tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-73272174767779324032024-03-13T10:56:15.798+10:00Stuff I LikeAlyshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06295341184676913855noreply@blogger.comBlogger52125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7327217476777932403.post-64673499902456493282021-04-26T08:46:00.001+10:002021-04-26T10:52:31.199+10:00"If you can't afford therapy, do this..." from @therapyforwomen<p>I found the list of advice below <a href="https://twitter.com/DHDbot/status/1358496332592406538">posted on Twitter</a> by <a href="https://twitter.com/DHDbot" role="link">Devs Helping Devs</a>, copied from (I assume) the <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/CFSqgZ4j_s_/">therapyforwomen Instagram account</a>. I can't find the original because Instagram's search is unhelpful. I also can't find a non-image source and I wanted plain text because <a href="https://blog.ai-media.tv/blog/why-designing-for-accessibility-helps-everyone">accessibility helps everyone</a>, so here we are. I love several of these, especially "Build trust with yourself by keeping your word to yourself"; it's a good reminder when I feel like slacking off. Note that I'm not saying this list is an alternative to therapy, just that some of it is good self-help advice for me.</p>
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<h3>If you can't afford therapy, do this...</h3>
<p><a href="https://www.instagram.com/therapyforwomen/">@therapyforwomen</a></p>
<ul>
<li>Follow therapists on Instagram</li>
<li>Read self help books</li>
<li>Journal or engage in some type of self reflection or self study</li>
<li>Practice mindfulness in some capacity</li>
<li>Take care of your body (movement, sleeping, sunlight, rest, food etc)</li>
<li>Create a support network</li>
<li>Learn to set + maintain boundaries</li>
<li>Build trust with yourself by keeping your word to yourself</li>
<li>Practice self compassion when you slip and mess up on this journey</li>
</ul>
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<p><a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/CFSqgZ4j_s_/">From therapyforwomen</a><br /><a href="https://twitter.com/DHDbot/status/1358496332592406538">Found at Devs Helping Devs</a></p>
Alyshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06295341184676913855noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7327217476777932403.post-11483817718860397982013-10-05T17:14:00.001+10:002013-10-05T17:14:29.168+10:00Dramatic Cat<a href="http://queen-ant.tumblr.com/">Quuen Ant</a> writes, "I left my cat out in the rain for about 0.2 seconds too long, which makes for some interesting facial expressions."
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<a href="http://queen-ant.tumblr.com/post/39056238435/i-left-my-cat-out-in-the-rain-for-about-0-2">Found at Queen Ant's tumblr</a>Alyshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06295341184676913855noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7327217476777932403.post-33287405275642867462013-09-26T03:32:00.000+10:002013-09-26T03:32:18.645+10:00Dramatic Cats!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<br />Alyshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06295341184676913855noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7327217476777932403.post-49177093184637345332013-06-08T07:30:00.000+10:002013-06-08T07:30:18.865+10:00Beeminder bookmarklet for tracking minutes<a href="https://www.beeminder.com/alys/goals/sans" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://brain.beeminder.com/nonce/alys+sans+51a43a09cc193144ce000278-thumb.png" /></a>
<p><a href="http://beeminder.com/">Beeminder</a> is an excellent <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commitment_device">commitment device</a> which you can use, amongst other things, for tracking the number of minutes you spend on a project.</p>
<p>There is a <strong><a href="http://t.co/M6S2sC6rYz">useful bookmarklet</a></strong> to help you fill in data for a Beeminder graph that tracks minutes.
