Spitball Army

Friday, June 13, 2008 2,000-year-old seed is oldest to germinate By Wendy Hansen Los Angeles Times Scientists using radiocarbon dating have confirmed that a Judean date palm seed found in the ruins of Masada and planted three years ago is 2,000 years old – the oldest seed ever to germinate. The seed has grown into […]

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Man, that was a nice long 4th of July weekend, wasn’t it? I don’t know about you, but I made sure to fit in some time for barbecue, a terrific movie , a few swims, a chilled bike ride with no automotive interruptions, a couple extra hours of sleep.

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The Critical Mass ride on Friday attracted the largest group yet in Birmingham, according to one of the regulars, who told me that the group was only begun here this past February.

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As described, muttering under the breath would be less audible than breathing which, in most cases, would be about as loud as silence. If the mutterance were not meant to be heard, I imagine that the mutterer would merely think it.

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I am sometimes very conscious that I am following the path of a leader who dies when He was less than half as old as I am now. I see and feel things He never saw or felt. I know things He seems never to have known.

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It occurred to me this morning, as I watched some swirl down the drain, how unfortunate it is that toilet paper made from recyclable materials is itself not recyclable.

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Then, at the curtain call, the singers came out individually and the Met audience clapped their approval, measurable by the loudness of their clapping. The audience here did the same. How odd that was, as if they were trying to communicate their admiration for the performance to the shadows on the screen.

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My teeth tore them to pulp, the juices skewering and whimpering at the bottom of my stomach. It was so sad down there in my stomach. There was much weeping, and little gloomy clouds of gas pinched my heart.

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While most people would recoil at the thought of eating mud or clay, some medical experts say it may be beneficial, especially for pregnant women.

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Like everyone else, you urinate. And at other moments you drink. What you do not know is what it feels like to do both at the same time. This experiment will show you.

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