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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.
My first thought was that this is a Greater White-fronted Goose hanging out with the mallards at the little man-made lake here in Laurel. They don't really belong here, but they do occasionally show up on the East Coast in the winter. However, this is actually a feral Greylag. Oh, well! (But thanks, John and Mike!)
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 11:51 PM, January 13, 2009
John B. had this to say...
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At 6:18 AM, January 14, 2009
The Ridger, FCD had this to say...
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<-- Older Post ^ Home Newer Post -->I suspect that is actually a domestic Greylag-type, based on the lack of white plumage at the base of the bill, and the size of the goose compared to the Mallard next to it.
It is indeed a hefty bird.
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