Click on the bookmarklet while you are looking at your Beeminder goal page and are about to start work on the goal. The bookmarklet will record elapsed minutes in the goal's data field for as long as the goal page is open. When you have finished work, all you need to do is click the submit button and the correct value will be submitted.</p>
<p><a href="https://twitter.com/bmndr/status/330041660371243008">Found at @richarmstrong's twitter feed</a></p>Alyshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06295341184676913855noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7327217476777932403.post-50642032367938048252013-02-03T19:18:00.000+10:002013-02-03T19:18:22.157+10:00Cousin RelationshipsI have found an excellent, easy-to-understand <a href="http://www.sonic.net/~fredd/cousins.html">description of cousin relationships</a> with diagrams such as these:
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<a href="http://www.sonic.net/~fredd/cousins.html">Read more at Fredd's Web <strong>Whereabouts</strong></a>
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Alyshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06295341184676913855noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7327217476777932403.post-32257909463191958622012-10-25T11:27:00.000+10:002012-10-25T11:27:25.485+10:00Worrying Medical Results<a href="http://i.imgur.com/EfoAs.jpg" imageanchor="1" style=""><img border="0" width="550" src="http://i.imgur.com/EfoAs.jpg" /></a>
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<a href="http://imgur.com/gallery/EfoAs">Found at imgur</a>Alyshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06295341184676913855noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7327217476777932403.post-41295692483058064472012-09-19T19:34:00.000+10:002013-10-04T07:11:20.785+10:00Dog ShamingThese pictures were sent to me in an email with no attribution; I'm guessing they're a collection of the some of the best entries from <a href="http://dog-shaming.com/">dog-shaming.com</a>. I had not previously been aware of that site but I have already become convinced that it is essential to the smooth running of our universe.
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Here's <a href="http://imgur.com/a/3zTzE/">another great collection</a>.Alyshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06295341184676913855noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7327217476777932403.post-16780702142036396322012-09-08T14:43:00.000+10:002012-09-08T15:09:00.125+10:00TARDIS drinks cupboard<div class="separator" style="clear: both;">
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I found this image on Facebook, shared by a friend of a friend, but not created by them. I'm posting it here because I haven't been able to find it anywhere else on the internet (Google, you have finally failed me!!) and something <strong>this</strong> cool needs to be somewhere other than Facebook.<br />
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The small TARDIS on the top shelf is apparently an ice bucket although one Facebook comment suggested it's where the rest of the cellar is concealed. :) Another indicated that the cabinet would be significantly enhanced by a remote-controlled K9 drinks trolley, which has to be the second-best idea ever, the best of course being the cabinet itself.<br />
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So, anyone who is wanting present ideas for me now knows what to obtain. This Christmas would be good thank you.Alyshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06295341184676913855noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7327217476777932403.post-10228815487857620392012-02-10T03:17:00.000+10:002012-02-10T03:17:05.334+10:00Gorgeous artwork in gorgeous journals<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://blog.paperblanks.com/2011/12/australian-artist-pia-ravenari/" imageanchor="1" style=""><img border="0" height="297" width="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7xhWgUVBm_00PcHx91z-7jXYOmMGcI3t6KK-Li9kMOsRxOI5M3qFkxgRO1hY5k2qdp7ptBGhbaGCBjIlxd2J9dIbeNpMhcW5ZRqOiZe9I_WdM-9oKJkKsG1R4bXa1sN9hOZw_Wa-jWrs/s400/paperblanks-journals-02-650x482-JPEG.jpg" /></a></div><br />
The journals are <a href="http://www.paperblanks.com/us/en/">Paperblanks</a>; the artist is <a href="http://ravenari.wordpress.com/tag/pia-ravenari/">Pia Ravenari</a>. Image found at the Paperblanks blog post <a href="http://blog.paperblanks.com/2011/12/australian-artist-pia-ravenari/">Pia Ravenari: Australian Visual Artist and Writer</a>.Alyshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06295341184676913855noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7327217476777932403.post-10634010687343095122012-01-29T15:52:00.000+10:002012-01-29T15:52:00.707+10:00A Dog's Last Will and Testament<div style="text-align: right;"><a href="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/--JYQJVRrIWg/TyNr6O4BwqI/AAAAAAAAFoI/UK99ZElpawc/s512/pet+will.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img align="right" height="148" src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/--JYQJVRrIWg/TyNr6O4BwqI/AAAAAAAAFoI/UK99ZElpawc/s200/pet+will.jpg" width="200" /></a></div>Before humans die, they write their last will and testament, give their home and all they have to those they leave behind. If, with my paws, I could do the same, this is what I would ask.<br />
