CANADIANS AREN’T ALL LAW-ABIDING!

Here’s a report from the Atlantic about some Canadian’s who are bucking the law for the sake of their health and/or their pocketbook!  Well, I suppose I can’t say why they’re doing it.  But I know why I would!

First of all, as fellow Canadian Meghan points out (in this excellent little blog post), good eggs are incredibly healthful.  Second, most commercial eggs pop out of sick, deformed, mal-nourished hens, so their nutritional content is all but non-existent.  Third, those pitiful hens are indeed poorly treated.  And finally, happy eggs from happy hens (well-treated and pastured) are expensive and tedious to acquire!  I make a special trip to a farmers market in another municipality for my pastured eggs!

So in order to save money but get happy eggs from happy pastured hens, I would indeed consider raising my own chickens in my own backyard!

Unfortunately, my apartment building doesn’t even allow me to have cats right now.

But would I do it if it meant breaking the law?  Golly.  I can’t even see that bridge yet.  Would you?

STATION FIRE

Along with the loss of life and homes, this photo encompasses the reason I feel great sadness regarding the Station Fire.  As of this post, here’s the information from the incident report (note that the Est Containment Date has been pushed back one week!):

Basic Information

Incident Type	Wildfire
Cause	Arson
Date of Origin	Wednesday August 26th, 2009 approx 03:30 PM
Location	Los Angeles River Ranger District / Angeles National Forest
Incident Commander	Dietrich / Fender

Current Situation

Total Personnel	4,497
Size	160,357 acres
Percent Contained	62%
Estimated Containment Date	Tuesday September 15th, 2009 approx 06:00 PM

WILD KITTY

I love love love this You Tube video. I love the accented English. I love the explanation that this is a barn kitten’s first contact with humans. I love how he’s frozen, how he hisses quietly and how he moves his head slowly and deliberately.

I USUALLY DON’T DO THIS…

…but I had to share this LOLCATZ pic…

AREN’T PANDAS HERBIVORES?

This Panda Express ad has bothered me since I first saw it because I was summarily convinced that Pandas are herbivores.  But alas, according to this wiki entry, I’m only 99% right.

FIVE BLIND TRUTHS

Hi friends. I’d like just like to remind us all about a little story that I think sheds a little light on life, liberty and the pursuit of cupcakes.

I was talking with Heidi today and referenced what I refer to as “The Elephant of Truth” and I thought it might be useful to post this lovely metaphor to remind us all that as flat as a pancake can be, it always has two sides (I love mixing metaphors).

Anyway, the story of the blind men and an elephant has always been a relevant one for me. And although it seems to have originated in Southern Asia, I believe it has relevance for our post-modern pseudo-urban community-deprived culture.

I looked up several versions of this old story and decided upon this one to quote here:

MOUNTAIN CAT SHIES AWAY FROM AUTHORITIES

If it sounds like a news headline, it’s because it was news!  Today!

We heard the helicopters start circling about 9 AM.  Around 10 AM we left to go get some keys recut and the old Russian dudes that repair shoes near our place had the news on.  They told us that the four (4) helicopters that we saw were monitoring a mountain lion sighting not 0.10 miles from our apartment!

Mountain lion!?

We crossed the street, keeping a close eye to the West below where the “ghetto-birds” were circling, and entered S’work Coffee for some sweet nectar.  They were unaware of the situation and we did our neighbourly duty by informing the barista of the danger.  He didn’t take us too seriously.

We sat near the door for a while watching the copters circle.  Finally, we decided to chance the walk home.  Hours later, they called off the search, noting that it might have been a bobcat, not a mountain lion.

Life is exciting in the foothills!

SOMEONE OWNS A KITTY-CAT

They must. Otherwise, they wouldn’t have gotten this video so perfect.

P.S. Thanks to our friends in the little yellow house.

KITTY-ABUSE

Okay, the cat didn’t look too upset.  And it’s funny.  I found it on Switchfoot’s website.

Click here.

VANCOUVER 2010

When I first moved to Vancouver in 2004, I was super-excited that for the first time, I was going to be living in the city in which the Olympics were going to be held! But then I fell in love and then I moved and then I left that neat fact behind.

Perhaps it’s a good thing. The Vancouver 2010 Mascots were recently unveiled. They’re more than a little weird. So I thought… Until I got to Sumi.

“Sumi!”

P.S.  Thanks Darren!  Hello Kitty does cabaret?!  Are you kidding?!

26.6% Terrifying

Hello… Scratchy?

And now they’ve simply gone too far.

Definitely in Cahoots with the Seagull Mafia

Can’t wait for Easter, eh?

I like the part how he leaves the toy and wrapper.

Gillian wonders why I don’t want a cat

Bad Omen.

No Amount of Gun Control Can Stymie THIS Crime Rampage

Pilfering Poultry

DEAR EVAN IN HEAVEN,

My sincerest regrets for your recent loss.

Your devoted fan,

Gillie

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