I don't know how many of you this affects, but it pissed me off ROYAL, so I thought I'd share.

A certain large, national pet chain (one that thinks you're sMart if you shop there) will shortly cease to carry Iams and Eukanuba products for dogs and cats. According to the regional operations manager, who we actually spoke with yesterday in the store, they are switching to Science Diet products exclusively.

While this is fine for their business, and Science Diet is a fine product, the makers of Science Diet DO NOT make a large variety of prescription dog foods. Until last week, the sMart store was the ONLY place I could pick up Eukanuba K/O Kangaroo and Oat allergy formula dog food. Now, they no longer stock it. Arrgh. How the bloody f*ck am I supposed to feed my dog without her getting sick, huh?

Oh well, here's hoping the food will be available SOMEWHERE in LA without having to buy it from a vet....

Anyway, I realize that I may be the only reader of this blog who feeds her dog a prescription food, but nonetheless, some of you may purchase regular Iams/Eukanuba products there, so I wanted to pass along the heads up.

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1 According to Froogle, there are a few places that may carry it. Some of those are *sMart* (shop smart! shop Smart), but there are enough that are not, that you should be able to find something. edit: your blog won't let me link to google! " Your comment submission failed for the following reasons: Your comment could not be submitted due to questionable content: google. com Please correct the error in the form below, then press Post to post your comment." Even editing the link slightly, removing the http, adding spaces between local. and google. didn't work.... so just try local.google, type in the dog food of your choice, and the city where you'll be living....

Posted by: Bill at June 28, 2005 09:25 AM (y2i9F)

2 The Eukanuba site allows you to search your zip code for places to buy their products (in the Products menu, see 'where to buy'). You might have to call to see if they have that specific formula in the location you want but hopefully that will keep you from running all over looking for it. Could see if a vet recommends a different allergy formula from a more available company too...

Posted by: Princess Cat at June 28, 2005 01:40 PM (qha9N)

3 I'll check with my Sis. She buys her dog food from some place on-line. Her dogs also require special foods. I'll get back with you in a day or two.

Posted by: vw bug at June 28, 2005 02:17 PM (/8HxP)

4 Petco.

Posted by: Margi at June 28, 2005 03:01 PM (nwEQH)

5 No one here carries the food I feed my cat, so I have it shipped from Epetpals.com. They're reputable, and I've been a customer for years. They're great at trying to get specific products for you. They had a real store here, but it went out of business. So they ship from their Aptos store. Even with the shipping, it's cheaper for me to buy the litter I use from them, than to pay the rip off prices of our local chain store.

Posted by: Ith at June 28, 2005 03:22 PM (/Kiii)

6 If you run out of options, let me know. Iams sponsors my cat club's show every year. I can go through our contacts there if all else fails.

Posted by: Omnibus Driver at June 28, 2005 03:35 PM (6VG2d)

7 I hope this helps you out a bit. http://www.petrx.com/index.asp?PageAction=Custom&ID=1

Posted by: Cliff at June 28, 2005 10:00 PM (aCv//)

8 I've fixed the problem with linking to Google. It was in our Blacklist, probably because a spammer included a link to Google just to be annoying.

Posted by: Pixy Misa at June 29, 2005 05:53 AM (+S1Ft)

9 My parents used to feed their dog prescription dog food before it died. They ended up having to get theirs from a vet.

Posted by: Contagion at June 29, 2005 08:54 AM (Q5WxB)

10 My son's canine is allergic to corn and soy; corn is a primary ingredient in most dry dogfoods. There are a few brands out there which don't make her itch and all are of course expensive. Fortunately we live on the poor side of town, where groceries sell chicken necks and such so a sack of dry food lasts a long time.

