I was planning to do another weird shit compilation this week because I have a few doozies sitting on my phone. But during the course of digging up info for one of the NGO's that I work with, I came across a treasure trove of crazy images through good old Google. A couple of the... Continue Reading →
Murphy can bite me
I'm not a typically negative person. I think I'm quite optimistic, with a dose of realism thrown in just to motivate me. But then there is the principle of Murphy's Law that I find utterly baffling. It states that if anything can go wrong, it will. Statistically speaking, it really shouldn't happen that way. Have... Continue Reading →
Weird shit part 2
Okay, time for another weird shit compilation. Hope you enjoy, but once again I can't be held liable for you spitting your coffee onto your computer screen. Hope you enjoyed, more to come another day.
The Zen of Parenting
What kind of parent do you want to be? I always thought I'd be calm and supportive, and patient. Always teaching my kids about my love of nature. Much of the time I am that kind of parent. We look at plants We watch birds We study the behaviour of animals around us We go... Continue Reading →
Cancer, Cougars and Cardiomyopathy
Our cats are members of our family. They're not merely pets, we value them for the wonderful little people that they are. They understand everything we ever say to them, but us dumb primates never hear anything more than "meow meow meow." So we have a special voice for each of them that we use to hold... Continue Reading →
How to camera trap your kids
Our Siamese cat vanished from our yard a month ago. We've put up posters all over the neighbourhood. We've talked to what feels like everyone in this city. We have an ad in the paper. I can be found walking around streets in the dark with a flashlight, shaking a bag of kitty treats, and... Continue Reading →