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Take Her For a Spin Like a Dung Beetle

Sure, taking your date on a quiet stroll through the park is nice, but nothing beats a spirited bike ride to show off your sporty side. When it comes to romantic outings, Dung beetles are surprisingly on the ball — even if that ball is, well, composed of excrement. After male beetles finish gathering up some dung and find a partner to mate with, the pair venture off in search of a good place to bury it — often with the female hitching a ride while the male rolls. Eventually, she lays eggs inside the ball. which will protect and provide food for the growing offspring.

from 10 Dating Tips from the Animal World on Treehugger

The problem started with DDoS attacks on Alexei Navalny, who has used his blog to talk about corruption in the government and the ruling United Russia party, said Maria Garnayeva, an expert at Internet security company Kaspersky Lab, who posted information about the attack on her blog.

Navalny started targeting United Russia earlier this year calling them "the party of swindlers and thieves" which turned into an Internet meme. Shortly after, spammers started inundating all of his posts with derogatory comments.

source : AFP

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sesquipedalianism \ses-kwi-PEED-l-iz-uhm\ , adjective;
* Given to using long words.

from : Dictionary.com's Word of the Day

must tell husband we need to redecorate

NOW.

found via CephalopodTeaParty

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wow .. five years? I can't really pinpoint ONE thing, but there are a handful of major changes

lets see...
* I stopped working for a regular paycheck & started working with my husband in a start up
* I've started eating healthier & exercising on a regular basis, and am much more conscious of my overall health (of course this was AFTER the open heart surgery LOL)
* I just have different priorities. It's not all about work

on the downside...
I obsess on my health sometimes. I was told this is normal given what I've been through, but it doesnt FEEL normal. I just never thought I'd be a really lucky person (eastern european 'gloom and doom' pessimism coursing through my veins, har har. It's genetic).

My quince is blooming :) I thought for sure last year it was a goner, but now I have beautiful orangey-red flowers. Stunning.

I like pie
yom
it's always round

more Pi-Kus @ NPR

My (former) neighbor passed away. She had ALS and was diagnosed last year.
The doctors gave her two
she only lasted one

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