Category: Pets

My new Sony digicam is on the UPS truck and will hopefully show up on my doorstep today. This may be the last shot I take with the Sony P30 I’ve had for some 5 years. It’s been a nice camera, but 1.3 megapixels just doesn’t cut it anymore.

Ah, the mixed emotions of being a cat owner. This morning I woke up to find that somebody, probably Tommy, had pried open my underwear drawer, dug into the contents, and dumped pretty much everything onto the floor. I’d post a photo but Scott’s still asleep and I don’t want to wake him.

Instead, here’s a photo of one of Gimi’s favorite places to be:

It’s cute and all, but kind of hard to get stuff done when he’s up there.

On a side note, I think I’m going to be getting a new digicam for my birthday this year. Got any suggestions for a good 5 megapixel model in the $300 price range? My current camera is a Sony DSC-P30 and it’s held up very well over time; I wouldn’t be thinking about replacing it at all except that it’s only 1.3 megapixels and I’d really like to be able to take print-quality photos with the digital.

At any rate, I’m looking hard at some newer Sony models but Scott thinks I should look at some other as well.

I know there are far worse things going on in the world, but this is what’s getting my disgust-o-meter going today:

Colombian smugglers turned puppies into drug mules by surgically implanting them with packets of liquid heroin, authorities said.

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Ten puppies, including Labrador retrievers, were rescued during a 2005 raid on a farm in Colombia, the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration said Wednesday, while announcing more than 30 arrests.

A veterinarian had stitched a total of 3 kilograms of heroin into the bellies of six pups. Three died from infections after the drugs were removed.

I don’t care what you think about whether or not drugs ought be illegal; people who do stuff like this are evil.

Bear is getting bigger and bigger, but still loves to cuddle! Here he’s snuggled up with Gimi.

This pic of Bear and Tommy is too good to wait until tomorrow. Plus I was out and about all day so I haven’t gotten anything else up.

Bear is closing in on six months old now. Oddly, the grey ruff around his neck seems to have faded. He’s pretty much a solid dark brown now except for his tail, which is still somewhat grey, and a few small patches of grey on his underbelly. Go figure.

On a related note, go say hi to NTodd’s new critter, a mixed-breed bundly of fur named Mexico.