Category: Animal World
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I think it might properly raise moral consciousness if someone opened a dalmatian farm, where free-range dogs were raised in pleasant environs, on natural, antibody-free meat, killed painlessly and humanely and sold as steak. Why this particular rant? Well, here’s a nice article encouraging people to forgive transgressors: A central message is that harboring a…
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The cat obviously is enjoying the monkey business. (thanks to Namit Arora for the link) And more about cats and how they have "tapped into human biases" to their own advantage.
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1. I imagine the average music listener has as much trouble teasing apart the different musical lines, instruments and voices in a symphony (say) as I do. Why isn’t there a product category on the market where the different voices in a piece are all recorded individually? With a suitable software interface, you’d be able…
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Honest. See for yourself.
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Beware of identity theft this Easter! (photos via my good friend Nancy)
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Season's Greetings to our readers and my co-bloggers. Hope everyone returns to A.B. refreshed and cheered after the holiday festivities are over and done with for the year. I am going on a short trip and won't be blogging for some time. Unless someone else finds the time to post, the front page will remain static for a…
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Who’s the real turkey here?
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Taking a bit of a break from the faintly sinister and patently ludicrous political theater surrounding the US presidential campaign, I am happy to bring you news of a different kind. Stories that lift our spirits very often describe the triumph of the utterly vulnerable – the miserable underdog beating incredible odds. In this particular…
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Although the tabloid-style argument over the family shenanigans of the Palins has brought McCain’s VP pick into sharp focus, there’s another side to the much-vaunted abilities of Gov. Palin that you may not know of yet. This is who McCain has nominated for VP: "On March 27, the state House passed House Bill 256, Gov.…
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My friend Nancy sent me the link to this amazing video. More about Christian the Lion here.
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The Memorial Day weekend at the Paul household was TV and Internet free. Early Saturday morning our cable service went out of commission and so did the two amenities dependent on it. Our cable provider Comcast blithely informed us that no technician could come out to restore connection any earlier than next Friday, the 30th…
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