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Pumpkin MRI
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on Saturday October 29th, 2011 at 06:43 PM
From Inside Insides Magnetic Resonance Imaging of Foods byAndy Ellison (No vegetation was harmed in creation of this post)
Oops!
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on Tuesday September 27th, 2011 at 01:15 AM
Looks like weve got a little number two on the floor. Time for clean up!
Any Questions?
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on Wednesday September 21st, 2011 at 08:37 AM
For Gina and Drewbie. A play on this classic ad campaign posted in response to the comment thread on the use of medical marijuana for companion animals over at PetConnection. For the record, Im very much in favor.
The photos above are before and after Audies sedation for PennHip x-rays. He only takes the hard stuff under the direction of his doctor. Should, dog forbid, the time come when my boy needs a little somethin-somethin to make him feel better and perk up his appetite, I hope the...
Outcrossing and essentialism
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on Tuesday August 2nd, 2011 at 12:33 AM
Paul Bloom believes that we find pleasure in the essence of things. He proposes that human beings draw meaning from the origins of things, that we are essentialists who assign value to the things around us as much from their provenance as by how they look, sound, taste, smell or function.
Blooms ideas on art, essentialism and our sense of pleasure may explain the obsession many fanciers have with the idea of eugenically pure blooded dogs. The idea that the smallest fraction of racially impure...
He isn’t too ordinary
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on Friday July 22nd, 2011 at 08:54 AM
The dog is a very faithful animal and is held in high esteem if he isnt too ordinary. . Martin Luther
My friend Rob pointed out the odd resemblance between these two portraits to me today.
While it might seem strange to link Martin Luther to a dog, Luther had a dog named Tolpel and though the word loosely translates as fool or lunkhead after reading dog-related quotes ascribed to the man, I get a strong sense that he was quite fond of the animal.
And in an odd bit of coincidence, the best known...
Look before you leap
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on Wednesday July 13th, 2011 at 01:12 AM
The desire to avoid unpleasant things is incredibly strong. Nobody likes being dirty, diseased, distressed or disappointed. We dislike these sensations so much that well go to great lengths to avoid them.
While avoiding unpleasant things is adaptive in a lot of situations (thats obviously why we evolved to seek the release of it), there are times and places where is does more harm good.
The thing is, avoidance often only offers a temporary solution. No matter how terrified you are of the...
The importance of being observant
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on Sunday July 10th, 2011 at 08:56 AM
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