Here's the answers to my post yesterday...  

 A congregation of alligators. 

 A shrewdness of apes.

A cete of badger. 

A sleuth of bears. 

A volery of birds. 

An obstinacy  of buffalo.

A coalition of cheetah. 

A murder of crows. 

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I have a bit of odd trivia... the following are all groups of animals... without using a search engine how many do you know?  

 A Congregation of?  

A Shrewdness of? 

A Cete of?  

A Sleuth of?  

A Volery of? 

An Obstinacy of?

A Coalition of?

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Yes, I know... elections are boring things most of the time.   But in this season of caucuses and primaries it pays to remind voters of a couple of things...  

First:  Presidential primaries/caucuses are typically NOT on the same day as you winnow out senator and congressman… Read full post »

Great big huge tears... 

Crocodile tears... but still huge tears...   

I got an email elsewhere which read "Do you like well hung men?"  

I sent him back an email which read

"I LOVE well hung men!   How are you at tying knots?"  

I'm… Read full post »

Honor is a noun, a verb and an adjective.  

As a noun honor is defined as:  honesty, fairness, or integrity in one's beliefs and actions

As a verb honor is defined as:  to hold in honor or high respect; revere.

As an adjective honor is defined as:  of, pertaining to, or… Read full post »

The Pilot and I got up this morning and I went to make coffee only to discover that, for some obscure reason, my brand spanking new (I have had it a WEEK) coffee pot would not brew coffee.  

I do not function well without coffee...   and after an hour… Read full post »

I love this guy.  His name is Aaron Huey.   Watch and listen...

Aaron Huey

Pay close attention to the map he shows... and to the history, which is provably factual.    Read full post »

As we all know, I normally reside in a very rural area.   Out here in the sticks I appear to have conquered the problem of saggy britches... at least in the kids who come to my house.   What did I do? 

*Laughs evilly*   

 I laid a staple gun and… Read full post »

Standing, looking at myself in the mirror I see the evidence of what brought this satisfied smile to my face.   The pink cheeks.  The whisker burn.  I smell the evidence and feel it too.  His cologne on my skin.   That slight, subtle smell which no amount of showering wi… Read full post »

From all appearances Jamie is a nice young man.   Twenty years old, good head on his shoulders, starts college in January.  He has dreams.  His head is screwed on straight, he works two jobs and he's going places.   Hard to believe the kid I met six years ago who had bee… Read full post »

A crusty curmudgeon and a cast of characters taught me the wonder of Santa's Cause...   

My Crusty Curmudgeon Father:  

In October of 1981 my father (pictured above in 1990) was admitted to Northern Michigan Hospitals to have bypass surgery done in the hopes of… Read full post »

What could those 4 things possibly have in common?  You will see... 

Last night I was speaking to a former (you will see why I say "former" in a moment) friend and he informed me that he had purchased his wife a leopard cub.   Now, normally I would probably… Read full post »

You are, each and every one of you, unique unto yourselves.  I have loved you  since the moment I first learned of your existence.  I will cease loving you when I cease breathing and even then I would hope you remember being loved by me.  

We have learned together over… Read full post »

Herman Cain can bump uglies with who the hell ever he wants to...  I DO NOT CARE so long as his paramour is (a) not ME and (b) a consenting adult! 

I said the SAME damn thing about Bill Clinton...   I don't CARE who he's bumping uglies with... so… Read full post »

Around here we have "bigs" and we have "littles" and I am a huge believer in "Each One Teach One." 

"Bigs" are teenagers.   "Littles" are tweens and younger.  "Each One Teach One" is the idea that each of us is capable of teaching another person something of value.  … Read full post »

I may or may not make it to 7...  We'll see.   

Grandchildren:   Honestly, I did not think I would like being a grandmother.   I'm not quite 50, I have nine grandchildren ranging from newborn up to age 13.   When my oldest grandchild was born I was… Read full post »

I have been meaning to write this for almost 3 weeks.   I have been too angry to write this for almost 3 weeks. 

If you missed the 20/20 episode entitled "Children of the Plains" I would advise taking 40 minutes out of your life and watching it before reading the… Read full post »

I originally went searching for the text to the `National Security and Federal Lands Protection Act'  (H.R. 1505 of 2011) because I simply could NOT believe anyone would be so STUPID as to believe there is a significant amount of illegal immigration going on through wilderness areas on the borde… Read full post »

This post is the result of a comment I made on Jonathan Wolfman's post this morning.   For a little context please read his post: http://open.salon.com/blog/jlw1/2011/09/27/israel_and_the_palestinian_authority_at_the_united_nations

It is a frequent parallel drawn... that between Native Americans… Read full post »

A comment that I made in the middle of the night last night about how I wouldn't throw Taio Cruz outta bed got me to thinking about who else I wouldn't throw outta bed... and why.  

In Taio Cruz's case...  He's an adorable guy and whilst I prefer men with… Read full post »

her name is China McLain...   and I predict she's going places..  

Give her a listen...   And tell me what you think.  

 She also did a fantastic job on a Tao Cruz song called "Dynamite"... 

First her version:  

The… Read full post »

I think.  

Perhaps

Maybe 

It could be even higher though given how often the person I was conversing with and I have strange conversations or make strange observations.  

The following is our conversation... she had sent me a link to something on yahoo which reminded me to check… Read full post »

Recently the former superintendent of the school system where I went to elementary and high shool passed away.   Tom was beloved by many... including myself.  

He was a man who KNEW intimately the value of an education.  He came from very humble beginnings himeslf - he was r… Read full post »

Someone made a comment on a post that, I must admit, left me with my jaw dropped to my chest and shaking my head... to the point where I HAVE to call "BULLSHIT"!   The comment was: "This country has a history of being the best, of giving a damn, of taking… Read full post »

Without researching...  

Which weighs more...  

A pound of Gold? 

Or a pound of Feathers?  

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