20 December 2011

Eleven Years Ago

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Eleven years ago our dear Freda adopted us. Thank you for picking us. You made us very happy. Miss you.

16 December 2011

Fookbase (FB) Warning

How much does Fookbase know about you? Video may frighten you. But we have all closed our FB accounts. Right? Or do you live on the edge? http://tnw.co/vlEPCQ #fb #fookbase #max

15 December 2011

Video: A Himalayan Glacier Deflates

Jerry Brown blasts GOP on climate change.

Interesting Observation

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Whaling Continues

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'The whalers have won absolutely everything': veteran activist. http://bit.ly/vYFFlB #whaling #slaughter #wildlife

Serenade

Enjoyed listening to coyote carols at 0215 this morning. #coyote #wildlife #carols

12 December 2011

USPS dead in the water thanks to the Congress

There have been stories about the United States Postal Service reducing mail service. One big issue is that customers that receive their prescription medicine by post may not receive them in time due to the closure of postal centers and the deduction of delivery days. Well, order the medications earlier. And the complaint of all the "ad" (junk) mail. Greatly increase the postage of said mail. That will reduce some of the mail and increase revenue.

The main problem is the charter of the Postal Service. If Congress would get off its butt and change the charter to allow the USPS to provide services similar to what European and other governments are allowed to provide, that may delay the disappearance of mail service a bit longer. 

Want to reduce your junk mail?

Try some of the suggested sites listed here. I haven't signed up yet but will soon.

http://www.moneycrashers.com/how-to-opt-out-and-get-less-junk-mail/

Still drinking U.S. cow milk?

Food giants fight proposed nutrition guidelines:

Food giants fight proposed nutrition guidelines: http://t.co/G5CLgE5 via @pearltrees || All they care about is money, not their customers' health. No wonder our health care is so expensive. Oh, and we don't need all that colorful packaging and advertising. We know what's out there and don't need you to tell us what crap to purchase. We're just not smart enough not to buy it.

The Other United Way

The better United Way again explained by Jon Carroll. A great way to do good and feel good doing it. http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2011/12/05/DDNK1M7K7H.DTL&sk=d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e
#charity #feelgood

11 December 2011

Keurig's Environmental Fail

Keurig's new "Choose, Brew, Enjoy" TV advert is a large FAIL. There is no mention of recycling the K-Cups or using the K-Cup Reusable Coffee Filter. If Keurig is an environmentally responsible company they would mention these points. Apparently they are not.

10 December 2011

"Yellow Submarine"

Downloaded my very first ebook. "Yellow Submarine". Free on iTunes.

Pronghorn

Observed over 300 pronghorn while traveling through Wyoming. Saw 100+ in one herd. Very impressive. Interesting in how they approached a fence on a wide front but would jump over the fence in only one place following one another.