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Plotting Polecats or Why You Should Be Wary of Cassowaries

I was recently searching for some information on wildebeests and found myself seriously sidetracked by a lurid illustration of a European Polecat – a relative of our Skunk. This depiction of Mustela Putorius was looking out from behind its black … Continue reading

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My $25,000 Antique Alarm Clock

My neighbor, Bill, dropped in the other day in a bit of a swivet. He’d been to the bank and had a sorry tale to tell. “I almost got arrested,” he said, as I poured him a cup of coffee, … Continue reading

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I Am NOT a Lily-Livered Pontoon

Image via Wikipedia Does anyone else have “issues” with their spell checker? Mine keeps changing words on me. I write “poltroon” and it suggests “pontoon”, which is just silly. Pontoons don’t have livers as any rational person knows. Poltroons, however, … Continue reading

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