Thank you, Houston Chronicle!

We could not get the answer to this jumble in the March 28 edition of our paper, and we inadvertently tossed the 3/29 edition which had the answer. Worse, the Honolulu Star-Advertiser doesn’t put its crosswords or other puzzles online. They appear in print only. If the syndicator of the puzzle, Tribune Media Services, has …

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Evolution not always humanity’s friend

Oh boy. Some Prairie Rattlesnakes are losing their rattles, and there’s some thought it’s evolutionary. “Rattle and get killed” seems to be the lesson being learned by the critters. Isn’t that delightful? Hearing this story on All Things Considered this afternoon caused me to think up a new curse: “On the trail that is your …

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