SFGate always has great pictures.

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/object/article?f=/g/a/2011/02/07/dip.DTL&object=%2Fc%2Fpictures%2F2011%2F02%2F07%2Fba-Canada_Dog_Sl_0502934641.jpg

Outrage over dog deaths: A Canadian government task force is investigating Whistler Outdoor Adventures, operator of this kennel near the British Columbia resort, after it ( Read more... )

I think this is a very cool idea!  It's better than having nice houses sitting empty and rotting.

Detroit offers police officers deals on foreclosed homes

http://www.cnn.com/2011/US/02/08/michigan.foreclosed.homes/index.html

"(CNN) -- Detroit's mayor is proposing a new approach to increasing public safety: offering police officers and firefighters ( Read more... )

Gruesome Slaughter of 100 Sled Dogs

I am upset.  I am so upset, I don't have the words.

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Feb. 1, 2011
100 dogs in Canada killed after business slows

http://nbcsports.msnbc.com/id/41377414/ns/sports-olympic_sports/

VANCOUVER, British Columbia - The 100 dogs were shot dead over two days after an expected post-Olympics boom in dogsledding ( Read more... )

Last night Steve and I watched the DVD Red (2010) with Bruce Willis.  It was entertaining.  Not great, but entertaining.  I gave it three out of five stars.  I haven’t returned it yet.  I’m thinking of watching it again for the lines I missed.

Steve and I watched Inception (2010) with Leonardo DiCaprio.  I was not impressed.  I gave it two out of five stars.

All of my pansies are doing great for what they have been through over the past two months!!  No blooms but the leaves are still green.

I think this is absolutely amazing!!

Border Collie Comprehends Over 1,000 Object Names as Verbal Referents
ScienceDaily (Jan. 6, 2011)

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/01/110106144252.htm

"Their fourth experiment demonstrated that Chaser could also learn names by exclusion -- inferred the name of a novel object by exclusion of familiar ( Read more... )

I see in the news that the remains of Kristi Cornwell have been found.  This is sad news.  The first update of the year for my lost file.  I had hoped for a miracle that she would be found safe.

Snow!!  I woke up to a white world this morning.  I think I have about 8 inches and it's still falling.  The weather people are saying the snow will continue to fall until 6 PM this evening.  If it does, I think this will be the first time I have seen snow fall for an entire day -- from sunrise to sunset.

I know the stores are hating this snow.  I'm ( Read more... )

This is a really cute video from Best Friends Animal Society!!

It's a Jolly Holi-dog Celebration!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KG3O6UBLGbA

Best Friends Animal Society

http://home.bestfriends.org