Archive for March, 2008

Fosterers for NASA cats needed (Bulletin Board: Volunteers)

Fosterers for NASA cats needed (Mountain View)
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Hello from Florida

Hello from Florida by CECramer 5 Hours Ago 1,220 3,327 Dog Chat (2 Viewing) General dog chat about the canines we love! Acting weird! by simbasdog 23 Hours Ago […]

Cute Chihuahua Puppies For Adoption ( Ottawa ) $200.00

Cute Chihuahua Puppies For Adoption Hi we have available Chihuahua puppies for Adoption. If you are interested, then contact me for more information
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TV Stupidity

I swear I am going to start a series about this. I was already done with my post for today and was in the process of having breakfast when I heard one of the stupidest things on TV, “So what are the dos and don’ts are around a cheetah?” A Florida woman was […]

Mayor Nutter On ‘Meet The Press’

Even though he wishes the candidates would just stick to the issues like “crime in cities” or “free puppies for rapping mayors”, Mayor Nutter was asked about the comments Obama’s former pastor, Rev. Jeremiah Wright, made. And what do you know! The Clinton supporter says he would drop out of his church if he […]

Restoration Hardware Baby & Child Will Try To Out-Crate & Barrel Pottery Barn Kids

Whatever happened to Restoration Hardware’s Baby? Patty and the trades reported it last Spring, and DT reader Mark wondered aloud about it a couple of days ago. Now according to Chris, Daddy Types’ mall correspondent, Restoration Hardware is indeed planning to launch Restoration Hardware Baby & Child, a catalogue/web/store brand extension that […]

Late Light Drama

Late Light Drama 31 March 2008 - 3:26pm via Sunderland - Official site By Nick Alexander  Andy Reid’s injury-time goal against West Ham at the Stadium of Light on Saturday was described as a “significant moment” by Roy Keane. It earned the Black Cats t… […]

Monkey

One of my friends insisted on seeing a photo, so here he is, after it took me 20 minutes to get him from cage into carrier this morning.  Mad Monkey Note the ears back.  You might not be able […]

Green capsules labeled “DEX L10″

Green capsules labeled “DEX… by jamdifo Today 08:35 AM 18,976 62,302 Featured Drugs We welcome you to share your experiences. Current topics: Ritalin, Zetia, Effexor, Adderall, Lexapro, Soma, Ultram/Ultracet… ritalin overdose by susie-s […]

Good Morning Day!

I’m not sure if I mentioned to you before that my house is a mini-zoo in and of itself. My son and I love animals and so we’ve got a little collection going. There’s three birds (two cockatiels in one cage and a lovebird in another), two degus, a chinchilla, a guinea pig, a […]

Yukie Nakama beats dog

The battle for new customers amongst the mobile carriers is rather intense, with the three main players running lots of prime-time television advertising. To see what effect they are having on the average Japanese consumer, NEPRO Japan recently looked at mobile phone television advertisements. Research results From 10 am on the 7th to […]

Under the Big Top

Here are some pictures from our night at the circus last Thursday. If you are ever going to the Ringling Bros. circus make sure to arrive early. One hour before the start of the show, they do a little pre-show on the circus floor and allow ticket holders down for a closer look. Abby […]

Backyard Cat

This weekend I looked out my back window and found an orange cat in the backyard.  I don’t think that it’s a stray, but it definitely lives in a home with careless owners who let this cat out every now and then, and those owners should be stoned or at the very least made aware […]

Werecats, Pride, and Rachel Vincent!

