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Verbing Weirds Language only if you're expecting it to work in a simple way. This is a special case of the more general truth that Language Weirds.
Only when a republic's life is in danger should a man uphold his government when it is in the wrong. There is no other time.
The church says Earth is flat; but I have seen its shadow on the moon, and I have more confidence in a shadow than the church.
If we can't find Heaven, there are always bluejays.
Earlier this week I posted a picture of a mockingbird in a tree and remarked in passing that I didn't know what it was. Commenters suggested it might be a pyracantha bush but weren't sure. It doesn't look like a "bush" to me. Anyway, here is a picture of the tree, and of a bird in it, and a shot of leaves and berries. Mind you, it's had a couple of branches lopped off, but they were long and curving out over the path. Anyone know for sure what it is?
I used to teach Russian and Ukrainian, and some basic English, to civil servants. Now I teach Russian at a local continued-learning institute. I dabble in Gaelic and Welsh. I'm am amateur photographer and I love birding (in a small way). I'm a Progressive, and a Freethinker, and I know Evolution is a fact - that's FCD, Friend of Charles Darwin (look down the sidebar). I read a lot, and follow women's college basketball. Also I love astronomy, though I'm a rank amateur at it. Most of all, I like living in the reality-based community...
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At 9:57 PM, September 19, 2008
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<-- Older Post ^ Home Newer Post -->OK, it obviously is not a pyracantha. I'd guess an Ash species. American Ash?
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