Archive for June, 2008

WALL•E

Perhaps you saw the new Pixar movie WALL•E this weekend? Perhaps now people will stop laughing at me when I explain that I was more upset about the death of my helpful, friendly Roomba than most pet deaths. Robots are noble creatures worthy of respect! They have beautiful little fixations and neuroses that […]

Puppies and Kittens

2:28 pm. No comments yet. Be the first. Digging Out One of the downsides to being self-employed and taking a week off is having to go back to work eventually.  Having to face the pile of paper in the mail box and e-mail after […]

The Books That Changed Your Lives

On Thursday we asked you what books have changed your life, and over 250 thoughtful comments later, it’s clear you all have book shelves stuffed with meaningful tomes. Now it’s time to share the love. Today we’ve compiled some of the titles that you mentioned the most, with summaries and links to […]

she liked to hang out at the art school - going Sledding 2.0

Art and Design Friday, June 27/08Glenbow Museum On Friday we took a bit of a breather from the manic concerting to take in some of the art installations that Sled Island is presenting in conjunction with the Glenbow Museum..Wim Delvoye’s Cloaca No. 5 is an Inspector Gadget-like creation, designed to simulate the human digestive system. […]

LOL Cat Bible: Lectionary Readings for the Seventh Sunday after Pentecost

Seventh Sunday after Pentecost Jeremiah 28:5-9 Psalm 89:1-4, 15-18 (Ps. 89:1) Romans 6:12-23 Matthew 10:40-42 These are the only verses that have been translated for this weekend: Romans 6:12-23 12 Donna do dat Invisible Error Yo!, dat yoube humpin […]

Sexy fansign from busty Emily

Upcoming big tit softcore babe Emily from Emilysdream found the time to make us a very nice fansign for the titty blogs! How cool is that? I am a big sucker for sexy fansigns even if the girl in question only got normal big tits. These sexy puppies are just waiting for our undivided […]

Autumn Leaves Belt

I just posted about the fab new book that a group of my designer friends and I have just released: Belt Book and orders  as well as a note of advice about self publishing: Myra’s class  Here’s the belt that I designed for the book: Autumn Leaves: […]

Favorite Coloring Page Sites

Favorite Coloring Page Sites Sherry had a great question yesterday in her post about keeping kids occupied. I commented that maybe printing out some coloring pages would help and thought I’d expand on that a little bit and list some of my girls’ favorite coloring sites. We’ve been doing coloring pages […]

BloodhoundBlog at two: The scene of the real estate scenius

BloodhoundBlog came into this world two years ago today. I had tried twice before to craft a workable real estate weblog. The second attempt donated its 60-odd posts to BloodhoundBlog on the way in. But BloodhoundBlog was different from our prior attempts right from the start. We were focused on the national real estate […]

Meme-ness (2)

Contrary to popular thinking, I am NOT on a roll of meme-answering. Well, for now. This one came from a cell member, so here are my answers: Starting time: 12:38am (while waiting for the Euro 2008 finals) Name: why, yarn? Sisters: 0 Brothers: 2 Shoe size: 10 (or […]

Metaprogrammer Sundays: Unintended Consequences

It takes real genius to know when one is ignorant. The difference between ignorance and stupidity can be expressed in the test scores on a multiple choice exam. The ignorant people, knowing they have inadequete information to answer the questions intentionally, assign a 1:3 probability to each of the three possible answers, then […]

Big Ditch Pig Rescue Begins

Friday was the first day for feeding operations on the levee. Due to the receding of floodwaters, it is becoming very difficult to get out to the levee by boat. One of the rescue teams spent up to three hours traveling five miles out to the levee, due to the long stretches of mud […]

the tutu experiement

My sister Sarah is a girly girl. We all love that about her. And she had the idea to make tutus for the five little girl cousins (Sheely is the oldest, Alex, 16 months, is the youngest). She brought the tulle all the way from Las Vegas and we all stitched and cut and tied […]

Raining cats and dogs in new bronswick

on highway 2.
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KC Zoo budget struggles to feed animals. In other words: Screw the homeless, laid off City Hall employees and the working poor!!!

The mere fact that there is coverage of that fact that the Zoo is having a hard time with it’s food budget proves that Kansas City’s values are completely screwed up . . . And that the Zoo needs to throw a BBQ and turn this situation to the advantage of hungry visitors.
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Postcards from India!!

Well just one, actually. But it was totally addressed to me. Just me. It’s from my friend Goan Kitten, a (very) sometimes blogger from Goa, India. I think he’s in a bit of trouble… I don’t mind if he emigrates to Australia, as long as it’s not to my place. I’m strictly a one-cat […]

Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie give $1 million to Iraq refugees

Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie on 2/2/08 before she announced her pregnancy. This was Brad’s brief “scruffy period” Since we covered the pigs on their property yesterday we may as well cover this: Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie have donated a million to Iraqi children affected by war. The money will […]

3 Mixes That I’ve Made

I made these for a music community I’m in and I thought I’d share. Remember to say thank you if you snag them! Artist: Various Artists Album: This Time Its Personal (88 MB) Genre: Mix Similar Artists: Diana Krall, The Monkees, Elvis Costello Tracklisting: Elvis Costello - Mouth […]

Patrick Kennedy’s Cruel and Unusual Punishment

—Ace Under no circumstances is a child rape as “morally depraved” as murder? Really? Perhaps Anthony Kennedy didn’t read his own fucking decision. L. H. [the 8-year-old rape victim] was transported to the Children’s Hospital. An expert in pediatric forensic medicine testified that L. H.’s injuries were the most […]

Film of the Workings of French Picture Automaton

Here is a detailed video showing first the back and then the front of an elaborate French tableau automaton. The first half of the video shows you the cardboard, paper, thread, wire, and clockwork that makes the piece move. The second half of the video shows the animated country scene with animals, people, and […]

Dolly - 3 year old female Greyhound

Dolly is a beautiful black Greyhound female aged 3 years old. She was bred for racing but didn’t make the grade and was instead used as a coursing dog. Dolly is NOT cat friendly but loves other dogs and is friendly and sociable. She is quite small but very solidly built and has a […]

A full squad..A full week.