Posted by: triticale at June 30, 2005 07:04 AM (xfgdj)

11 Working in the pet supply business I might be able to offer some advice. Yeah, a lot of dog foods are full of corn. Corn is junk for dogs. They can't process corn. It does nothing for them and just ends up in your back yard. And...becuase it goes right through them they're hungry twice as fast so you go through more food. (Their intent probably) Eukanuba is one of the worst for being full of corn. Recommended foods for dogs with allergies...Dick Van Patten's Natural Balance -Duck and Potato. #1 allergy food we sell. Nutro also makes an allergy food. Science Diet prescription stuff is OK but their "regular" food is also full of corn. Nature's Recipe is another food with no corn and no "chicken by-product" which translates into beaks, feet and left over bits they couldn't use for anything else. Good luck.

Posted by: Koolaid at July 01, 2005 02:25 PM (nwEQH)

12 Not true. Petsmart will continue carrying Iams, Eukanuba and a host of other brands. Can you imagine one of those big stores filled with nothing but one brand? Not likely.

Posted by: PetVet at July 02, 2005 11:11 AM (/GhEH)

13 My dogs eat normal food. The cats? Not so much. Two of them suffer from urinary tract problems, which usually necessitates prescription food. I did discover that one type of IAMS cat food works just as well. Bummer that PetsTUPID has made this decision. I have no problem with Science Diet, but I'm not willing to switch from a food that I know works. Fortunately, I have options when it comes to places to purchase pet food.

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It's no secret we're moving. Here's the schedule:

Today: go to my office, clean out my desk, remove my toys and posters (picture to follow so you understand), print out what I hope is the final version of my thesis so I can take it in to the Grad school tomorrow to get it measured (DON'T ASK). Feed my friend's cat. Keep packing. Call in Dog's prescription

Monday: take dissertation to be measured. Make any changes, clarify requirements for printing (# copies, etc.). print on fancy paper. Turn in dissertation and all the paperwork to the grad school. Photocopy grades for Jennie, campus mail them to her. Keep Packing. Get rental application for new house from FAX machine (yay!), fill out application, return to sender, otherwise call her and figure out another way to get it... Keep Packing. Take bookcases, desk, garden/patio stuff to friend's house. Feed friend's cat. Go to costco, ask about transferring prescriptions to CA. Pick up dog's pills. Put in MY prescriptions. Keep packing. DH needs to call JSC and Moving company. Call to get cable/phone/power/water off or switched. Put change of address cards in mail.

Tuesday: dog to groomer. Keep Packing. Go to work. Finish up there. Say goodbye. Come home. Keep packing. Movers come tomorrow. Keep packing. Keep dumping. Pick up my pills. Feed Cat.

Wednesday: Movers take my furniture. Mom and Dad to Hotel. Load Car. Get rid of extra crap. Clean house. We go to friend's house. maybe sleep. Feed Cat.

Thursday: Mom and Dad to airport. Friend returns. Meet with current landlord to return keys and pick up a check.

Friday: Hitting the road with dog for parts unknown. Blogging will be light to non-existent.

Back on the 7th. For those of you I emailed, I will be checking, just not blogging

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This week's Carnival of the Recipes is up, hosted by Dana of Note-It Posts.

Everything looks so wonderful. Go check it out!

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Every time my life intervenes and I take 24 hours away from the blogs, somebody else turns up pregnant!

Either I've got to read everyday, or y'all are just gonna have to quit making babies. My poor little fingers are gonna be worn down to nubs making booties and blankets!

Especially with three coming the same week

Seriously, though, congratulations to my (sort of) blogparents on their impending second parenthood and to Sadie on becoming a big sister!

Yay!!

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1 So that's what it is. I knew the computers in my life were taking time away from my person to person interactions. Guess I need to post more in order for it to be a more accurate reason.

Posted by: Bill at June 23, 2005 11:11 PM (Nn6GS)

2 Heh. I hear it's a freakin' pandemic. Hopefully, you'll either get some reinforcements or things will slow down! xoxo M

Posted by: Margi at June 23, 2005 11:42 PM (nwEQH)

3 Thank you!

Posted by: Deb at June 24, 2005 11:17 AM (f01cJ)

4 I wonder what posts made everyone soooo amorous?

Posted by: ArmyWifeToddlerMom at June 24, 2005 11:22 AM (CY45G)

5 You have to stay blogging. No more pregnancies for me!!

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At 2:30 pm EDT say a little prayer for my mouth, that it doesn't flub up.

