May we all one day be as happy as Barack Obama is kitesurfing with Richard Branson

In the bits and snippets we’ve seen from President Barack Obama’s life since he handed over power to President Donald Trump, he’s looking like the weight of the world has been lifted off his shoulders. He seemed happy when he said farewell to everyone – after boarding what would have once been called Marine One because he was on it, and then getting on what what would have once been called Air Force One because he was on it.

Oregon ocean tragedy underscores need for greater awareness

In this photo provided by the Oregon State Police taken Sunday, Jan. 15, 2017, OSP troopers on all-terrain vehicles search a beach about two miles north of Cape Blanco, Oregon, where a father and his young son were swept out to sea Sunday as they walked near the surf. In this photo provided by the Oregon State Police taken Sunday, Jan. 15, 2017, a U.S. Coast Guard helicopter searches a beach about two miles north of Cape Blanco, Oregon, where a father and his young son were swept out to sea Sunday as they walked near the surf.