Just because I thought runiclaw , jperegrine , 
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Not nearly enough work this week, and a couple of rough days at the animal shelter.  Thinking with some trepidation about jumping back into the dark, piranha-infested waters of the art industry, though I'm still a bit gun shy of it.

But I think I am officially OK with bulldogs now.  Mostly because of this little guy.  At least Romney (a Bull Terrier ( Read more... )

As a lot of folks know, I've been volunteering at the local animal shelter with my wife for a while now.  It's been very frustrating working with some of the animals, only to find that people won't even look at them because of their "in-kennel" lack of sparkle.

So we're going to bring them out of the kennels, albeit virtually.


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For those who have known me a long time, you might have met my parrot, Sam. Although he had a respectable run of things (23 is actually quite venerable for a cockatiel), old age finally won out today ( Read more... )

We all want to help out our friends when they're in a tight spot. I'm absolutely no different. But when things start getting really dire is NOT the time to play "Big ol' damn hero."

When it's a matter of life-or-death, please, please don't make plans and schemes for someone else without talking it through with them very thoroughly. Odds are ( Read more... )

News flash: Wi-fi does not imply high-speed internet, apparently. I've become spoiled, perhaps, but when LiveJournal posts time out and no online audio or video will play... I feel like I've back-tracked to the 2800baud days.

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Well, everyone else is doing it, so...

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Author Arthur C. Clarke dies at age 90

I really have nothing to add to this but, "Thank you, Mr. Clarke".