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To a poor and lonely stray, I'd give:<br />
<ul><li>my happy home</li>
<li>my bowl and cozy bed, soft pillows and all my toys</li>
<li>the lap which I loved so much and the tender loving touch</li>
<li>the hand that stroked my fur and the sweet voice which called my name</li>
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I'd will to the sad, scared shelter dog, the place I had in my human's loving heart, of which their seemed no bounds.<br />
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So, when I die, please do not say, "I will never have a pet again, for the loss and the pain are more than I can stand." Instead, go find an unloved animal, one who's life holds no hope or joy, and give my place to him.<br />
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This is the only thing that I can give... the love I left behind.<br />
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<i>Text found at <a href="http://galvestondailynews.com/story/285582">Galveston Daily News</a> ["Author anonymous, included in a recently published book in Germany 'Der Verlust eines Hundes' (The Loss of a Dog) by Elli Radinger, translated by Janet Beasley."]<br />
Image found at <a href="https://plus.google.com/115598280418279886622/posts/7fwdPJFD9sY">Sandy Schepis's Google+ stream</a> [click image to view larger]</i>Alyshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06295341184676913855noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7327217476777932403.post-36447210118164245042012-01-15T21:24:00.000+10:002012-01-15T21:24:10.353+10:00Legacy From Eileen<i>by Ceciley Cranstoun</i><br />
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<blockquote>'Goodbye,' I whispered softly<br />
And watched as she passed by<br />
While others all around me<br />
Bowed their heads and cried.<br />
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My thoughts turned to her paintings,<br />
Huts, silent in soft light,<br />
Herons, cranes in marshlands,<br />
Or startled birds in flight.<br />
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Her eyes absorbed the beauty<br />
That others failed to see.<br />
She brushed into a keepsake<br />
A treasure meant for me.<br />
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Though Eileen has departed<br />
With eyes closed as in sleep,<br />
Her spirit framed in brushstrokes<br />
Remained, and healed my grief.</blockquote><br />
<i>in remembrance of Eileen Gleeson, June 1993</i> <!-- John's mother --><br />
<i>published in Ascot Hangings (ISBN 0-8643-9198-6)</i>Alyshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06295341184676913855noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7327217476777932403.post-55413660822677503922011-08-26T16:19:00.002+10:002018-11-05T19:13:07.128+10:00Chrome tip: Open new tab next to current tab, using JavaScript in a search engine "bookmark"In the Chrome browser, the keystroke for opening a new, blank tab (Ctrl-T or Cmd-T) always opens the tab at the far right of all tabs. Usually I would prefer it to open to the immediate right of my current tab.<br />
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You can do this by right-clicking on your current tab and selecting "New Tab" but I prefer keystrokes to mouse actions.<br />
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You can also do this with the <a href="http://www.chromeextensions.org/tabs/tab-to-the-next-right/">Tab to the next right</a> extension (a deservedly popular extension), but it also controls which tab will be selected when you close one and I prefer to use Chrome's own selection method. Also, sometimes I DO want the tab to open at the far right. :)<br />
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I've worked out that I can get what I want with some JavaScript in Chrome's search engine preferences. I tested it only on a Mac so the steps might be slightly different on other devices. It looks like a long process but it's really very simple.<br />
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<li>Go to Chrome's <b>Options / Preferences</b> screen (click the wrench icon on the browser toolbar then select Options or Preferences -- whichever appears on your system).</li>
<li>You'll find yourself in the "Basics" preference page, which should have a "Search" section. Click on the <b>Manage Search Engines...</b> button.</li>
<li>You'll see a list of your custom-built search engines for various sites (if curious, read <a href="http://www.google.com/support/chrome/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=95653">about Chrome's search engine configuration</a>). At the bottom of the screen, find the set of empty fields for adding a new search engine.</li>
<li>In the first field (labelled "Add a new search engine"), enter <b>Open new tab</b> or something similar. The words you choose are not important -- make them meaningful to you so they'll trigger your memory if you go back into this screen any time in the future.</li>
<li>In the second field (labelled "Keyword"), enter a single word or single letter or a sequence of letters (no spaces nor punctuation). You'll be typing this every time you want to open a new tab to the immediate right, so short and memorable is good. I use <b>tt</b></li>
<li>In the third field (labelled "URL with %s in place of query"), enter exactly this text including the semi-colon at the end:<br />
<b>javascript:window.open();</b></li>
