Inspired by seeing “V for Vendetta” (conclusion : fun but not serious) Peculiar found this post by John Zmirak, proprietor of European Reactionary from Queens and author of the hilarious “The Bad Catholic’s Guide to Good Living”, doubtless the only book blurbed by both chef Mario Batalli and Catholic priests that contains a roadkill recipe. …
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Dog Confiscators and Castrators..
.. come to New Mexico. “AT A GLANCE . Key points of [ Albuquerque ] Mayor Martin Chavez’s ordinance: . Pet owners must have their animals spayed or neutered and microchippedby Dec. 31, 2007. . Penalties would start at $100 for the first offense, $250 for the secondand $500 for the third and subsequent offenses.” …
One for the Good Guys
Lousiana legislators do the right thing. “With little debate, the Senate voted 39-0 Monday for a bill that would prohibit police from confiscating firearms of law-abiding citizens in times of emergencies or disasters.”
New Creature, “I” D, and more
Also from Tom, a great new transitional critter between sea and land animals. Tom’s comment is worth reprinting too: “Thank God, literally, we Catholics don’t have to fool around with Fundamentalist Creationism crap. Anecdote: A friend of mine’s sister is a nun and the principal of a Catholic girl’s high school. When she found a …
Food Notes
Even when I am busy friends keep me supplied with links, somehow especially FOOD links. Reid sent me this link to a pretty good LA Times review of Michael Pollan’s The Omnivore’s Dillema. But I’m not sure the reviewer “gets” hunting– not as much being down on it as simply uncomprehending. “Pollan sets off on …
Garden Blogging
We have just planted our first “crops”– various greens and lettuces, and one artichoke to replace one that failed to make it over the winter. And our apples are blooming. Newcomers often complain to us that they can’t get things to grow. As usual, Kipling has something to say to them. “Our England is a …
New Group Against NAIS
I received this press release today from the Farm and Ranch Freedom Alliance, a new organization seeking to stop the USDA’s National Animal Identification System and to act further—after this disaster is averted—on behalf of small farmers and private ranchers. To see the need and for a taste of the NAIS-brand of government service, note …
Summer of the Puppies?
Libby here. It appears that this summer is going to be the “summer of the puppies”. We definitely wanted Ataika and Kyran to mate, which they did; Ataika’s heat must have triggered Lashyn to cycle also. Steve heard a commotion in the yard yesterday and went out to find Lashyn and Kyran “tied”, as they …
Well- Aged Meat
Reid and Roseann sent me to this wonderful tale of a unique dinner, recorded by two of my paleontological heroes, Bjorn Kurten and Dale Guthrie. Here is Kurten: “The meat in its abdomen had spoiled before the bison was completely frozen. But in the neck area small pieces of meat were found attached to the …
Prehistoric Dentistry
About the time Kennewick Man was paddling around Washington, people in Pakistan were having their cavities filled.