In Prague leading astromers have in their infinite wisdom determined that poor little Pluto is no longer to be called a planet! This poor little body doesn’t fill the requirements for a planet to be “a celestial body that is in orbit around the sun, has sufficient mass for its self-gravity to overcome […]
In Southern California we teach our dogs to surf too! On August 20, we had out first ever Surf Dog Small Wave Competition and fundraiser for PAWS in Coronado. Even featured on the local NBC news station last night it looks like fun was held by all. I am waiting to see more […]
The giant panda population seems to be exploding in China lately and here is the latest! This is either the cutest or ugliest baby I have seen - I am going to go with cutest no matter what you say! Very soon this little one will take on the black and white fur look […]
Some of you reading this blog may know that I spent many years designing, creating and showing my own artist teddy bears so this story from London was a bit of a shock!
In London a guard dog named Barney went beserk and ripped apart a collection of rare teddy
bears, including one once owned by Elvis […]
The heat wave criss-crossing the country has been hard to take lately. In one area very close to me it was 119 just a couple of weeks ago! But here is definitely the way to beat the heat. Jump in the pool and start muching on your polar bearcicle make from apples and […]
A very cute little black and white kitten was rescued after falling in a hole at the side of the road in Buffalo NY. Of course, it took Animal Control, utility personnel and finally the fire department to literally flush him out. But all is well and one of the guys is planning […]
Along with the horrors of the escalating conflict between Israel and Lebanon, CNN reports that the Bush Administration has reversed its earlier position of proposing to charge American citizens a $3000 “evacuation fee” to get them out of Lebanon! As House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) commented “A nation that can provide more than $300 […]
Click here for a fun look at some cleverly photoshopped animals. Unfortunately I cannot give proper credit since I don’t know who created them but they are very clever and make for a good laugh! Have Fun!
Recently I enrolled in a 7-week disaster preparedness training class offered by the Los Angeles Fire Department called “CERT” (Community Emergency Response Team). This program developed in Los Angeles is offered in every state and 6 foreign countries. In California you can check here and find a wealth of information. In other states check here. […]
Happy 4th of July to all you United States readers! The space shuttle Discovery has been blasted into orbit! When we do fireworks, we do fireworks! Good luck and Godspeed to the astronauts!