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Posts Tagged ‘polar bear’

TRICK, TREAT, OR DECAPITATION?

Churchill, Manitoba, hosts two conflicting cultural events this time of year: Cute little children dressed up as vampires and witches wandering around in the dark; and a mass gathering of hungry polar bears. I was there once, on Halloween. It certainly brought the spookiness to a new level for me. Here, under the wan streetlights [...]

Termite Termination Turns Tables

It was that master politician, Ronald Reagan, who accused trees of polluting. It’s an ancient truism that the best defense is a good offense. So when trees commenced to keel over from acid rain, Reagan, rather than admitting to planetary abuse, shot a finger at the trees and said, “Methinks thou dost protest too much!” [...]