A good week at the factory..Dave the belt has slotted in like a custom built cog so all is well there.And we bumped into Dark n Dangerous yesterday so we caught up on the goss from the old place..Going down hill fast by what we heard..justice! I reckon Dave will be ready […]

Oakley - Adopt me at North Attleboro Animal Shelter

Oakley - Adopt me at North Attleboro Animal Shelter By Drew | June 26, 2008 Oakley - Adopt me at North Attleboro Animal Shelter, originally uploaded by BenSpark. Sorry for the delay on Pet of the Week. I almost forgot but […]

Buster - middle aged male Greyhound

Buster is a middle aged Greyhound male who has had rather bad luck, having been sent back from two homes. As you can see he is a beautiful dog, and he is very loveable - his favourite trick being to roll on his back, wherever he is, to have his tummy tickled. He even […]

Joyful Summer Finish

I just finally finished Joyful Summer! I love doing French Knots so I put in a few more than the pattern called for but I hope it looks ok by doing that. I think that it looks pretty close to what it was but since I love doing them, I thought it would be […]

How to avoid being “fan boy” or “fan girl” when building relationships with people you admire

Over the years, I have developed deep respect for authors like Jim Collins, Martha Beck, Guy Kawasaki, Seth Godin, Kathy Sierra, Steven Pressfield and Isabelle Allende. I adore the wit and creativity of people like Ze Frank and Hugh McLeod. I appreciate the down-to-earth business wisdom of John […]

Law and Disorder: 2 charged in EWC official’s death

Law & Disorder: 2 charged in EWC official’s death Surgeon saw need, now heals in Iraq UGa throws it all away Group is claiming 2 spots on CSX board The Homestead is back in Jacksonville Beach ‘Barack Obama is Muslim’ is worse than inaccurate Jacksonville Jouney: […]

Project Bloodhound: And they called it puppy love

The Bloodhound Blog has puppies! This is a frisky and fearless litter of pure-bred Bloodhounds, each with their own unique goals, skills, voice, and talents. They are being added to the contributor’s panel to blend their own howling to the symphony that makes Bloodhound the remarkable place it is. I prefer to let […]

Good Parenting Advice - Do Not Put Education On Summer Vacation

The words “Schools Out For Summer” strike joy into the hearts of children and often a sigh of relief for parents who are just as eager to take a break from homework as their progeny. However taking a complete break from the books for the entire summer can be problematic. Studies have shown […]

..OOOPS…one more..

Last one for now - I promise! I like this paper with cats on - sweet don´t you think? “click” on the image to see it larger.* * * Oooops.. I just remembered that one of my goals this year was to make 4 christmas-cards each month….I forgot all about it….and I´m really not […]

Thursday, June 26, 2008

Thursday, June 26, 2008 Waning Moon Pluto Retrograde Jupiter Retrograde Neptune Retrograde Hot, humid, rainy The Hex Breaker site is live – no cover art yet, but an excerpt, and it’s here. Yes, the photo is one of mine. Worked partially on a bunch of […]

Sometimes I think

…that I’m losing ground on my “no cats on the table” rule. “What cats? I don’t see any cats!” -Chaos “What table? I don’t see any table!” -Mayhem
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Thursday… Three?

Hi Monty! Scroll down a bit… I have something for you… Here it is… another tummy shot for you today! And for the rest of you who are still conscious… Here’s what Mom did last night:Mom also took the sewing monster apart and dribbled water oil all over it. She said it was running […]

Nature pictures

2 Nature pictures Posted by ravisupreme 56 minutes ago (http://www.hickerphoto.com) View profile Category: pictures Aurora Borealis photo of Cute Baby Animals Cute Baby Animals photo of Cute […]

Body Worlds 2 in Baltimore

I love taking day trips to Baltimore. It’s less than 90 minutes from Washington, DC to downtown Baltimore and there’s always tons to do. Recently, my college-aged niece and nephew visited me from the West Coast and we took a day trip up to Baltimore. We visited the National […]

On the trail of the ‘Indian yeti’

In the US it’s known as bigfoot, in Canada as sasquatch, in Brazil as mapinguary, in Australia as a yowie, in Indonesia as sajarang gigi and, most famously of all, in Nepal as a yeti. The little known Indian version of this legendary ape-like creature is called mande barung - or forest man - and […]

Kruger National Park - Kruger National Park, South Africa

Jump to the full entry & travel map Kruger National Park, South Africa Kruger is the largest wildlife reserve in South Africa. It was totally amazing. We stayed in a super fancy place. We were the only people there for the first night, which was kind of nice, […]

Before Grain — Feed Your Pets the Way Nature Intended

Are dogs and cats vegetarians by nature? I think we all know the answer to that, yet so much commercial pet food is chock full of grain. You can feed your pets the way nature intended with Before Grain dog and cat food. Grain free, no fillers No artificial colors, flavors Natural preservatives For all […]

Puppies ‘n Water

Found some good clips of dogs playing with various types of water. Some non-water videos: I also discovered a new type of […]

Somewhat improved

CAT CLUDGIE - OCUPADO My thanks to those who have enquired about the wellbeing of Mits. I was very scared about getting home last night to a rigid pussy (I’ve personally never found a use for a dead cat) but she seems a lot better. Not perfect so another vet trip may be […]