In which I lose a battle, but not the war

My trend-setting poodle cut

In which I display my patchwork

In which I consider Tolerance
Tolerance is one thing. Acceptance is another. Toleration is controversial in itself, it places those who happen to be different from me in the basket of aberration. Take dogs, for example. I can’t pretend enthusiasm for these creatures but I’ve always understood that they have their place in the world. It just happens to be a different place than my own. It’s easy to be tolerant of the other when you don’t have to deal with them on a daily basi

The Duckie Club
I want to join the Duckie Club! At first I thought it was a secret society with funny pawshakes. I thought there would be an impossible eligibility criteria based on breeding and familial connections, a huge waiting list, long lists of rules and exotic initiation ceremonies. I envied the relative ease in which some cats can be accepted into these elite groups. By a stroke of pure luck I ran into @Manxington on T

Anipal Leonardo da Cat
Investigative journalism comes easily to me. I’ve always had a sharp sense of anything new happening, an insatiable curiosity for everything and a keen nose for things that are supposed to be hidden (or out of reach). It’s hard work but someone’s gotta do it. Today I tracked down the suave model for those iphone apps over at Chunky Chicken Apps and it turns out he’s not just the model, but the brains behind the operation. The

In Which I become Multi-Skilled
I’m going to be an investigative journalist. That’s a very important job. It takes a keen brain, a sense of righteousness and a high level of interpersonal skills to deeply investigate a topic of interest like political corruption, dog-bullying or some juicy scandal. In the tradition of true journalism I will arrive at my own conclusions about the truth of a story. I will start with my Twitter anipals, who knows what I may dredge up there! Some of those profiles show great promise.

Pet Food in the News Again
Image via Wikipedia Friends, this is a very serious message. For more than a year, NUTRO Pet Products has shrugged off consumer complaints about dogs and cats becoming ill and even dying after eating the company’s food. The company’s public relations