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Catkin @Catkin (480) • United States 7 Mar 13

I learned today about a neat find up on Ellesmere Island, in Canada: fossil fragments of an extinct arctic camel! Judging from the bones found, it's being reported that this cold-weather camel would have stood a third taller than...

ancient megafauna

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Catkin I think they have no problem telling the difference between mammal and dinosaur bones. ;) What sort of impact are you thinking it might make?

10 Mar 13

Catkin @Catkin (480) • United States 8 Mar 13

I'm actually not entirely certain that my breath smells bad when I get hungry, but it certainly does start to make a not-so-wonderful taste in my mouth. The hungrier I get, the more intense it is, and it's different than something...

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Catkin Interesting, and neat that you just heard this. I'll give it a go, I know drinking more water is beneficial in general, so that definitely wouldn't hurt. :)

9 Mar 13

poppoppop111 @poppoppop111 (5731) • Canada 8 Mar 13

Having a dinner party at my house. Since I'm always the host the girls decided to do a pot luck and they are all bringing a dish. Nice since my oven is still not working. I'm making brocolie and cheese soup in bread bowls. Can't...

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Catkin I was just curious, not everyone makes food from scratch these days. But honestly, it tastes so much better (and is typically healthier). I bet they'll love it!

8 Mar 13

coffeebreak @coffeebreak (17798) • United States 8 Mar 13

This saturday you have to turn your clock forward one hour for Daylight Saving Time. Well, if you live in Arizona or Hawaii you don't, but the rest of us do! Anyway, that means we will start having day light hours longer...like...

clock change

daylight savig time

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Catkin The only way I can ever remember is by repeating the phrase "spring forward, fall back"...otherwise I'd forever be mixing up which time of year we're supposed to lose or gain an hour.

8 Mar 13

Catkin @Catkin (480) • United States 8 Mar 13

Ever heard of them? It's what happens when lightning strikes sand, melting it into a hollow tube following the path of the electricity as it flows into the ground. Not all of it would be considered "fossilized," since it still...

electric

storms

weather

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Catkin It's neat, the bits of knowledge we pick up in unexpected places. :) I had known about them already, but sort of forgotten that they existed...I hadn't known that there had been efforts to date older fulgurites, though.

8 Mar 13

Catkin @Catkin (480) • United States 8 Mar 13

I love avocados just on their own, their such a rich, creamy treat...but the other day I made something extra tasty! I was at work and had halved an avocado. I also had a container of hummus with me, and the place where the...

avocados

eggs

food

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Catkin That sounds delicious, my goodness. Sounds like everyone sees the need for an avocado's empty pit area to be filled!

8 Mar 13

Catkin @Catkin (480) • United States 8 Mar 13

I love avocados just on their own, their such a rich, creamy treat...but the other day I made something extra tasty! I was at work and had halved an avocado. I also had a container of hummus with me, and the place where the...

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Catkin Ooh, yum, I'm definitely going to have to try that out. Now comes the game of "What's delicious with avocado?"...I'm sure the list is long!

8 Mar 13

Catkin @Catkin (480) • United States 7 Mar 13

Several years ago, my long-time bank was bought out by Chase, a large bank that I really didn't want to be doing business with. It was about the time that they started letting customers know we would be charged a monthly fee if we...

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Catkin There are several in my area that don't require having a certain job or a family member who is already a customer, but I know the kind you are talking about. I work in retail and see all sorts of credit/debit cards, including quite a few from teachers' credit...

8 Mar 13

AQDGVal2013 @Adval2013 (436) 7 Mar 13

How creative could you get when you have many things inside your house that you decide to just throw away already but others see something in them that can be turned into an object for crafting? Like me, I have glass bottles of...

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Catkin I do this, too! Why toss hardware out that you can use later on as part of another project, when it saves you from having to probably buy the bits all over again? DIY projects are a load of fun, too...we can make just about anything we'd like, given the time,...

8 Mar 13

Catkin @Catkin (480) • United States 7 Mar 13

I have no idea how available string cheese might be outside of the US (let me know if you live elsewhere and have access to it!), but for those of you who can get it, you might want to try this out. It's very simple, but you can...

