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    Plants with Eyes

    Inspired by our recent trip to Safari West (where we got to play “Keeper for a Day”, which is why I got to hand feed a giraffe) and by watching The Mist, I’ve been amusing myself lately speculating about future directions of life on the surface of the Earth. Mostly I’ve been thinking about how [...]

    This entry was posted on Monday, July 28th, 2008 at 10:51 am and is filed under Philosillyphizing, Travels of an Intellectual Vagabond, Weird Sh-t. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed.
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    Not a Mystery To Me

    Wednesday, April 16th, 2008
    Category: Weird Sh-t

    National Geographic News is reporting that a mysterious "swarm" of earthquakes has struck the Oregon border. According to the news story, more than six hundred of these little quakes have struck a region about 30 miles across, about 190 miles off the coast of Oregon. Theories abound about the cause these quakes; there could be [...]

    This entry was posted on Wednesday, April 16th, 2008 at 3:43 pm and is filed under Weird Sh-t. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed.
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    Why I’m not as weird as you might think.

    Monday, October 1st, 2007
    Category: Weird Sh-t

    Current Mood: UndeadOnce again, reality has beat me to the punch when it comes to making up strange stories.  Last week, a man who bought a smoker at a self storage auction found that it came complete with an amputated leg (some people have all the luck).  Personally, I think this line is my favorite:
    The [...]

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    The Furry Grim Reaper

    Wednesday, July 25th, 2007
    Category: Cats, Weird Sh-t

    Current Mood: UndeadJennifer found this story:  Cat Plays Furry Grim Reaper at Nursing Home.
    The cat, who goes by the name Oscar, seems to have an uncanny ability to predict within a few hours when one of the patients in the nursing home is going to die; he is so accurate that staff members will actually [...]

    This entry was posted on Wednesday, July 25th, 2007 at 8:13 pm and is filed under Cats, Weird Sh-t. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed.
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