A Dragon in Sheep’s Clothing

One of those viral things you’re supposed to answer and send to your friends. Have you ever… Been arrested? No. Held a snake? Yes. Been suspended from school? No. Sang karaoke? No. Almost, but they didn’t have the Indigo Girls song I wanted. Done something you told yourself you wouldn’t do? Of course! Laughed until [...]

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For my Wisconsin peeps: Kinnikinic \Kin`ni*ki*nic”\, n. [Native American, literally, a mixture.] Prepared leaves or bark of certain plants; — used by Native Americans of the Northwest for smoking, either mixed with tobacco or as a substitute for it. Also, a plant so used, as the osier cornel (Cornus stolonijra), and the bearberry (Arctostaphylus Uva-ursi). [...]

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Who came first, and who copied whom? Compare Rikki Rockett, drummer of Poison which formed in 1983, with Kajagoogoo, a band which had their most recognizable lead singer, Limahl, from 1981-1983. <– Limahl of Kajagoogoo <– Rikki Rockett of Poison We’ll probably never know. And anyway, the 80s were kinda whack all around.

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I looked up Starlings to make sure that was the kind of bird I was seeing in my yard yesterday, and discovered this interesting tidbit: All the European Starlings in North America descended from 100 birds released in New York’s Central Park in the early 1890s. A group dedicated to introducing America to all the [...]

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