Author: Overcoming Adversity | Buteau’s Odyssey

Jodi was unexpectedly fired from her job. Henry just got divorced. Tara is a proud parent of her new baby. John just retired from his 30+ year career. While our everyday lives tend to fall into predictable patterns, life mixes it up from time to time. Like Jodi, the unexpected happens, or like Henry, Tara, and John, while there are no surprises, new challenges are still likely to arise that can’t be predicted. Between the closing of one chapter—the job, the marriage, the singlehood, or the career—and the firm landing into a new one, comes a transition zone: an emotional…

A married father of four and his pup were killed when the boat he was fishing on turned over on the Mississippi River in Minnesota last week, authorities said.   Tyler Tasche, 28, was looking to reel in a big catch with his grandfather and younger brother when their boat got too close to a waterfall in Monticello on Oct. 7, according to reports. As Tasche attempted to turn the boat around, it capsized, tossing everyone into the water, including his black Pomeranian, his 66-year-old grandfather Mark Tasche told People. The accident happened while Tyler Tasche, 28, was fishing with…

Legendary Creator Mike Mignola Teams up with his Brother Todd Mignola to Catch up with Hellboy’s Brothers in The Crown: A Tale of Hell: “Hellboy creator Mike Mignola and his brother Todd Mignola (“Hellboy: The Exorcist of Vorsk”) are teaming up with artist Warwick Johnson-Cadwell (Our Encounters with Evil) for a hellacious family reunion for the creators and their characters in The Crown: A Tale of Hell. Starring Hellboy’s brothers and their mother, the two-issue comic event will feature covers by Johnson-Cadwell and variant covers by Mignola and Bruno Seelig. “Todd came to me with the idea of writing something about Hellboy’s…

NATO allies are expected to pledge major spending into arming Ukraine against Russia’s deadly and destructive airstrikes, according to US Ambassador to NATO Matthew Whitaker. Whitaker hinted that European allies will announce their financial support for Ukraine’s defenses in Brussels, Belgium, on Wednesday, stressing that the funding boost would strengthen the war-torn nation’s odds of reaching a potential peace deal with Russia, Bloomberg reported. “Right now we’re just expecting our European allies to continue to buy (weapons) and there’ll be, like I said, some big announcements I expect tomorrow,” Whitaker told reporters on Tuesday. Matthew Whitaker said NATO allies are…

The war in Gaza has stopped — but the killing hasn’t. Terrified Palestinians fear Hamas has no plans to saddle up for “phase two” of President Trump’s peace deal as the terror group’s fury and violence against civilians has been on full display since Israeli forces retreated back home. “From the first moment the Israeli planes disappeared from the sky, Hamas began punishing the families,” one Gazan activist in the war-torn land told The Post. “They accused people of collaborating with Israel — but that’s not true. They just opposed Hamas during the war.” The resident described grisly scenes of…

Qatar qualified for the 2026 World Cup on Tuesday with a 2-1 win over the United Arab Emirates thanks to second-half headers from Boualem Khoukhi and Pedro Miguel.It marks the first time that Qatar, which lost all three group-stage games when it hosted the 2022 tournament, has advanced through qualification.The victory put Qatar atop Group A in the fourth round of Asian qualification, ahead of second-place UAE, which now moves on to the fifth round and playoffs. Oman was eliminated after finishing third in the group.Qatar’s best first-half chance came in the 30th minute, when Mohammed Al-Mannai’s header bounced just…

WASHINGTON — President Trump posted a video Tuesday afternoon showing the US military bombing another alleged Venezuelan drug boat, killing its six occupants. “Under my Standing Authorities as Commander-in-Chief, this morning, the Secretary of War, ordered a lethal kinetic strike on a vessel affiliated with a Designated Terrorist Organization (DTO) conducting narcotrafficking in the USSOUTHCOM area of responsibility — just off the Coast of Venezuela,” Trump wrote on Truth Social. “Intelligence confirmed the vessel was trafficking narcotics, was associated with illicit narcoterrorist networks, and was transiting along a known DTO route. The strike was conducted in International Waters, and six male narcoterrorists aboard…

Parenting is hard. Children of all ages run into problems and challenges around every turn. Whether their kids are struggling with a hula hoop or a driver’s test, parents have to decide when to step in and help, and when to let their child struggle toward their own solution. It’s not always clear or intuitive how to respond. It’s fairly easy for caring and well-meaning parents to become overly involved or even controlling of their child, beyond what is developmentally appropriate. This phenomenon, known as overparenting, is very similar to the idea of a helicopter parent. Parents may take an…

If you’re a fan of the, yeah, I’ll say it, iconic ’90s TGIF classic Boy Meets World, tonight’s episode of Dancing with the Stars is must-stream TV. The theme for the latest edition of ABC’s reality juggernaut is “Dedication Night,” and Danielle Fishel, who memorably portrayed Topanga on the beloved sitcom, is dedicating her performance to her former Boy Meets World co-star, actor William Daniels (Mr. Feeny). Fishel announced the news on a recent episode of her podcast Danielle With the Stars. “Saying it out loud feels crazy,” Fishel said. “But yes, we get to dance to the Boy Meets…

A glamorous suspected serial killer allegedly kept her landlord’s decomposing body inside her home in Brazil for five days, according to reports. Ana Paula Veloso Fernandes, a 36-year-old mom and law student from São Paulo, is alleged to have killed at least four people in the space of five months, CNN Brasil reported. The “extremely manipulative” suspect “takes pleasure in killing,” and shows “a lack of remorse,” police Chief Halisson Ideiao said. She “wants to kill” and would “certainly attempt to kill others” if released, the police chief warned. Ana Paula Veloso Fernandes is alleged to have killed 4 in 5…