A communist one, apparently. Those heathens have little tolerance for this kind of nonsense, according to this morning’s Associated Press story, China Bans Bra, Underwear, Sex Toy Ads The notice by the State Administration of Radio, Film and Television, stated: Illegal ‘sexual medication’ advertisements and other harmful ads pose a grave threat to society. They […]
Author: Camille Armantrout
Camille lives with her soul mate Bob in the back woods of central North Carolina where she hikes, gardens, cooks, and writes.
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COOKIE’S LOL CAT BLISS
My latest guilty pleasure is the silly and immensely entertaining animal pictures at I Can Has Cheezburger? I enjoy these pictures so much, I’ve started posting our favorites at Trouts Farm. You can go to the “About Us” section of the I Can Has Cheezburger site for an explanation of this phenomenon. The Cat Macros […]
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MAKING HEADLINES
For most of us, it begins and ends with a headline. But for family, this is only the beginning of a long nightmare. Last year in the United States, there were over ten million reported traffic accidents resulting in 2,699,000 injuries and 43,510 deaths, making it easy to tune out headlines like: “Crash Injures Newburg […]
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COLLATERAL DAMAGE
According to this morning’s BBC story, Congo rebels seize gorilla park Virunga, made famous by Dian Fossey and home of half of the remaining mountain gorillas on earth has been seized by Tutsi rebels in pursuit of Hutu rebels. Nine gorillas have been killed this year, allegedly by Gen Nkunda’s men, sparking outrage among conservationists. […]
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JUST SAY “NO!”
Ahhhhh! The mainstream is finally catching on! A golden ray of hope this morning from the New York Times, in which Bob found the article “Water, Water Everywhere, but Guilt by the Bottleful.” In the last few months, bottled water — generally considered a benign, even beneficial, product — has been increasingly portrayed as an […]