Bad news, bear.
Knut, the adorable polar-bear cub who has become a Berlin zoo’s most famous resident, is being put on a diet - and that means no more croissants.
“If Knut would live outdoors, his extra weight wouldn’t be so bad,” said a zoo vet. “He would simply build up his fat reserves for the winter.”
But in captivity, Knut won’t need the blubber to stay warm in winter, so he is stuck with his special porridge of milk, meat, cod-liver oil and vitamins.
“Extras like croissants will need to be dropped,” the vet said.
If bears on bad diets isn’t enough for you check out this post that I came across that lists 15 very unfortunate ad placements. Some are quite funny.
Looks like I’m getting a new TV set soon! We’re renovating the basement and I think I’m going to turn it into a den / rec room. So, of course, if it’s a den I’ll need a new TV … right? You’re following my logic right?
Last time we bought a new TV we got a DLP HDTV. It’s nice but we had a lot of trouble with the first brand that we bought. We went through three of them before changing brands! I don’t even want to think about those months of having a brand new very expensive TV that didn’t work.
So this time round I’m thinking about getting an LCD TV. An HDTV of course. Now that I’m used to one I don’t think I’d want to give that up. So I’ve been reading write ups to find out what the best lcd tvs are so that we don’t run into any problems when we buy one.
I think it’s good to do some research before you purchase something that you’re going to be using for 10 years or so. It’s not like we didn’t do any research when we bought our DLP tv, we did, it’s just that the brand that we thought had the nicest picture turned out to be one heck of a lemon!
The technology isn’t as new now, especially if we go with an LCD TV so I’m sure with a little research we won’t have a problem at all.
It’ll be a few months before we are ready to buy a TV so If any of you have HD LCD TVs and want to point me towards some brands that you’ve tried I’d love to hear your suggestions.
Wordless Wednesday
Can you believe that some people actually live like this? What a pig sty!
Ok back when I was in college and lived with other students our place might have approached looking like this every once in a while but it wasn’t a permanent state! There’s no way I could live like that now.
If this photo resembles your home in any way … get a maid!
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In the North Idaho city of Sandpoint the police are telling residents to stop chasing the moose. During the past few weeks, the Sandpoint Police Department has received dozens of phone calls each day reporting moose inside city limits. Area residents have taken to chasing the moose. Police Chief Mark Lockwood said.
The towns residents are sharing the city with about three to five moose. It’s not all that uncommon for moose to come into areas with a lower elevation in the winter months as the snow is usually not as deep.
“When these animals roam into the city, they can become frightened and disoriented, making them more dangerous than if they were encountered in the wild,” Lockwood said.
One woman pushing a jogging stroller recently chased after a moose in an attempt to photograph it, with a pack of people close behind. If things don’t change, Lockwood said police may have to cite residents for “molesting wildlife.”
“Do not approach any moose, even if it seems quiet and gentle,” Lockwood said. “If approached repeatedly, even by the best-intentioned onlookers, it may become aggressive. Sooner or later Bullwinkle is going to stomp somebody.”
