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Vox Hunt: Plans For The Weekend

nobody@vox.com(quirkster) — Fri, 08 Feb 2008 11:12:30 -0800

Show us what the weekend has in store for you. Being the troglodyte that I am, I expect to be spending a lot of time exploring a new world on my Wii: NiGHTs: Journey of Dreams is set in the dream world of Nightopia, which is under threat from...

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Life QotD: On Composting

nobody@vox.com(quirkster) — Sun, 27 Jan 2008 07:14:49 -0800

Have you ever tried composting? Any tips you can share? The biggest tip I've learned is that compost piles need both "green stuff" and "brown stuff" to stay healthy and active. Like green grass, "green stuff" in composting needs to be fresh veg...

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QotD: My (not quite) 10 Things

nobody@vox.com(quirkster) — Fri, 25 Jan 2008 12:47:36 -0800

What are 10 things you've done that other people probably haven't? Submitted by Janette. Watched from my bedroom window as beaver gathered bark from cherry trees Became friends with my now-husband nine years before we ever dated Sewed myse...

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Culture QotD: Magazines Don't Count.

nobody@vox.com(quirkster) — Fri, 25 Jan 2008 11:46:16 -0800

One in four American adults read NO books last year. How many did you read? Zero. Yep, I read no books last year. Just to confuse you, though, I finished at least 20 books. Huh? My husband and I listen to audiobooks at bedtime. After the brushin...

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The Bull Mouse

nobody@vox.com(quirkster) — Wed, 23 Jan 2008 16:29:48 -0800

The bull mouse is popular among small-game hunters for its magnificent antlers. Antler size is determined by bull mouse age. In the oldest, they can stretch up to 4 to 5 inches across. Antlers start to grow in the early summer. When they first ap...

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A few thoughts on fame

nobody@vox.com(quirkster) — Tue, 22 Jan 2008 18:19:52 -0800

Would you want to be famous? Every so often, I wonder about fame. My cynical side wants to say that those who want fame and fortune don't really know what they're asking for. Would you want people interrupting you at restaurants, asking for con...

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Ask Golden Age Wonder Woman

nobody@vox.com(quirkster) — Mon, 21 Jan 2008 12:14:24 -0800

Wonder Woman, how little we knew thee! Clipped from the original: Dear Golden Age Wonder Woman- I’ve known my best friend since second grade, but things have been strained between us ever since I got married. Carol has remained single, and I ...

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Vox Hunt: Listen to the Lyrics

nobody@vox.com(quirkster) — Mon, 21 Jan 2008 09:24:42 -0800

Audio: Share a song with powerful lyrics. Nexus by Dan Fogelberg Across the vein of night there cuts a path of searing light Burning like a beacon on the edges of our sight At the point of total darkness and the lights divine divide A soul can l...

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Vox Hunt: My Karaoke Jam

nobody@vox.com(quirkster) — Mon, 21 Jan 2008 08:44:21 -0800

Audio: Share your karaoke song. Just about any camp song would do. The one that appeals this morning turns out to be by the Andrews Sisters, though before I did the web search, I would've thought it was purely a camp song. It sounds so sweet when...

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News & Politics QotD: Let's Get Political

nobody@vox.com(quirkster) — Sun, 20 Jan 2008 12:52:01 -0800

How do you usually react when people start talking politics? I like to listen and ask questions as long as the conversation remains a "discussion." I love learning facts, but I have a low tolerance for unsupported rhetoric and for arguments where...

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