Obvious but often overlooked: a cat bowl doesn't have to be a cat bowl. Why spend $30 on a designer chow bowl or $9 at a big box when there are better options in your own cupboard? Then you can all enjoy it. What other people stuff have you surrendered to your pet? We regularly switch out our cat dishes and bowls with odd dishware bought on trips, at flea markets, etc. Next up: We're ...

"It's always said that the most important decision a presidential candidate makes is their pick for vice president. It shows their thinking and judgment. John McCain, in his first decision, has just told the world that he believes Sarah Palin...

You've got the cool bike, the designey basket, the wooden bell... now you can finally replace that safety-first, style-last helmet with this ingenious helmet + cover system that you might actually want to wear. And yes, they are unisex. The Denmark-designed brand is Yakkay and the covers/hats are darnright cute as well as easily switchable for another style or color. Now there's no reason or excuse to ride commando. Currently not stateside, the Berlin-based site ...

There's a lot of room for misunderstanding here, and I've just discovered I'm guilty of it.The guy in this picture is Ray, a Clinton delegate from San Diego California. Ray was next to Gloria Allred at the California Delegation breakfast I blogged about yesterday. He and Gloria were making the point that the Clinton delegates were being silenced. As I said in my post, Gloria had a scarf tied around her mouth as a gag.Ray ...

Je viens de découvrir une réalité intolérable, une de plus, concernant les animaux… Il est de notoriété publique que la Chine pratique le commerce de fourrure des animaux domestiques, et plusieurs actions internationales sont menées pour que les autorités chinoises l’interdise. Ce que je ne savais en revanche pas, c’est qu’il est fréquent que la fourrure soit arrachée des chiens et chats vivants. Oui oui, vivants, comme dans "pas morts du tout". Ils sont ensuite ...

I just received this information and thought I'd pass it along as this might be a solution for those of you wanting to upgrade your 1G iPhone to the 3G. NextWorth will allow you to trade in your 1G for $200 - $300 in cash. You mail them your phone, they mail you a check. Here are some more details... NextWorth Announces Easy Upgrade Program for Owners of First Generation Apple iPhonesTM, Offering Cash Back ...

Hawaii is the 50th state, and the only one my favorite aunt never visited. She'd made a project of bagging all 50, visiting some several times because she loved them — Colorado for its mountains, Maine for its rocky coast...

Six orange tabby kittens were rescued because of the keen senses of Angel, a boxer/pit bull mix, who was recently surrendered to the Nevada Humane Society.Frank Gomez and his 9-year-old stepson, Joel Fontes, have been regular volunteers at Nevada Humane Society this summer. The pair were volunteering on Monday, walking their favorite dog. Angel, a 2-year-old dog that came to the Humane Society's shelter after her owners moved without taking her along.The walk was brisk, ...

On Wednesday, June 18th, David Lankes spoke at UMCP. “If libraries fail, is (our) fault. no pressure.” Here are some of my notes: The Question you ask is important. What is the future of libraries? What should be the future of libraries? What should be the future of libraries and librarians? What should be the future of libraries and librarians in a democracy? (especially in a time of the Patriot Act and habeas corpus. You ...

Yesterday I wrote that VMware was promising a patch by noon PDT today to address their licensing issue that caused version 3.5 Update 2 ESX and ESXi machines not to power on, suspended machines not to leave suspended mode, and machines not be able to be migrated via Vmotion. Well, VMware has released patches for both systems ahead of schedule. You can read about the patches here, or go directly to download the ESX or ...

Morning, everyone. I have no particular agenda today, so I'm just going to free associate a bit. It will keep me from thinking too much about the giant sinkhole that has been revealed at the top of my former driveway,...

A new, fun, rockin'-in-our-car favorite this week, The Terrible Twos Band released Jerzy the Giant today. A mix of indie rock with classic, these fun songs get the kids dancing and singing. The boys' hands down favorite, Great Big Poop, is certainly not mine (though I do have to admit, that I love hearing the belly laughs as we listen to a whole song about the forbidden word). But I am enjoying hearing my favorites, ...

Oh my, these were a great start to the weekend. After running out of our cereal stock we gathered what was left in our stores and created these two dishes. Couldn't help taking some quick pics of these all rounders. The girls lucked in also with pancakes.

I wear my shades nearly 24/7. They're my most-used accessory, and then some. If they aren't on my eyes (years ago I had eye surgery, so shades are more than a for-fun accessory), then they're on my head, as a headband. In fact, if shades don't hold my hair back, then they fail my wearability test. But enough about me. Perhaps its the influence of doing what Mommy does. But ever since my 4-year-old picked ...

Today Show kid correspondent Bailey Monte, sat down with Miley Cyrus for a one-on-one. “It was really cool to be asked to interview Miley, and it was really interesting because of how big she is,” Bailey said. “She was a really normal person, really nice and very mature.” Bailey and Miley chatted about her fans and how more adults are considering themselves Miley Cyrus fans. Miley is trying to reach an older audience and it ...

Good Morning, Monday. And good morning to you, friends! I hope you all had that good weekend we were hoping for on Friday. Kath and I got a few things done, including visiting a printmaking festival on Saturday. We're members of the studio that ran it and just had to check out the festivities, including printmaking by steamroller! (You can see some pictures of the event on our flickr!) 1. Untitled, 2. Homemade Strawberry Jam, ...

The gap between Expectations and Reality is where emotions form and problems happen. Become a Customer Activist- An advocate for customers Passionate, fanatically, committed, progressive, protective about their cause Closes gap between expectations and reality you need a hat you need a creed Nordstrom customer service: The Tire (and possibly the best customer service story of all time. Interact with customers so that they want to come back Customer Radar- Look at the library through ...

+ x the required full bust adjustment + a fetus whose weight is currently estimated at 7 lbs. 14 oz. = me at 36 weeks

I’ve been unsuccessful thus far getting machines to Wake on Lan (WoL) through System Center Configuration Manger 2007. I had enabled the computer to boot from the NIC in BIOS, and had configured Windows to not allow the network card to shut off to save power, but was still unable to wake the machine. I came across Julien’s post that describes using a free utility to manually wake up a computer. MC-WOL can be used ...

We awoke to Sunday sun after a week of rain. I love winter clouds and rain, and I especially welcome them now when our climate has changed and has brought us later and milder winters. The break in the rain inspired us to take an old style bush walk in the hills. Blues and greens everywhere. Enjoyable. Now as I type this I hear the rain again.