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One of the most amazing places I’ve ever seen

This is in a place called Plitvicka Jezera, in Croatia of all countries. Utterly amazing. More pictures here.

Skip work, make babies, governor says

ULYANOVSK, Russia (Reuters) - The governor of a central Russian province urged couples to skip work Wednesday and make love instead to help boost Russia’s low birth-rate.
And if a woman gives birth in exactly nine months time — on Russia’s national day on June 12 — she will qualify for a prize, […]

Not just another talking parrot

This one was too good not to share…
 
A guy is browsing in a pet shop and sees a parrot sitting on a little perch. It doesn’t have any feet or legs. The guy says aloud, “Jeesh, I wonder what happened to this parrot?”
The parrot says, “I was born this way. I’m a defective parrot.”
“Holy crap,” […]

*Updated* Do you have a map?

And for those who can’t watch the video, this is Ms. Teen South Carolina answering a question on some game show with Mario Lopez.
Question: Recent polls have shown a fifth of Americans can’t locate the United States on a world map. Why do you think this is?
Miss Teen South Carolina: “I personally believe the […]

I’m gonna be rocking out

So I’ve liked Linkin Park since their first album, but as I’ve gotten older it’s gone from less of an obsession to more of just general good background music. I was able to see them in concert a couple years ago in Greensboro and loved it.
Today’s popular rock bands aren’t as much my taste for […]

Drew Carey’s new career - CNN.com

Lucky SOB. I couldn’t eat at McDonald’s off my interest… 
Drew Carey has been living a comfortable life of semi-retirement. In a couple of months, he could be Regis Philbin.

The Cleveland native was just selected as Bob Barker’s replacement on the daytime game “The Price is Right,” and next week he will debut as the host […]

Talking & Reading Dog

A young farm lad from northern Alabama goes off to college, but about 1/3 of the way through the semester, he has foolishly squandered away all of the money his parents gave him.
Then he gets an idea. He calls his daddy. “Dad,” he says, “you won’t believe the wonders that modern education is coming up […]

Damn racoons

As Kat said: “This is why we won’t ever have a cat door.”
 

How to write with style

I found this link via Churbuck’s never-ending pearls of wisdom, a short guide on writing with style by Kurt Vonnegut. There are lots of good nuggets in there, mainly the kind of stuff where you say “Yeah, that makes sense and I guess I knew that, but it didn’t click until I just read it.”
The passage […]

You know your veterinarian cares when…

So we took Copper back to the vet yesterday, to get her a little checkup. She’s been healthy for at least a week now, but still having some loose stools lately (sorry if you were eating). He recommended not feeding her for 24 hours, including meds, and then giving her a bland diet (chicken & […]