Monthly Archives: November 2012

Toolcraft and Use

Posted on November 12, 2012 by Weerd Beard

Neat article seeing it in the Avian community A captive-bred Goffin’s cockatoo has surprised researchers by spontaneously making and using “tools” to reach food. The species is not known to use tools in the wild. Researchers in Austria recorded the … Continue reading →

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Another Cool Video

Posted on November 11, 2012 by Weerd Beard

Just dicovered this guy (Thanks McThag) Found this video really cool

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Today Is The Day

Posted on November 11, 2012 by Weerd Beard

When we thank veterans for the good they have done in this world. Today is also the day when they claim they were just doing their job. Sorry guys, my job doesn’t involve me volunteering to go into harms way … Continue reading →

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“Gun Death” Another One-Punch

Posted on November 11, 2012 by Weerd Beard

Its REALLY scary that these are so common! Steven Gleason said he still doesn’t know what provoked the attack that killed his younger brother in a St. Cloud alley, even after sitting Tuesday in a Stearns County courtroom where a … Continue reading →

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Skyfall Review

Posted on November 10, 2012 by Weerd Beard

Just got back from the theater where I saw the latest Bond film. As you might know, I’m a serious Bond junkie. I’ll make this review spoiler-free and just talk about the style points on this installment. First up, this … Continue reading →

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Oh The Irony!

Posted on November 10, 2012 by Weerd Beard

Check out this load! Despite assumptions to the contrary, a basement is no place for a few thousands rats and mice. After learning that as many as 10,000 rodents perished in the basement of a research center run by NYU … Continue reading →

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State Tyranny

Posted on November 10, 2012 by Weerd Beard

I’m listening to the George Takei interview on Penn’s Sunday School. Takei talks about how American Democracy whole-heatedly supported the internment of Japanese US Citizens during World War II, and the horrible racism and injustice that surrounded that dark page … Continue reading →

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“Gun Death” Creative

Posted on November 10, 2012 by Weerd Beard

Those who use the metric of “Gun Death” seem to imply that guns can only really be used for murder. Violent people have a little more imagination: A Minneapolis man who threatened his wife with an ax and a lit … Continue reading →

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A Good One

Posted on November 9, 2012 by Weerd Beard

AFT hasn’t made me howl in a while! This one did!

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Help A Friend

Posted on November 9, 2012 by Weerd Beard

Now a while back Tam had a little issue with her nose. At Blogorado she had a bandage on her nose. I’d been thinking about her ever since I’d heard about the concerns, I wanted to mention it, but frankly … Continue reading →

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