Update on fatal fish assault
Hi all. A while back I blogged about a local news story about a guy who stabbed his ex-girlfriend's fish, but there were few details… Today's paper had the outcome. Here's... Please Support My Technical Support Forum Thread (And funny cat pictures)
Hello, all. I just posted a new forum thread on the technical support board. I'm quite bummed about the apparently permanent loss of the "comments" line on the blog part of my home... Congratulations to "Oreo" on her on-line degree :D
Oreo is my hero. 8) :lol: 08/17/09 Oreo the Cat Earns High School Diploma Karen Nichols It's not unusual for cats to want to go to school,... A Squirrel Watching Update
It's been a while since I posted pictures of Lucy and Renata's squirrel-watching activities. Yesterday evening, Lucy got a rude awakening. She ran up to a young squirrel and stopped... Man Arrested in Brutal Fish Murder
This item was in this morning's Oregonian Newspaper: A 27-year old man stabbed his ex-girlfriend's fish to death in a fit of rage after she refused to get back together with him.The... Giant Crows Attack Tokyo!
No, it's not a summer blockbuster from the folks who brought you Godzilla versus Mothra. Jungle crows with three-foot wingspans have been attacking the denizens of Tokyo for years, with no... Happy (Belated) Juneteenth
A good friend of mind from Texas was just recently explaining "Juneteenth" to me. I assumed we didn't celebrate it here in Portland, since I never heard of it, and then what do you know, but... Trials and Tribulations of Somali Pirate Bosses
According to the NY Times, a notorious Somali pirate boss named Abshir Boyah is ready to make a deal with local Islamist elders and sheiks. Said Boyah, over a plate of camel and spaghetti, "Man,... Wild West: Portland Greater Metro Area Version
This morning's paper carried this "shocking" story about a bar brawl ... a Karaoke bar brawl. :lol: Who knew our friendly little greater metro area was such a rough place? Beaverton... Portland's favorite reality show: Raptor-Cam
Portland's favorite reality tv show is back for its third season! No, I don't mean badly-dressed guys with beards drinking elegant micro-brews. It's Raptor-Cam! For the third year, a... Signs of the times
This morning's Oregonian newspaper featured this grim news: our state's unemployment rate is now more than 12%. Some of my friends on tv.com are facing some uncertain times, and... Oregon: more PC than thou
Here's a sampling of some of this week's news stories from my hometown newspaper: Principal: student can't wear Obama mask in show 03/15/2009... Backpacking at Mount Haleakala
My husband and I recently went backpacking in Mount Haleakala Crater Park on Maui, Hawaii. Here are some photos from our trip. Volcanic landscapes are the weirdest! First up, though is a view of... More cat & squirrel action
Lucy likes to squirrel watch in a more active way than Renata! But the results are the same. squirrel watching
Up close and personal with our rodent friends. Ten songs with lyrics I love:
Bohemian Like You – The Dandy Warhols … Nothing but You – Kim Ferron … What a Day that Was – Talking Heads … See... Top ten films: (in no particular order)
Doctor Strangelove, or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb: (1964) best Cold War satire and Peter Sellers;... Passion Fish: (1992) best Bayou-based story;...... Tales from Beer-vana
A Saturday spent at Hair of the Dog's 15th Anniversary Sale One Saturday last month, I accompanied my husband to the annual tasting and sale of microbrews at the Hair of the Dog... In defense of freedom
Last summer George Will of the Washington Post wrote, "Today's liberals favor paternalism -- you cannot eat trans fats; you must buy health insurance…."* The column was one... food for thought in the Terminator: SCC universe
One of the subtle touches of realism that I love in the writing of TSCC is the relationship of from-the-future characters to food. Because, when people can't get enough food...