One of the most wonderful storytellers of urban fantasy, Ms. Rachel Vincent, is releasing her second book on the Faythe Sander’s series, Rogue, today. Woohoo! And to celebrate its release, Ms. Vincent will be on this Thursday’s Midnight Brew! *wg* “Rogue” Blurb: Okay, so cats don’t always land on their feet I […]

Monday Morning Laugh

You can never be sure how little kids will react to anything you put in front of them. But I guess when a baby meets an adorable French bulldog, a simple pat on the head just won’t do.
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Political Talk :: Pay up or shut up

Author: twotap Subject: Pay up or shut up Posted: Mon Mar 31, 2008 9:16 am (GMT -4) Topic Replies: 0 This just keeps getting better. Cash-strapped Clinton fails to pay bills By KENNETH P. VOGEL | 3/30/08 7:00 AM EST Updated: 3/31/08 6:04 AM EST […]

Hayden Panettiere Awarded For Efforts To Save Dolphins

Hayden Panettiere, the Heroes star was awarded The Gretchen Wyler Award by the Humane Society in LA last Saturday night for her efforts in protesting the slaughtering of dophins & whales in Japan last year. photos provided by PR Photos “As an actress, you always dream of getting awards like the Golden Globe […]

Marc Bekoff on animal joy, animal sorrow

“Animals are just so there in the moment, perhaps their joy is richer than human joy and their grief is deeper than human grief.” said Mark Bekoff, evolutionary biologist at University of Colorado. Bekoff talked to EarthSky about animal joy and animal sorrow.
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The (Big) Round-Up: Monday

The (Big) Round-Up: Monday by Lysandra Ohrstrom 7:03 am Tags: Real Estate From hiring a car service for prospective buyers to buying new trash cans for properties on the market, brokers say they are having to be more creative to earn their 6 percent commission. [NY […]

An Interview with Ianthe Brautigan

Photo credit: Nancy Bellen. Ianthe Brautigan was born in San Francisco at the tail-end of the Beat Era. Her book You Can’t Catch Death: A Daughter’s Memoir (St. Martin’s Press, 2001) chronicles her life, growing up as the daughter of poet and novelist Richard Brautigan and grappling with his suicide in […]

Pontiac G8 GT Slams BMW 5-Series In Poetic Verse [Ad Watch]

Pontiac G8 GT Slams BMW 5-Series In Poetic Verse From the book of car, whatever that is, comes the latest in the march of ads for the Pontiac G8 GT. We all thought the Spy Hunter commercial was clever, and the Hot Wheels one was slick too. This new […]

6 Reasons Why I Was Wrong About Twitter

When I first heard about Twitter, I was horrified. Of all the weird and wonderful internet applications I’ve come across, this sounded like one of the more banal and pointless. But recently I’ve been forced to eat my words. I’m a convert. Here’s why… What is Twitter? If you’ve never […]

The Truth behind Bad Bugs

The Truth behind Bad Bugs Soob did me the courtesy of pointing me to this Slate article about the past E. coli outbreak in spinach that caused so much trouble in 2006. In the article, the author suggests that this case should demonstrate that it isn’t so easy to genetically engineer new […]

Why did you wake my up so early?

Is still Caturday for me. Scowly Merp
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Shoes Fetish, Daylight Savings, Roos/Seals et al, Mice & Interviews..

Shoes Fetish.. Well, confession time.  Nope keep your minds out of the gutter you sods who were about to make some grubby joke, (though given my recent postings you might be forgiven).. I’ve been misbehaving WAYY too much on shoes.  Stupid? yes.  Financially not a smart move? You bet.  Was it FUN…. ooo […]

Yongding: Hakka Minority Buildings N Village Info - Shaowu - Fujian Province, China

Jump to the full entry & travel map Shaowu - Fujian Province, China Hey Hey and a Mega Huge G´Day to you   The first thing I´ll say in this entry is this: `wouldya farken look at that!  Wouldya farken look at that!´ Sorry I had to let […]

Hayden Panettiere Saved A Dolphin, Got A Plaque

Hayden Panettiere was honored by the Human Society at the Genesis Awards on Saturday night for protesting the slaughter of dolphins in Japan. If you’ll recall, Hayden donned a wetsuit and paddled her ass out in front of a Japanese freighter to stop them from offing Flipper. The audience viewed […]

Freelancer to redraw Eliot’s cats

Freelancer to redraw Eliot’s cats Self-employed illustrator will give old cats a new life. Freelancing News | Mar 31, 2008
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It Happened One Weekend: NJ Applies Lipstick to Pigs, Community Board Cuts, More!

