It's The Same Old Song - Four Tops

HenCam

A recent discovery, I really enjoy getting updates from the site in my reader and I try to visit every day I can to view the various webcams.  The owner of the site is a lady who lives in a small town outside of Boston.

There's an outside cam (pictured above), where you can find the hens on most days. It's fun to watch them peck and scratch the ground and I find it as entertaining as watching an aquarium full of fish.  There's also inside cameras, one in a separate barn for chickens and another for the same chickens pictured in the above screen shot.  There's also a GoatCam (actually two, one for inside and another outside that will switch between them on a motion sensor) that shows the activities of the two Nigerian Dwarf Dairy goats, Pip and Caper. 

The hens also all have names, but I'm not familiar enough yet to recognize each of them.  There's a page with photos of each with their names.  If you watch long enough, you'll also see Phoebe the rabbit hopping in or out of the view.

Today's article was very interesting, about re-introducing a hen - Beulah - back into the flock.  (there really IS such a thing as a "pecking order").  Check it out;  if you like animals and especially chickens (and goats and rabbits!) you're sure to enjoy it as I do.

HenCam

What Kind of Puzzle Are You?

You Are a Crossword Puzzle

You are well read, and you have a good head for remembering facts. You are a wordsmith. You have a way with words, and you're very literate. You are a mysterious person who enjoys dropping little clues every now and then.

What Kind of Puzzle Are You?

Cupcakes!

I never had children, but if I did, I'd have a little girl just like this one, I'm sure.

Wake Up, Sinners - The Dirt Daubers

What Kind Of Dog Are You?

Because is there anything better than being a dog?

(that's from the site and I'd have to say "yes" - I'd much rather be a human than a dog...think about it for a while and I'm sure you'd agree with me)

That said, I wouldn't disagree with these results.

What Kind Of Dog Are You?

Twister History

It's not known when the first tornado hit the United States; tornado records have been kept only since 1916.

Groundhog Day Countdown

10 Groundhog Day countdown banners

There are quite a few other sites that offer holiday countdown banners and loads of scripts one can use, but several of those won't work on Blogger and while some will work, they conflict with my calendar at the top of the page.

I know one thing for certain, though: No matter how many years I will be blessed to live, I will always think of my online pal Garazon on Groundhog Day.

I might be senile, and not remember his name (or my own), but I'll think of him.

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I meant to add that these things are fun to put into any email program that allows it. I've done it before, added a line separator and used it as a signature.

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A little "bump" because...well, just because.

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Another bump because why waste a perfectly good Groundhog Day post?

Just One Look - The Hollies

Great interviews, both old and new starting about halfway through the video.

ugsome

ugsome ug·some [uhg-suhm] adjective Scot. and North England

horrid; loathsome

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Not sure where I had seen it, but I was familiar with this word; I don't think I've ever used it, however.

It should be stencilled on Nancy Pelosi's mirror, though.

Out of Place

From the now-defunct spoonsisters.com website:

NO D.C. For Me!

I'm surprised Washington, D.C. is rated as high as it is. Up to me, it would have been a negative 60%.

I'm not sure people in Austin would want me moving there, either...I'm a little too conservative for them, I'm sure.  OTOH, I'd help keep it weird.

The City That Best Fits You Is Austin

75% Austin 70% Atlanta 60% Washington, DC 60% Las Vegas 60% Miami

Which American Cities Best Fit You?

For Your Hairy Brownies

I really like shopping on Amazon, finding it easy to get certain items without having to buy from the local Walmart and most of the time the items are less expensive on Amazon than they are at that "discount" store.

Earlier this evening, I searched for an unfamiliar candy ingredient I saw in a recipe and saw the sale listing on Amazon in the search results.  After finding out what it was, I started looking at other items on Amazon, checking out the related items.  I looked at baking chocolate and saw a high rating for a Ghirardelli brownie mix.  I glanced at the price,  reasonable enough for four boxes of premium mix, then scrolled down to read the comments when I saw a "Frequently Bought Together" listing.  Amazon has these under nearly every product and usually there's a price break when the items are purchased together.  It's mostly like items or those that compliment each other, such as several pieces of microwave cookware or a set of knives with a sharpener.  I couldn't understand this pairing, though:

Which BBT Character Are You?

Which Big Bang Theory Character Are You?

Bacon Explosion

Heart attack on a plate...but what a way to go!

Flag On That 404 Page!

From the Dallas Cowboys website:

I'm not positive, but I believe that signal is for unsportsmanlike conduct and/or a non-contact foul.

Song 2 - Blur

Not a Negative

Cute 404 page from iStockphoto.com

What Kind of Reader Are You?

You Are an Eclectic Reader

You will read almost anything, and you think the best gems are discovered randomly. You are curious about books. Of all the types, you are the most likely to spend time browsing a bookstore, especially one with used and rare books. Your taste is varied, but if you had to say, it's pretty far outside the mainstream. You don't like anything too predictable. You appreciate experimental writing and writing that challenges you. You prefer books that make you grow, even if you they are more difficult to read.

What Kind of Reader Are You?

banal

banal ba·nal [buh-nal, -nahl, beyn-l] adjective

devoid of freshness or originality; hackneyed; trite

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That pretty much describes this blog.

What a Days!

Today is National Peanut Butter Day. It's also National Compliment Day.

My loyal readers of this blog are all nicer than a peanut butter sandwich. (not sure if you're all nicer than a peanut butter and jelly sandwich, though)

And I'm sure you don't stick to the roof of the mouth, either.

Oldest Trick in the Book

Some of their adverts aren't funny at all, but this latest batch is clever, the "did you know" ones.  Here's the latest one I've seen, really well done.

That Link Is Toast

From Cooking.com

I Hate Snow, Too

We Can Dance

Hollywood Movie Dance Tribute

I recognized or have seen about half the movies w/ scenes in this.  How 'bout you?

Part II

Monkeying Around With 404 Pages

I've been meaning to start this new category, but keep forgetting.  It's a collection of "404" pages I've been directed to on websites.  I'm sure you've seen them, but if you're not aware of what they are, they're basically dead links, the "page not found" message. (or, for more information, click on the "404" link above)

There are websites devoted to 404 pages, so it's not as though I'm doing anything new. (here's one and here's another.)

This is one that just an hour or so ago was directed to at userscripts.org, a site I sometimes get scripts to use in my Greasemonkey add-on for my Firefox browser. I thought it was appropriate - a monkey and Greasemonkey.

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Big State Quiz

Of course I am, couldn't have been any other.

You Are Texas

You have a larger than life personality. Whatever you do, you do big! You are outgoing and comfortable with who you are. People can take you or leave you - and you're fine with that. You are more uninhibited than most people. You are proud of who you are and where you come from. You may be a bit of a wild child, but you are never rude. You like to show people that you were raised right.

What Big US State Are You?