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Right leg first or left leg first?

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New Duck-Billed Dino Discovered in Mexico

Tiny Pterodactyl Fossil Found in China

Blind Fish Still Able to 'See'

Farthest Galaxy Found, Perhaps

First stars might have been powered by dark matter

Scientists reprogram human skin cells into embryonic stem cells

Researchers find the root of the evolutionary emergence of vertebrates

Prions link cholesterol to neurodegeneration -- "Prion infection of neurons increases the free cholesterol content in cell membranes."

Are you feeling lucky?: How superstition impacts consumer choice

Young voters influenced by negative political ads, says study

Chameleons and copycats: How mimicry affects interpersonal persuasion

"Ashes of Roses" by James Tate

Ashes of Roses, by James Tate

A glen is a secluded narrow valley. That
required some thought because I wasn't sure if I
was in one or not. A raven dove at me and I dove
back. The periodic table ripped through my mind.
I was beginning to like it there, the mushrooms,
the fog, the root beer, the mayonnaise, the lepre-
chauns. Once the suds of the root beer had washed
over you everything about the glen was tastier.
Even the brussels sprouts and the purple mountain's
silver cloud.

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Calling Out All Closet Racists -- a DailyKos diary. I thought it striking because of the perspective of the diarist.

Good stuff

I again made my Apple Delight. Although the ratio of apples to dough left something to be desired, the overall taste was very good.

Digging through documents for my personal project, I came across a lot of items I wasn't sure I retained any longer. Poems I'd forgotten about! Hard copies of The Violet Isis! A draft of a story I thought was lost. I was quite excited.