<li>Click anywhere outside the fields to "save" your entry.</li>
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That's the end of the set up. Now whenever you want to open a new tab next to your current tab, you can do this:<br />
<ol>
<li>Move the keyboard focus to the address bar (<b>Ctrl-L or Cmd-L</b>).</li>
<li>The entire current address should be highlighted, but if not, highlight it all (<b>Ctrl-A or Cmd-A</b>).</li>
<li>Type the keyword you chose in step 5 above -- e.g., <b>tt</b> -- and hit <b>Enter</b> or <b>Return</b>.</li>
</ol>
Once you get used to doing this, you'll be able to do it very quickly: <b>Cmd-L tt Enter</b><br />
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The new tab will open immediately to the right of your current tab. Your current tab will not be affected except that the URL might have disappeared from the address bar; if you want to see the URL again, just <strike>reload the page</strike> hit the ESC key (<small><i>thanks lehrblogger for your tip!</i></small>). If you ever want to open a new tab at the far right of the address bar, use Chrome's default new tab keystroke (Ctrl-T or Cmd-T).<br />
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If you know of a better method for opening a new tab next to your current tab, please tell me by comment or <a href="mailto:lady_alys@oldgods.net">email</a>! Alyshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06295341184676913855noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7327217476777932403.post-53638018754798691412011-08-25T19:58:00.000+10:002011-08-25T19:58:18.234+10:00red lentils with tomato and spinach<br />
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I made <a href="http://stonesoupvirtualcookeryschool.com/2010/10/red-lentils-with-tomato-frozen-spinach/">red lentils with tomato and spinach</a> for dinner! Yes, from an actual recipe! I even had all the ingredients on hand except that I used chard instead of baby spinach.<br />
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It was sufficiently edible. Cooking it was very easy, and was only briefly interrupted by me dropping a wine glass on the floor directly under my heel that I was in the process of lowering to said floor. I used spare pieces of chard to mop up the small drops of blood.<br />
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I ate half of the meal and left the rest for tomorrow's lunch. Kissy helped me clean the saucepan.<br />
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[Recipe from <a href="http://stonesoupvirtualcookeryschool.com/">stonesoup virtual cookery school</a>.]Alyshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06295341184676913855noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7327217476777932403.post-86907322536329153112011-08-21T19:33:00.000+10:002012-09-20T14:11:08.577+10:00Brisbane BCC waste vouchersI have the standard rate-payer's set of <a href="http://www.brisbane.qld.gov.au/environment-waste/rubbish-tips-collections/vouchers-fees-and-charges/index.htm">Brisbane City Council waste vouchers</a> for ewaste, green waste, and general waste. Traditionally, I keep them in a kitchen drawer until a fortnight before expiry and then stuff them in my neighbour's letterbox in the hope that they'll be used by a family of four who have overflowing rubbish bins every single damn week. However, I have recently started keeping foodstuffs in my kitchen drawers so I need to do something more experimental with this year's vouchers.<br />
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So, who wants them? They expire on 31 July 2012 so there's no hurry to claim some. I'll probably repost this on 31 June 2012 if there's any left. (BTW, we need a metric calendar system.)<br />
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When meeting the lucky winner(s) to present them with their vouchers, I reserve the right to hand over a small stash of my own ewaste. :)<br />
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(And for the pendantic among us, which includes me, yes I KNOW the title contains a tautology. "BCC" with no context doesn't immediately bring "Brisbane" to mind [an important consideration for a post that is viewable around the world], and "Brisbane City Council" is too long to make an efficient title, and "Brisbane CC" is so little used it doesn't invoke any meaning.) <br />
Alyshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06295341184676913855noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7327217476777932403.post-84528191966193232542011-07-01T09:40:00.000+10:002011-07-01T09:40:08.684+10:00For sale...<i>Copied from a random email:</i><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">For sale:</span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">one fucking useless cat</span></b></div>Alyshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06295341184676913855noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7327217476777932403.post-8836735292860862152011-05-29T13:15:00.000+10:002011-05-29T13:15:00.122+10:00Penguins. You can't trust them.<div style="clear: both; float: left;"><br />