As you can see, the counter's down to less than a day. When I finish, I will have completed all my program's requirements, and other than some paperwork, I'll be a free-and-clear Doctor (Technically, I already am since the paperwork's in, but hey....)

I am so mental....

We're having a party afterward. I'll let you know how it went.

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1 Best of luck! (and congrats!)

Posted by: Princess Cat at June 23, 2005 01:32 AM (qha9N)

2 Mazel Tov!

Posted by: Rachel Ann at June 23, 2005 01:43 AM (qE+If)

3 You know, they say in the theatre to break a leg? Well, BREAK A BRAIN CELL! YOU CAN DOOOO EEEEET!! We're rootin' for ya, gal. xoxo

Posted by: Margi at June 23, 2005 04:09 AM (nwEQH)

4 Party Party Party! You go girl!

Posted by: vw bug at June 23, 2005 08:08 AM (Q19td)

5 All the best, and congratulations!

Posted by: Laughing Wolf at June 23, 2005 09:17 AM (zI0Ey)

6 Congratulations! {{{hugs}}}

Posted by: Kate at June 23, 2005 09:32 AM (XargM)

7 Congrats!! will be thinking of you @ 2:30! BTW, I am SO jealous of your trip cross country. Looking forward to your moblogging...

Posted by: Marie at June 23, 2005 09:57 AM (cRiTs)

8 Best of Luck, Doctor!!

Posted by: Amanda at June 23, 2005 10:05 AM (ay+rD)

9 Saying a little prayer that you'll feel calm, cool and confident through your defense. All the best!

Posted by: Omnibus Driver at June 23, 2005 12:37 PM (6VG2d)

10 What Margi said Break a brain cell!

Posted by: Ith at June 23, 2005 03:35 PM (/Kiii)

11 Yay! It's sure going to be a busy week or so. Enjoy it as much as you can.

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So AFI, the arbiter of all film worthyness has decided to rank movie quotes. This being a film quote house, I decided I'd watch and see how many of my favorites made the list....

The list of all 400 nominees is here. The final list will be released at 11pm EDT.

So far, not many, and one of my favorites, the "Life is a Banquet" line from Auntie Mame is in the 90s. Geez. Leo and Kate (in a movie I'm proud to say I have never seen....) were 100.

Abbott and Costello's Who's On First routine is number 91.

Somehow I'm guessing this is gonna be a long damn show....

What are your favorite movie quotes?

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Ok, so as you well know, we're moving. Destination somewhere in the LA area. Probably Pasadena. Our stuff won't arrive until August, so we have some leeway with timing etc.

We're planning on ending up in Fresno, until the stuff arrives, but between here and there is a toss-up. We've decided to take advantage of the trip across the country and do a little sight-seeing.....

Vote for your favorite option, or suggest another:
1) The 40. Simple, straight, from here to CA via TN, AK,OK, TX, NM, and AZ. Includes stop at Grand Canyon

2) North! NC to WV, across the midwest, and up into the Dakotas, maybe Montana, and then south via Yellowstone....

3) Something in between, similar to our trip out here 5 years ago (which included Denver, Kansas, Springfield, MO and etc.)

4) South! Down to Jacksonville and across on the 10 to CA. May include Northward detour to Killeen for visit with in-laws....

5) ???

What do y'all think? Anybody along any of the routes? Any different ideas? Places to avoid?

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1 COME DOWN TO MIAMI!! J/K, I know that's way out of the way. Have you been to Grand Canyon or Yellowstone? I would choose the route never traveled, to experience something new.

