Archive for October, 2008

Can owning a pet help you live longer?

People love their pets. More than 60 percent of U.S. households include pets, and those pet owners pour $41 billion a year into pet care. This may seem like a lot of money. But when you consider the fact that owning a pet could very likely add years to your life, a pet can quickly […]

25 Great Websites From Which to Draw Inspiration

One of the pet peeves of being a web designer is that you sometimes end up not feeling very creative and in need of inspiration. Of course there are thousands of CSS galleries out there, but we thought we could just go ahead and make our own list of great website designs. Hoping this will […]

Duncan Hunter’s son caught receiving donations for earmarks

Defense contractors who received millions of dollars in government earmarks arranged by Rep. Duncan Hunter are now helping to fill the campaign coffers of his son. Officials at several companies have benefited from the pet project spending requests that the veteran Republican lawmaker inserted into often-unrelated legislation.
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The incredible surfing rats who can surf (photos)

Life’s a beach for pet rats Fin and Tofu who have made waves as the world’s only rodents that can surf. Boomer Hodel, 14, has trained his two white rats to surf on custom-built 1ft long boards. Fin and Tofu, both one-year-old rats, regularly take to the sea and surf waves up to 4ft and […]