I'm not the most energetic of people.
After all I'm a guy, "I'm not lazy. I'm just energy efficient". In fact, few people know but if you look up couch potato in the dictionary it has a picture of me.
.Monday, February 23, 2009
Puppy found with "Mickey" Spot!
.Look at this little guy! Perhaps he was trying to find his way to Disney World, but he was found right in St. Pete! This little puppy has a black spot, and it looks just like the Mickey Mouse ears. They couldn't be better, even if they were drawn by Walt Disney himself.
He needs a home, and he's in custody of St. Pete's animal shelter. They're calling him "Petey." He'd make the perfect pet for any Disney fan, that's for sure!
He needs a home, and he's in custody of St. Pete's animal shelter. They're calling him "Petey." He'd make the perfect pet for any Disney fan, that's for sure!
Bush turns down job at DIY store
George W Bush has turned down his first chance of a new job since leaving the White House - at a hardware store in Dallas.
Elliots store manager Andrea Bond said the former US president entered the Elliott's outlet with his security detail saying "I'm looking for a job.".
The owner of the Texas chain had made the offer earlier this month in a letter published in a Dallas newspaper, reports the BBC.
But despite not yet having a publisher for his memoirs, Mr Bush decided on reflection to turn the job down.
Equipped with a name tag reading 'W', Mr Bush spent an hour there with his secret service security detail, chatting to customers and shopping.
Described as part-time, the job would have left Mr Bush time to work on his presidential library and write about his two terms at the White House.
"We're confident that your experience working in your own family business, as well as your people skills developed throughout years of meeting with foreign dignitaries would make you an excellent candidate for the position," read the job offer, signed by Kyle Walters, president and CEO of Elliott's Hardware.
"Furthermore, like you, many of our greeters are retired from the corporate world, so we're sure you'll have no trouble making new friends."
The employment package also offered parking for his security detail and an employee discount.
"We think you'll find working with us much less stressful than your last job," the offer continued.
Elliots store manager Andrea Bond said the former US president entered the Elliott's outlet with his security detail saying "I'm looking for a job.".
The owner of the Texas chain had made the offer earlier this month in a letter published in a Dallas newspaper, reports the BBC.
But despite not yet having a publisher for his memoirs, Mr Bush decided on reflection to turn the job down.
Equipped with a name tag reading 'W', Mr Bush spent an hour there with his secret service security detail, chatting to customers and shopping.
Described as part-time, the job would have left Mr Bush time to work on his presidential library and write about his two terms at the White House.
"We're confident that your experience working in your own family business, as well as your people skills developed throughout years of meeting with foreign dignitaries would make you an excellent candidate for the position," read the job offer, signed by Kyle Walters, president and CEO of Elliott's Hardware.
"Furthermore, like you, many of our greeters are retired from the corporate world, so we're sure you'll have no trouble making new friends."
The employment package also offered parking for his security detail and an employee discount.
"We think you'll find working with us much less stressful than your last job," the offer continued.
Sunday, February 22, 2009
Dog with a phobia of men left stranded
A dog with a phobia of men was stranded for two nights at the foot of an 80ft cliff after refusing help from male rescuers - until a female RSPCA officer was called in to winch him to safety.
Rescued Fox the dog with owner Jane Ravine and rescuer Marije Zwager
Hope was fading that Collie-Huskie cross 'Fox' would be pulled out alive after he growled, barked and backed away from a string of male coastguards who were unsuccessfully winched down to try and save him.
Until, that was, his owner revealed where they were going wrong.
Jane Ravine, 58, said Fox had a hatred of men, so a female RSPCA officer was scrambled to try her luck.
And having touched down in the cove, Fox gleefully jumped into her arms and was safely returned home, shaken but unharmed.
The 13-year-old dog, named after his love of chasing foxes, tumbled over the edge after chasing one along a knife-edge coastal cliff path in Bude, Cornwall, on Tuesday.
He landed unscathed, but was trapped on an inaccessible pebble beach that was too dangerous for rescuers to reach by sea.
Male officers were winched down but every time they hit the ground Fox refused to go anywhere near them and they refused to take him by force for fear of being bitten.
After several failed attempts over 48 hours, Marige Zwager (corr), 31, a Dutch-born member of the RSPCA's cliff rescue team, was called in.
Armed with dog biscuits, she hit the ground, and Fox leapt into her arms, licked her face and wolfed down the biscuits. Within minutes, the pair were pulled to safety.
Mrs Ravine, from Morwenstow (corr), Cornwall, said: "I'm so relieved. It was a horrible ordeal while Fox was down there.
"He just doesn't like men very much which isn't normally a problem unless you are stuck down a cliff and men are trying to save your life.
"In the end a woman went down. She did a great job rescuing him from such a difficult spot and I'm very grateful to everyone involved.
"Hopefully this will stop him chasing things from now on. He might just have learned his lesson. He is an old dog but has a strong spirit."
Miss Zwager said: "Fox is very nervous of men and when the coastguards went down it wouldn't let a male rescuer anywhere near him.
"I abseiled down with a colleague and took some dog biscuits to coax him to me. He was cold, scared and hungry but my female charms worked.
"I've never been called in just because of my gender before but Fox really doesn't like men very much at all."
A spokesman for the RSPCA said: "The dog was very wary of men so we have made sure there are two women in the team who could go down."
Hope was fading that Collie-Huskie cross 'Fox' would be pulled out alive after he growled, barked and backed away from a string of male coastguards who were unsuccessfully winched down to try and save him.
Until, that was, his owner revealed where they were going wrong.
Jane Ravine, 58, said Fox had a hatred of men, so a female RSPCA officer was scrambled to try her luck.
And having touched down in the cove, Fox gleefully jumped into her arms and was safely returned home, shaken but unharmed.
The 13-year-old dog, named after his love of chasing foxes, tumbled over the edge after chasing one along a knife-edge coastal cliff path in Bude, Cornwall, on Tuesday.
He landed unscathed, but was trapped on an inaccessible pebble beach that was too dangerous for rescuers to reach by sea.
Male officers were winched down but every time they hit the ground Fox refused to go anywhere near them and they refused to take him by force for fear of being bitten.
After several failed attempts over 48 hours, Marige Zwager (corr), 31, a Dutch-born member of the RSPCA's cliff rescue team, was called in.
Armed with dog biscuits, she hit the ground, and Fox leapt into her arms, licked her face and wolfed down the biscuits. Within minutes, the pair were pulled to safety.
Mrs Ravine, from Morwenstow (corr), Cornwall, said: "I'm so relieved. It was a horrible ordeal while Fox was down there.
"He just doesn't like men very much which isn't normally a problem unless you are stuck down a cliff and men are trying to save your life.
"In the end a woman went down. She did a great job rescuing him from such a difficult spot and I'm very grateful to everyone involved.
"Hopefully this will stop him chasing things from now on. He might just have learned his lesson. He is an old dog but has a strong spirit."
Miss Zwager said: "Fox is very nervous of men and when the coastguards went down it wouldn't let a male rescuer anywhere near him.
"I abseiled down with a colleague and took some dog biscuits to coax him to me. He was cold, scared and hungry but my female charms worked.
"I've never been called in just because of my gender before but Fox really doesn't like men very much at all."
A spokesman for the RSPCA said: "The dog was very wary of men so we have made sure there are two women in the team who could go down."
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Saturday, February 21, 2009
5 + 500
Five guys got together with five hundred chairs and..........
Chair Arch: A film by The Glue Society
Chair Arch: A film by The Glue Society
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