Posted by: Amanda at June 21, 2005 01:35 PM (ay+rD)

2 I've been to the GC, He's been to Yellowstone.... We did go to Miami 2 years ago.... There's no way I'm driving there from here again

Posted by: caltechgirl at June 21, 2005 01:54 PM (UNuTU)

3 I've been many of the routes I'm going to have to say Yellowstone, even though it'll be jammed. But it's so beautiful. I've been twice and can't wait to go back. 10 we didn't like so much 40 we've done a few times and there's New Mexico which is a favourite of mine. Last time, we took a detour to Santa Fe and loved it. And the cinder cone park and pueblos (I'll have to look up the name) near Flagstaff is great. 70 we did once. It was nice 80 was a favourite of ours. And the one we'll take next time we do the cross country thing.

Posted by: Ith at June 21, 2005 01:58 PM (/Kiii)

4 A bit of advice: Don't try this in the early, morning sickness prone, especially hormonal stages of pregnancy. I'm not sure whether I would pick Jellystone or Grand Canyon if I had to choose one. But I'd love to go a northern tier route someday.

Posted by: Jay at June 21, 2005 02:32 PM (f01cJ)

5 Oh, yeah. We had such big plans for our big adventure, and they all went down the...uh, never mind. LOL! Of course, we were also on a tight schedule between winter storms, which didn't help. Y'all picked a nice time of year to do this. I'd go whichever way is farthest from anywhere you stand a chance of going again anytime soon. For me, that would be the northern route. And Kansas is bad but Texas is worse. Heh. If you want to avoid anything really mountain-like 10 is good. When I was going out to Norfolk in January from Fresno I went (IIRC) 5-10-20-30-40 and that worked pretty well. What sort of scenery you're interested in is important, too. I am so jealous.

Posted by: Deb at June 21, 2005 03:55 PM (f01cJ)

6 Well, if you follow route #2, you know the beautiful northeast corner of Iowa is only 35 miles off of Interstate 90, if you exit where I90 passes La Crosse, WI... (hint hint)

Posted by: Paul Burgess at June 21, 2005 04:24 PM (7EVyU)

7 I would say make the effort to got I-70 through Colorado once you are west of Denver it is fantastic, then take it to the I-15 and hit the great Utah Parks like Canyonlands, Arches, Bryce Canyon and Zion. (I enjoyed Bryce and Zion far more than the Grand Canyon) But all four are wll worth the Trip. I worked with a guy from Fresno once, ironically he was only there on weekends and worked in Camarillo during the week because the job prospects weren't as lucrative.

Posted by: the Pirate at June 21, 2005 05:37 PM (SksyN)

8 If you're not pushed for time, stay off the Interstates and drive the back roads. (Recondo 32 and I came all the way back from Tacoma to Savannah that way.) DEFINITELY head north and see South Dakota and Montana. DO NOT miss Glacier National Park. Just my two cents worth.

Posted by: Acidman at June 21, 2005 05:44 PM (rz1Lc)

9 WOW! Thanks for all the input. We have done the I-70 thing MANY times between CA and Denver, because darling hubby was born there and his family is still there. That's how we started the trek out here. Don't worry Deb. No morning sickness to worry about. And we got sedatives for the dog's carsickness. We did back roads between 70 and 40 in Missouri and Arkansas. That was so beautiful.

Posted by: caltechgirl at June 21, 2005 08:08 PM (eV5t9)

10 I-40 to I-35 in Arkansas was quite nice too along the Western Side.

Posted by: the Pirate at June 21, 2005 08:12 PM (zXRuj)

11 There is so much in Florida/Alabama area you can do if you make it this way: Bellingrath Gardens, caverns, Naval Air Museum in Pensacola, old Forts. If you make it further south (not Miami!), there is Universal Studios (more fun for adults), Sea World, Cypress Gardens. Depends on what you like. AAA is great for helping out. Even though I treck to Pensacola every year, I found AAA had some cool stuff I didn't know about in Florida along our route. Just make sure you give yourself enough time in each place to enjoy it. ok? Not like one trip I did where we only had 1/2 day for each thing. UGH. Never again.

