A highly anticipated children’s book and the epic history behind a familiar vegetable: fans of illustrator Maurice Sendak eagerly await publication of a newly discovered manuscript by the late author. And speaking of children’s...
In an earlier episode, we talked about the butterfly mating behavior known as hilltopping, in which male butterflies try to appeal to females by flying as high as possible. A listener in Fairbanks, Alaska, reports that the term hilltopping is used...
high-marking n.— «Police in western Canada are cautioning snowmobile users against performing a dangerous straight-up tactic that killed an Alberta man last weekend. The practice is called “high-marking” and involves a...
skip v.— «According to the press accounts, many snowmobile drivers like to “skip” their machines over open water.…A snowmobile cannot change direction while “skipping”—it can only go in a straight line. If a snowmobile...
sled head n.— «There are ice heads and there are those who proudly call themselves sled heads because of their love for ancient snowmobiles.» —“Valley Sunflashes: Sled Heads Unite” Ottawa Sun (Ontario...
high-marking n.— «Did a practice called “high-marking” cause the avalanche that killed two Iowa men? Witnesses say the men were competing to see who could drive their snowmobile farthest up a hillside near Rocky Mountain...