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    the 69 million dollar question

    Meet your second yank that eats and likes roast beef and Yorkshire pudding... Even learned how to make it...
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    The scary, the strange, the paranormal...

    OK, Santaman, Ya don't like Yanks. ;-) Here's an excellent read on theory from a countryman: "Conjectures and Refutations: The Growth of Scientific Knowledge is a book written by philosopher Karl Popper. Published in 1963 by Routledge,[1] this book is a collection of his lectures and papers...
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    The scary, the strange, the paranormal...

    Santaman... No it's not. Theory According to the United States National Academy of Sciences: Some scientific explanations are so well established that no new evidence is likely to alter them. The explanation becomes a scientific theory. In everyday language a theory means a hunch or...
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    The scary, the strange, the paranormal...

    I'm still wondering about the prehistoric redheads (mummies) buried with gold jewelry in Mongolia and the blond prehistoric mummies in China. I guess we could bring in the 12 Tribes... ;-)
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    The scary, the strange, the paranormal...

    As far as the original topic, I was coming out of an observatory one morning at about 1 am. The wind was picking up blowing dust and the sky was clouding up. Since this is an observatory, it was several miles out of town and away from any "civilization," meaning light pollution. I had stayed...
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    The scary, the strange, the paranormal...

    Zarkwon, Evolution of Species, yes. Human evolution, as in parallel evolution, evolution from apes, evolution from Neandethals, etc not so much. Which is why, I must admit, I posted: "For this one wiki it yourself. There are eleventy-one references just on wiki. As far as human evolution...
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    The scary, the strange, the paranormal...

    Disclaimer: I am a “believer” in both evolution and creationism. Yeah, maybe I’m psychotic. Just a few notes, since I don’t wanna jump into the middle, as it were. You can’t “prove a negative&#8221...
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    Fedora the explorer

    Unlike most fedoras out there the Akubra was made for real use. I've had min since Feb '07 and worn it daily, rain, sun or snow. Only two problems - I stained the front pinch, and now it's wearing through the front pinch... I know, I know, you're not supposed to hold it or put it on or take...
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    Avoiding heebee jeebees

    Hey Craig, I was avoiding people... always seems to get too political and/or "hot." ;)
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    accident during travel

    Boy, I wish. His gal was over here for 3 mos. She had to have an appendectomy while here, fortunately, her travelers covered the whole thing, including "incidental" expenses. If you don't need it on a trip you may think waisted money, but if you do, it's worth every penny and then some...
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    Avoiding heebee jeebees

    LOL, I got as far as "You hear a branch snap" and thought "oh ****, hammock going down, shoulda used that bigger branch." ;) PEOPLE scare me. Animals just do what they do. Just take the appropriate precautions. Like Hoodoo mentioned about the food bag. In the good ol US of A: Average...
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    accident during travel

    Cost me approx $200 US to insure my son. He's in Shrewsbury with his girl for 3 mos. It works the "other" direction too. ;) Mark
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    For the old and bold amongst us!

    Ahhh, what snake eaters do - poopin and snoopin. (Site, area or point recon)