Posted by: vw bug at June 21, 2005 08:46 PM (0lNzW)

12 I took 20 out here! Take a look at it!

Posted by: Sissy at June 21, 2005 08:53 PM (uXS+O)

13 OOH, something I know a decent deal about. My suggestion, and this is because I haven't done it before, drive out I-70 out to Moab Utah (Arches National Park), then down to National Bridges National Monument, around to Page AZ. Then decide if you want to hit up the North Rim of the Grand Canyon, or go to Lake Powell. ( You might also want to hit up Canyons of the Ancients National Monument, and Four Corners while you're in the neighborhood) After that, hit up Zion National Park, and spend a night in Mesquite Nevada. My follow up suggestion, take my favorite route from Vegas to Mammoth Mountain. From Vegas, go up US 95 towards Reno. Wave at the aliens on the nuclear test site. Make a left at Lyda Junction and take Nevada State Route 266 west towards Fish Lake Valley. Enter California (road becomes CA16 . Stay on 168 towards Big Pine. You'll be able to do a cut off towards the Bristlecone Pine forest, the oldest trees in North America, if not the world. This will take you over Westguard Pass, where the road becomes quite narrow for a short distance. Make a right in Big Pine, and head north on US 395 Then head North up to Yosemite, and take a left towards Tioga Pass (CA 120). After Yosemite, you're home free to Fresno. Just be warned, there aren't many gas stations on this route. It's easily drivable, if you know your milage, and distance between fuel stops.

Posted by: Bill at June 21, 2005 09:01 PM (Nn6GS)

14 I have to second the Naval Aviation Museum in Pensacola as worth a stop if you go that way. Very cool if you have any interest in that sort of thing. I've been six or seven times. Glad to hear the dog's got meds. Carsick is awful.

Posted by: Deb at June 21, 2005 10:10 PM (f01cJ)

15 We are headed out on our road trip tomorrow. Planned stops in a whirlwind circuitous route, Grand Canyon, Monterey, Crater Lake, Yellowstone, Mount Rushmore. If fundage holds out... if not... well I hope the people at rest stops are generous.

Posted by: Jon at June 22, 2005 10:20 AM (9tzOa)

16 So... photoblogging from the road?

Posted by: Jay at June 22, 2005 09:35 PM (f01cJ)

17 We plan to add photos, these first two days have been a whirlwind... Kids have been good... Journals are on the blog. Tomorrow night, maybe photos... if not the day after fer sure. Tomorrow is the Grand Canyon. Heh... or were you asking CalTechGirl? lol!

Posted by: Jon at June 25, 2005 12:51 AM (UCbT2)

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Ladies and Gentlemen, Children of All Ages, Welcome to the Second Greatest Show on Earth: The New Bloggers Showcase!

In Ring #1: Aggravated DocSurg, a general surgeon with a new blog, an interesting blogroll (already!), and great taste in music. And I don't blame him for his opinion on lawyers.....

In Ring #2: Dubious Profundity, a collection of stories, poetry, and other submissions all for your reading pleasure.

In Ring #3 (Fixed the wrong link!): Holly Aho, a Soldier's Angel who blogs on her life and her work with Soldier's Angels helping troops overseas

The Refreshment stand: Ray's Coffee Break, a NC blogger, Veteran, and has an interesting take on the Charles Jenkins story.

In the Sideshow: doodle-y-doo, the blog of sweet lisa jay, offers up fun stories, catblogging and really cool graphic images.....

Next week's showcase is hosted by VW Bug of One Happy Dog Speaks, so get those entries in to showcase(dot)carnival(at)gmail(dot)com (you know what to do with that....) or submit yourself via the Conservative Cat's Multi-Carnival Submissions Page

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Will magically appear in this space later today... Did I mention work sucks?

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To my Dad, and to all of the blogger Dads out there, including

Dean

Jay

Rev. Sensing

Contagion

Prof. Taylor

HWNNL

Mitch

Acidman

Aaron

XRLQ

Patterico

Pinwheels (spending Father's Day far away from his kiddies)

John of Argghhh!

