More at the Winnipeg Sun. (link fixed)

But at this time I have no plans to expand my art business to include this medium.

Rasmussen Reports –

Only 53% of American adults believe capitalism is better than socialism.
The latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey found that 20% disagree and say socialism is better. Twenty-seven percent (27%) are not sure which is better.

h/t TMH

50 Things Every 18-Year-Old Should Know

On a multitude of levels…

h/t

There be autographed books and cash prizes on offer this year by one of our favourite guest bloggers. The entry details are here.
And don’t be intimidated. A couple of years ago I submitted a chart suggesting that Islam causes major earthquakes, and he published that.

h/t Robert O.

I know how to beat him.

h/t to a hillbilly from Oxbow

You’d think a $200+ a night hotel located in the heart of a city that has benefited from years of superlative community organizing would offer free net access.
Nope.
No unicorns either.
Things are going very well in the ring, however. Three days in, and the crew here has taken half of the points wins on offer – the Friday male points were won by my puppy MInuteman All About Fly Fishing, and we’ve put majors on Minuteman Madrid and Scandals Starry Starry Night, with Ch.Kampfer’s Tainted Sunshine winning a Best of Opposite Sex on Friday to the dog who won at Westminster a couple of weeks ago.
Today and tomorrow are even busier than the last three days, and we’ll be driving straight through as soon as we’re packed up on Sunday afternoon, so nothing more from me until we’ve returned home, I’m afraid. But by the looks of things, the guest bloggers are outdoing themselves.
Now, I have to get back to the building and start washing dogs.

As promised, starting with the before shot, in primer –

And a couple of afters. (It’s a girl’s car, and she likes horses.)


This is what they look like fully assembled and at the track. Don’t let the scaled down size fool you – they’re fast!

CTV.ca – Thousands of satellite fragments, some the size of Paraguay, are in orbit around the earth.

From Steve Chandler: “Fearless – Creating the Courage To Change The Things You Can.”

Oh, big whoop. Puppies are brighter than human babies at nine months, for crying out loud.

CHIMPANZEES have long been known for their ability to mimic humans. Now scientists have found that baby chimps’ mental development can even be more advanced than children of the same age.
At nine months, the animals are just as curious and capable of recognising carers and familiar objects as the average baby. When compared with infants kept in isolated conditions in orphanages, the animals are even more advanced.

For one thing, you can house train a puppy in weeks.
Try that with a baby.

Watching the Growth of Walmart Across America. (link fixed)
And Target.
h/t Michael K.

Andrea Shea-King;

“When I arrived at the LCC (Launch Control Center), NASA Public Affairs news chief Hugh Harris was already seated at the communications console, headset on. I slid into the chair beside him and opened my 3-ring binder containing the launch sequence that I would be talking to.”

Appalachian Lifestyles.
h/t Richard