As I type, the midwest and east coast are under a deep blanket of snow with more promised over the next week. Questioned about the snow vs. global warming, Gore maintained his 'inconvenient truth' and said the snow was a result of global warming!
Over the last couple of years, his movie has been exposed for contrived scenarios like the 'poor polar bear' who not only survived but was going about his normal, every day routine. It has come out that the data was tweaked in favor of global warming. Weather history shows that the world goes through cycles and nothing we can do will actually have that much impact on what will be.
You have to wonder, how the people, today, busily digging themselves out of mountains of snow, are taking to Gore's declaration that global warming is upon them?
We don't have snow here but the wind from the snow-clad mountains is keeping us in the low 50's. I wouldn't mind a touch of global warming to defrost because we can't use our central heat because of the increased costs to deal with the global warming problem . . . You know, the one that really isn't happening!
Wednesday, February 2, 2011
Figuring out your priorities . . .
There have been quite a few interesting U-Tubes and stories about amazing animals. One dog is able to discern by verbal command which shaped object to pick up and bring to his owner. The owner of the dog admits it has taken many hours to train the dog and you have to wonder . . . why? Yes, the dog loves his people and wants to do what they want but in a dog's mind, I'm think Fido is also wondering . . . why?
Our dog is very bright and knows when she HAS to go outside lest she do something unforgiveable on the floor. We didn't train her so much as she decided she didn't want to mess up a good thing when it is raining outside and she wouldn't want to huddle in her doghouse.
When we got our dog, we quickly discovered that she would 'speak' when she saw a treat in her immediate future. Sometimes, she 'speaks' in hopes of getting a treat. We enjoy her trick but are glad we came with a fully functional dog without having to spend time teaching her.
Just a look at the ads today and the massive pet stores tells one that dogs and cats have really climbed on the social ladder these days. When we went to the private animal rescue to look into adopting this dog, we were assigned a counselor who required us to spend time with the dog while she took notes. She also wanted a list of previous dogs we owned, age, and how they died. Uh, all our dogs were 15-plus (in HUMAN years!) when they died so I'm thinking we did a pretty good job in our dog ownership history! Even after we had the dog home for a few months, I wouldn't have been surprised to find the counselor on our doorstep for a surprise inspection! It didn't, of course, happen but it wouldn't have seemed out of the realm of possibility.
We are hoping to adopt another dog to keep our dog company. Are we going back to where we adopted our current dog? Nope! We are going to the nearby animal shelter, pick a dog we like and go with the simple cash and carry mode offered there! Unless the new dog comes with some special talents, we will be thrilled enough if it figures out what can and cannot be done in the house.
Our dog is very bright and knows when she HAS to go outside lest she do something unforgiveable on the floor. We didn't train her so much as she decided she didn't want to mess up a good thing when it is raining outside and she wouldn't want to huddle in her doghouse.
When we got our dog, we quickly discovered that she would 'speak' when she saw a treat in her immediate future. Sometimes, she 'speaks' in hopes of getting a treat. We enjoy her trick but are glad we came with a fully functional dog without having to spend time teaching her.
Just a look at the ads today and the massive pet stores tells one that dogs and cats have really climbed on the social ladder these days. When we went to the private animal rescue to look into adopting this dog, we were assigned a counselor who required us to spend time with the dog while she took notes. She also wanted a list of previous dogs we owned, age, and how they died. Uh, all our dogs were 15-plus (in HUMAN years!) when they died so I'm thinking we did a pretty good job in our dog ownership history! Even after we had the dog home for a few months, I wouldn't have been surprised to find the counselor on our doorstep for a surprise inspection! It didn't, of course, happen but it wouldn't have seemed out of the realm of possibility.
We are hoping to adopt another dog to keep our dog company. Are we going back to where we adopted our current dog? Nope! We are going to the nearby animal shelter, pick a dog we like and go with the simple cash and carry mode offered there! Unless the new dog comes with some special talents, we will be thrilled enough if it figures out what can and cannot be done in the house.
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