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Entries from June 2011

Words of Wisdom: 6/29/11

June 29th, 2011 · 8 Comments

“It’s my belief that history is a wheel. ‘Inconstancy is my very essence,’ says the wheel. ‘Rise up on my spokes if you like but don’t complain when you’re cast back down into the depths.’Good times pass away, but then so do the bad. Mutability is our tragedy, but it’s also our hope. The worst [...]

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Man-Eaters of Chicago

June 16th, 2011 · 4 Comments

The last thing I expected on a business trip to Chicago was to see anything related to big game hunting.  Imagine my surprise when I stumbled upon the dreaded Man-Eaters of Tsavo at the Field Museum of Natural History.  These are the lions immortalized in the 1907 novel of the same name by Lt. Col. [...]

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