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Rhinoceros

Salvador Dali & RhinocerosThe rhino is a homely beastFor human eyes he's not a feastFarewell, farewell you old rhinocerosI'll stare at something less prepoceros--Ogden NashAlbrecht Durer's RhinoFreakingArt.com's take on Durer's RhinoRhinoceros come...
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Memorial Day 2011

Private Horace J. Keller was killed in action on November 16, 19...
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Saturation Saturday: Aqua

Aqua: halfway between green and blueAn African Aquamarineaqua = water = agua (sort of)I like the chairs, wonder if I can do clear as a color?artumm, well, uhan marine aqua fishmostly because I couldn't leave you with the imageof that football d...
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Oxford English Dictionary

I don't remember when I got my OED, I think it was a gift for ordering something or joining something else, maybe a donation. I got the compact two volume set with the magnifying glass in the little drawer at the top. I had no idea what I was missing...
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Dichotomy

One might say that the definition of dichotomy presents a dichotomy. The simpliest definition says that it is the division into two parts or a subdivision into pairs or halves. But you can sense that this is not how we use the term. Looking further we...
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Constructing a Personality

"I am just a bundle of reaction formation responses."I don't know if I love my friends because they are my friends or if they are my friends because I love them. But I do know I love the wonderful things they say. So much laughter, learning and blog...
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Saturation Saturday: Chartreuse

the color half way between yellow and greenillustrating an article - "Chartreuse plants to make your garden memorable"name any food that would look good on these?most often described as "an acquired taste"but it looks so much like absinthea chartreuse...
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Upon Not Having an Accent

I don't have an accent, which is unusual because common thinking is that everyone has an accent. Linguists differ on just who does and does not have an accent but their estimates are all very high (96%+) on just how many of us do have one. I do not....
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M&Ms in Las Vegas

Yes, there really is an M&M World on the strip in Las Vegas. And since it is right next to the MGM Grand where we were staying, several trips were made to capture the panorama and panache that is Las Vegas in chocolate. Again many thanks to Mike...
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Las Vegas Boyz Trip 2011

We had one of our Poker Boyz trips to Las Vegas last week. Mike, as always, provides great photos for us and seemingly doesn't mind the intermittent nagging - "Get a shot of my with the stripper!" He also wanders around early morning and late at night...
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Upon Being Trained by a Cat

I apologize if this story is a repeat. There comes a point, apparently somewhere around five hundred blog posts, where you just can't remember all the tales you've told. I don't think I have written this one up before but if I have - well enjoy again.This...
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Saturation Saturday: Red

a Japanese Red Maplethat would be a redheadYes you vegans and vagans - Red Meat!Mmm, red hair.Amsterdam's famed Red Light DistrictRed Candles - Valentin Popova very red cardinala flock of red cardinalsI know, I know!I can't help it.probably has red hair...
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