THERE’S THIS ONE THING THAT IS REALLY STARTing to get on my last nerve. Actually there are many things that get on my nerves, but this one item seems to keep rising to the top of my list: WHINING. People gripe, complain, and whine about everything in this day and age. Hardly anyone has the gumption to take the responsibility and initiative to do anything on his or her own.

Taxidermists are not exempt from this phenomenon. A growing number of our fellow taxidermists have begun whining because there is not a free expert, video, or kit that can solve any and every problem straight out of the box. I hate to be the one to inform you (not really), but there will always be a new problem that requires original ingenuity on the part of anyone who performs taxidermy. Some projects are unique and so highly customized that a taxidermist may...

...Continued in the Spring 2006 Issue of Breakthrough.

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