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Xyris operculata is a native Australian grass-like herb whose distribution encompasses five Australian states or territories. GET EXCITED, YEA!!

Rock Stone Boy pops in for a minute. Now get back to writing.

Opossums are the only extant North American marsupials, in case you were wondering.

QUOTE (BigEdWalsh @ Oct 26, 2009 -> 08:08 PM) Koala bears are cute. Marsupials, not true bears, so they are not Godless Killing Machines.

QUOTE (DukeNukeEm @ Oct 26, 2009 -> 01:43 PM) Have fun http://thetyser.com/ That is fun indeed. Ahhh, Diamond Dave.

In America, you vould keell to see a bear on skates. . . In Russia, bear on skates vould KEELL YOU!

QUOTE (dasox24 @ Oct 26, 2009 -> 03:25 PM) Going to my girlfriend's cabin in the Smokey Mountains for a little getaway tonight. Should be fun. Just watch out for bears, on ice skates or otherwise.

Eh, that's the sport that thosee ice skaters play, right?

Chicago's winter is just that much more bleak. Gave the Bears up as a bad habit years ago.

QUOTE (hogan873 @ Oct 26, 2009 -> 01:02 PM) Are those beers from Sierra Nevada? yep

Yaks, yams, and Yetis ensure that Y is not equally confounding.

QUOTE (Felix @ Oct 26, 2009 -> 11:05 AM) Them Crooked Vultures released their first single today: All I can say is that I can't wait for the album to be released. It doesn't get much better than Josh Homme, Dave Grohl and John Paul Jones in the same band. Hey, I like that. From the little bit of QOTSA I've encountered, I can hear that coming through, and Grohl sounds like he's having fun banging it out. As always, John Paul Jones is understated on bass. Hopefully there aill be some album cuts that let him shine on keyboards.

Sprecher's stuff is usually quality, i wish I got it down here. Saturday the wife and I split the highly-anticipated Sierra Estate Harvest Ale. It was very good, solidly west coast, very drinkable, but it wasn't life-changing. Fresh hop flavor and hop bitterness was front-and-center as expected, but surprisingly light on hop aroma. This being a beer to showcase fresh-from-the-vine hops (basically unheard of as hoops are usually dried before use), I expected sackloads of late-addition hops and a hop nose to knowck me off my feet. It wasn't there. As I said, a very good beer, and happy I had a chance to try it, but I was ready for a religious experience and it didn't happen. On the plus side, my beer merchant is blowing out the 24 oz bottles of the Sierra Southern Hemisphere Harverst Ale for $2.99 a bottle! Time to stock up on that one while there's some to be had.

QUOTE (Rex Kicka** @ Oct 26, 2009 -> 11:48 AM) Green equals sarcasm hogan. Rex is always such a helpful person.

Well, aren't we self-important?

Two or three very good games, but of the eight postseason teams, these two were the last ones I wanted to see advance.

Quite a long time since I've cared less about a WS.

Meh, Phillies and Yankees. Yawn.

QUOTE (lostfan @ Oct 25, 2009 -> 10:43 AM) G.I. Joe requires a complete and total suspension of disbelief. . . Whereas Transformers 2 requires a lobotomy?

Up a ways from Boca, I live in Melbourne but drive south to one of the university research campuses for the day job. Boca sun and surf is great, but too expensive, too built u, and way too much traffic.

QUOTE (lostfan @ Oct 24, 2009 -> 11:30 PM) I don't know if my opinion is in the minority, but I think Wahlberg is a really good actor. I have yet to see a ton of range from him, but he's been good in what he's been cast in.

Rough stretch where I had to cook up dinner. Grilled pork side skewers in honey BBQ sauce.

That's a genre??

Obviously I missed something while I was away. . .

ftw! Thanks Mike!