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Found at <a href="http://www.warrenellis.com/?p=12737">warrenellis.com</a>Alyshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06295341184676913855noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7327217476777932403.post-61919604999721385922011-05-16T04:35:00.002+10:002011-05-16T04:35:44.139+10:00A biography of John Howard<blockquote><p>From the <a href="http://www.aph.gov.au/hansard/">Hansard</a>, 6th April 1998.</p><p>In the Grievance debate on 6th April <strong>Mr ALBANESE</strong> (Member for Grayndler) said:</p><p>Today my grievance is against the Prime Minister (Mr Howard) for his failure to provide leadership. You can trim the eyebrows; you can cap the teeth; you can cut the hair; you can put on different glasses; you can give him a ewe's milk facial, for all I care; but, to paraphrase a gritty Australian saying, 'Same stuff, different bucket.' In the pantheon of chinless blue bloods and suburban accountants that makes up the Australian Liberal Party, this bloke is truly one out of the box. You have to go back to Billy McMahon to find a Prime Minister who even approaches this one for petulance, pettiness and sheer grinding inadequacy.</p></blockquote><p>etc...</p><p><a href="http://www.maths.usyd.edu.au/u/mathas/howard.html">Read more</a>. Go on. Go now. It gets better. :)</p>Alyshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06295341184676913855noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7327217476777932403.post-88799942000102988162011-03-25T20:11:00.000+10:002011-03-25T20:11:19.313+10:00Part of a human stomach dissected by Edward Jenner, England, 1790-1823<a href="http://www.sciencemuseum.org.uk/broughttolife/objects/display.aspx?id=3988">From www.sciencemuseum.org.uk</a>:<br />
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<blockquote>Edward Jenner (1749-1823) was the pioneer of vaccination but was also known for his delicate dissections. Here, the section of the stomach has been flattened and injected with wax to show the veins and arteries as well as the delicate membrane of the stomach wall. It may have been used as a teaching aid to show the structure of the stomach. Dissection was an increasingly common part of medical education at this time but due to a lack of bodies preparations such as this were important to show students the workings of the human body. Without wax injection, the blood vessels could not be as easily identified.</blockquote>I want a fan that looks just like this!!! Preferably made out of a real stomach too.Alyshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06295341184676913855noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7327217476777932403.post-15976785666002118362011-01-29T21:36:00.000+10:002011-01-29T21:36:44.282+10:0010 Canine Commandments<img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiACcDw4OeSH3WEapWwuR0cpOTGW_bipK4dvKDoWItzOXrsd0ZwP8oVNltFUkJt_9b3pDVUTtsC0dpzHgkS2KUF7xJKXuEJG_iyM-KuZWLpby7uw0zqbRN-f-CzpKkvUGK_aVWf4KD-jlU/s1600/10_canine_commandments.jpg" width="490" /><br />
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<a href="http://dogs.icanhascheezburger.com/2011/01/28/funny-dog-pictures-ten-canine-commandments/">Found at dogs.icanhascheezburger.com</a>Alyshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06295341184676913855noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7327217476777932403.post-19533426121472003692011-01-25T19:53:00.000+10:002011-01-25T19:53:36.076+10:00Dude is too Super Cool for his Traffic TicketThis is adorable and only 30 seconds long.<br />
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<iframe width="425" height="344" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/1Usyr0eMshg?fs=1" frameborder="0" allowFullScreen=""></iframe>Alyshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06295341184676913855noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7327217476777932403.post-50491791167708250122011-01-07T17:46:00.000+10:002011-01-07T17:46:08.379+10:00Traffic changing birds' songs<a href="http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2011/01/05/3106857.htm">From ABC News</a>: <blockquote>New research has found some Australian birds are changing the way they sing so they can be heard over traffic noise.<br />
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The University of Melbourne study compared the songs of silvereyes living in cities and rural areas. It found silvereyes in urban areas sang songs and contact calls more slowly and at a higher pitch than their country relatives...<br />
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"If you're in a noisy environment and you're trying to be heard, you'd generally speak more clearly and slowly - that's what the city birds are doing as well."<br />
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[Senior research fellow Dr Kirsten Parris] says there are two possible explanations for the birds' behaviour. "The first is that it is an evolutionary shift - birds with slower, higher-pitched voices are more successful at finding mates and so are better breeders," she said. "The other is that the birds shift their own voices to suit the environment, what the researchers call plasticity."<br />
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Dr Parris says the findings show city noise may affect the birds' breeding, as the birds are being forced to use mating calls that instinctively are not as attractive to one another... "Basically the birds are presented with a trade-off between being heard at all and having the females like what they hear."<br />
