Movie Review: Kung Fu Panda 2 (2011)
Movie Review: Furry Vengeance (2010)
Fuzzball kitten savages a 130lb golden retriever
Exceedingly cute video of my 10 week old kitten beating up on my 10 year old, 130lb golden retriever. Smackdown ’08.
How To Make a Folding Pet Ramp
This ramp is suitable for small pets who need help getting onto surfaces such as a couch or a bed. The ramp folds flat for storage.
For a 4-foot ramp you will need:
1 8-foot long 1”x12” board
1 8-foot long 1”x2” board*
10 wood screws
2 3” hinges with screws (no longer than 3/4” screws)
1 strip of carpet 12” wide and 5’ long*
staple gun and staples*adjust these lengths for ramps longer than...
On Cats and Trust
As I find myself closer and closer to the inevitable time when my cat, Ding, will die, and the possibility that I may have to have her put to sleep, I find myself repeating an inner argument about the nature of trust.
I got Ding as an 8 week old kitten in the spring of 1990, when I was 18 years old. She was a skittish and nervous kitten. Nervous to the point of being...
May 2008 Newsletter
Well it’s been a while since the last newsletter. As far as the website goes, I’ve upgraded the software I use to run it, and after working out a bug where all of the titles vanished, it seems to be quite stable. I’ve added a few features. One is a copy&paste bit at the bottom of each article on the off chance anyone wanted to link to it. Another is an additional search box at...
NASA Hid PROOF of Extra-terrestrial Life
I was first drawn to examine NASA photographs taken on the moon when I saw the photographic proof* on Seethruart’s pursuasive webpage. When he showed proof that the NASA astronauts were stepping on tiny alien shuttles, and proof that there were tiny flying crafts hiding in the rocks (see closeup!!) I knew he was onto something. These were not ordinary “rocks and dirt” that NASA had been leading...
Misty the Wonder Horse
When I was growing up, my godmother, Barrie, had a horse named Misty. She was all white and generally very friendly. One of my earlier memories of her was being totally grossed out when she licked my hand and the spit foamed up. I’ve always been an animal lover, and horses are no exception. I loved to ride Misty when I got the chance…
Oddly, Misty sometimes had other ideas.
When I was three or...
Dog Bite
This is one of my oldest vivid memories…
When I was almost three years old, I was in Connecticut visiting my grandparents. I was with my grandmother at a friend’s house when a little dog came wandering in. It was a Dachshund… a weiner dog. Apparently I decided to feed him a cracker. I remember bending over and handing him something, and I remember him lunging for my face. I also remember seeing something in...
Kitties: Kaia
My (now ex-)husband and I got Kaia from the Humane Society when she was a tiny kitten, back in about 1992. Her cage was labeled with the reason that she’d been brought to the pound: “too aggressive; doesn’t get along with family dog.” Naturally, we wondered what sort of candy-ass wussy dog these people had that was intimidated by this tea-cup sized kitten. She truly was very small, and really did fit in a coffee...
Sparky's Family Tree
Our dog (who now lives with my ex-husband) is a pure-bred golden retriever. We got him when Dominic was 3 years old, and chose a golden retriever because they are known for being good with children. Normally I’d be the type to go to the pound and get a mutt, but given that when I was mauled by a dog when I was a young child, you can perhaps see where I wanted to be...
Vegetarianism: the why, the wherefore
“I have from an early age abjured the use of meat, and the time will come when men such as I will look upon the murder of animals as they now look upon the murder of men. “ – Leonardo da Vinci, 1452-1519
Most people’s relationship with the cow, the pig, etc. is a predator/prey relationship. This page is my explanation for why mine isn’t. I am a vegetarian, and have been since...
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