Japanese Maple. Had one by the front door of the house I grew up in. Reminds me of my childhood home.

Never been on Zoloft, but I had the brain shocks when I came off of Prozac or Effexor. Brain shocks were never a side effect for me.  They were always symptoms of withdrawal.  Until my pharmacy was able to get my meds refilled, the only escape was sleep.

The Gettysburg Address was not written with a Mont Blanc pen

I still have my original collection from the 1970s. Back then, they sent you a plastic green box (in those days, it was called "Illustrared Wildlife Treasury") to hold all your cards. That was before the 3-ring binder.

The Children's Story by James Clavell.

IIRC, the book takes about 20 minutes to read and the events that take place occur in real time.

American Bittern

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_bittern?wprov=sfla1

I'm gonna need someone to steamroller my hard drive when I die (however, not for the same reasons as Sir Pratchett).

I read this

I know, right? I have about 88 hours in PlanetZoo and I've had the game for 3 years.

Sometimes I feel like I'm on the "Lord of the Flies" island; we've ignored the scientists and now the whole place is burning down.