Month: April 2007

Friday Anteater Blogging – Rampage!

Posted on April 13, 2007 in Xenartha

This fresh out of Argentina:

A young Argentine zookeeper who worked on a giant anteater conservation project has died after she was attacked by an anteater who mauled her abdomen and legs with its sharp front claws.

“Her injuries were very serious and when she was admitted she was already in critical condition,” Jose Potito, director of the hospital, said.

Potito said Melisa Casco, 19, died after an operation to amputate one of her legs….

Different reports said the anteater was male, or female, and may have been protecting offspring or was in heat.

We never said that anteaters were cute and cuddly did we now? (Should I change this to Friday Sloth Blogging? Your opinions sought.)

[tags]anteaters[/tags]

Dream

Posted on April 11, 2007 in Dreams

I am home. The only room which possesses a floor is my own.

A Little Bit of a Rewrite

Posted on April 11, 2007 in Humor?

This is adapted from the article posted here and dedicated to my wife, who is a [[Quaker]].

square245 The Quaker is highly social, friendly and energetic. They are playful, cheeky and inquisitive and make excellent talkers. The voice of the Quaker has a distinct croaky/clicking sound and raspy chattering is frequently heard. Socialisation and interaction form an important part of the Quaker daily routine. This positive training approach should be used to overcome the domineering behaviour that some Quakers may exhibit. They should not be confined to the cage as this may lead to behavioural problems.

Quakers are active, inquisitive, mischievous, intelligent, playful, and engaging.

Their antics are a constant delight. They are completely devoted, bonding closely.

They are strong chewers and can rapidly demolish even rigid items — which must be kept in mind for their safety. Keeping Quakers entertained will keep their minds off inappropriate activities.

The Quakers respond well to training. If neglected, they can develop behavioral problems, such as screaming and aggressive behavior.

Many Quakers sing songs and pick up extensive vocabularies. Most Quakers learn to talk at about six months. They speak quite clearly and use their skills most appropriately. They can entertain themselves for hours chirping, whistling and practicing human vocalizations. Some consider them very noisy, while others describe them as moderately noisy and might even enjoy their chattering. The rule, however, is that they like to “hold long (and noisy) conversations”. The Quakers also acquire modeled loud sounds, such as barking, screaming and the chronic coughing of a human.

The best response to inappropriate sounds, in most cases, is to ignore them, not by rewarding them with a reaction, such as shouting.

[tags]Quakers, Quaker Parrots, humor[/tags]

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Open Thread #11: Therapist Gender

Posted on April 11, 2007 in Open Thread Therapy

Here’s a question for all you mental health consumers: do you think it is better to have a therapist of the same sex or the opposite sex?

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Boring Within and Without

Posted on April 11, 2007 in Cats Daily Life Paranoids

square244 Part of me wonders if the continued, unbridled hits on my site are merely efforts by my stalker to track each and every thing I say. I once saw someone do this to a prominent blogger who had the habit of making disparaging remarks about people and then changing them so he wouldn’t be caught. Or maybe he just had the habit of writing a nasty article first, then cleaning it up for the final review?

In any case, it’s not my time being wasted, but I’m inclined to check my bandwidth to see where all this traffic is coming from.

Meanwhile, little Ms. Mew has not returned home. My neighbor seems to have left on a trip. I wonder if there is a connection? (As in she went inside his house while he was packing and got locked in?)

[tags]cats,paranoids[/tags]

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City of the Silent 2

Posted on April 11, 2007 in Site News

square243 I’ve moved a few articles into the new setup. I still have a lot to do, mostly in the form of moving the epitaphs and last words collections — this could take months — and the folklore collection. The FAQs and the articles I wrote for the City in its old form are available to registered users. When you register, you are also entitled to contribute to the forums, make comments, and submit questions for the FAQs.

As I noted before, I am looking for volunteers — especially photographers and tombstone tourists (taphophiles).

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Bad Weekend

Posted on April 10, 2007 in Anxiety Daily Life Frustration

square242 Despite everything, I am feeling OK. Not crushed by the Universe, not in an unwinnable argument with God. Well, maybe I need to take a [[Xanax]] after all this. DAMN! THINGS ARE JUST FUCKED UP! My stalker will be happy except that I am going down mostly smiling. It doesn’t affect every minute. Really:

I go to have a document notarized and discover that my driver’s license is missing. When I go to the DMV for a replacement, I get called to a window where I the clerk is yapping away with a pal while the two previous people are waiting for him to catch up!

My student decides to bring me a special Easter treat which is colored hard-boiled eggs — a food that I loathe.

I go on an Easter Retreat in Julian and discover that we have neglected to pack my [[Tegretol]].

I discover that my digital camera is on the blink. I won’t have the money to replace it (as I want to replace it) until June. So much for some work I’d planned to do down there.

When we get home from said retreat, we discover that we left the front door open. Everything is there except for one cat still, as of this writing, missing.

I go to my second visit with a therapist and discover that she’s come to the difficult decision of getting out of the network of approved providers. (She’s going to refer me to another woman in her office.)

Who knows what tomorrow will bring?

Apply sympathy below.

[tags]personal disasters, bad luck, torments, the wrath of God, divine retribution, life sucks, frustration, anxiety, daily life[/tags]

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