Holen Sie schnell Hilfe!

I’ve always said that in cat theology, cats see God as God, but the devil appears as a vacuum cleaner. ************************************************************************************* German cat turns on vacuum, causes emergency alert Associated Press BERLIN — A cat home alone in Germany apparently turned on the vacuum cleaner, frightened itself half to death and wound up being attended […]

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Coop of Dreams

Transylvanian Naked Neck?! Will it bite? After a friend told me about the Coop of Dreams tour in Everett this weekend, a junior relative and I decided to participate. She raises several breeds of chickens and sells eggs, so I figured she might get some new ideas by networking with other chicken owners. While I’ve […]

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Tokitae and Oil

As if the Gulf oil spill isn’t horrific enough already, this week I learned that the oil could reach Miami’s Seaquarium within 30 days. The water in the marine mammal tanks there comes from the Biscayne Bay. They have what’s known as an open water system. When the oil reaches Miami, it could contaminate and […]

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The Skunk That Ate Chuck Norris

When my brothers and I were in our teens we were given three Chinese hamsters as gifts. I was surprised that we were allowed to keep them after what happened with their predecessors. Two caramel and white-colored teddy bear hamsters had broken out of their cage and were later found in domestic bliss inside two […]

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