Remember my thread about seeing a ringtail fox? I think I figured it out. *Lrg Pic inside*

Here is the old thread
http://www.democraticunderground.com/1018156447

and thanks to jenozeryn for the reply of Tree Fox. I did an image search and found this:



This one is a red kit (is that what the little ones are called?) and the one I saw was grey and fully grown. There are more pictures if you image search tree fox. This is the best (and first) one I found that really shows off the tail.

Beg*Borrow*or Steal* I don't care how you do it but, go see The Sapphires.

The Sapphires (2012)
Stars: Chris O'Dowd, Deborah Mailman, Jessica Mauboy |

It's 1968, and four young, talented Australian Aboriginal girls learn about love, friendship and war when their all girl group The Sapphires entertain the US troops in Vietnam. 1968 was the year that changed the world. And for four young Aboriginal sisters from a remote mission this is the year that would change their lives forever. Around the globe, there was protest and revolution in the streets. Indigenous Australians finally secured the right to vote. There were drugs and the shock of a brutal assassination. And there was Vietnam. The sisters, Cynthia, Gail, Julie and Kay are discovered by Dave, a talent scout with a kind heart, very little rhythm but a great knowledge of soul music. Billed as Australia's answer to 'The Supremes', Dave secures the sisters their first true gig, and flies them to Vietnam to sing for the American troops. Based on a true story, THE SAPPHIRES is a triumphant celebration of youthful emotion, family and music.

! I had forgotten this, thanks for the link:

Species: American Black Bear
Sex: female
Born: c. 1914 in Ontario, Canada
Died: May 12, 1934 (aged 20)in The London Zoo, London, England

Known for being the Inspiration for Winnie-the-Pooh

She was bought as a small cub for $20 (probably from the hunter who had shot her mother) at a stop in White River, Ontario, by Lt. Harry Colebourn of The Fort Garry Horse, a Canadian cavalry regiment, en route to the Western Front during the First World War. The bear was smuggled into Britain as an unofficial regimental mascot. Lt. Colebourn, the regiment’s veterinarian, named her after his home city of Winnipeg, Manitoba. Before leaving for France, Colebourn left Winnie at London Zoo.

Winnipeg's eventual destination was to have been the Assiniboine Park Zoo in Winnipeg, but at the end of the War, Colebourn decided to allow Winnie to remain at the London Zoo, where she was much loved for her playfulness and gentleness. Among her fans was A. A. Milne's son Christopher Robin, who consequently changed the name of his own teddy bear from "Edward Bear" to "Winnie the Pooh",[1] providing the inspiration for his father's stories about Winnie-the-Pooh.

for my front yard, it would be nice to have a magnolia tree and a birdbath ...

I am, right now, considering putting my 1800 sq ft house and the 10 acres that surround it on the

market. It is time for a drastic change in my life. I need to move on and move away. I will, of course, be in a much smaller place with no land ... an apartment of some type ... on the coast ... considering several locations at this point.

HGTV used to do a series on small spaces and one time they showed a fabulous little house with a sleeping loft above the kitchenette space. I wish I could find it again. The woman had decorated it in a style that really appealed to me. The scale of things she used seemed out of proportion and yet it worked beautifully. I would really like to study how she did it again.

I have searched to no avail

Anyway, I remember how you like to look at alternative living spaces so, I thought of you when I posted the dumpster house

Has anyone here ever heard or played a game that was talked about on NPR yesterday?

I just caught the tail end of the article and it sounded interesting. I have searched but can not find anything.

All I heard was something about an asymmetrical type of chess game possibly played in Scotland*

whereby one player has a group of 13 men who are surrounded by the opponent's group of 24 men.

*Not really sure how Scotland fits into all this but, Scotland was referenced.

This was on my way home from work yesterday on an NPR station.

Anybody ... ?

bell/ringing

Some Old Photographs *warning* pic heavy

Helen Keller Meeting Charlie Chaplin



Filming the MGM Logo



Cyclists ride in the first running of the Tour de France, in 1903.



A Confederate and Union soldier shake hands during a celebration at Gettysburg in 1913.



Black physicians treating in the ER a member of the Ku Kux Klan



Roald Amundsen was the first person to reach the South Pole.



This is one of five known X-rays of Hitler's head, part of his medical records compiled by American military intelligence after the German's surrendered and declassified in 1958. The records also include doctor's reports, diagrams of his teeth and nose and electrocardiograms. He had bad teeth, lots of fillings and crowns.

I take the escalator every time I go to the Mall.

These guys have a pretty good sound for drinking - Sons of Bill

and says: got change for a fin?