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Anza-Borrego Tarantula Wasps
The Tarantula Wasps of Anza-Borrego are very beautiful and one to two inches long, but they pack quite a sting. Don't get close to them.
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Richard G Lowe Jr: Science Fiction Books
From an early age I read Science Fiction and Fantasy constantly. I loved the works of Isaac Asimov, Robert Heinlein and J.R.R. Tolkien.
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Richard Lowe Jr: Military History Buff
When I was in high school, we played a number of military history games. I loved the strategy and learned a lot about history.
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A quiet day of reflection
Today I drove over to the Los Angeles Arboretum and Botanical Garden. If you've never been there before, you are missing an incredible treat - that is, if you enjoy…
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Bullies
I'm seeing some posts about bullying, so I thought I'd add a couple of cents. When I was going to school, from kindergarten through the end of high school, I…
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Is the remake ever any good?
I am a movie buff, simple and sweet. I have over 1,500 movies in my DVD and BluRay collection, am a member of Flixster (primarily for their Ultraviolet service) and…
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Leave me alone!
Oh my, the comments about the video with the woman walking for ten hours sure have been fascinating. Since I'm sometimes very introverted, I can understand the desire to be…
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Don’t feed the trolls
In Internet slang, a troll is a person who sows discord on the Internet by starting arguments or upsetting people, by posting inflammatory, extraneous, or off-topic messages in an online community (such as a newsgroup, forum, chatroom, or blog)…
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Perfect Storm
I had glorious plans for the day: get up early, drive up to Fresno, meet three beautiful ladies all dressed in pirate outfits, photograph them all over the renaissance faire,…
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Insidious Advertising
I hate most of the advertising today, because it's so insidious and pervasive in the western world. It seems like you cannot go anywhere or look at anything without seeing…