Archive for September, 2008
Good things really do happen in Durham
Tonight, the Durham Board of County Commissioners voted 4-1 in favor of a revised ordinance on the treatment of animals, effectively placing a ban on tethering dogs beginning in January 2010 and giving Animal Control better-defined statutes under which to prosecute animal [Read More]
4AM pet-photo-blogging
A shot of each of the menagerie from the last couple of weeks, plus a cameo appearance by Duffy the bichon… [Read More]
Fatigue
I spend a lot of time berating myself for not getting more done. It usually seems absurd that I can’t do more, whether that’s more daily chores and more tasks towards lofty goals or more to help with worthy causes that I care about. And then a day like today [Read More]
Litter boxes and spray nozzles
I’ve been through around 20 litter boxes over 12 years. They’ve all sucked. That cats only like clumping litter, preferably Fresh Step everything else sucks. At present, one or both of the cats hates that I’ve gone to an enclosed litter box. They’ve [Read More]
Try telling this to the Cult of Palin
The most read story on the BBC News website is “Shun meat, says UN climate chief”. This isn’t a new theory, and, shit, it’s not a theory, it’s a fact that reducing meat consumption would do a lot to lower greenhouse emissions. But will you hear [Read More]
Dance dance revolution
I’ve won a gift certificate to 9th Street Dance. Any recommendations? Once upon a time, I almost knew how to do a few things…a semester of social dance in college, two goes at beginner swing dance lessons years ago…but all that’s gone now. I’ve [Read More]
Unchain dogs, win cat
The Coalition to Unchain Dogs is having their 2nd annual benefit concert tonight at Durham’s Central Park. Go to unchaindogs.net for info. Win cool stuff in a raffle. Like a cat. Well, cat art. [Read More]
An excuse to mention Nancy McKeon
The antidote for my head feeling like it’s going to explode whenever I hear someone gush about Palin: I suppose John McCain deserves credit for having turned such a complex, serious event like the campaign for the Presidency into a Lifetime movie starring Nancy McKeon. [Read More]
More Palin Pain
This is why I get burned out following politics. Something as obviously boneheaded as McCain’s choice of Sarah Palin as veep nominee happens, and it’s not obvious to about half of the country. Even worse, a quarter of the country is steadfast in believing it was [Read More]
