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Let's Go Squirrel Fishing!

http://www.eecs.harvard.edu/~yaz/en/squirrel_fishing.html Another question that has been puzzling researchers for years is whether it is possible to make a squirrel fall on its back by skillful manipulation of a bait suspended above its head. The theory was that this could be achieved

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By: William Shunn

Which Enemy of the Christian Church Am I?

I'm an Atheist! Which Enemy of the Christian Church Are You?Take More of Robert & Tim's QuizzesWatch Robert & Tim's Cartoons

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By: William Shunn

How I Ate and Drank My Way Through the East Village in a Blizzard

Yesterday, as you may know, we had a veritable blizzard here. The storm dumped 25 inches of snow in Queens, most of it in our back yard. Fortunately (or unfortunately, depending on your point of view) it was a federal holiday, so neither █████ nor I had to work. However we

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By: William Shunn

The Place Where I Work, on WNBC

BenefitsCheckUp was featuring on the local news last night, and will be again tonight. Here's an accompanying web story: http://www.wnbc.com/health/1971094/detail.html I just wish my boss would stop telling people we were on NBC. Sort of, but not exactly.

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By: William Shunn
Missionary Man

March Reading

One thing I forgot. I'll be part of an Echo-sponsored SF reading at KGB on March 20th. More details as that date draws closer, but other readers will include Barbara Krasnoff and Richard Bowes. Also, █████ is doing her best to arrange some Missionary Man readings around town

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By: Elder Shunn
Missionary Man

Is That Your Final Ballot? I'm Sorry

Well, the final Nebula ballot came out yesterday, and "The Veil Beyond the Veil" wasn't on it. Here are the nominees: http://www.sfwa.org/fiction/NebFinal2002.html I'm disappointed, of course, but I'm young and resilient. And I have two stories

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By: Elder Shunn

Blumlein and Scholz, Together at Last

You know who you are. You're the ones who care that Michael Blumlein and Carter Scholz will be reading together at the Housing Works Used Book Café, 126 Crosby Street, NY NY, on Monday, February 24th at 7:00 pm.

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By: William Shunn

A Rather Personal Indication of Impending War

My brother Tim's Utah National Guard unit has been called up for active duty. Later this week they go to Fort Lewis, Washington, and soon thereafter they will apparently be dispatched to the Middle East. He will be on active duty for one year. He is 27 years

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By: William Shunn

The Dismemberment Plan Dismembers

From the Dismemberment Plan web site: 01/19/2003 After a few months off, and taking time to think about it, we've decided to break up the band. There will not be a next album by the Dismemberment Plan. Travis will be going into the studio in April

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By: William Shunn

Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

J.K. ROWLING'S HARRY POTTER AND THE ORDER OF PHOENIX TO BE PUBLISHED ON JUNE 21, 2003 IN THE UNITED STATES, BRITAIN, CANADA AND AUSTRALIA The World's Most Anticipated Book Is Over One Third Longer Than Previous Book, Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire NEW

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By: William Shunn
Missionary Man

Story Sale!

The third time's the charm. I emailed Shawna McCarthy another revised version of my story "The Day Pietro Coppino Spoke to the Mountain" Saturday night, and she wrote back yesterday afternoon that she was sending a contract. Yippee! Don't know yet what issue of

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By: Elder Shunn
mutton chops
Travel

What's That? You Say It's Mutton Chops for Dinner?

By the way, the surprise Christmas adventure was to Disney World in Florida. A good time was had by all!

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