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An article in today’s Star-Telegram by Susan McFarland about racing pigeons caught my attention. That is not a subject that normally intrigues me, but it started that line of thinking which does. Ms. McFarland was writing about a family (the Lindseys) who raise pigeons and gave several facts about that operation. Here, judge for yourself – Once their home has been established, the pigeons are driven a little farther and released, progressively flying from 100 to 600 miles. When released, they go up, circle a few minutes to get their bearings and then head home, Scot Lindsey said. “The good ones go straight home,” he said. “Some take longer than others.” I…