New Dork Post: February 2012

Sunday, February 26, 2012

Star Spotlight: Jack Nicholson

Abandoned by his father in his childhood, he was raised believing his grandmother was his mother and his mother was his older sister. The truth was revealed to him years later when a Time magazine journalist uncovered the truth while preparing a story on the star.

Friday, February 24, 2012

Prehistoric People

1. Loved fire in the sky.

2. Referred to animals as "Clothes Food"

3. Kept a close eye on friends.

4. Used ash as bug repellent.

5. Complained constantly.

Trendig Now!

1.The Notorious L.I.N.

2. Syria

3. Ryan "Artificial" Braun

4. Houston, Texas

5. Go time!

6. fishing lures

7. maple syrup extraction

8. blue holes

9. Romney Care

10. Obama singing

Wednesday, February 22, 2012

Fat Tuesday: William Howard Taft

27th President of the United States

1. The first President to have a car.

2. Only President to have served as Chief Justice of the Supreme Court.

3. The first President to throw the first pitch of a baseball season.

4. Last President to have a cow at the White House.

5. At over 330 pounds, Taft was the heaviest president.
Once, he got stuck in the White House bath tub and required six aides to pull him free.

Monday, February 20, 2012

Fruitbowls

Animal Spotlight: Skunk

Skunks

Skunks are crepuscular and are solitary animals when not breeding, though in the colder parts of their range they may gather in communal dens for warmth. During the day, they shelter in burrows that they dig with their powerful front claws, or in other man-made or natural hollows as the opportunity arises. Both genders occupy overlapping home ranges through the greater part of the year; typically 2 to 4 square kilometres (0.77 to 1.5 sq mi) for females, up to 20 square kilometres (7.7 sq mi) for males.

Skunks are not true hibernators in the winter, but do den up for extended periods of time. However, they remain generally inactive and feed rarely, going through a dormant stage. Overwinter multiple (as many as twelve) females huddle together. Males often den alone. The same winter den is often repeatedly used.

Although they have excellent senses of smell and hearing – vital attributes in a crepuscular omnivore – they have poor vision. They cannot see, with any clarity, objects more than about 3 metres (10 ft) away, making them vulnerable to death by road traffic. They are short-lived animals: Fewer than 10% survive for longer than three years