Parkway Jim

and all the others I forgot to mention, the dads who play such a big part in the Moms' stories of their kids and families, and the proud Dads of wonderful pets like my darling GMT and Gay Patriot.

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Does my blog show as updated on your blogrolls? I'm not seeing it on anyone else's page as updated, although it shows up as new on my RSS reader....

MuNu has been giving me fits with the tracking back, showing pinging errors every time I post.... Although it seems to be hitting almost everyone's pages with the trackbacks....

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1 I use a newsreader. It's coming across fine there.

Posted by: vw bug at June 18, 2005 07:37 AM (CtQMD)

2 no, it doesn't show on mine. But neither does my page when I update it show as updated either. I've been having problems with my syndications. I even put out a call for help.

Posted by: Contagion at June 18, 2005 08:52 AM (Q5WxB)

3 I always have to manually ping at blogrolling.com. BTW, I just added you to our blogroll list.

Posted by: SixHertz at June 18, 2005 12:46 PM (8N9mu)

4 I get those errors too, but my trackbacks always show up.

Posted by: Bou at June 18, 2005 11:41 PM (z7nbM)

5 No, it doesn't show as updated on my blogroll... I actually came here today to see what was up.

Posted by: Patti at June 19, 2005 11:34 AM (7j7pc)

6 I doesn't...but you're not the only one.

Posted by: Sissy at June 19, 2005 09:29 PM (uXS+O)

7 Yes. I found you through our blog roll at www.independentsources.com By the way, congrats on the win over Harvard!

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This week's Carnival of the Recipes is up!

Thanks to the lovely Michele of Meanderings for hosting! Everything looks soooo yummy!

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I have really been out of it.

First, Katie Mango comes back for like a week and I miss it.

Margi takes digital photography to a new level, and I'm 2 days behind,

and now this, again, 2 days late...
GayPatriot is Back!! Yay! Even the Patriot Pooches are happy. If you haven't dropped by in a while, go say hello and get caught up. Oh yeah, and welcome to the BFL, too, Bruce. It's nice to have you back!

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It's not a joke!
From NABR (the National Association for Biomedical Research):

In a stunning development that is fast becoming national news, PETA employees Andrew Benjamin Cook and Adria Joy Hinkle have each been charged by Ahoskie, North Carolina police with 31 counts of animal cruelty and 8 misdemeanor counts of illegal disposal of dead animals.

During a month long investigation, law enforcement officials observed the two individuals in a white van, allegedly registered to PETA, toss several trash bags into a commercial dumpster behind a shopping mall.

Police confirmed the bags contained 18 dead dogs, including one bag containing seven puppies. An additional 13 dead dogs were found in the van. Both the investigation and surveillance of the shopping center were prompted by four other similar incidents. According to police the animals were from two North Carolina animal shelters approximately 30 miles away, where Cook and Hinkle had identified themselves to shelter staff as PETA representatives from Norfolk, VA. According to the local Animal Control Officer, the two had made claims for the past two months "they were picking up dogs to take them back to Norfolk where they would find them good homes". Cook and Hinkle have been released on $35,000 bond each. Two of the 31 dogs have been kept for an autopsy.

According to accounts just coming to light, PETA may have been picking up dogs and cats from animal control facilities in North Carolina for months or even years and bringing them back to PETA headquarters in Norfolk with the stated purpose of "attempting to find them good homes" when, in fact, they may have been killing and dumping them before they ever crossed the North Carolina state line. The purpose for this particular exercise; how many animals have been exterminated and why they were just dumped in parking lot dumpsters is still unclear. NABR will provide more details as they become available.

The VA Pilot (local to the arrests) story is here.

The AP story is here.

This is frigging sick. Taking poor, helpless animals from shelters or rescue groups that have a good chance of finding homes for them and just killing and dumping them. The poor things never had a chance.

