John (a.k.a. dendroica)

They defaced the Wikipedia page of the lone Republican to vote for the health care reform bill. - John (a.k.a. dendroica)

One thing I don't understand is how he could lose his soul by voting for HCR if he was born of Satan. Wouldn't that imply that he already had lost it at birth or conception? - John (a.k.a. dendroica)

Nice, very classy *shakes head* - Rene Wirtz

(or the dream after Thanksgiving) - Nathalie, Dreamer of FF

"Not a giant, Harry Potter-esque arachnid, says Hine, head of a team that IDs mysterious bugs from around the world. The real culprits were the larvae of flying insects known as ermine moths, so named because their white wings with black spots resemble a certain weasel’s winter coat. The caterpillars create these silky veils when they’re trying to eat enough greenery to sustain themselves through weeks of cocooning and post-metamorphosis life as moths. Hine guesses that in the widely publicized Rotterdam incidents the bugs simply ran out of trees and randomly descended on a car (below). Weird as the giant webs can look, it’s normal for these caterpillars to spin them. The larvae’s feeding seldom causes lasting tree damage, and the adults are useful plant pollinators. And, Hine adds, “Once they’re out of their cocoons, they’re lovely little moths.”" - John (a.k.a. dendroica) from Bookmarklet

Cleaning that car would not be my preferred job, yikes! - Rene Wirtz

I don't think I would want that job, either. - John (a.k.a. dendroica)

"18 / 18: Red and green macaws on a clay riverbank at the Manu biosphere reserve. Photograph: Enrique Castro-mendivil/REUTERS" - John (a.k.a. dendroica) from Bookmarklet

"1 / 6: Thousands of starlings return to Gretna. Britain gets a huge influx of starlings from Russia and northern Europe. They come here to roost in the relative warmth. However, the species which is now listed as one of the most at-risk birds in Britain. Photograph: Owen Humphreys/PA" - John (a.k.a. dendroica) from Bookmarklet

I find these photos impressive. I'm not used to seeing starling flocks this big, maybe a few hundred or a thousand birds at most. - John (a.k.a. dendroica)

"Whatever the logic behind all this, the upshot is that two lanes of traffic on what is supposed to be one of London's bike arteries have to cross over each other face to face. GREAT WORK COUNCIL GUY!!" - John (a.k.a. dendroica) from Bookmarklet

The idiocy of Bureaucrats has NEVER EVER failed to amaze me - Ian May

Why stick a pole in the middle of a cycle lane? - John (a.k.a. dendroica)

DOINK! - Mellissa Jane