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Oddly Enough: August 2018
By Russell Miller The aroma of the skunk (a member of the weasel family) can be detected by the human nose as far away as one mile. A skunk is capable of accurately spraying its musk at a target 12...
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Oddly Enough: July 2019
By Russell Miller ***** Russell Miller is an illustrator, cartoonist, writer, bagpiper, motorcycle enthusiast, and reference librarian. Currently, he illustrates books for Cody Lundin and Bart King.
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Oddly Enough: August 2018
By Russell Miller The aroma of the skunk (a member of the weasel family) can be detected by the human nose as far away as one mile. A skunk is capable of accurately spraying its musk at a target 12...
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Oddly Enough: June 2019
By Russell Miller ***** Russell Miller is an illustrator, cartoonist, writer, bagpiper, motorcycle enthusiast, and reference librarian. Currently, he illustrates books for Cody Lundin and Bart King.
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Oddly Enough: May 2019
By Russell Miller Needlefish Depending on the species, needlefish can range in size from as small as one inch to nearly six feet in length. They travel in small schools, feeding on fish,...
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Oddly Enough: April 2019
Illustration By Russ Miller By Russell Miller Pinacate beetles, also known as “stink bugs” live primarily west of the Mississippi. They are generally black and have leathery wing-covers overlaying...
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Oddly Enough: March 2019
By Russell Miller Milt Rubenfeld, a U. S. Combat veteran of WWII, covertly flew for the New State of Israel in 1948 along with another U. S. pilot, named Lenart. Under attack by the Arab States,...
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Oddly Enough: February 2019
Illustration By Russ Miller By Russell Miller A huge slab of rock discovered by a farmer named Jacobus Brits in Hoba West, Namibia, Africa around 1920, was later revealed to be a meteorite. It is flat...
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Oddly Enough: January 2019
By Russell Miller Lew Wallace by Russ Miller In 1878 a retired Union general, Lew Wallace, arrived in New Mexico as Governor. Determined to restore order to feuding Lincoln County, Wallace, in an...
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Oddly Enough: December 2018
By Russell Miller Hoover Dam (formerly Boulder Dam) rises a majestic 726 feet high and is 660 feet thick at its base. It weighs an estimated 6.6 million tons. It backs up Lake Mead, which is 590 feet...
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Oddly Enough: November 2018
By Russell Miller The Alvin, a deep sea exploration vessel, has been piloted on over 4,700 scientific dives during its long career. It can plummet as deep as three miles and takes two hours to descend...
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Oddly Enough: October 2018
By Russell Miller Vampire killing kits have made their way into museums, private collections, family heirlooms, and even prestigious auction houses where they have sold for over $20,000. One such kit,...
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Oddly Enough: September 2018
By Russell Miller The Barreleye, a bizarre deep-sea fish (below 2,000 feet), is solid black except for its translucent tail fin and crystal clear skull. The two circular objects near the mouth of its...
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Oddly Enough: August 2018
By Russell Miller The aroma of the skunk (a member of the weasel family) can be detected by the human nose as far away as one mile. A skunk is capable of accurately spraying its musk at a target 12...
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Oddly Enough: July 2018
By Russell Miller Sea Spiders are very unusual animals and live in all the world’s oceans, including the Antarctic. They live in shallow and deep water, and have been collected as far down as 23,000...
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Oddly Enough: June 2018
By Russell Miller During the time of Ancient Rome (roughly 1st century B.C.E. to 3rd century C.E.) as many as five merchant ships a day delivered goods to the city of Rome at the port of Ostia. That’s...
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Oddly Enough: May 2018
By Russell Miller The famous Bowie family name originated in Scotland. Bowie, in Gaelic, means “yellow” or “blonde.” The well-known Bowie brothers, James and Rezin were both referred to as...
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Oddly Enough: April 2018
By Russell Miller The first known air powered rifles were designed around 1580. These very rare, large caliber weapons were used to hunt game by the very rich. Around 1779, a Tyrolean inventor named...
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Oddly Enough: March 2018
By Russell Miller During World War II, when the Japanese occupied the Philippines, they captured over $21 million dollars in U. S. and local cash and bullion. The Japanese used this hard currency to...
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Oddly Enough: Russ Miller reflects on his own strange-but-true tale
Pirate image by Russ Miller. By James Dungeon [Editor’s note: The following interview was culled from conversations between the reporter and Russ Miller, Prescott-based illustrator, polymath, and...
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