And these people are AGAINST cruelty to animals, huh? Makes you wonder what the really cruel people are like.

It's unbelievably difficult for me to contain my rage right now. These people have the balls to come into MY workplace, look at MY animals and trump up a story about MY colleagues being "cruel" because they didn't euthanize animals properly or some such, all the while their OWN people are killing dogs and dumping them in ditches and dumpsters.

DITCHES!!!

If you support PETA, I hope you look into these charges and seriously reconsider your contributions.

They talk a good game, anti-fur, meat is bad for you and all that, but at the core, they're a group of thugs who terrorize innocent animals. This is simply another example of PETA sponsored animal cruelty, to go along with their previous attempts to set free animals that have no ability to survive outside a controlled laboratory environment. I mean, how in the hell do you expect a BLIND ALBINO rabbit to survive in an open field????

I don't know about you, but I think an organization against animal cruelty ought to REALLY practice what they preach.

UPDATE: DogSnot and Acidman are all over this too

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Brandon and his mommy tagged me with the childhood meme, so here goes:

Five things I miss from childhood:

1. Time to sit on my rear and do EXACTLY what I want. Read book after book, play with my Barbies or my paper dolls, ride my bike, whatever.

2. Summer Vacation. When I was a kid, I loved getting 3 months off. LOVED it. I would sleep in, go swimming at the neighbors' house EVERY day, ride my bike everywhere.... Grad School means you work all summer.

3. Sitting on my Dad's shoulders so I could see over the crowd wherever we went. I'm still short....

4. My grandmother. I used to talk to her every day on the phone, from when I was too small to dial for myself. I used swing on a tire in her back yard and play golf with her old clubs and wear her old shoes when I was younger....

5. Boundless energy. When I was younger I played softball and volleyball and tennis and golf (not well, mind you), and I used to go hiking and all kinds of things. In the last few years, that's really gone away.

Soooo... Who to tag..... Hmmmm.....

How about Paul, Ben, and Darling GMT

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Margi and Mitch, new parents of a VW Beetle, are also about to be NEW PARENTS!

No. Really.

Congratulations you guys, I hope your adorable grandson likes his birthday present

And Mitch, this is for you.....(right click and download, please)

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MommaBear's beloved PoppaBear has passed away.

So terribly sad. There's not much else to say. Our thoughts and prayers are with her. Drop be and let her know you care.

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Kos has crossed the the line, saying, "The torture
that was so bad under Saddam, is EQUALLY bad under U.S. command."

Rusty Shackelford fights back, with a graphic reminder of why Kos is just so wrong.

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Mom's sitting here next to me, so I don't have to call her to post the recipe.

I personally hate peas, but everyone who likes peas can't get enough of this salad, and I'll pick through the peas to get to the other stuff.

Don't give me any crap. I'll eat most other veggies. Just not Peas.

CaltechMom's Summer Pea Salad

1 package petite frozen peas
1 large package cheese tortellini
3 stalks celery, chopped
1-1.5 cup cubed jack cheese
1/2 sweet or red onion, sliced
1/2 cup cashews
6 slices bacon, cooked and crumbled
Ranch Dressing

1. Thaw and drain peas.
2. Cook cheese tortellini according to package directions, drain and cool.
3. Combine peas, tortellini, celery, onion, and cheese in a large salad bowl
4. Add ranch dressing to your taste, toss to mix
5. Chill until ready to serve
6. Top with cashews and crumbled bacon before serving

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Just finished putting together my LAST lecture for the class. Now all I have to do is write a test for Friday and grade them and the papers that will get turned in then, too.

Yay!!

Here's Today's Neuro Bit:

Schizophrenia means "divided mind". It was first reported in 1896 by Emil Kraepelin, who called it "dementia praecox", and is only marginally better understood today. About 0.1% of the population (1 person in 1000) is schizophrenic. The phrase "Thorazine shuffle" was coined by mental health staff who observed the characteristic rigidity that Thorazine induced in patients who took the drug for many years.

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