Unique Nomenclature

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A Squirrel's Ear

"...it was time to plant corn on our farm when the leaves on the bur oak tree were the size of a squirrel's ear. And so that would be April." -from an NPR story on the Big Tree in McBaine, Mo.
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Also: good NPR story here.

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Roots

"If you don't know who you are, you don't know where you're going. If you don't know where you're going, you're lost." -good quote from a Miss Navajo hopeful on NPR
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Tour Bus Tunes

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The Moment

"I too shall lie in the dust when I am dead, but now let me win noble renown." -Achilles. Read more Olympics-inspired poetry at NPR.
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Do You Live in a City?

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Thanks, NPR!
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Cash Cover

Looking forward to this album, and this song in particular:

More on Ruthie Foster here.
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Quiet

"Many people believe that introversion is about being antisocial, and that's really a misperception. Because actually it's just that introverts are differently social. So they would prefer to have a glass of wine with a close friend as opposed to going to a loud party full of strangers." -nice NPR story about introverts that makes me feel a little better about my lack of a crazy social life.


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After Hours

"The first thing they had to start worrying about is getting dinner, interfacing with their kids, getting done all the housework chores...you could see from the data all the stresses and strains they felt as they walked in the door, and all the tasks they felt they had to accomplish during those early-evening hours." -an NPR story about women multitasking at home. Shoot I feel that way all the time, and I don't even have kids!

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Leo's To-Do List

"It is useful [to] constantly observe, note, and consider... Tell me...tell me whether...tell me how things are...tell me if there was ever." -Leonardo Da Vinci. A new book about him describes his to-do list (click to enlarge):

Read more at NPR.org.

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Wet Dogs

"Shake It! How Dogs, Cats, Even Hummingbirds Keep Dry." -great article and photos at NPR.org.
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In My Lunch Box

"...tastes like some kind of tangy dairy cud, but it's actually edible and kind of delicious." -The Office's Mindy Kaling, via NPR, talking about Siggi's Icelandic yogurt. She's totally right.
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Faces of Public Radio

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Eponyms

Read the article on NPR.
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