One of the cutest and mostly highly endangered creatures in the animal world is the Giant Panda. There are only about 1600 left in the wild and some 160 in captivity. Tai Shan is the first baby panda to survive at the National Zoo in Washington, D.C. He is part of a […]
I don’t usually get into too much political stuff here but I was appalled when I read the headline upon signing on to my homepage (iWON) this morning. Apparently, Bush “defended his Iraq record on Monday against skeptical questioning. He said he could understand people being disheartened but appealed to Americans to look […]
I believe I have mentioned that I am undergoing chemotherapy at the present time due to a return of my ovarian cancer of 2002. There is an ongoing commercial for a drug called Neulasta on tv with a guy who announces, “I am ready to start my chemotherapy now and I am going to […]
I wrote sometime ago about Pale Male and Lola, a pair of red tailed hawks residing on a skyscraper in New York City across from Central Park. Remember, their nest was abruptly torn down on the orders of the residents. However, amid a world wide protest, it was restored ( at least the […]
A 12-year old boy, visiing the Detroit Institute of Arts with his school group, inexplicably smooshed a wad of gum on a $1,500,000 painting called The Bay. This painting by Helen Frankenthaler was considered to be one of the museum’s most valuable works. A staff member removed the offending wad right away but […]