With opposable thumbs, they would rule the world
Greg Bean Coda
      I once made friends with a government trapper out West whose job was to catch predators that attack livestock and put them out of business. In the CIA, what he does is called "terminating with extreme prejudice." And he was (still is) very good at his job.
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Her mother's intuition has skipped a generation
Lori Clinch Are We There Yet?
      My mother has always had a knack for knowing when things weren't right with her loved ones. She can be totally engaged in a project, engrossed in a TV show or at lunch with friends and suddenly she'll get a look as if the "forces that be" had just tapped her on the shoulder.
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