I could hardly believe my eyes when I saw the email from HSI Canada: South Korea has banned the dog meat industry. Human Society International Korea, along with many other organizations and individuals, have been working on this for decades. I think everyone echoes JungAh Chae, director of HSI/Korea, who said:
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Cathie from Canada: Today’s Random Stuff — dogs, frogs, and physics
Dogs, bruh! Great, now I have to go buy twice as many tennis balls. https://t.co/PMJnXwp8lJ — Gerggers (@gerggers) February 23, 2023 this dog is friends with a crow and it’s like a real life pixar movie(jukin media) pic.twitter.com/A3pKDJOb9i — theworldofdog (@theworldofdog) February 22, 2023 That Wascally Wabbit pic.twitter.com/SyuTkIDV1M — Madeyousmile (@Thund3rB0lt) February 26, 2023 Duck and
Continue readingwmtc: i need something lighter: my two favourite dog vids plus a golden oldie
Being confronted with pit bull bigotry has triggered a lot of sadness for me. To feel better, I am sharing my two favourite reels. These make me laugh every single time. Bonus round: a blast from the past. It occurs to me that the expressions “blast from the past” and
Continue readingwmtc: something new: in which i defend pit bulls challenge bigotry without losing my cool
I was at a nail salon. Not an upscale spa, a loud, basic, ramshackle kind of nail salon. Two women sitting side by side for pedicures were speaking loudly and drowning out all the other noise. Loud Woman One was telling the whole salon about her upcoming trip to San
Continue readingwmtc: a remedy for my blogging funk: interspecies love
I had a wildly busy — and interesting and fun — October, and no time to blog. Now I have time, and plenty to write about, and can’t seem to string together words in any coherent order. This is typical for me when I haven’t written anything in a while.
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The very definition of a professional news organization is one that reports news without fear or favour. Over the years, news organizations have fired reporters, editors, anchors, editors, publishers, for good reasons and bad, pleasing or angering their audiences. But when a news organization also lets its own corporate actions
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If you ever wondered what happened to Biff… Tom Wilson, who played Biff Tannen in “Back to the Future,” wrote a song about answering the same fan questions for 30+ years and it’s one of the greatest things available on the Internet pic.twitter.com/AdAr546EQB — TrivWorks (@TrivWorks) August 18, 2022 This
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Starting with some good cartoons: The GOP’s miscalculation: Handmaids vote. #MobilizeForMidterms pic.twitter.com/xeatccejZJ — Nick Knudsen 🇺🇸 (@NickKnudsenUS) August 6, 2022 We thought everybody had already been divided into voters and vessels. The voters got to pass restrictions, and the vessels got to sit there and smile! It’s an easy
Continue readingCathie from Canada: Walking on the funny side
First, the latest from Jolly Old England: Imagine the Titanic refusing to admit that the iceberg won. — Kathleen Donohoe (@KathleenDonohoe) July 6, 2022 The commentary is heavily implying that Larry the Cat is about to resign. pic.twitter.com/MwURn7setH — Scott Bryan (@scottygb) July 6, 2022 https://t.co/zZA13BMDEM — Grace Delanoy (@begraced)
Continue readingwmtc: can you give a few dollars to help a giver in need?
From a wmtc party: clockwise: P, Chelsea,Jericho, Diego, Kim, Tala. Some of you may recognize an occasional wmtc commenter “Dharma Seeker”. Dharma Seeker — whose name is Kim — is a terrible situation right now. One of her dogs has been stolen, she will soon have nowhere to live, and
Continue readingwmtc: dog agility, worm composting, and morning tea: three things going on with me
Does it make sense to create compost when you don’t garden? I don’t know, but I’m doing it. Worms, but no garden So, I’m not gardening. The Urban Worm Bag v2 Since moving to a cool, wet, temperate climate, I haven’t done any successful gardening. My little mini gardens in
Continue readingwmtc: friends and family road trip reunion: day twelve: ashland to portland
On our last day in Oregon, we met my mother and sister-in-law for breakfast in Ashland, finally getting to Brothers, a favourite of mine from our 2016 trip to the area. After breakfast, we brought my mother with us to the dog park, which I knew she would enjoy. Allan
Continue readingwmtc: friends and family reunion road trip: day eleven: mostly waiting to see a vet, with some family time
Yesterday Cookie woke up with what appeared to be an eye infection. I was concerned that it might be conjunctivitis, which is highly contagious. We had a full day of daycare booked in Ashland, with someone I found on Rover, but obviously we couldn’t do that without knowing what was
Continue readingwmtc: friends and family reunion road trip: day ten: berkeley to medford
Yesterday, we got a short list of car repair places in Berkeley that are open on Sunday. Allan went out to try to get the electrical issue fixed, while I packed up and took care of the pups. No joy: the garages were either closed or extremely busy. One place
Continue readingwmtc: family and friends reunion road trip: day four: birthday party at a winery
This was another big family day, and a wonderful one. We took Kai and Cookie to a dogsitter who we found through Rover, the Airbnb for dogs. She has a sweet little older house with a big fenced-in yard, and was very relaxed and easy-going. I had already told her
Continue readingwmtc: family and friends reunion road trip: day two: everett, washington to talent, oregon
I am happy to report that today was far less eventful. The most important thing was to get on the road early. We know from past experience (our first trip to Vancouver and Oregon in 2016… where the idea to move west was born!) that there are two major traffic
Continue readingcentre of the universe: Labour
There comes a point when a woman is labouring in childbirth when she says “I can’t do this”. Usually that’s a hallmark of what’s called transitional labour, and it usually means she absolutely can do it, and is likely about to do it with aplomb. Well-seasoned labour and delivery midwives
Continue readingwmtc: very sad news: boomer cannot stay
My heart is heavy. My heart is broken. Boomer cannot stay with us. We can’t even foster him while we search for his forever home. One of our dogs is extremely stressed by Boomer’s presence. It’s causing some behaviours that are intolerable and potentially dangerous, and will only worsen over
Continue readingwmtc: in which the "no third dog rule" is happily thrown away: introducing boomer!
This handsome boy is Boomer, the newest addition to our family. I saw him a couple of times outside the library, scrounging food. He was quiet and meek, friendly but very cautious. A library regular — the person who used to have Cookie — told me folks have been calling
Continue readingwmtc: cooking with cookie!
We had a bit of excitement last week, and I realized I shared it only on Facebook. I’m sure wmtc readers want an answer to the burning question, What is Cookie up to now? This is what she’s up to! She Who Cannot Be Contained must have put her paws
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