign paid for at least an additional two.

In her answers to The Beacon’s questions to mayoral candidates, Wu acknowledged her close ties to developers — including her boyfriend, Stephen Clark II, the first person to donate to her campaign. “Real estate development is necessary for growth,” Wu told The Beacon. “It brings affordable housing, retail, restaurants, hotels and other amenities that help increase our quality of life.”

🚩 Is there something about this soccer field in Wichita, Kansas? Because the history surrounding this location is absolutely chilling.

After today’s unimaginable tragedy at the Stryker Sports Complex, where a woman drove a pickup truck through a youth soccer game, killing a 6-year-old boy and a 35-year-old man, I came across something that gave me chills.

This isn’t the first time people have been killed at this same soccer field at this very intersection.

This is where the Wichita Massacre took place almost 26 years ago.

On December 15, 2000, brothers Reginald and Jonathan Carr committed one of the most horrific crimes in Kansas history, now known as the Wichita Massacre.

After breaking into a home and terrorizing five people for hours, the brothers forced their victims into vehicles and drove them to a snow-covered soccer field near 29th Street North and Greenwich Road in Wichita.

There, they lined up all five victims and shot them in the head.

But it gets even more horrifying.

🚩 The brothers then drove a truck over their victims before fleeing. 😳 WHAT?!

Four people were killed: Aaron Sander, 29, Brad Heyka, 27, Jason Befort, 26, and Heather Muller, 25.

Miraculously, a fifth victim survived and helped bring the brothers to justice. Because the bullet ricocheted off of her hair clip.

Now, nearly 26 years later, another horrifying tragedy has unfolded at the soccer complex at that same intersection.

A 34-year-old woman drove a pickup truck through a field filled with children and parents watching a soccer game. Two people lost their lives, and numerous others were injured.

Police are still investigating why it happened.

Almost 26 years apart. Two horrific tragedies. Soccer fields at the same Wichita intersection.

Had you ever heard about the Wichita Massacre? And does anyone from Wichita remember the original soccer field and how it relates to today’s complex?

Sunday, October 18, 2026

6-year-old child, 35-year-old man killed after ‘mass casualty’ incident at Wichita sports complex

WICHITA, Kan. (KWCH) - 8:12 p.m. Update: Wichita police said a 6-year-old boy and a 35-year-old man, both from McPherson, died Saturday afternoon after a truck plowed onto a field during a youth soccer game at the Stryker Sports Complex in east Wichita.

The two were not related, police said.

Eleven other people were taken to the hospital with traumatic injuries. Police released their ages. They include a 5-year-old girl, a 5-year-old boy, two 8-year-old boys, a 9-year-old girl, a 28-year-old woman, a 32-year-old man, a 59-year-old woman, a 65-year-old woman and a 68-year-old man. A 61-year-old woman was taken to the hospital for medical, non-traumatic treatment.

Wichita Police Capt. Aaron Moses said the driver of the truck is a 34-year-old woman from Garden City. She is currently police custody. Two girls were in the car with her at the time of the deadly incident. He would not say what happened to the children or where they are now.