Tim Furst: Being a Flying Karamazov Brother

Tim Furst is easily recognized as one of the well known and world-renowned juggling troupe The Flying Karamazov Brothers. While he is not a current member of the troupe, he has a long history with them nearly from their inception, and has performed as...
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Personal Statistics and Such

As promised, more info than you want to know. I’ll break it down all scientific-like…

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code updated Sept 14, 2009 due to changes...
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My Boring Life Story

I grew up in the southwest, in the city of Tucson, Arizona. I hated it. I don’t like the heat, and Tucson summers are HOT. 110 or 115 is a common high temperature for a day anywhere from June to August, and it is often over 100 starting in March through October. I suffered through a day in Phoenix that was 122. The winters can’t really be called winters. They aren’t cold....
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Who is OpalCat?

I am a thirtysomething* remarried mother of one. I live in the suburbs west of Boston, Massachusetts with my son, Dominic, and three cats, Cory, Pixie, and Ronon. I was married in 1991, but separated in January of 2005 and my divorce was finalized at the beginning of November of 2006. Fortunately, we’re still good friends.

I am now remarried (
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Opal's Natal Chart

February 11, 1972, 5:02 PM, Tucson, Arizona, Interpretation: Ferociously proud and somewhat vain, you like to be impressive and to be seen as…

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Behold, a Dominic Is Born

I went into labor at 2:17am on Wednesday morning, September 13, 1995. This was almost 2 weeks before my predicted “due date” of 09-25. At 3pm on Thursday I went to my OB/GYN (a regular appointment, scheduled weeks in advance) and she did a sonogram to see if I was ready to be admitted into the hospital. …

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