And here is the Wannaskan Almanac with Word-Wednesday for November 6, 2024, the forty-fifth Wednesday of the year, the seventh Wednesday of fall, the first Wednesday of November, and the three-hundred-eleventh day of the year, with fifty-five days remaining. Wannaska Phenology Update for November 6, 2024 ermine /əR-mən/ n., any of several weasels whose coats become white in winter usually with black on the tip of the tail. Wannaska-land has three species of weasels in Minnesota: the short-tailed weasel ( Mustela erminea ); the long-tailed weasel ( Mustela frenata ); and the least weasel ( Mustela nivalis ). All belong to a family of mostly long, narrow "tube-shaped" animals in the family Mustelidae . All three species of weasels are brown on top and white-yellow on their undersides in summer, and turn white in winter, when they are called ermine. The fur of the least weasel fluoresces in ultraviolet light. Like human adolescents, weasels have voracious appetites, and the l
Some say election day Should be a national holiday At least once every four years As politicians appeal to our fears We could throw election parties And pretend that we're all smarties If the chosen color wins We could dance around with grins Leaves a lot to be desired It makes the wisest of us tired They're all cut from the same mold And it is really getting old Election day, give it a try Yeah I voted, but I don't know why