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    Goodbye My Friend

    Thursday, August 28th, 2008

    Yesterday, after 14½ years, we said goodbye to our dear gentle friend, Lady. She had been with us since she was six weeks old and was loyal and loving to the end. I have so many fond memories or her and they’ll never die.
    A good friend shared the following poem with me. Maybe someone [...]

    Long time no blog

    Friday, August 22nd, 2008

    OK, so it’s been awhile. I’ve been busy with life and other assorted shit.
    My daughter had her Bat-Mitzvah on August 9th. What a party! If you’re really bored you can see some photos at http://katelyn.ohlste.in/bat-mitzvah/cpg/.
    Yes, I own the domain “ohlste.in“. It’s an India domain but they allow people from all over to purchase their domains [...]

    Colony Collapse Disorder

    Saturday, April 26th, 2008

    Heard of it? Thought not. Honey bee colonies are collapsing and dying all over the US and elsewhere. No one knows why but there are lots of theories ranging from pesticides to genetic issues to infectious causes. Feral honey bees are rare to non-existent in many areas. This is important as we need honey bees [...]

    JK Rowling Go Home!

    Wednesday, April 23rd, 2008

    From the Oh Puleeze department:
    JK Rowling is using the US court system to block a small time website owner from publishing a book of Harry Potter terminology. Rowling, who has become a billionaire from Harry Potter, says it’s not about the money. Cough, bs, cough. Warner Brothers is also party to the suit in US [...]

    Pope Benedict XVI

    Saturday, April 19th, 2008

    Today is the third anniversary of the Pope’s election, and he is celebrating it in the US. He has spent a great deal of time visiting with leaders of other faiths and perhaps more importantly, with victims of childhood sexual abuse by Catholic priests. I admire that. I admire his visiting a synagogue in New [...]

    Dick Cheney’s Sunglasses

    Friday, April 11th, 2008

    OK, so everyone seems to be making a big deal about this picture. Is it a naked woman? First, the answer is probably not. Second, even if it is, who gives a flying crap?
    If it was a naked woman then she would be awfully small. That reflection would appear to be something other than what [...]

    Polar Bear and Sled Dogs

    Thursday, April 10th, 2008

    I got this in an email and (of course) checked it out at Snopes.com. They say it’s true so here goes. Images are © Norbert Rosing.

    Striking images of a wild polar bear coming upon tethered sled dogs in the wilds of Canada’s Hudson Bay. The photographer was certain that he was [...]

    Hey dere

    Monday, April 7th, 2008

    Welcome to one of my corners of the Internet.
    Here you might find a joke or a rant or something rude or crude.
    Stay tuned.