I think the shelter idea is fantastic - the story of the people who ended up adopting is exactly the goal and in the interim the dogs are well socialized. Dog rental seems like a fine...

I walked into a wine store near my house and was floored to find that they had done a similar type of set-up. I would consider myself a "casual-yet-discerning" wine-drinker, but have always found t...

Anyone interest in cat-oriented interior design MUST check out Bob Walker's The Cats' House. I saw the book, really awesome ideas although certain elements may not fit a strict modernist diet.

Amo i colori! And that's about all the Italian I can drum up off the top of my head. I quite like the idea of opening the blog up to participants in other languages - given the import...

In academia, staring at the walls is an acceptable activity for many social events because the walls are often lined with books. While the books are often not beautifully bound or even inspiring, t...

I'm in the renegade cure mode - have been going along the last two weeks but haven't got anything up on flickr yet due to slightly crazed work schedule recently. I've jumped into the cure anyway be...

I'm a warm person who has learned to live cool due to my job - I have moved at least once a year for the past 7 years and I expect to do so for the next two or three. So while I don't have much in ...

I'm in - provided my 'good deed' of ordering the book through a local independent bookseller doesn't punish me by failing to arrive in a timely fashion. Should have just gone straight to the source.