Pit bull terriers get a bad rap
This is a great video. The family’s pit bull bugged his owner frantically until he came with him to find out what was bothering him. The dog saved the baby’s life. This family has had their children saved by pit bulls not once, but twice. There’s a reason Staffordshire bull terriers, a foundation for the [...]
After 5 years chained to a doghouse, flat coated retriever needs a good home
My friend Jessica is the lady who rescued Stella puppy from a pound in North Carolina and fostered her until we adopted her in June. Jessica has another foster who needs a home and I thought some of my friends could spread the word about him. Here’s all about him from Jessica, in her own [...]
Libraries, ebooks and readers
While watching a segment regarding the electronic revolution and the publishing industry on CBS Sunday Morning today (Out of Print, the Written Word Considered), something occurred to me. Some public library systems already loan electronic content like ebooks and audiobooks through a partnership with services like OverDrive, but they require reader software and the books [...]
You cannot multiply wealth by dividing it
I read this quote this morning in the signature of a forwarded e-mail. I think it’s a keeper: “You cannot legislate the poor into freedom by legislating the wealthy out of freedom. What one person receives without working for, another person must work for without receiving. The government cannot give to anybody anything that the [...]
Spammers claiming to be mods posting to Yahoo groups
This would amuse the heck out of me if I didn’t know people were being duped by these messages. The latest in the Yahoo Groups spam takes the form of posts claiming to be from the group moderator and advising people to check out the website in question. Here’s the latest example: There really is [...]
Texting while driving is deadly
I could quote statistics, but this PSA and the accompanying interview is far more effective. Have I texted while driving? Of course I have. Even after my accident, caused by a distracted driver who looked up just in time to slam into my stopped car, I have done so. But this video is reminder enough [...]
Boiling frogs in America: Health care reform
We’ve all heard the story: If you put a frog in a pan of cold water, then put that pan on the burner to boil, the frog won’t know until it’s too late. That’s what’s happening in America with Obama’s health care agenda, among other things. We’re being boiled, but it’s happening a little at [...]
