Notes on cats and other strange creatures

[kinzel]

1. The cats -- at least Hexapuma and Scrtabble, in a rare scene of accommodation -- are watching TV together this morning -- well, cat-porn videos of a sort, filled with birds/squirrels/bugs/rats. They both have tried to get behind the TV to catch a good victim... and I guess they'll share "the one that got away" stories with each other later ... this is Hexapuma's first intro to our cat amusement videos and he's really take. Mozart deigns to yawn....

2. The Bush administration is striving to cut yet more environmental safeguards, these on the poultry industry.
I'm complaining and you can, too ... talk to your congress critters today!

http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/local/bay_environment/bal-te.md.poultry12dec12,0,7884252.story

I spent some time doing web-work for a company developing waste-water treatment for poultry operations and I got to say this is not a simple problem ... nor is the solution to just stop worrying about it.

3. The trees are coated with ice. So are the power lines and the cars. We're not going anywhere today unless it warms up a lot and rains. We may lose power -- those trees are bending!

Comments

[mardott.livejournal.com]

Among all the other possible solutions, one of the easiest is to go to www.localharvest.com and search for CSAs in your zipcode. You'll find local farmers who will sell direct to consumers right out of the field, usually with delivery to a nearby drop-off point.

Some of these will also sell meat or eggs, or they might know who DOES sell them. Buying direct from the source supports the farmer, and keeps you from supporting the big animal-factories that cram thousands of chickens together in cages.

We still need to sign the petitions and talk to our congress people. But direct action speaks to the bottom line.