Scribbler, Animal Welfare Nut, Pixel Herder
My sister, Sharon Harvey (executive director, Cleveland APL), has been very actively campaigning against Proposition 2 in Ohio. This agriculture bill would amend the Ohio state constitution to create a Livestock Board with unchecked power over livestock rules and regulations. While masquerading as an attempt to improve food safety and animal welfare, Issue 2 would [...]
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Generally, I don’t put much politics out there on this blog. Perhaps I should. Rumor has it that if you want over a hundred comments on a blog post, you need to either go political or say something bad about Mac computers. Anywho, this “Bend It Like Beck” clip from the Stephen Colbert is a [...]
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So, I logged in to my MySpace account last night for the first time in … ohhh … three months, maybe four, maybe more? I knew I had a bunch of messages, friend requests, and blog subscriptions accumulating in a digital landfill. Like most people, the first thing that struck me after my long absence [...]
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There’s been a lot of buzz surrounding ABC’s new paranormal drama series “Flashforward.” And for good reason, if the series pilot is any indication of upcoming quality in the show. I won’t go into great detail regarding what the show is about. A quick summary though … A mysterious global event causes the entire Earth’s [...]
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I’d like to encourage everyone to listen to this very informative NPR radio feature story on illegal dog fighting. In this Fresh Air spot, Dave Davies talks with John Goodwin, Humane Society manager of animal-fighting issues, and Sean Moore, a Chicago-based former dog-fighter who works in that city on the Humane Society’s efforts campaign to [...]
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Having volunteered and worked in shelters for several years, I know first hand that one of the top reasons for people giving up their much loved pets was the cost of care. This effect has been magnified by the current economic downturn as well as military deployments in Iraq and Afghanistan making it impossible for [...]
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As some of you know, starting just after NECon 29 I came to the conclusion that I had to get control of my weight and general fitness. On July 19, I stepped on my home scale and it tipped to 228.1 pounds. This was 43 pounds heavier than I’d been in December 2007 (185 pounds) [...]
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Because I’m a single guy, when I go to the supermarket I can usually get away with jumping in the “15 Items or Less” line. And I have to admit, while there’s a number of things that get under my skin rather quickly, I’m pretty tolerant of people who get into the zippier checkout line [...]
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You have a spare toilet. The yard looks a little sparse. You happen to be good with tools. And what do you get? … THE LAWN TOILET! As seen on my drive home from work. No … really.
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In a story that combines the ugly reality of many backyard breeding operations and the continuing problem with Pit Bull overpopulation, the City of New Bedford, MA, has seized 32 Pit Bulls from a single home (mostly puppies plus two pregnant females). All of the animals were housed in filthy, inhumane conditions and were being [...]
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