Wednesday, December 31, 2008
Tuesday, December 30, 2008
For the ladies - Like to travel but not alone?
http://www.journeywoman.com/
It has a lot of tips and tours, and great things for the travelling woman.
Monday, December 29, 2008
Deaf Dogs - No need to decide its fate -
This site will help you. It isn't a rescue, but it will give you guidance for your deaf dog.
Sunday, December 28, 2008
From brightlion.com comes this poignant and necessary short film on pet population and euthanasia...
Please consider volunteering in whatever way possible, to your local animal control facility or shelter.
Saturday, December 27, 2008
The Latest on SCOTUS and Obama's birth certificate
Today is 12/27/08.
From Frank Sinatra - The House I Live In - This is wonderful...
What have we done?
Perhaps more stirring than Sinatra's version, which I couldn't find on Youtube was Rick Corsi's rendition standing in front of an American flag. Go Rick! I love this.
http://www.actionext.com/names_f/frank_sinatra_lyrics/the_house_i_live_in.html
Friday, December 26, 2008
Dog lovers - wait till you see this~
Thursday, December 25, 2008
Neat things from Photojojo for your
Like a flash diffuser from wax paper and an origami folded "photo studio" from paper for small objects...
I asked if it was a slow news day - so slow that they had to fill half a page with Obama's bare chest and the Messiah emerging from the water. Guess he hasn't walked on water yet but wait - Kris Angel will show him how. When he does, that will really something, won't it?
I don't care (and who really does - and if you do, what does that say about the mentality of people) about his bare chest. Big flogging deal. I watched some middle aged woman reporter salivating and swooning about His Buffness on CNN last night, and how wonderful he looks, so handsome and hot. Can you imagine that? Where are our heads? Stuck up our...? Can't believe this.
What I care about is that O hasn't shown us what we want yet - and that's a certified copy or an original birth certificate. And NO, this issue has not faded into the ether.
Wednesday, December 24, 2008
In Defense of Animals sends this - a pet lover's nightmare
This poor animal was scalded. On purpose.
Lest we forget the real meaning of Christmas...
The Gospel According to St. Luke
Mathew 1.18-25
And it came to pass in those days, that there went out a decree from Caesar Augustus, that all the world should be taxed.
And this taxing was first made when Cyrenius was governor of Syria.
And all went to be taxes, every one into his own city.
And Joseph also went up from Galilee,out of the city of Nazareth, into Judea, unto the city of David, which is called Bethlehem, (because he was of the house and lineage of David), to be taxed with Mary his espoused wife, being great with child.
And so it was, that, while they were there, the days were accomplished that she should be delivered.
And she brought forth her firstborn son, and wrapped him in swaddling clothes, and laid him in a manger, because there was no room for them in the inn.
And there were in the same country shepherds abiding in the field, keeping watch over their flock by night.
And lo, the angel of the Lord came upon them, and the glory of the Lord shone round about them, and they were sore afraid.
And the angel said unto them, Fear not: For, behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy, which shall be to all people.
For unto you is born this day in the city of David, a Saviour, which is Christ the Lord.
And this shall be a sign unto you; Ye shall find the babe wrapped in swaddling clothes, lying in a manger
And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host praising God, and saying,
Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, good will toward men.
And it came to pass, as the angels were gone away from them into heaven, the shepherds said one to another, Let us now go even unto Bethlehem, and see this thing which is come to pass, which the Lord hath made known unto us.
And they came with haste, and found Mary and Joseph, and the babe lying in a manger.
And when they had seen it, they made known abroad the saying which was told them concerning this child.
And all they that heard it, wondered at those things which were told them by the shepherds.
But Mary kept all these things, and pondered them in her heart.
And the shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for all the things that they had heard and seen, as it was told unto them.
Granny Annie...update on her 5 minutes of fame...
Got word this morning that both Dogster.com and Petfinder.com have picked up Granny Annie's
story and have mentioned it in their blogs with links to Wayne Pacelle's HSUS blog.
Here are the links...
http://blog.petfinder.com/petfinder/2008/12/24/
http://dogblog.dogster.com/2008/12/24/give-a-senior-a-new-leash-on-life/
Dogpile.com supports ASPCA
I hope you will consider adding the Dogpile searchbar to your collection of toolbars.
Thank you.
Newsmax: US military preparing for domestic disturbances due to economy
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A new report from the U.S. Army War College discusses the use of American troops to quell civil unrest brought about by a worsening economic crisis. The report from the War College’s Strategic Studies Institute warns that the U.S. military must prepare for a “violent, strategic dislocation inside the United States” that could be provoked by “unforeseen economic collapse” or “loss of functioning political and legal order.” Entitled “Known Unknowns: Unconventional ‘Strategic Shocks’ in Defense Strategy Development,” the report was produced by Nathan Freier, a recently retired Army lieutenant colonel who is a professor at the college — the Army’s main training institute for prospective senior officers. He writes: “To the extent events like this involve organized violence against local, state, and national authorities and exceed the capacity of the former two to restore public order and protect vulnerable populations, DoD [Department of Defense] would be required to fill the gap.” Freier continues: “Widespread civil violence inside the United States would force the defense establishment to reorient priorities in extremis to defend basic domestic order … An American government and defense establishment lulled into complacency by a long-secure domestic order would be forced to rapidly divest some or most external security commitments in order to address rapidly expanding human insecurity at home.” International Monetary Fund Managing Director Dominique Strauss-Kahn warned last week of riots and unrest in global markets if the ongoing financial crisis is not addressed and lower-income households are beset with credit constraints and rising unemployment, the Phoenix Business Journal reported. Sen. James Inhofe of Oklahoma and Rep. Brad Sherman of California disclosed that Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson discussed a worst-case scenario as he pushed the Wall Street bailout in September, and said that scenario might even require a declaration of martial law. The Army College report states: “DoD might be forced by circumstances to put its broad resources at the disposal of civil authorities to contain and reverse violent threats to domestic tranquility. Under the most extreme circumstances, this might include use of military force against hostile groups inside the United States. “Further, DoD would be, by necessity, an essential enabling hub for the continuity of political authority in a multi-state or nationwide civil conflict or disturbance.” He concludes this section of the report by observing: “DoD is already challenged by stabilization abroad. Imagine the challenges associated with doing so on a massive scale at home." As Newsmax reported earlier, the Defense Department has made plans to deploy 20,000 troops nationwide by 2011 to help state and local officials respond to emergencies. The 130-year-old Posse Comitatus Act restricts the military’s role in domestic law enforcement. But a 1994 Defense Department Directive allows military commanders to take emergency actions in domestic situations to save lives, prevent suffering or mitigate great property damage, according to the Business Journal. And Gen. Tommy Franks, who led the U.S. military operations to liberate Iraq, said in a 2003 interview that if the U.S. is attacked with a weapon of mass destruction, the Constitution will likely be discarded in favor of a military form of government.
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