One reason I'm annoyed with American News Shows

I spent a half an hour perusing the web with a news show on in the background. There was a lot of good Olympics coverage, as well as a few other stories. Nothing about the conflict between Georgia and Russia. What's with that?

Places Visited

`Ahalanui pond


Lava Tree State Monument


Star of the Sea Painted Church

Ecological Footprint Quiz

http://www.earthday.net/footprint/index.asp

I was quite surprised at my husband's and my household results! We recycle all sorts of things, including paper, plastic, glass and metal. Our city's garbage and recycling system is quite efficient and convenient. Our best category is Mobility and our worst category is Shelter. I guess our energy inefficient neo-victorian house is just too big for two adults and our "tribe" of eight spayed and neutered cats. All of our light bulbs are the new energy efficient kind, however, there are many more things we can do to improve our living quarters and other aspects of our lives.

My New Dance Schedule

Monday: Hula
Tuesday: Belly Dance
Wednesday: Belly Dance
Thursday: Two Hip Hop classes and one Middle Eastern Dance class

charlie_brown_anime

charlie_brown_anime
Originally uploaded by Lorenzo Grossini

I like this picture. The illustrator drew images of Lucy, Linus and Charlie Brown as "manga style" teenagers.

More pictures can be found here:

http://www.stage6.com/Refuse-Life/blog/8825/

http://bakascorner.wordpress.com/2007/08/13/youre-a-good-manga-charlie-brown/

Neighborhood cats that my husband and I have given nicknames to

Panther (black cat)

Orca Kitty (black and white cat)

Panda Kitty (another black and white cat)

We don't see these cats very often. The might belong to someone; however, they occasionally come to our house to explore or eat leftover cat food.

Our Kitties

(Yes, they are all spayed or neutered)

Kitties that let us pet them

Bruce
Claude
Emily
Ernest
Tabitha

Feral Kitties that are spayed or neutered, but don't have "regular names" yet

Fluffy White
Skinny Tail Tabby
Solid Grey