</blockquote><a href="http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2011/01/05/3106857.htm">Read more</a>Alyshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06295341184676913855noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7327217476777932403.post-54629042857270860022011-01-03T19:32:00.000+10:002011-01-03T19:32:37.631+10:00Dalek Dress and TARDIS Dress<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lesather/5214018558/">From lesather's Flickr photostream</a>: <img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5009/5214018558_5375334984.jpg" />Alyshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06295341184676913855noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7327217476777932403.post-17145523355992609582010-12-31T11:21:00.000+10:002010-12-31T11:21:25.670+10:00Booko: find cheapest place to buy books, DVDs (Best. Website. Ever!)<blockquote>"<a href="http://booko.com.au/">Booko</a> is a site with a very simple goal - to find the cheapest place to buy books and DVDs in Australia... Booko is not an online shop. It goes out to the Internet and looks up book and DVD prices for you and figures out the shipping costs. For the international sites like the Amazons (.com and .co.uk), the prices are converted into Aussie dollars."</blockquote>Read more about its features at <a href="http://booko.com.au/">booko.com.au</a>. For an example, see the results for The Goodies' latest DVD, <a href="http://booko.com.au/books/isbn/9397810202290">The Goodies... At Last... Back For More, Again!</a>. <br />
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Here's <a href="http://booko.com.au/books/isbn/9780333972472">another example</a> that shows an enormous range of prices found ($26.51 to $102.00).Alyshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06295341184676913855noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7327217476777932403.post-3270705737405413742010-12-27T18:48:00.000+10:002010-12-27T18:48:30.426+10:00Angel on topMy christmas tree this year:<br />
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<img border="0" src="http://oldgods.net/alys/various/images/christmas_tree_with_weeping_angel.jpg" />Alyshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06295341184676913855noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7327217476777932403.post-18824178948724916882010-12-25T20:40:00.000+10:002010-12-25T20:40:50.557+10:00Attention Dogs and cats<i>Found somewhere on the interwebs years ago:</i><br />
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<b>Dear Dogs and Cats:</b><br />
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When I say to move, it means go someplace else, not switch positions with each other so there are still two of you in the way. <br />
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The dishes with the paw print are yours and contain your food. The other dishes are mine and contain my food. Please note, placing a paw print in the middle of my plate and food does not stake a claim for it becoming your food and dish, nor do I find that aesthetically pleasing in the slightest. <br />
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The stairway was not designed by NASCAR and is not a racetrack. Beating me to the bottom is not the object. Tripping me doesn't help, because I fall faster than you can run. <br />
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I cannot buy anything bigger than a king size bed. I am very sorry about this. Do not think I will continue to sleep on the couch to ensure your comfort. Look at videos of dogs and cats sleeping, they can actually curl up in a ball. It is not necessary to sleep perpendicular to each other stretched out to the fullest extent possible. I also know that sticking tails straight out and having tongues hanging out the other end to maximize space used is nothing but sarcasm. <br />
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My compact discs are not miniature Frisbees. <br />
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For the last time, there is not a secret exit from the bathroom. If by some miracle I beat you there and manage to get the door shut, it is not necessary to claw, whine, meow, try to turn the knob, or get your paw under the edge and try to pull the door open. I must exit through the same door I entered. In addition, I have been using bathrooms for years - canine or feline attendance is not mandatory. <br />
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The proper order is kiss me, then go smell the other dog's butt. I cannot stress this enough. It would be such a simple change for you. <br />
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In return for your following these simple rules, I have posted the following message on our front door:<br />
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<b>Rules for Non-Pet Owners Who Visit and Like to Complain About Our Pets:</b><br />
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1. They live here. You don't. <br />
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2. If you don't want their hair on your clothes, stay off the furniture. <br />
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3. I like my pets a lot better than I like most people. <br />
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4. To you, they are animals. To me, they are adopted sons/daughters who are short, hairy, walk on all fours, and don't speak clearly.Alyshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06295341184676913855noreply@blogger.com0