Quirkblog

From Daily Kos:

They can see in the dark and hear a range of frequency fully three times broader than ours and sounds ten times as faint. Some can run at 70 miles per hour across uneven ground and turn on a dime. They possess the strength, balance, and raw power any human athlete/gymnast would kill for.
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[Their claws] are made of bony protein, superhardened with mineral matrices almost to the point of a synthetic glass, which flakes off in natural conical layers leaving the claws with a permanent, needle sharp point and a microscopically serrated cutting edge…

Sounds lovely! We’ll take two.

Actually, we’ve already got two, so never mind

Good grief… I’d forgotten how much fun multibabel is.
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Ok, we stopped and got breakfast on the way in. The guy behind the counter was re-stocking the glass case, and I spotted something which instantly clicked with my strange brain:

Da-shing through the snow –
In a Four Cheese Baked Souffle…”

Sort of an Internet Meme, sort of a quiz. My answers are in the extended entry:

Instructions:
Bold those books you’ve read.
Italicise started-but-never-finished.
Add three of your own.
Post.

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Just got this via e-mail:

** High Priority **

The National Weather Service has issued a Heat Advisory for the
Washtenaw County area for today and Tuesday. With the heat index
expected to reach up to 105 degrees, there will be a serious risk for
heat-related illness.

The Red Cross will open a cooling center at Eastern Michigan University
today from 1 p.m. to 8 p.m. and Tuesday from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. More
information about the center and transportation options is available via
the Washtenaw County Web site,
http://www.ewashtenaw.org/news/2006/heat_warning.html.

Please share this information with patients, colleagues and neighbors
in the community. The county has asked all residents to be especially
attentive to the elderly and people with disabilities to make sure their
situations are safe. Everyone, no matter what their age or health
status, should use caution in pursuing outdoor work and activities
during this time, and should be sure to drink enough clear liquids.

For more information on preventing, identifying and treating
heat-related illness, see these entries in the UMHS Health Topics A to Z
online library.

Heat illness symptoms, treatment and prevention:
http://www.med.umich.edu/1libr/sma/sma_heatilln_sma.htm

Heat illness precautions for children:
http://www.med.umich.edu/1libr/pa/pa_prevheat_hhg.htm
Spanish version: http://www.med.umich.edu/1libr/pa/pa_prevheat_spg.htm

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While I was getting things set up for yesterday’s party, a bee landed on my nose.

A bee. A big fuzzy black and yellow bee.

On my nose.
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