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Catkin You should give it a try! I've tried proper frying cheeses, too, and enjoy them quite a bit, but they don't melt the same way mozzarella does.

7 Mar 13

goingeagle3 @eagletrek2 (5499) • Kingston, New York 7 Mar 13

Hi I never Had Dandruff before but with my budget I can not afford the shampoos for it.so this is what I did. I have the raw Apple Cider vinegar with the mother in it. after I get done in the shower when I"m ready to comme...

dandruff

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Catkin Another one you can try is adding tea tree oil in with vinegar, then use it the same as you would your vinegar-lemon-orange-peel mix. Just be careful if you have a cat, as tea tree oil is toxic to them.

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goingeagle3 @eagletrek2 (5499) • Kingston, New York 7 Mar 13

Hi I never Had Dandruff before but with my budget I can not afford the shampoos for it.so this is what I did. I have the raw Apple Cider vinegar with the mother in it. after I get done in the shower when I"m ready to comme...

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Catkin I think for many people it's a combination of dry scalp plus skin pH being a bit off, which is why something like apple cider vinegar or lemon juice would help. I guess that would mean pH is too high (basic) and needs to be brought down (right around 7.4 is a...

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Catkin @Catkin (480) • United States 5 Mar 13

For a short time, my roommate and I are fostering a large German/French Angora rabbit. She's quite a character, and looks like a huge gray pom-pom with ears. So far she seems to be enjoying the company of people, as well as my...

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Catkin Thanks for the tip, Nyssa, we've had rabbits before and have done the same. :) Most of what's in the commercial pellets (and especially the ones that have colored bits, etc.) is not something that's terribly good for a rabbit's health in the first place. Hay...

6 Mar 13

Catkin @Catkin (480) • United States 5 Mar 13

I have yet to try making it myself, but a friend told me sometime ago about spaghetti-lasagna. Have you heard of it? Basically, you use spaghetti or a thinner pasta instead of lasagna noodles, but you layer the pasta, sauce, and...

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Catkin Chicken, mashed potatoes, and a veggie sound good, too! But I've been at work all day and haven't eaten since lunch, so many things would sound tasty right now, heh.

6 Mar 13

Catkin @Catkin (480) • United States 6 Mar 13

I want to start this off simply stating that I do not encourage keeping chameleons as pets, but they can indeed be found in the pet trade. Have you or anyone you known kept (or attempted to keep) a chameleon as a pet? For 5 or...

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Catkin I think you may be confusing chameleons with anoles/geckos. I know that anoles are/were often called chameleons because they can change their skin from light to dark, but chameleons do not have sticky pads or their toes, cannot climb walls, and cannot jump...

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Catkin @Catkin (480) • United States 6 Mar 13

I hadn't until tonight, but it's a neat little device! Wikipedia does a nice job of explaining what exactly it is and even has a little gif of how one works: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pantograph I found out about it through...

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Catkin Ah ha, I'm too young to remember much of the pre-scanning (and definitely pre-photocopying) days, but that makes perfect sense. I'm still curious to try one out, since I do enjoy drawing...I bet, with some patience and precision, it wouldn't be overly...

6 Mar 13

Catkin @Catkin (480) • United States 5 Mar 13

I have yet to try making it myself, but a friend told me sometime ago about spaghetti-lasagna. Have you heard of it? Basically, you use spaghetti or a thinner pasta instead of lasagna noodles, but you layer the pasta, sauce, and...

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Catkin Thanks! It's a name I've had for quite a long time but use rarely...I'm fond of it, though. I see you're a cat fan, as well. :3

6 Mar 13

Catkin @Catkin (480) • United States 5 Mar 13

I have not personally been issued a warning by Comcast, but I received an e-mail 4 days ago regarding an unacceptable spying operation that AT&T, Cablevision, Comcast, Time Warner, and Verizon have launched. Basically, the...

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Catkin I tend to be pretty law-abiding as well, but I'll admit to the occasional ripping of a song from Youtube. But nothing like torrents or downloading whole movies. With the way Comcast already acts, I'd rather be protected than not...who knows what they'll come...

6 Mar 13

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