by Rhiannon Paine | Dec 15, 2012 | General, Speaking Out
Of the children killed by guns in the industrialized world, 87% are killed in the United States of America. – The Children’s Defense Fund News bulletin, December 15, 2012 A man-eating tiger rampaged through a junior high school in Burkhart, California, today, killing...
by Rhiannon Paine | Nov 27, 2012 | General, Signs of the Times
“The Federal Aviation Administration has been flooded with applications from police departments, universities, private corporations and even the celebrity gossip site TMZ, all seeking to use drones that range from devices the size of a hummingbird to full-size...
by Rhiannon Paine | Oct 10, 2012 | Animal Crackers, General, Just for Fun
“Swiss cows send texts to announce they’re in heat” reveals the New York Times, and adds that these phone-savvy cows are often named “Fiona” and “Bella.” Picture, then, a pasture on the slope of a particularly picturesque Alp (did I just invent a new tongue-twister?)....
by Rhiannon Paine | Sep 18, 2012 | Animal Crackers, General, Just for Fun
I can’t say I’m happy about the way I’m portrayed in this guest post. Still, once you’ve been acquired by a cat, you learn to expect ingratitude along with vomited fur-balls and the occasional dead mouse. But I hadn’t learned to expect...
by Rhiannon Paine | Aug 22, 2012 | General, Just for Fun
Every two years at the Olympic Games, beautiful fit young people gather to do amazing things with their bodies that are not achievable by us older, non-athletic types. Yes, of course I’m talking about sex, but I’m also talking about the events. It makes...