Critter Stories For Sunday
Dogs in Moscow learn how to use the subway. At least one cat in London has learned how to take the bus to get fish and chips. European pets must be smarter than those of us Americans. At least judging… Continue Reading
Critters
This Never Happens When I Play The Sims
Three in the morning comes and my bladder tells me it’s time for a short interruption in sleep. This problem is easy to solve. But the dogs hear me moving about and come in, demanding food. It’s earlier than their… Continue Reading
Inspired By Hit Coffee: A Good Local Government Story
Inspired by this post over at Hit Coffee, I should point out two things that are good about the two municipal governments that I have noticed recently. First, Soffit House is located on the very edge, but still within the municipal… Continue Reading
Weekend Weirdness, Volume IX
LOLCats — annoying the hell out of you since 1929! After Japanese stereoscopic photography was rediscovered, so was the lost art of stop-motion photography, this time by disaffected Spanish college students. Living on a cliff: probably not a good idea… Continue Reading
Weekend Weirdness, Volume VI
Is that a meep I hear, young man? Better not be! Can your cat do this? Mine would like to but we don’t get house guests like this very often. Well, at least they’re not this lazy. These aren’t cake… Continue Reading
Coming Home
I finally thought of a good angle to comment on the Ft. Hood story. But then I came cross this, and realized I couldn’t possibly beat a collection of happy-tear-jerking videos from mental_floss to commemorate Veteran’s Day. Even if you’re… Continue Reading
Is The Start Of The Holiday Season Really The Best Time For This?
Counting calories sucks. It leaves me feeling hungry and conscious of food all the time. What I can do, though, is work a lot. When I get into my work, I don’t think so much about feeling hungry. Cutting back… Continue Reading
Weekend Weirdness, Volume III
We begin with a lamb jumping on a bed. Very cute, but it comes to a strange ending. Then, I found a delightful children’s book about interspecies telepathy, and the inevitable conquest of our planet by alien retroviruses. It’s fun… Continue Reading
The Covey In My Front Yard
Last year, a covey of quail moved in to my front yard. There were at least six chicks and at least two adults. Both had drab coloring, so they seemed to both be females. Then, a neighborhood cat was seen… Continue Reading
Weekend Weirdness, Volume II
I quite enjoyed last week’s Saturday compliation of the weirdest things I’ve come across on the Intertubes. So here’s this week’s installment. Let’s start with some big critters. I don’t know why but the cow is somehow more impressive than… Continue Reading