I've sent a little insect on ahead to take the fight out of them

[robling_t]

• New Thing Learned for 26 February: The Cobb salad was invented by Robert H. Cobb, owner of the Brown Derby. [Source: that Food Network show with the guy from "Double Dare".]
  
  
• New Thing Learned for 27 February: Long-time 42nd ward alderman Burt Natarus was defeated by a challenger who wasn't even born when Natarus first took office. This must mean something, although I'm not sure what. [Source: election-night coverage.]
  
  
• New Thing Learned for 28 February: It is prohibited to mail horror comics to Great Britain. However, live bees are OK so long as they've had their rabies shots. [Source: Post Orifice website.]

Now I want to find a pen-pal in the U.K. just so I can mail them some live bees. :)