The Greatest Protest in History Has Just Started 6

There have been so many large protests throughout the history of mankind, but in my opinion, so many sites going black ranks now as Number One!  The organization, the participation is on such a grand scale!  Many sites are going black from 8 AM to 8 PM EST on Wednesday, January 18, 2012, but Wikipedia went black as of midnight. More…

A “Snowboarding” Crow. Would That Be “Crow-boarding”? 3

It seems snowboarding isn’t just for humans anymore. Turns out birds know how to have some winter fun, too.

In this astonishing footage posted on YouTube by Russia Today, a crow climbs on a round disc and slides down a rooftop in Russia.

After a solid first run, the bird’s second attempt is somewhat disappointing. But without delay, the crow clutches the “board” and tries again. More…

Project 365 2012 All Caught Up 5

I just updated my Project 365 | 2012 post with a weeks worth of photos.  I have been house and dog sitting since last week and just now returned home to process my photos.  Even though I had my laptop, I prefer doing all my photo work on my desktop since I have it set up for raw photography work.  Please check out my new additions.

Here is one photo, though, of my “special little guy.”  This is my dog “Dork.”  Yes, I call him Dork.  Why?  Because he’s a dork!  Born completely deaf and blind in his left eye (known as a “lethal white” Aussie), he’ll just kinda bounce around, happy as can be, and occasionally bump into a corner – or me.  Then he kind of looks at what he ran into like, “Where’d that come from???”  Then move on his merry ol’ way. More…

Weird News: Campylobacter Jejuni Bacteria Infections on a Sheep Ranch 8

News of the Weird:  A December news release from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control warned of the dangers of Campylobacter jejuni bacteria infections on a sheep ranch, but apparently only among workers who used an old-style (19th century) method of castrating the animals. CDC strongly urged that workers stop biting off the sheep’s genitals and instead use modern tools. [Wall Street Journal, 12-8-2011] More…