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@pinkspectre Feb 18, 2020, 9:16 AM UTC

Fishers in Virginia

The fisher (Pekania pennanti) is a rarely seen predator of the weasel family. I never knew we had these in Virginia until a local farmer told me about unfortunate incident involving his flock of chic…

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@pinkspectre Feb 18, 2020, 8:51 AM UTC

UN Prepping for US Gun-grab?

Look this job listing over carefully people. This is a foreign agency moving in militarily to disarm US citizens by force. Regardless of your opinions on the subject it is undesirable to have a forei…

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@pinkspectre Feb 18, 2020, 7:58 AM UTC

Defining Your Own Life

Do not let circumstances or others' limiting ideas define for you what is possible or what you yourself can do. Make your own way and push past the limitations, real or perceived, to make something o…

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@pinkspectre Feb 18, 2020, 7:41 AM UTC

Some Motivation

Something to reflect on - As long as we look for solutions outside ourselves we will always be at the mercy of the environment and those around us. Do something different. If you fail to change your…

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@pinkspectre Feb 18, 2020, 6:44 AM UTC

A $10 Radiator Cap Can Fix Your Cooling System

Last year I posted 4 articles in which I detailed some inexpensive steps I took to get my car running : https://steemit.com/cars/@pinkspectre/diy-auto-repairs-saved-me-thousands-part-1 https://steemi…

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@pinkspectre Aug 23, 2019, 12:46 AM UTC

Willow

Under the willows of the tree A fountain water spills to the tall staminate Laying her life out for the parch and summer dry Together for the rocks in arcane Roman solace Divinity in the dust smiles…

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@pinkspectre Aug 23, 2019, 12:33 AM UTC

Anselme Payen and the Birth of Biochemistry

In 1833, French scientists Anselme Payen and Jean-François Persoz, discovered the enzyme we call amylase, or diastase. A diastase is one of a group of enzymes that brings about the breakdown of starc…

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@pinkspectre Aug 23, 2019, 12:08 AM UTC

Cool Hand Luke

Cool Hand Luke has been one of my favorites since High School, when one of our teachers showed it in class. Starring Paul Newman as Luke, it is about a man who refuses to break or to lose who he is,…

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@pinkspectre Aug 22, 2019, 12:03 AM UTC

Personal Identity

A lot of people you see online seem to run their life like a PR firm these days, talking about "genuine experiences" as so forth. I think we all perpetuate an imaginary personal narrative which we pr…

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@pinkspectre Aug 17, 2019, 11:56 PM UTC

Many Walks

So many walks I wandered the latitudes today A faintly sun veiled in cloudiness to guide Vicissitudes are in wait behind stone and floral permanence These winds are summer's thoughts So it is nature…

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