1) In a story that we’re only 60% sure is not an April Fool’s gag, the Times reports that many New Jersey garbage dumps are being redeveloped into hotels, mall and residential buildings. For example, the Hilton at right is going up in a Dover landfill. Reminds us of a joke we heard: Hey, […]

All We Ever Do is Talk About Wood by Tom Horacek

All We Ever Do is Talk About Wood By Tom Horacek Drawn & Quarterly As one of the medium’s longest reigning genius, it’s nearly impossible to quantify Charles Schulz’s impact on the comic strip. Nearly every strip that has been conceived subsequently owes an incalculable debt of gratitude to Schulz’s […]

Item of the Day: Cui bono? (1781)

Full Title: Cui Bono? Or, An Inquiry, What Benefits Can Arise Either to the English or the Americans, the French, Spaniards, or Dutch, from the Greatest Victories, or Successes, in the Present War? Being a Series of Letters, Addressed to Monsieur Necker, Late Controller General of the Finances of France. By Josiah Tucker, […]

Hayden Panettiere Does Double Duty

She’s just a busy little thing, isn’t she? Hayden Panettiere, who is currently shooting “I Love You, Beth Cooper” in Vancouver, was back in L.A. on Saturday to attend the Genesis Awards where she received the Wyler Award. The Genesis Awards are given by the Humane Society and acknowledge […]

Labradoodle puppies expected, from fully health tested parents ( Vancouver ) Please contact

Family raised loved and spoiled parents and puppies. We are NOT a large breeding operation that has multiple litters but rather we have one litter at a time on a very small scale. Ensuring
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One Hundred: Part One

I’m not sure if it was the post about vomit or the fact that I was a mistake, an accident, a surprise but everyone seems to have upped and ran for the hills. Did I say something wrong? I hope lil’ ol’ me didn’t go offending people. Maybe I need more posts about the […]

Texas Blog Round Up (March 31, 2008)

It’s Monday and that means it is time for another Texas Progressive Alliance Blog Round-Up. The weekly round up is compiled from submissions submitted by member bloggers. Saturday, TXsharon of Bluedaze attended the Barnett Shale Expo and the lies told by John Tinterra, Texas Railroad Commission, in front of citizens who pay his […]

Aspartame Harms Diabetics

Q. Are artificial sweeteners that contain aspartame safe? A. A number of artificial sweeteners, including saccharin, have been around for a long time. In my opinion, aspartame has many hazards. Saccharin is essentially safe. The sweetener called stevia, which is increasingly being used, comes from a shrub found in Paraguay, South America. It tastes very […]

Thugs commit brutal racially motivated assaults in Orlando.

CofCC.org News Team Two black males brutal beat a 62 year old woman and mentally-disabled men. The thugs told the victims they must pay a fee for being white in their neighborhood. They were brutally assaulted when they refused to pay. Like predatory animals, the thugs appear to have hunted for the […]

What’s in a name? The defining point of a relationship

I just dig lists.Today USA today expands on the information drawn from the databases of Veterinary Pet Insurance, writing today on the most popular names for dogs: Girls: 1. Bella 2. Molly 3. Lucy 4. Maggie 5. Daisy 6. Sophie 7. Sadie 8. Chloe […]

Post-County Conventions Wrangle

(The weekly Texas Progressive Alliance Blog Round-Up is compiled from submissions by member blogs.) This past Saturday TXsharon of Bluedaze attended the Barnett Shale Expo and heard the lies told by John Tinterra of the Texas Railroad Commission in front of citizens who pay his salary and in front of his boss, Victor Carrillo. […]

Planned Parenthood’s condoms for women

I went to college in the early ’90s, when safe sex was a fashion statement. Even dorm mothers were packing Trojans back then. Over the years, that changed. As single women, we’ve become dangerously casual about whether our partners use protection. A new report finds that “only 30 percent of single women with multiple […]