Feb 232009
 

As sort of a followup to this post, here are two shots of Stinky and Spot. They remain close friends, even though Spot currently outstinks Stinky by a big, wide margin. Spot got another trip to the vet on Saturday… turns out something had stopped up his exhaust port, and as a result the vet gave him an enema. There was no part of this procedure – or the consequences over the past day and a half – that was even remotely pleasant for anyone involved. Today Spot, who is by nature the sweetest, kindest cat you’re likely to find, got his very first bath.

Oh yes, there was blood.

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 Posted by at 3:12 am
Feb 212009
 

From the Minneapolis Star Tribune:

Garcia says the employee calmly asked him to remove the mask and the man said, “This is a robbery, don’t you know that?”

When the man grabbed the cash register, the clerk hit the man once with a hammer. Then the clerk threw the hammer at the man, pulled out a second one and chased the man away. The man dropped the cash register and fled on foot.

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And of course, any proper use of a hammer in repelling a criminal is approved by:

 Posted by at 11:31 pm
Feb 202009
 

I’m hoping to put a half-page ad in the British periodical “Aviation News.” I’ve had ads in magazines before… almost always to minimal (at best) results. I’m good at reasearch, ok at writing and pretty good at drafting… but graphics design just ain’t my schtick. So, here’s the deal: a one year subscription to APR (or one year extension to an existing subscription) to the producer of an ad that runs in Aviation News.  The ad needs to be 190mm x 134mm, and the deadline is March 10.

 Posted by at 2:54 pm