Road tripping with my cat… Turtle has never been so happy to remain in her carrier. I just stopped for gas outside Vegas and she seems completely disinterested in moving.
Road tripping with my cat… Turtle has never been so happy to remain in her carrier. I just stopped for gas outside Vegas and she seems completely disinterested in moving.
Yet another reason to love the Irish…
“Horse Outside” by the Rubberbandits
Clicksies. This does not make me any less obsessed with James Franco in any way.
hotguysreadingbooks.com… OH MY GOD HOW DID I NOT KNOW ABOUT THIS BEFORE??!
I had completely forgotten about this video and its awesomeness. Just the right kind of happy for a Sunday afternoon. Though its definitely making my itchy foot disease flare up… been too long since I got a good travel on.
The Indiana State Prison in Michigan City has started a unique rehabilitation program: cats.
From the article:
During my interviews, I found that whatever the complexities of their relationships with other people, most of the offenders in the cat program have always been animal lovers. And their devotion to their cats goes beyond providing these felines with security. These men adore their cats. Again and again, they affirmed that the cats had changed their lives, calming their anger, offering them love and teaching them about the joys and sacrifices of responsibility.“When I arrived here, I had nothing to lose.” Explains ‘Bear’. “When you have nothing to lose—you can get yourself into a lot of trouble. When I got my first cat, it changed me. There is something about holding a cat that makes your anger melt away. And if someone does something that upsets me—I have to remember my cat. I can’t keep my cat if I get into trouble.” He smiles wryly, reaching for little Ziggy.
So I was listening to NPR on Monday as I drove into work and heard a fascinating story about a Boa Constrictor who gave birth to a litter of snakelettes and because all of these baby snakes were female and all had recessive scale pattern (which none of the males in the habitat had), the scientists realized that mama snake must have reproduced via parthenogenesis.
Parthenogenesis is a form of reproduction where a female of a species can essentially reproduce by herself, without a male partner. Apparently it can happen in several different reptile, bird, and insect species. There are even a few species in the world that are entirely female and reproduce exclusively using this method. It’s something that’s impossible for males of any species to ever accomplish.
Now, I’m not advocating we get rid of men entirely… you guys are good for a laugh now and then… I’m just pointing out the inherent evolutionary superiority of us ladies. Well, at least the inherent evolutionary superiority of my reptilian and aviary sisters. Come the apocalypse, girls are totally going to ruuuule! Slither/Squack.
I don’t know about you, but creepydogman certainly makes me want to refinance my home…
Seriously Facebook ads, WTF?
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