In the past four months or so I have been making major efforts to lose some of the 40 or so pounds I gained in the past three and a half years. I am doing very well, I must say! I weighed myself tonight and I weigh less than I have in nearly [...]
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It’s cold and I am ready! :)
This past Sunday, October 21st, 2007, the Stoddard County Sheriff department raided a dog fighting ring just outside of Dudley, MO. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch notes this as one of the largest dog fighting rings found in Missouri in recent years. 25 pit bulls and one beagle were found, along with two treadmills [...]
I was deep inside my head this morning
Then I noticed a butterfly
Jasper’s not feeling too well.
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Something’s wrong with my Jasper. I heard him make an awful sound tonight, then he vomited, and since then he’s pretty much just laid around and looked lethargic. I sure hope he’s alright.
(He’s had health issues in the past, so it isn’t that I [...]
I just discovered this heartbreaking site. Dogs in Danger lists shelter dogs all over the country that will be put down within days or even hours. Check it out and save a dog in your area that will be euthanized if not adopted soon! (None in the St. Louis area are yet listed. I checked!)
I am thrilled that Al Gore won the Nobel Peace Prize. He is a positive representative of our country when we need it most. Gore entirely deserved this honor. I have been impressed with the passion Al Gore has shown within his environmental activism since the election debacle of 2000. His book and film “An [...]
It is rare I begin a book and stop reading it out of pure dissatisfaction with the storyline. It is completely disappointing to me when I bother to start a book and it is complete crap. My book club’s October selection has turned into one of those books.
I began the Emperor’s Children, by [...]
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4. Inconvenient Truth – Watch this film if you have not. It is an eye-opening documentary about global warming, giving a dismal picture of the future, and sharing with the audience ways in which consumers can make a difference.
3. Dealing Dogs – One of the [...]
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9. Guess Who’s Coming To Dinner – A groundbreaking film in its day, confronting one of the most prevalent prejudices in that and this time, interracial relationships. Sidney Poitier did a wonderful job as did the rest of the cast.
8. Gandhi – Ben Kingsley did [...]